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
All Movies (12)
- Frankie Goes To Hollywood: Welcome To The Pleasuredome2025 · as Lead Vocals
- The Making of Do They Know It's Christmas?2024 · as Self
- Legendary Children [All of Them Queer]2023
- Sounds of Liverpool at the BBC2023 · as Self (archive footage)
- Holly Johnson - Baloise Session 20222022 · as Self
- Freedom: 50 Years of Pride2022 · as Self
- Holly Johnson mit der SWR1 Band beim Finale der SWR1 Hitparade 20192019 · as Self - Performer
- Queer as Art2017 · as Self
- Frankie Goes to Hollywood: Frankie Say Greatest2009 · as Holly Johnson
- Frankie Goes To Hollywood: Hard On2000 · as Holly Johnson / Self - Interviewee
- Body Double1984 · as Singing Nightclub Doorman (uncredited)
- The Sound of Protest—
All TV Shows (7)
- George Michael: Outed2023 · as Self
- TV Story Superstar2020 · as Self (archive footage)
- Benidorm2007 · as Himself
- The One Show2006 · as Self
- The Bob Monkhouse Show1983 · as Self
- Wogan1982 · as Performer (aka Frankie Goes to Hollywood)
- Newsnight1980