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Holly Johnson

real name William Holly Johnson né William Johnson

Liverpool, United Kingdom · b. 1960-02-09

Holly Johnson is credited on 1,445 releases across 344 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1970–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,445

Credits

344

Albums

6

Decades active

302

In collections

Biography

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William Holly Johnson, professionally known as Holly Johnson, is a British pop singer, musician, painter and writer, born 9 February 1960 in Liverpool, England. He is best known as the lead vocalist of Frankie Goes To Hollywood. Born William Johnson, he legally changed his name to William Holly Johnson at some point in time.

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Credited work

1,445 releases · 344 albums · active 1970–2026

  • Performance · 2,661
  • Other credits · 246
  • Production · 120
  • Engineering · 14

Studios: Sarm West Studios · Wisseloord Studios · The Town House · Studio Guillaume Tell

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