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About Frankie Goes to Hollywood
Hometown
Liverpool, England
Formed
August 1982
Genre
Rock
’80s pop band Frankie Goes to Hollywood earned a record deal with Trevor Horn’s label, ZTT Records, on the strength of an early 1983 radio session.
∙ The group’s name was inspired by a Guy Peellaert painting featuring Frank Sinatra and an imaginary newspaper headline, “Frankie Goes Hollywood.”
∙ Lead vocalist Holly Johnson had performed in the Liverpool punk band Big In Japan alongside Bill Drummond (The KLF) and Ian Broudie (Lightning Seeds).
∙ After being banned by the BBC for its sexually explicit lyrics, “Relax” topped the UK charts in 1984 and is still one of the country’s best-selling singles ever.
∙ They hit No. 1 with their first three UK singles—“Relax,” “Two Tribes,” and “The Power of Love”—making them only the second act beside Gerry & The Pacemakers to do so.
∙ Their massive popularity spawned a 1985 home computer game and a T-shirt craze featuring such slogans as “Frankie Say Relax Don’t Do It!”
Members of Frankie Goes to Hollywood include, or have included, Brian Nash, Peter Gill, Holly Johnson, Mark O'Toole, and Paul Rutherford.
Musical InfluencesFrankie Goes to Hollywood's musical influences include Sylvester, Queen, Larry Levan and more.
Influenced by Frankie Goes to HollywoodFrankie Goes to Hollywood has influenced the music of C+C Music Factory, Fischerspooner, Junior Senior and more.
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