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.

Movies & TV Shows

1. Body Double (1984) — Singing Nightclub Doorman (uncredited)
2. Benidorm (2007) — Himself
3. The One Show (2006) — Self
4. Newsnight (1980)
5. Wogan (1982) — Performer (aka Frankie Goes to Hollywood)
6. The Word (1990)
7. Queer as Art (2017) — Self
8. George Michael: Outed (2023) — Self
9. Frankie Goes To Hollywood: Hard On (2000) — Holly Johnson / Self - Interviewee
10. Sounds of Liverpool at the BBC (2023) — Self (archive footage)
11. The Making of Do They Know It's Christmas? (2024) — Self
12. The Bob Monkhouse Show (1983) — Self
13. Holly Johnson - Baloise Session 2022 (2022) — Self
14. Freedom: 50 Years of Pride (2022) — Self
15. The Sound of Protest
16. Frankie Goes to Hollywood: Welcome to the Pleasuredome (2025) — Lead Vocals
17. Holly Johnson mit der SWR1 Band beim Finale der SWR1 Hitparade 2019 (2019) — Self - Performer
18. Legendary Children [All of Them Queer] (2023)
19. Frankie Goes to Hollywood: Frankie Say Greatest (2009) — Holly Johnson
20. TV Story Superstar (2020) — Self (archive footage)