Holly Johnson (born William Johnson; 9 February 1960; legal name William Holly Johnson) is an English artist, writer and musician, best known as the lead vocalist of Frankie Goes to Hollywood.
Johnson was born in Liverpool, England. Actively involved in the Liverpool punk rock/new wave scene of the late 1970s, Johnson played bass with Big in Japan and released two solo singles on the Eric's label, before finding fame as the lead singer and lyricist of Frankie Goes to Hollywood (FGTH), who experienced both controversy and phenomenal commercial success during their heyday in the early 1980s.
Johnson left FGTH in 1987 due to disagreements regarding their musical direction. Upon signing a solo deal with MCA Records in July 1987, he became the subject of an injunction from the group's record company, ZTT Records, and its sister publishing company, Perfect Songs, which cited a breach of his prior recording and publishing contracts, thus barring him from pursuing a solo career with his new label. "The Power of Love" is the third single from Frankie Goes to Hollywood, released in November 1984. It is taken from the album Welcome To The Pleasuredome. The.