Birthday:
Feb 09, 1960
Place of Birth: Liverpool, England, UK
Place of Birth: Liverpool, England, UK
Holly Johnson
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.
Filmography
| Movie | Cast | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Holly Johnson mit der SWR1 Band beim Finale der SWR1 Hitparade 2019 | Self - Performer | 2019 |
| Sounds of Liverpool at the BBC | Self (archive footage) | 2023 |
| Legendary Children [All of Them Queer] | 2023 | |
| Holly Johnson - Baloise Session 2022 | Self | 2022 |
| Queer as Art | Self | 2017 |
| Body Double | Singing Nightclub Doorman (uncredited) | 1984 |
| Frankie Goes To Hollywood: Hard On | 2000 | |
| The Making of Do They Know It’s Christmas? | Self | 2024 |
| Series | Cast | Year |
| Newsnight | 1980 | |
| The One Show | Self | 2006 |
| George Michael: Outed | Self | 2023 |
| Never Mind the Buzzcocks | Self - Panellist | 2021 |
| Wogan | Performer (aka Frankie Goes to Hollywood) | 1982 |
| TV Story Superstar | Self (archive footage) | 2020 |
| Benidorm | Himself | 2007 |
| The Bob Monkhouse Show | Self | 1983 |
