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a b Hulme, Colin; Whitehead, Jennifer (16 July 2007). "The power of marks: Frankie goes after Hollys name". Law Society of Scotland . Retrieved 24 October 2023. Austriancharts.at – Frankie Goes to Hollywood – Liverpool" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 September 2020.

a b "Frankie Goes to Hollywood look forward to 'Scouse love' at Liverpool reunion". BBC News. 25 April 2023 . Retrieved 25 April 2023. Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Frankie Goes to Hollywood; 'Liverpool ')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie . Retrieved 29 November 2019. The sold-out event, happening at St George’s Hall Plateau on Sunday, May 7, will see cameos from famous faces and high-profile figures as well as a reunion for pop band, Frankie Goes To Hollywood - for the f irst time in 36 years. Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1sted.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5. a b c Brown, Joe (4 November 1984). "Say It Again, Frankie". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286 . Retrieved 1 June 2021.

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In 1991, Johnson was diagnosed with HIV [8] [9] and wrote an autobiography, A Bone In My Flute; he did not expect to live much longer. [9] Johnson remained creative working as a painter and printmaker and writing songs until 1994 when he returned to performing music occasionally. [10] One of Johnson's paintings appears as the cover to the Kirsty MacColl single " Angel".

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

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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 Monkees, a post-punk Village People sprung forth fully armed from the brow of junk culture". [17] [29] 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. [14] [64] Johnson said the media had undermined them and underestimated their contributions to their records. [29] 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" and "Krisco Kisses" as examples of their playing on Welcome to the Pleasuredome. [14] [64]

Frankie Goes to Hollywood look forward to 'Scouse love' at Liverpool reunion". BBC News. 25 April 2023 . Retrieved 25 April 2023. European Hot 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol.3, no.46. 22 November 1986. p.19. OCLC 29800226. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 August 2021 – via World Radio History.Wright, Jade (6 November 2012). "Ex-Frankie Goes to Hollywood's Brian 'Nasher' Nash reveals all in his new autobiography". Liverpool Echo . Retrieved 30 April 2023. a b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Frankie Goes to Hollywood – Artist Biography". AllMusic. All Media Network . Retrieved 18 September 2016. 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. [41] [42] Johnson and Nash declined to take part. [43] In his memoir, Nash wrote that he gave the band his blessing and attended the event. [10] Following open auditions held on 31 October in Leicester Square, London, [43] Ryan Molloy was selected as the new vocalist. [44] O'Toole's brother Jed, who had played in the band in the 1980s, replaced Nash. [45]

The lineup also featured artists including the Eurovision star Conchita Wurst and Ukraine’s Jamala, who performed her 2016 Eurovision winning song, 1944, with the United Ukrainian Ballet. a b c d e f Prince, David J. (1 September 2000). "Frankie Goes to Alabama?". Spin. Vol.16, no.9. pp.124–130 . Retrieved 9 September 2016.The first acts to perform have also been announced, including Eurovision royalty Conchita Wurst and Jamala. The pair will take to the stage in front of a 30,000-strong crowd alongside Liverpool’s iconic Lightning Seeds, Atomic Kitten and The Real Thing. a b c Gibb, Frances (7 June 2007). "Frankie say thanks as judge rejects name claim". The Times . Retrieved 24 October 2023. I'm looking for something and I don't know what it is," the last words to Frankie Goes To Hollywood's second and final album, 1986's Liverpool. Delivered by Holly Johnson in the style of a man running on empty, almost bereft of hope. What a difference a couple of years can make.