Holly Johnson

Holly Johnson is a Liverpool singer best known as the lead vocalist of Frankie Goes to Hollywood. This concert at Salt & Tar brings the city's pop heritage to a local stage.

Holly Johnson is a singer from Liverpool who came to wide attention as the lead vocalist of Frankie Goes to Hollywood, the group formed in the city in 1980. The band's singles "Relax", "Two Tribes" and "The Power of Love" reached the charts in the mid-1980s, combining synth-pop with dance and pop arrangements. Johnson has since pursued a solo career, releasing the album Blast in 1989.

Salt & Tar is a Liverpool venue that hosts concerts and shows. For listeners who followed the band's records, or who want to hear songs from one of the city's best-known pop acts of the 1980s performed by the singer who fronted them, this is a direct link to that period. The evening is a chance to hear the work of a Liverpool-born singer in the city where that work began.