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Holly Johnson

William Holly Johnson (born February 9, 1960) is an English artist, musician, and writer, best known as the lead vocalist of the group Frankie Goes to Hollywood, which achieved huge commercial success in the mid-1980s. Before that, in the late 1970s, he was the bassist for the group Big in Japan. In 1989, Johnson's debut solo album Blast took first place on the UK Albums Chart. Two singles from the album—"Love Train" and "Americanos"—entered the top five of the UK Singles Chart. In the 1990s, he also pursued a career in writing, painting, and engraving.