United KingdomHolly Johnson is the #38,241 most-subscribed YouTube creator worldwide and #2,308 in United Kingdom, with 19.3K subscribers and 13.7M total views across 330 videos. Holly Johnson is known as bass guitarist, composer and musician.
Biography
William "Holly" Johnson 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.
Channel description
Legendary Children (All Of Them Queer) out now. Tickets are available now for my 2026/27 live dates.
Holly Johnson's first foray into the world of popular culture was as frontman for conceptual multi-million-selling pop act 'Frankie Goes To Hollywood'; 'Relax' burst onto the airwaves and was banned by the BBC. FGTH reinvented remix and EDM culture. Holly Johnson later went to number One in the UK with his platinum-selling debut album 'Blast', reissued by Cherry Red along with his further solo albums 'Dreams That Money Can't Buy' and 'Soulstbream'.
After a lengthy hiatus Holly returned with Europa in 2014 : co produced with Mark Ralph this album took several years to make and included contributions from electronic music genius Vangelis, Guitarists Ray Manzanera from Roxy Music and Vini Reilley from Durrutti Column.
Latest videos Channel ↗
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It’s been 37 years since 'Atomic City' was released as a single from my debut album 'Blast' in 1989!
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Make love your goal ❤️ Happy #PrideMonth to all!
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'Two Tribes' was released this week in 1984 💥
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The story behind the lyric: speaking about the meaning of 'Two Tribes' for Sky Arts. #hollyjohnson
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When I sat down to chat with Sir Terry Wogan back in 1984. #hollyjohnson #interview
Frequently asked
- How many subscribers does HOLLY JOHNSON have?
- 19.3K subscribers — #38,241 worldwide, #2,308 in United Kingdom.
- What is HOLLY JOHNSON's real name?
- HOLLY JOHNSON's real name is Holly Johnson, born Feb 9, 1960.
- When did HOLLY JOHNSON start on YouTube?
- The channel was created in Oct 2006.