Holly Johnson
February 9, 1960 (64 years old) in Liverpool, England, UK
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
Credits
- 2024 ·The Making of Do They Know It’s Christmas?as Self
- 2023 ·Legendary Children [All of Them Queer]as
- 2023 ·Sounds of Liverpool at the BBCas Self (archive footage)
- 2023 ·George Michael: Outedas Self
- 2022 ·Holly Johnson - Baloise Session 2022as Self
- 2021 ·Never Mind the Buzzcocksas Self - Panellist
- 2020 ·TV Story Superstaras Self (archive footage)
- 2019 ·Holly Johnson mit der SWR1 Band beim Finale der SWR1 Hitparade 2019as Self - Performer
- 2017 ·Queer as Artas Self
- 2007 ·Benidormas Himself
- 2006 ·The One Showas Self
- 2000 ·Frankie Goes To Hollywood: Hard Onas
- 1984 ·Body Doubleas Singing Nightclub Doorman (uncredited)
- 1983 ·The Bob Monkhouse Showas Self
- 1982 ·Woganas Performer (aka Frankie Goes to Hollywood)
- 1980 ·Newsnightas