About

Known credits:
12
Birthday:
1960-02-09
Place of birth:
Liverpool, England, UK
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Holly Johnson

Overview

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

Acting
2024 The Making of Do They Know It's Christmas? Actor Self 58
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2023 Legendary Children [All of Them Queer] Actor N/A
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2023 Sounds of Liverpool at the BBC Actor Self (archive footage) 59
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2023 George Michael: Outed Actor Self 68
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2022 Holly Johnson - Baloise Session 2022 Actor Self N/A
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2022 Freedom: 50 Years of Pride Actor Self 58
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2019 Holly Johnson mit der SWR1 Band beim Finale der SWR1 Hitparade 2019 Actor Self - Performer N/A
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2017 Queer as Art Actor Self 58
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2015 Music for Misfits: The Story of Indie Actor Himself N/A
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2009 Frankie Goes to Hollywood: Frankie Say Greatest Actor Holly Johnson N/A
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2000 Frankie Goes To Hollywood: Hard On Actor Holly Johnson / Self - Interviewee 58
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1984 Body Double Actor Singing Nightclub Doorman (uncredited) 64
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