Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
February 9, 1960
Place of Birth:
Liverpool, England, UK
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Holly Johnson
Biography
William Holly Johnson (born 9 February 1960) is an English artist, musician, and writer, best known as the lead vocalist of Frankie Goes to Hollywood, who achieved huge commercial success in the mid-1980s. Prior to that, in the late 1970s he was a bassist for the band Big in Japan. In 1989, Johnson's debut solo album, Blast, reached number one in the UK albums chart. Two singles from the album – "Love Train" and "Americanos" – reached the top 5 of the UK Singles Chart. In the 1990s, he also embarked on writing, painting, and printmaking careers.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | The Making of Do They Know It's Christmas? | Self |
| 2023 | Sounds of Liverpool at the BBC | Self (archive footage) |
| 2023 | Legendary Children [All of Them Queer] | |
| 2022 | Holly Johnson - Baloise Session 2022 | Self |
| 2022 | Freedom: 50 Years of Pride | Self |
| 2019 | Holly Johnson mit der SWR1 Band beim Finale der SWR1 Hitparade 2019 | Self - Performer |
| 2017 | Queer as Art | Self |
| 2009 | Frankie Goes to Hollywood: Frankie Say Greatest | Holly Johnson |
| 2000 | Frankie Goes To Hollywood: Hard On | Holly Johnson / Self - Interviewee |
| 1984 | Body Double | Singing Nightclub Doorman (uncredited) |
| The Sound of Protest |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | George Michael: Outed | Self |
| 2020 | TV Story Superstar | Self (archive footage) |
| 2007 | Benidorm | Himself |
| 2006 | The One Show | Self |
| 1983 | The Bob Monkhouse Show | Self |
| 1982 | Wogan | Performer (aka Frankie Goes to Hollywood) |
| 1980 | Newsnight |