Holly Johnson

British musician
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Holly Johnson

Summary

Holly Johnson is a human[1]. His place of birth was Liverpool[2]. He was born on February 9, 1960[3]. He worked as a singer[4], writer[5], bass guitarist[6], painter[7], and songwriter[8]. He ranks in the top 0.6% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,439 views/month, #6,031 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in Liverpool[2], Holly Johnson…
  • Holly Johnson was born on February 9, 1960[3].
  • Holly Johnson held citizenship in United Kingdom[10].
  • Holly Johnson's professions included singer[4].
  • Holly Johnson worked as a writer[5].
  • Holly Johnson worked as a bass guitarist[6].
  • Holly Johnson's professions included painter[7].
  • Holly Johnson's professions included songwriter[8].
  • Holly Johnson's education included a stint at Liverpool Collegiate School[11].
  • Holly Johnson was a member of Big in Japan[12].
  • Holly Johnson was influenced by Bow Wow Wow[13].
  • Holly Johnson is recorded as male[14].
  • Holly Johnson's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Holly Johnson's sexual orientation is recorded as homosexuality[16].
  • Holly Johnson's genre is pop music[17].
  • Holly Johnson's genre is new wave[18].
  • Holly Johnson's genre is dance music[19].
  • Holly Woodlawn is named after Holly Johnson[20].
  • Holly Johnson's record label is recorded as Uni[21].
  • Holly Johnson's record label is recorded as MCA Records[22].
  • Holly Johnson's record label is recorded as ZTT Records[23].
  • Holly Johnson's Commons category is recorded as Holly Johnson[24].
  • Holly Johnson's voice type is recorded as tenor[25].
  • Holly Johnson's family name is recorded as Johnson[26].
  • Holly Johnson's given name is recorded as William[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: GB[29]

  • Began / founded: 1960-02-09[30]

  • Genre(s): britpop, pop[31]

  • Community tags: british, britpop, english, pop, uk[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: a2ead4a9-26ed-4ca3-bee2-6e08c829c3a3[33]

Body

Origins and Family

Holly Johnson's place of birth was Liverpool[2]. He was born on February 9, 1960[3].

Education

Holly Johnson's education included a stint at Liverpool Collegiate School[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include singer[4], writer[5], bass guitarist[6], painter[7], and songwriter[8].

Why It Matters

Holly Johnson ranks in the top 0.6% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,439 views/month, #6,031 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] He is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

FAQs

Where was Holly Johnson born?

Born in Liverpool[2], Holly Johnson…

What did Holly Johnson do for work?

Holly Johnson worked as singer[4], writer[5], bass guitarist[6], painter[7], and songwriter[8].

Where did Holly Johnson go to school?

Holly Johnson was educated at Liverpool Collegiate School[11].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [14] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [15] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] . theguardian.com. theguardian.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] . wikidata.org.
  13. [18] . wikidata.org.
  14. [19] . wikidata.org.
  15. [20] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [21] . wikidata.org.
  17. [22] . wikidata.org.
  18. [23] . wikidata.org.
  19. [24] . wikidata.org.
  20. [25] . wikidata.org.
  21. [12] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [26] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [27] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [13] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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