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Holly Johnson

Overview

  • Born
    February 9, 1960 · Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK
  • Birth name
    William Johnson
  • Height
    5′ 8½″ (1.74 m)

Biography

  • Holly Johnson was born on February 9, 1960 in Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK. He is an actor and composer, known for The Running Man (2025), Doomsday (2008) and Zoolander 2 (2016).

Trivia

  • Lead singer of the group Frankie Goes To Hollywood.
  • Did the artwork for the "Welcome to the PleasureDome" album.
  • In 1993 he revealed that he is living with HIV.
  • Frankie Goes to Hollywood were enormously successful in 1984. Their first single, "Relax", was playlisted by BBC Radio One and then banned by the corporation because of its lyrics and video. It went to the no. 1 position in the British chart and stayed on the chart for a remarkable 48 weeks. Their second single, "Two Tribes", also went to number one and stayed in the charts for an impressive 21 weeks. Their third single, "The Power of Love", topped the chart in December.
  • Wrote his autobiography, "A Bone In My Flute".

Quotes

  • There was a sort of rock hierarchy, people like Freddie Mercury in his ivory tower in Kensington and supergroups like Pink Floyd and Genesis. They were all untouchable wizards of rock music and, really, those holy cows came tumbling down with punk.
  • [on his HIV status] People even write on my Facebook page: "Oh, I thought you were dead." People can be quite forthright in the Internet age. I don't like to think of myself as a victim or even labour the point or talk about my health that much.

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