Johnson performing at the Astra Kulturhaus in Berlin, Germany, 2014
Background information
Birth name
William Johnson
Born
(1960-02-09) 9 February 1960 (age 64) Liverpool, England
Genres
Pop
dance
new wave
Occupation(s)
Musician
painter
writer
Instrument(s)
Vocals
bass
Years active
1977–present
Labels
Uni
MCA
Eric's Club
ZTT
Website
hollyjohnson.com
Musical artist
William Holly Johnson[1] (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.[2]
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William HollyJohnson (born 9 February 1960) is an English artist, musician, and writer, best known as the lead vocalist of Frankie Goes to Hollywood...
an English pop band that formed in Liverpool in 1980. They comprise HollyJohnson (vocals), Paul Rutherford (backing vocals), Mark O'Toole (bass), Brian...
American romantic drama film directed by Donald Wrye and starring Lynn-HollyJohnson and Robby Benson. It is the story of Lexie Winston, a young figure skater...
(Unchain My Heart and One Night of Sin; 1987 and 1989 respectively), HollyJohnson (Blast; 1989), Living in a Box (Gatecrashing; 1989), Dusty Springfield...
Adamson (album) 1989 Boomerang by The Creatures (album) 1989 Blast by HollyJohnson ("Atomic City" and "Deep In Love" – Alto/Tenor/Baritone and Electric...
McCartney, HollyJohnson And The Christians - Ferry Cross The Mersey". Official Charts. Retrieved 4 July 2009. "The Christians, HollyJohnson, Paul McCartney...
Charles Hardin Holley (September 7, 1936 – February 3, 1959), known as Buddy Holly, was an American singer and songwriter who was a central and pioneering...
turns out to be the downtrodden husband of the sleazy nymphomaniac Holly. Johnson appeared in one of the final episodes of ABC's The Donna Reed Show in...
C. fans died, he joined forces with Paul McCartney, the Christians, HollyJohnson, and his production trio Stock, Aitken & Waterman on a new version of...
including Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and Frankie Goes to Hollywood's HollyJohnson – another British number one. In the US, their recordings were released...
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