Editing Frankie Goes to Hollywood

{{Short description|British pop band}}
{{For|the video game|Frankie Goes to Hollywood (video game){{!}}''Frankie Goes to Hollywood'' (video game)}}
{{Use British English|date=January 2014}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name              = Frankie Goes to Hollywood
| image             = Frankie Goes to Hollywood in London cropped.jpg
| caption           = Frankie Goes to Hollywood in 1985. From front: [[Paul Rutherford (singer)|Paul Rutherford]], [[Holly Johnson]], Brian Nash, Peter Gill and Mark O'Toole
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| background        = group_or_band
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| origin            = [[Liverpool]], England
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| genre             = {{flatlist|
* [[Hi-NRG]]<ref>{{cite magazine|first= Ira |last= Robbins |title= Frankie Goes to Hollywood |magazine= [[Trouser Press]] |url= http://www.trouserpress.com/entry.php?a=frankie_goes_to_hollywood |access-date= 18 September 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|first=Paul|last=Du Noyer|author-link=Paul Du Noyer|title=Liverpool – Wondrous Place: From the Cavern to the Capital of Culture|publisher=[[Virgin Books]]|year=2007|isbn=978-0-75351-269-2|page=198}}</ref>
* [[disco]]<ref name="Now That's What I Call New Pop!">Harvel, Jess. [http://pitchfork.com/features/article/6139-now-thats-what-i-call-new-pop/?page=3 "Now That's What I Call New Pop!".] ''[[Pitchfork Media]]''. 12 September 2005.</ref><ref name="AllMusic"/>
* [[dance-pop]]<ref name="AllMusic">{{cite web|first= Stephen Thomas |last= Erlewine |author-link= Stephen Thomas Erlewine |title= Frankie Goes to Hollywood – Artist Biography |publisher= AllMusic. All Media Network |access-date= 18 September 2016 |url= http://www.allmusic.com/artist/frankie-goes-to-hollywood-mn0000139741/biography}}</ref>
* [[New wave music|new wave]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://x96.com/news/original-members-of-frankie-goes-to-hollywood-together-after-36-years-watch-now/|title=Original Members of Frankie Goes To Hollywood Together After 36 Years &#124; Watch Now - X96|first=Broadway|last=Media|date=15 May 2023|website=[[X96]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lawscot.org.uk/|title=The power of marks: Frankie goes after Holly's name|website=[[Law Society of Scotland]]}}</ref>
}}
| occupation        = 
| discography       = [[Frankie Goes to Hollywood discography]]
| years_active      = {{flatlist|
* 1980–1987
* 2004–2007
* 2023
}}
| label             = {{flatlist|
* [[ZTT Records|ZTT]]
* [[Island Records|Island]]
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| website           = {{URL|frankiesay.com}}
| past_members      = * [[Holly Johnson]]
* Peter Gill
* Mark O'Toole
* Jed O'Toole
* [[Paul Rutherford (singer)|Paul Rutherford]]
* Brian Nash
* [[Ryan Molloy]]
}}

'''Frankie Goes to Hollywood''' were<!--This article is written in British English, which commonly treats collective nouns as plural. Please do NOT change "were" to "was". See [[WP:PLURALS]] for more information. Thank you.--> an English pop band that formed in [[Liverpool]] in 1980. They comprised [[Holly Johnson]] (vocals), [[Paul Rutherford (singer)|Paul Rutherford]] (backing vocals), Mark O'Toole (bass), Brian Nash (guitar) and Peter Gill (drums). They were among the first openly gay pop acts and made [[gay rights]] and sexuality a theme of their music and performances.

Frankie Goes to Hollywood signed to [[ZTT Records]] in 1983. Their debut album, ''[[Welcome to the Pleasuredome]]'' (1984), produced by [[Trevor Horn]], achieved advance sales of more than a million, and their first three singles, "[[Relax (song)|Relax]]", "[[Two Tribes]]" and "[[The Power of Love (Frankie Goes to Hollywood song)|The Power of Love]]", reached number one on the [[UK singles chart]]. The [[BBC]] briefly banned them from broadcast for their provocative themes, drawing further publicity. In 2014, the music journalist [[Paul Lester]] wrote that "no band has dominated a 12-month period like Frankie ruled 1984".<ref name="Lester-2014" />

Johnson, Gill and O'Toole received the 1984 [[Ivor Novello Awards|Ivor Novello Award]] for Best Song Musically and Lyrically for "Two Tribes". In 1985, Frankie Goes to Hollywood won the [[Brit Award for Best New Artist|Brit Award for British Breakthrough Act]] and were nominated for Best New Artist at the [[27th Annual Grammy Awards|Grammy Awards]] and [[1985 MTV Video Music Awards|MTV Video Music Awards]].

Frankie Goes to Hollywood's second album, ''[[Liverpool (album)|Liverpool]]'' (1986), sold fewer copies, and they disbanded acrimoniously in 1987. Johnson successfully sued ZTT to leave his contract and began a solo career. He declined invitations to reunite and tried to block the band from using the name. In 2004, Frankie Goes to Hollywood reunited without Johnson and Nash to perform at a [[Prince's Trust]] charity concert, with [[Ryan Molloy]] on vocals, and held a tour in 2005. They reunited with Johnson and Nash for the first time since 1987 to perform for the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2023|2023 Eurovision Song Contest]].

==History==

===1980–1982: Formation===
Frankie Goes to Hollywood formed in Liverpool in 1980.<ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.ztt.com/bio_frankie.html |title= FGTH Biography |publisher= Ztt.com |access-date= 18 April 2014 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080927191040/http://www.ztt.com/bio_frankie.html |archive-date= 27 September 2008 |df= dmy-all }}</ref> The lead singer, [[Holly Johnson]], had previously played in [[Big in Japan (band)|Big in Japan]] and had released some unsuccessful solo singles. He formed the first version of Frankie Goes to Hollywood with Phil Hurst (drums), Ambrose (bass), Steve Lovell (guitar), but the group soon split.<ref name="Ward-1990">{{Cite journal |last=Ward |first=Mark |date=December 1990 |title=Frankie Goes to Hollywood |url=https://www.zttaat.com/article.php?title=552 |journal=Music Collector}}</ref> The name came from an advertisement announcing [[Frank Sinatra]]'s film debut.<ref name="Brown-1984">{{Cite news |last=Brown |first=Joe |date=1984-11-04 |title=Say It Again, Frankie |language=en-US |newspaper=[[Washington Post]] |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/style/1984/11/04/say-it-again-frankie/cd796263-1360-40c6-b1d7-d23c90c72d6d/ |access-date=2021-06-01 |issn=0190-8286 <!-- unsupported parameter |note=#1lib1ref -->}}</ref>

In 1982, Johnson restarted the group with Peter Gill (drums) and the brothers Mark (bass) and Jed O'Toole (guitar). Jed left before 1983, and was replaced by his cousin, Brian Nash.<ref name="Ward-1990" /> Within the band, O'Toole, Nash and Gill constituted a group known as the Lads.<ref name="Lester-2014" /> Frankie Goes to Hollywood played their first gig at a Liverpool pub, Pickwick's, where they recruited the dancer and backing singer [[Paul Rutherford (singer)|Paul Rutherford]].<ref name="Ward-1990" /><ref name="Nasher"/>

Nash said the band admired the Liverpool groups [[Echo & the Bunnymen]], [[Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark]] and [[the Teardrop Explodes]]: "That was music from Liverpool but from our generation. You would see these people walking around town, you'd see [[Ian McCulloch (singer)|Ian McCulloch]] getting on the bus. I never saw any of [[the Beatles]] on the bus."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://brightonsource.co.uk/features/brian-nash-interview/|title=Brian Nash Interview|last=Upchuck|first=Matt|date=19 June 2017|website=Brighton Source|access-date=6 March 2021}}</ref>

=== 1983–1984: "Relax", "Two Tribes" and success ===
[[File:Trevor Horn (cropped2).jpg|thumb|249x249px|[[Trevor Horn]], pictured in 1984 wearing a Frankie Goes to Hollywood shirt, signed the band to ZTT and produced their first album.]]
In February 1983, Frankie Goes to Hollywood performed on the [[Channel 4]] show ''[[The Tube (1982 TV series)|The Tube]]'', dressed in [[Fetish fashion|fetish wear]]. That May, they became the first act signed by [[ZTT Records]], a new record label co-founded by the producer [[Trevor Horn]].<ref name="Lester-2014">{{Cite news |last=Lester |first=Paul |author-link=Paul Lester |date=2014-08-28 |title=Frankie Goes To Hollywood: 'No one could touch us – people were scared' |language=en-GB |work=[[The Guardian]] |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/aug/28/frankie-goes-to-hollywood-30-years-welcome-to-the-pleasuredome |access-date=2023-04-22 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref name="Ward-1990" /> Horn admired the "dangerous" sexuality of their music.<ref name="Lester-2014" /> "[[Relax (song)|Relax]]" was selected as their first single. After recording several versions, Horn created a dramatically different arrangement without the band, using electronic instruments such as a drum machine and the [[Fairlight CMI|Fairlight]], an early [[Sampling (music)|sampling]] synthesiser.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Gilbert |first=Ben |date=2021-08-02 |title=How we made: Relax by Frankie Goes to Hollywood |language=en-GB |work=[[The Guardian]] |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/aug/02/how-we-made-relax-by-frankie-goes-to-hollywood-sex-mix-gay-clubs |access-date=2023-04-22 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>

"Relax" was released in October 1983, backed by a music video set in an [[S&M]] club.<ref>{{Cite web |title=How '80s LGBTQ band Bronski Beat's haunting 'Smalltown Boy' made a difference: 'It was very bold' |url=https://www.yahoo.com/now/how-80-s-lgbtq-band-bronski-beats-smalltown-boy-made-a-difference-it-was-very-bold-183833092.html |access-date=2023-04-30 |website=www.yahoo.com |date=26 June 2019 |language=en-US}}</ref> ''[[Sound on Sound]]'' described it as a "[[hi-NRG]] brand of dance-synth-pop" that "broke new sonic ground, while epitomising '80s excess in all its garish, overblown glory".<ref name="Buskin-2008" /> Initial sales were slow, but rose after the band performed on the [[BBC]] series ''[[Top of the Pops]]'' the following January.<ref name="Lester-2014" /> Soon after, [[List of songs banned by the BBC|the BBC banned "Relax" from its broadcasts]], deeming it obscene. The ban created publicity, associating Frankie Goes to Hollywood with youth rebellion. Within two weeks, "Relax" reached number one on the [[UK singles chart]] and stayed there for four weeks, and the BBC was forced to reverse its ban.<ref name="BBCNewsMagazine">{{cite web |last=Duffy |first=Jonathan |date=14 January 2004 |title=Banned on the run |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/3395823.stm |access-date=18 April 2014 |work=[[BBC News Magazine]]}}</ref> "Relax" won the [[1985 Brit Awards|1985 Brit Award]] for Best British Single.<ref>{{Cite web |title=History |url=https://www.brits.co.uk/history/shows/1985 |access-date=2023-04-23 |website=BRIT Awards |language=en}}</ref>

The ZTT co-founder [[Paul Morley]] devised a promotional campaign involving "advertising-based slogans, playful propaganda and pseudo-philosophy".<ref name="Brown-1984"/> This included a line of T-shirts inspired by shirts created by [[Katharine Hamnett]], bearing slogans such as "Frankie say relax" and "Frankie say arm the unemployed".<ref name="Brown-1984"/><ref>{{Cite news |last=Sibbles |first=Emma |date=2009-06-18 |title=Get it off your chest |language=en-GB |work=[[The Guardian]] |url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2009/jun/19/slogan-t-shirts-hamnett |access-date=2023-04-28 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> Morley said he wanted to challenge the idea of music merchandise, asking: "Why did it have to have a face on it, couldn't it be a walking billboard?"<ref>{{Cite journal |date=February 2010 |title=Paul Morley |url=https://www.zttaat.com/article.php?title=1318 |journal=Creatie}}</ref> The shirts quickly became popular, and ''[[Music Week]]'' reported in July 1984 that they were outselling the singles in some stores.<ref name="Brown-1984" /><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Anderson |first=Terri |date=14 July 1984 |title=Frankie shirts outsell singles |url=https://www.artofztt.com/xlztt/frankie-goes-to-hollywood-frankie-say-war-hide-yourself-t-shirt/ |journal=[[Music Week]]}}</ref> By December, more than 250,000 T-shirts had been sold.<ref>{{cite news |last=Sutcliffe |first=Kevin |date=1 December 1984 |title=The Road to the Pleasure Dome |page=26 |work=[[The Face (magazine)|The Face]] |url=http://www.zttaat.com/article.php?title=138 |quote=Indirectly, the band have Morley (a director and minor shareholder of ZTT) to thank for an income beyond the usual record company minimum. Noticing that Katherine Hamnett's outsized polemical t-shirts of '83 were being knocked off in the high street by the spring of '84, he concocted a series of bold slogans for Frankie's second release: 'Frankie Say Relax', 'Frankie Say Arm The Unemployed', 'Frankie Say War, Hide Yourself'. 250,000 t-shirts bearing these words have been sold to date, plus twice as many pirate versions.}}</ref>

Frankie Goes to Hollywood appeared in the 1984 thriller ''[[Body Double]]'' by [[Brian De Palma]].<ref name="Brown-1984-2">{{Cite news |last=Brown |first=Joe |date=1984-11-04 |title=Say It Again, Frankie |language=en-US |newspaper=[[Washington Post]] |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/style/1984/11/04/say-it-again-frankie/cd796263-1360-40c6-b1d7-d23c90c72d6d/ |access-date=2021-06-01 |issn=0190-8286 <!-- unsupported parameter |note=#1lib1ref -->}}</ref> In June, Frankie Goes to Hollywood released their second single, "[[Two Tribes]]", featuring an "annihilating" bassline and lyrics about the [[Cold War]].<ref name="Lester-2014" /> Its music video, depicting a fight between [[Ronald Reagan]] and [[Konstantin Chernenko]], was played extensively on [[MTV]].<ref name="Brown-1984-2" /> The single spent nine weeks at number one on the UK singles chart.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Frankie Goes To Hollywood {{!}} full Official Chart History {{!}} Official Charts Company |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/21146/frankie-goes-to-hollywood/ |access-date=2023-05-17 |website=[[Official Charts Company]]}}</ref> Frankie Goes to Hollywood held the top two spots of the chart simultaneously when "Relax" rose back to number two that August.<ref name="Lester-2014" />

=== 1984–1985: ''Welcome to the Pleasuredome'' ===
{{Main|Welcome to the Pleasuredome}}

Frankie Goes to Hollywood released their debut album, ''[[Welcome to the Pleasuredome]]'', featuring "Relax" and "Two Tribes", in October 1984.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Easlea |first=Daryl |date=2010 |title=Review of Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Welcome to the Pleasuredome |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/c2vh/ |access-date=2023-04-22 |website=[[BBC Music]] |language=en-GB}}</ref> It had advance sales of a million copies.<ref name="Lester-2014" /> A third single, the ballad "[[The Power of Love (Frankie Goes to Hollywood song)|The Power of Love]]", was released in November and reached number one in December.{{Citation needed|date=April 2023}} This made Frankie Goes to Hollywood the second act in the history of the UK charts to reach number one with their first three singles, after another Liverpool band, [[Gerry and the Pacemakers]], in the 1960s. This record remained unbeaten until the [[Spice Girls]] achieved a six-single streak in 1996–1997.{{Citation needed|date=April 2023}} Writing in the ''[[The Guardian|Guardian]]'' in 2014, [[Paul Lester]] wrote that "no band has dominated a 12-month period like Frankie ruled 1984".<ref name="Lester-2014" /> As of 2014, "Relax" and "Two Tribes" were the sixth and 22nd-bestselling singles in UK history.<ref name="Lester-2014" />

In 1985, Frankie Goes to Hollywood won the [[Brit Award]] for [[Brit Award for Best New Artist|British Breakthrough Act]]. In the US, where they were associated with the [[Second British Invasion]], they received nominations for Best New Artist at the [[27th Annual Grammy Awards]] and the [[1985 MTV Video Music Awards]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Frankie Goes To Hollywood Awards |url=http://www.metrolyrics.com/frankie-goes-to-hollywood-awards-featured.html |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130523045306/http://www.metrolyrics.com/frankie-goes-to-hollywood-awards-featured.html |archive-date=2013-05-23 |access-date=30 October 2012 |work=Metro Lyrics}}</ref><ref>[http://www.brits.co.uk/britstv/1985-best-british-newcomer-frankie-goes-to-hollywood "1985 - Best British Newcomer - Frankie Goes To Hollywood"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120814020559/http://www.brits.co.uk/britstv/1985-best-british-newcomer-frankie-goes-to-hollywood|date=14 August 2012}}. Brits.co.uk. Retrieved 30 October 2012</ref> Their fourth single, "[[Welcome to the Pleasuredome (song)|Welcome to the Pleasuredome]]", was released in March 1985, and reached number two.<ref name="Lester-2014" /> That year, [[Ocean Software]] published a [[Frankie Goes to Hollywood (video game)|Frankie Goes to Hollywood game]] for the [[Commodore 64]], [[Amstrad CPC]] and [[ZX Spectrum]]. The player completes a series of minigames to solve a murder mystery, with references to the band's lyrics, videos and artwork.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lambie |first=Ryan |date=2015-03-09 |title=Frankie Goes to Hollywood: One of the Most Innovative Games of the 8-bit Era |url=https://www.denofgeek.com/games/frankie-goes-to-hollywood-one-of-the-most-innovative-games-of-the-8-bit-era/ |access-date=2023-04-23 |website=[[Den of Geek]] |language=en-US}}</ref>

=== 1985–1986: ''Liverpool'' and decline ===
{{Main|Liverpool (album)}}
By the end of 1984, following promotional touring in the United States, Johnson had distanced himself from the band. He spent time with his new boyfriend, Wolfgang Kuhle, who later became his manager.<ref name="Nasher" /> In 1985, Frankie Goes to Hollywood left the UK for a year for tax purposes and wrote songs for their second album in Ireland.<ref name="Bradley-1988">{{Cite journal |last=Bradley |first=Lloyd |date=March 1988 |title=The final chapter? |url=https://www.zttaat.com/article.php?title=664#page6 |journal=[[Q (magazine)|Q]]}}</ref> The media reported that disputes had formed within the band.<ref name="Bradley-1988" /> They began recording their second album, ''[[Liverpool (album)|Liverpool]]'', in [[Wisseloord Studios]], near Amsterdam, in November 1985. Between March and June 1986, they worked in ZTT's studio [[Sarm West]] in London. The album was produced by the ZTT engineer [[Stephen Lipson]]; Horn took over mixing in its final stages.<ref name="Bradley-1988" />

Johnson remained distant from the band during the sessions and was unhappy about the album's focus on rock over dance.<ref name="Bradley-1988" /> [[Jill Sinclair]], Horn's wife and one of the ZTT founders, later alleged that Johnson had been uncooperative and absent for most of the sessions.<ref name="Bradley-1988" /> According to Nash, [[Duran Duran]] singer [[Simon Le Bon]] declined an invitation to replace Johnson. [[Pete Wylie]] was also approached, but Johnson remained and completed ''Liverpool''.<ref name="Wright-2012">{{Cite web |last=Wright |first=Jade |date=2012-11-06 |title=Ex-Frankie Goes to Hollywood's Brian 'Nasher' Nash reveals all in his new autobiography |url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/whats-on/music/ex-frankie-goes-hollywoods-brian-nasher-3328902 |access-date=2023-04-30 |website=[[Liverpool Echo]] |language=en}}</ref>

In August 1986, the first single from ''Liverpool'', "[[Rage Hard]]", was released, reaching number 4 in the UK.<ref>{{cite web |title=RAGE HARD by FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/songs/frankie-goes-to-hollywood-rage-hard/ |website=Official Charts |access-date=25 July 2024}}</ref> ''Liverpool'' was released in October 1986 and reached UK No.&nbsp;5. It received poor reviews and chart returns declined rapidly with the follow-up singles "Warriors of the Wasteland" (No.&nbsp;19) and "[[Watching the Wildlife]]" (No.&nbsp;28).{{citation needed|date=April 2016}} Horn spent three months creating remixes of "Watching the Wildlife" and "Warriors of the Wasteland" for the single releases, spending an estimated £50,000.<ref name="Bradley-1988" /> By March 1988, ''Liverpool'' had sold around 800,000 copies.<ref name="Bradley-1988" />

=== 1987–1988: disbandment and lawsuit ===
During the ''Liverpool'' tour, the relationship between Johnson and the band deteriorated.<ref name="Aston-1994">{{Cite journal |last=Aston |first=Martin |date=October 1992 |title=Where are they now? |url=https://www.zttaat.com/article.php?title=116 |journal=[[Q (magazine)|Q]]}}</ref> Before a concert at [[Wembley Arena]] in January, a fight broke out backstage between Johnson and O'Toole.<ref name="Horn-2022">{{cite book |last1=Horn |first1=Trevor |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zUd_EAAAQBAJ |title=Adventures in Modern Recording: From ABC to ZTT |date=13 October 2022 |publisher=[[Bonnier Group|Nine Eight Books]] |isbn=9781788706032 |edition=first |quote=It was a stupid decision—stupid because it was enormously costly and took two years to resolve, and stupid because history shows that, in nine out of ten cases, the artist wins, something that MCA, Holly's new label, must have appreciated because they funded his court case to the tune of £150,000. |author-link=Trevor Horn}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Taylor |first=Phil |date=3 January 2014 |title=Frankie goes to Waiheke |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/frankie-goes-to-waiheke/BIIMIPSJBZDWAFU4SI43LFN5IQ/ |access-date=2023-04-24 |website=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |language=en-NZ}}</ref> Johnson said that ZTT had encouraged the rift as a means of [[divide and rule]],<ref name="Bradley-1988" /> and that Horn had once suggested Johnson and Rutherford fire the other members and work as a duo.<ref name="Bradley-1988" /> Sinclair instead blamed Johnson's manager and boyfriend, Kuhle, who she said was a negative influence and had triggered resentment in the band.<ref name="Bradley-1988" /><ref name="Shaw-1988">{{Cite journal |last=Shaw |first=William |date=August 1988 |title=Frankie says see you in court |url=https://www.zttaat.com/article.php?title=561#page5 |journal=[[Blitz (British magazine)|Blitz]]}}</ref> Nash recalled: "During the last tour, everybody knew it would end, as the relationship between Holly and the rest of us was so strained. He didn't want to be in a band situation anymore. Everybody was fed up with the whole thing."<ref name="Aston-1994" /> Their last concert was on 1 March 1987, at [[Rotterdam Ahoy]] in the Netherlands.<ref name="Ward-1990" />

On 23 July, Johnson told ZTT that he planned to leave and sign to [[MCA Records]]. ZTT filed an [[injunction]] to prevent this, as their record contract specified that any member who left would remain contracted to ZTT.<ref name="Shaw-1988" /> In court, ZTT argued that the success of Frankie Goes to Hollywood was a result of ZTT's production and marketing and that Johnson had been disruptive and uncooperative. Johnson's team argued that ZTT had been financially irresponsible when recording ''Liverpool'', and that their contract constituted an unreasonable [[restraint of trade]].<ref name="Shaw-1988" /> In 1988, the [[High Court of Justice|High Court]] found in Johnson's favour and the band members were released from their contract.<ref name="Bradley-1988" /> Horn later wrote that his decision to pursue the lawsuit had been "stupid".<ref name="Horn-2022" />

Soon after the breakup, Nash, O'Toole and Gill attempted to re-form Frankie Goes to Hollywood with a new singer, Grant Boult.<ref name="Aston-1994" /> According to Nash, they recorded songs in a deal with [[London Records]].<ref name="Nasher"/> Johnson blocked the project, saying it would devalue their achievements.<ref name="Aston-1994" />

=== 1989–present: solo projects ===
[[File:Holly Johnson2014.jpg|thumb|285x285px|Holly Johnson performing solo in 2014]]
Johnson began a solo career with MCA, and released a number-one album, ''[[Blast (album)|Blast]]'', in 1989.<ref name="Green-2014">{{Cite web |last=Green |first=Thomas H |date=2014-10-04 |title=theartsdesk Q&A: Musician Holly Johnson |url=https://theartsdesk.com/new-music/theartsdesk-qa-musician-holly-johnson |access-date=2023-05-10 |website=[[The Arts Desk]] |language=en}}</ref> His second solo album, ''[[Dreams That Money Can't Buy]]'', released in 1991, was unsuccessful. That year, Johnson was diagnosed with [[HIV]] and retreated from public life to focus on his health.<ref name="Green-2014" /> In 1994, he published an autobiography, ''A Bone in My Flute''.<ref>{{Cite news |last=McLean |first=Craig |date=2014-09-21 |title=Holly Johnson: 'I was never very good at sucking up – it's just not my style' |language=en-GB |work=[[The Guardian]] |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/sep/21/holly-johnson-new-album-tour-interview |access-date=2023-04-22 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> He has since released further albums and studied at the [[Royal College of Art]].<ref name="Green-2014" />

Nash returned to work as an electrician, and signed to Swanyard Records to record music with Boult as [[Low (English band)|Low]].<ref name="Aston-1994" /> He later became an officiator of weddings and funerals and a tour guide of Liverpool's musical heritage.<ref name="BBC News-2023">{{Cite news |date=2023-04-25 |title=Frankie Goes to Hollywood look forward to 'Scouse love' at Liverpool reunion |language=en-GB |work=[[BBC News]] |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-65385908 |access-date=2023-04-25}}</ref> He published a memoir, ''Nasher Says Relax'', in 2012.<ref name="Wright-2012" /> O'Toole moved to Los Angeles, where he wrote and demoed new music,<ref name="Aston-1994" /> and later moved to Florida.<ref name="BBC News-2004-2">{{Cite news |date=2004-03-18 |title=Frankie reunite for one-off show |language=en-GB |work=[[BBC News]] |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/3524540.stm |access-date=2023-04-23}}</ref> Gill toured as part of an Australian soap actor's band, and formed a music production company, Love Station, which released singles featuring vocalists including [[Lisa Hunt]].<ref name="Aston-1994" />

Rutherford released a single, a cover of the [[Chic (band)|Chic]] track "[[I Want Your Love (Chic song)|I Want Your Love]]", and an album, ''[[Oh World]]'', in 1989, which were unsuccessful. He released the single "That Moon" with Pressure Zone in 1991, and worked as a stylist for bands. He appeared in the music videos for "[[Walking on Broken Glass]]" (1992) by [[Annie Lennox]] and "[[Give In to Me]]" (1993) by [[Michael Jackson]].<ref name="Aston-1994" /> He later moved to New Zealand.<ref name="BBC News-2004-2" />

=== 1998–2000: American impostor band ===
In 1998, a band using the name Frankie Goes to Hollywood began to tour the United States.<ref name="FrankieFake">{{cite news |last1=Prince |first1=David J. |date=1 September 2000 |title=Frankie Goes to Alabama? |language=en |volume=16 |pages=124–130 |work=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] |issue=9 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=grUyWt6neOgC&q=imposter%20frankie%20goes%20to%20hollywood&pg=PA125 |access-date=9 September 2016}}</ref> They were led by an American using the stage name Davey Johnson, who claimed he was Holly's brother and had performed uncredited on ''Welcome to the Pleasuredome''.<ref name="FrankieFake" /> Horn and the members of Frankie Goes to Hollywood refuted both claims. O'Toole, who had been living in Florida, became aware of the impostor band and warned concert promoters not to hire them.<ref name="FrankieFake" />

The [[Flock of Seagulls]] frontman [[Mike Score]], who had been a Liverpool acquaintance of the members of Frankie Goes to Hollywood, removed the impostor band from his tour.<ref name="FrankieFake" /> After Johnson contacted the trade magazine ''[[Pollstar]]'' to confirm that the act was unauthorised, they were dropped by a booking agent, but were booked by small clubs throughout the southern United States.<ref name="FrankieFake" /> In September 2000, a feature on the incident was published in ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]''.<ref name="FrankieFake" /> In 2000, ZTT released a Frankie Goes to Hollywood greatest-hits compilation, ''[[Maximum Joy (album)|Maximum Joy]]'', featuring remixes by acts including [[Apollo 440]].<ref>{{Citation |last=Phares |first=Heather |title=Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Maximum Joy |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/maximum-joy-mw0000359635 |work=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=2023-04-24 |language=en}}</ref>

=== 2003–2007: reunion, performances with Ryan Molloy and trademark dispute ===
The members of Frankie Goes to Hollywood reunited in [[Holloway, London]], for a 2003 episode of the [[VH1]] show ''[[Bands Reunited]]'', but did not perform.<ref name="BBC News-2023"/> In an interview the following year, Johnson said he had not wanted to perform with the band again and felt the episode was a "debacle".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bell |first=Max |date=July 2004 |title=Frankie say come again |work=[[Uncut (magazine)|Uncut]] |url=https://www.zttaat.com/article.php?title=144 |access-date=27 October 2023}}</ref> In his 2012 memoir, Nash, who had also been uninterested in a reunion, described the VH1 episode as a "circus" that had tried to depict Johnson negatively.<ref name="Nasher">{{cite book |last=Nash |first=Brian |date=2012 |title=Nasher Says Relax |url=https://archive.org/details/nashersaysrelax0000nash |location=Liverpool |publisher=[[Reach plc|Trinity Mirror Media]] |pages=71, 162–163, 182, 263, 290–292, 350–356, 357–359 |isbn=9781906802981}}</ref>

On 11 November 2004, Frankie Goes to Hollywood reunited without Johnson and Nash to perform at a [[Prince's Trust]] charity concert at Wembley Arena celebrating Horn's 25 years as a record producer.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2004-11-11 |title=How Trevor Horn became pop royalty |language=en-GB |work=[[BBC News]] |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4002839.stm |access-date=2023-04-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last=Chiu |first=David |date=10 November 2004 |title=Horn Brings Back Buggles |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/horn-brings-back-buggles-102515/ |access-date=25 October 2023}}</ref> Johnson and Nash declined to take part.<ref name="BBCAudition04"/> In his memoir, Nash wrote that he gave the band his blessing and watched from the audience.<ref name="Nasher"/> Following open auditions held on 31 October in [[Leicester Square]], London,<ref name="BBCAudition04">{{Cite news |date=2004-10-22 |title=Frankie audition for new frontman |language=en-GB |work=[[BBC News]] |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/3943915.stm |access-date=2023-10-25}}</ref> [[Ryan Molloy]] was selected as the new vocalist.<ref name="BBC News-20043">{{Cite news |date=2004-10-31 |title=Frankie's new vocalist unveiled |language=en-GB |work=[[BBC News]] |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/3969225.stm |access-date=2023-04-23}}</ref> O'Toole's brother Jed, who had played in the band in the 1980s, replaced Nash.<ref name="Horn-20223">{{cite book |last1=Horn |first1=Trevor |title=Adventures in Modern Recording: From ABC to ZTT |date=13 October 2022 |publisher=Nine Eight Books |edition=first |author-link=Trevor Horn}}</ref>

''[[PopMatters]]'' wrote that the Wembley performance had "unstoppable 1984 pop glory" and that "even strong detractors of the group would likely be won over by energy the band members radiate".<ref>{{cite news |last=Britt |first=Thomas |date=23 July 2009 |title=Trevor Horn and Friends: Slaves to Rhythm (DVD review) |work=[[PopMatters]] |url=https://www.popmatters.com/108749-trevor-horn-and-friends-slaves-to-rhythm-2496060629.html |access-date=26 October 2023}}</ref> The ''[[The Independent|Independent]]'' wrote that it "fell somewhat flat".<ref>{{cite news |last=Mugan |first=Chris |date=16 November 2004 |title=Produced by Trevor Horn, Wembley Arena, London |work=[[The Independent]] |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/produced-by-trevor-horn-wembley-arena-london-533344.html |access-date=26 October 2023}}</ref> Writing in ''[[The Guardian]]'', [[Alexis Petridis]] wrote that the show "ultimately underwhelms" and that the songs "were designed as studio-bound production extravaganzas, not live showstoppers".<ref>{{cite news |last=Petridis |first=Alexis |author-link=Alexis Petridis |date=13 November 2004 |title=Produced by Trevor Horn (review) |work=[[The Guardian]] |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2004/nov/13/popandrock |access-date=25 October 2023}}</ref> Nash praised the performance and wrote that "Molloy did a great job filling Holly's shoes".<ref name="Nasher" /> In his memoir, Horn wrote that Molloy was "a hell of a good frontman".<ref name="Horn-2022" />

The Wembley performance was followed by a series of concerts across Europe in 2005,<ref>{{cite news |last=Ross |first=Michael |date=24 July 2005 |title=Music Choice |url=https://www.thetimes.com/article/music-choice-nc6mz2dgk8j |work=[[The Sunday Times]] |access-date=30 October 2023}}</ref><ref name="FGibb07">{{cite news |last=Gibb |first=Frances |author-link=Frances Gibb |date=7 June 2007 |title=Frankie say thanks as judge rejects name claim |work=[[The Times]] |url=https://www.thetimes.com/article/frankie-say-thanks-as-judge-rejects-name-claim-2xqlrhhdb9k |access-date=24 October 2023}}</ref><ref name="TNE" /> including at [[Northampton Balloon Festival]],<ref name="AGRC09">{{cite news |last=Atkinson |first=Graeme |date=28 March 2009 |title=Frankie Goes |work=[[Record Collector]] |url=https://recordcollectormag.com/letter/frankie-goes |issue=362 |access-date=26 October 2023}}</ref> and [[Big Gay Out (London)|Big Gay Out]] in [[Finsbury Park]], London.<ref>{{cite news |last=Paphides |first=Peter |author-link=Peter Paphides |date=23 July 2005 |title=Top five gigs nationwide |work=[[The Times]] |url=https://www.thetimes.com/article/top-five-gigs-nationwide-r6k67qvxv2v |access-date=25 October 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=11 July 2005 |title=Have a Big Gay Out in Finsbury Park |work=[[Resident Advisor]] |url=https://ra.co/news/6859 |access-date=25 October 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Cohen |first=Benjamin |author-link=Benjamin Cohen (journalist) |date=10 October 2005 |title=Terrorist Threat Does Not Hamper Big Gay Out |work=[[PinkNews]] |url=https://www.thepinknews.com/2005/10/10/terrorist-threat-does-not-hamper-big-gay-out/ |access-date=25 October 2023}}</ref> In 2006, Molloy said he had written new songs for Frankie Goes to Hollywood.<ref name="TNE">{{cite news |date=27 May 2006 |title=Ryan the hot Rod |work=[[The Northern Echo]] |url=https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/features/774897.ryan-hot-rod/ |access-date=24 October 2023}}</ref> However, the material went unreleased and a European tour was canceled.<ref name="AGRC09" /> The group remained active until 2007 using the name Forbidden Hollywood, as Johnson would not allow them to use the original name.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Richards |first=Will |date=2023-05-08 |title=Watch Frankie Goes To Hollywood play first show in 36 years |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/watch-frankie-goes-to-hollywood-play-first-show-in-36-years-3440619 |access-date=2023-05-08 |website=[[NME]] |language=en-GB}}</ref>

In April 2004, Johnson attempted to register the name Frankie Goes to Hollywood as a [[trademark]] for his exclusive use, arguing that it was his intellectual property as he had used it for a previous band.<ref name="FGibb07" /><ref name="lawscot" /> The other band members opposed the registration. In 2007 it was blocked by an [[Intellectual Property Office (United Kingdom)|Intellectual Property Office]] judge, who ruled that Johnson had acted in [[bad faith]] in an attempt to prevent the band performing without him.<ref name="FGibb07" /><ref name="lawscot">{{cite web |last1=Hulme |first1=Colin |last2=Whitehead |first2=Jennifer |date=16 July 2007 |title=The power of marks: Frankie goes after Hollys name |url=https://www.lawscot.org.uk/members/journal/issues/vol-52-issue-07/the-power-of-marks-frankie-goes-after-hollys-name/ |access-date=24 October 2023 |publisher=[[Law Society of Scotland]]}}</ref>

=== 2011–2023: reissues, reunion with Johnson and film ===
In 2011, ZTT reissued ''Liverpool'' in an expanded edition, plus ''The Art of the 12"'', a compilation of tracks from ZTT artists including Frankie Goes to Hollywood.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Breiham |first=Tom |date=2011-01-06 |title=ZTT Reissues Frankie Goes to Hollywood, More |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/41120-ztt-reissues-frankie-goes-to-hollywood-more/ |access-date=2023-04-25 |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2017, [[Universal Music Group|Universal Music]] purchased ZTT, including the Frankie Goes to Hollywood back catalogue.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sweney |first=Mark |date=2017-12-19 |title=Universal Music snaps up UK record labels ZTT and Stiff Records |language=en-GB |work=[[The Guardian]] |url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/dec/19/universal-music-snaps-up-uk-record-labels-ztt-and-stiff-records |access-date=2023-04-25 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>

On 7 May 2023, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, including Johnson and Nash, reunited for a concert featuring multiple acts celebrating Liverpool music for the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2023|Eurovision Song Contest]].<ref name="BBC News-2023-2">{{Cite news |date=2023-05-08 |title=Frankie Goes To Hollywood go back to the Pleasuredome at Liverpool reunion |language=en-GB |work=[[BBC News]] |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-65497595 |access-date=2023-05-08}}</ref> They performed one song, "Welcome to the Pleasuredome".<ref name="BBC News-2023-2" /> It was their first performance together since 1987.<ref name="BBC News-2023" /> The performance drew praise but disappointed those hoping for more songs.<ref name="BBC News-2023-2" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Vinter |first=Robyn |date=2023-05-08 |title=Frankie Goes to Hollywood's Eurovision reunion leaves fans elated – and confused |language=en-GB |work=[[The Guardian]] |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/may/08/frankie-goes-to-hollywood-eurovision-reunion-leaves-fans-elated-and-confused |access-date=2023-05-08 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref name="Hall-2023">{{Cite news |last=Hall |first=James |date=2023-05-08 |title=Liverpool's Big Eurovision Welcome: a colourful spectacle let down by Frankie Goes to Hollywood |language=en-GB |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/concerts/the-national-lotterys-big-eurovision-welcome-review/ |url-access=subscription |access-date=2023-05-08 |issn=0307-1235}}</ref> The ''[[The Daily Telegraph|Telegraph]]'' gave the whole concert three out of five, writing about the segment by Frankie Goes to Hollywood that Johnson remained "a commanding presence" but that the short set was disappointing.<ref name="Hall-2023" /> The BBC wrote: "Maybe one song is as much time as the five band members can bear to share a stage for—but at least they proved that they and their music can still sound compelling and fresh."<ref name="BBC News-2023-2" />

On 10 May, [[Working Title Films]] announced it was developing a Frankie Goes to Hollywood [[biographical film]], ''Relax'', based on Johnson's memoir. [[Bernard Rose (director)|Bernard Rose]], the director of the first "Relax" music video, is set to direct, with [[Callum Scott Howells]] as Johnson.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wiseman |first=Andreas |date=2023-05-10 |title=Frankie Goes To Hollywood Biopic 'Relax' In The Works With 'It's A Sin' Star Callum Scott Howells, Working Title & Independent Entertainment — Cannes Market |url=https://deadline.com/2023/05/frankie-goes-hollywood-relax-movie-its-sin-callum-scott-howells-working-title-cannes-1235360208/ |access-date=2023-05-20 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Style and legacy ==
Johnson and Rutherford are openly gay, and Frankie Goes to Hollywood made [[gay rights]] and sexuality a theme of their music and performances.<ref name="Lester-2014" /> They were connected to a rise in [[gay culture]] in 1980s Britain, alongside bands such as [[Bronski Beat]].<ref name="Brown-1984-2" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Flynn |first=Paul |date=2024-06-30 |title=Why Bronski Beat's anthem of gay culture resonates 40 years on |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jun/30/bronski-beats-smalltown-boy-gay-culture-resonates-40-years-on |access-date=2024-07-16 |work=[[The Observer]] |language=en-GB |issn=0029-7712}}</ref> Morley said that Frankie Goes to Hollywood combined the "exploratory gay energy" of Johnson and Rutherford with the "heterosexual [[scouse]] energy" of the other band members.<ref name="Lester-2014" /> Bernard Rose, who directed the first "Relax" video, said Frankie Goes to Hollywood were the first openly gay major pop act, before gay artists such as [[Boy George]], [[George Michael]], [[Freddie Mercury]] or [[Elton John]] had [[Coming out|come out]], and "caused a shockwave".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Parker |first=Lyndsay |date=2019-06-26 |title=How '80s LGBTQ band Bronski Beat's haunting 'Smalltown Boy' made a difference: 'It was very bold' |url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/how-80-s-lgbtq-band-bronski-beats-smalltown-boy-made-a-difference-it-was-very-bold-183833092.html |access-date=2024-04-01 |website=[[Yahoo! News]] |language=en-US}}</ref>

As Frankie Goes to Hollywood rose in popularity, some outlets reported that they were a "manufactured" group controlled by ZTT. A 1984 article in the ''Washington Post'' described them as "a modern-day [[The Monkees|Monkees]], a post-punk [[Village People]] sprung forth fully armed from the brow of junk culture".<ref name="Brown-1984-2" /><ref name="Aston-1994" /> As only Johnson performed on the studio version of "Relax", and the band did not tour during 1984 at the height of their popularity, rumours spread that they could not play their instruments.<ref name="Buskin-2008">{{Cite web |last=Buskin |first=Richard |date=April 2008 |title=Classic Tracks: Frankie Goes To Hollywood 'Relax' |url=https://www.soundonsound.com/techniques/classic-tracks-frankie-goes-hollywood-relax |access-date=2023-05-02 |website=[[Sound on Sound]]}}</ref><ref name="Petridis22">{{Cite news |last=Petridis |first=Alexis |author-link=Alexis Petridis |date=24 October 2022 |title='Grace Jones was in a state': legendary producer Trevor Horn relives his mega-hits |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/oct/24/grace-jones-trevor-horn-mega-hits-frankie-goes-to-hollywood-abc-tatu |access-date=28 October 2023 |work=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref> Johnson said the media had undermined them and underestimated their contributions to their records.<ref name="Aston-1994" /> Horn said later that the British music media often misunderstood the processes involved in studio recording. He said the band were "better than people gave them credit for", and cited "The Power of Love", "[[Born to Run (song)|Born to Run]]" and "Krisco Kisses" as examples of their playing on ''Welcome to the Pleasuredome''.<ref name="Buskin-2008" /><ref name="Petridis22"/>

In 2014, the music journalist [[Paul Lester]] wrote that although Frankie Goes to Hollywood were "arguably the last great British pop sensation", they were rarely cited as an influence on other artists. He wrote that this was because "it would be impossible to recreate what they did".<ref name="Lester-2014" /> Morley observed that despite having released two of the most successful records of the 1980s, they had become "slightly lost ... The fact that something was so successful yet is part of a shadowy history is ultimate proof that it was special. They were like some contorted, profound novelty band."<ref name="Lester-2014" /> However, he argued that they had changed how commercial pop music was marketed, with more artistic and "beautiful" packaging and music videos.<ref name="Lester-2014" />

==Personnel==

* [[Holly Johnson]] – vocals (1980–1987, 2023)
* Mark O'Toole – bass, vocals (1981–1987, 2004–2007, 2023)
* Peter Gill – drums (1981–1987, 2004–2007, 2023)
* Jed O'Toole – guitars, vocals (1981–1982, 2004–2007)
* [[Paul Rutherford (singer)|Paul Rutherford]] – vocals, keyboards, tambourine (1982–1987, 2004–2007, 2023)
* Brian Nash – guitars, vocals (1982–1987, 2023)
* [[Ryan Molloy]] – vocals (2004–2007)

==Awards and nominations==
{| class=wikitable
|-
! Year !! Awards !! Work !! Category !! Result
|-
| rowspan="4" | 1984
| [[Ivor Novello Awards]]
| rowspan="2" | "[[Two Tribes]]"
| Best Song Musically And Lyrically
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="3" | [[NME Awards]]
| Promo Video
| {{won}}
|-
| ''[[Welcome to the Pleasuredome]]''
| Best Dressed Sleeve
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="3" | "[[Relax (song)|Relax]]"
| Best Single
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="9" | 1985
| [[Ivor Novello Awards]]
| Best Contemporary Song
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="5" | [[Brit Awards]]
| Best British Single
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | Themselves
| Best British Newcomer
| {{won}}
|-
| Best British Group
| {{nom}}
|-
| ''[[Welcome to the Pleasuredome]]''
| Best British Album
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="3" | "[[Two Tribes]]"
| Best British Single
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[MTV Video Music Awards]]
| Best New Artist
| {{nom}}
|-
| Best Concept Video
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[Pollstar]] Concert Industry Awards
| Themselves
| Which Artist is Most Likely to Successfully Headline Arenas for the First time in 1985?
| {{nom}}
|-
| 1986
| Tour
| Small Hall/Club Tour of the Year
| {{nom}}
|-
| 2010
| [[Q Awards]]
| "[[Relax (song)|Relax]]"
| Classic Song
| {{won}}
{{end}}

==Discography==
{{Main|Frankie Goes to Hollywood discography}}

* ''[[Welcome to the Pleasuredome]]'' (1984)
* ''[[Liverpool (album)|Liverpool]]'' (1986)

==Concert tours==
* English Tour (1983)
* North American-English "Welcome To The Pleasuredome" Tour (1984)
* British-European-North American-Japanese Tour (1985) 
* British-European "Liverpool" Tour (1987)
* European-British "Reunion" Tour (2005)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==

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* [http://www.frankiesay.com/ Frankie Goes to Hollywood official website]
* {{discogs artist|Frankie Goes To Hollywood}}
* {{IMDb name|3076360}}

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