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Holly Johnson

1960-02-09 (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.

Movies

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Sounds of Liverpool at the BBC
80 %|May 6, 2023
Music
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Queer as Art
40 %|Jul 27, 2017
Documentary
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Body Double
67.45 %|Oct 25, 1984
Crime, Mystery, Thriller

Series

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George Michael: Outed
43 %|Mar 6, 2023
Documentary
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Never Mind the Buzzcocks
75 %|Sep 21, 2021
Comedy
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TV Story Superstar
0 %|Jan 23, 2020
Reality, Family
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The One Show
48 %|Aug 14, 2006
Talk
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Wogan
45 %|May 4, 1982
Talk
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Newsnight
60 %|Jan 30, 1980
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