Holly Johnson
Photo: Florian Hoffmann (FlHoffmann), CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Artist

Holly Johnson

Type
Solo artist
Styles
dance music, new wave, pop

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Holly Johnson — artist performing in London.

Next date in Liverpool: 14 August 2027 at Salt & Tar.

Holly Johnson on tour elsewhere in United Kingdom

One date announced outside London:

Upcoming dates

1 upcoming date

Upcoming concerts

Profile

Latest album
Unleashed From the Pleasuredome (2014)
Born
1960 · Liverpool
Origin
United Kingdom
Active since
1977
Label
ZTT Records

About — The artist

William "Holly" Johnson (born 9 February 1960) is an English singer, songwriter and artist. He is best known as 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.

Text adapted from the Wikipedia article “Holly Johnson” (en), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Discography

  • Blast 1989
  • Dreams That Money Can’t Buy 1991
  • Soulstream 1999
  • Europa 2014
  • Unleashed From the Pleasuredome 2014

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