Frankie Goes to Hollywood

Summary

Frankie Goes to Hollywood is a musical group^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,583 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Frankie Goes to Hollywood's instance of is recorded as musical group^[3].
• Frankie Goes to Hollywood's genre is electronic dance music^[4].
• Frankie Goes to Hollywood's genre is synth-pop^[5].
• Frankie Goes to Hollywood's genre is pop rock^[6].
• Frankie Goes to Hollywood's genre is new wave^[7].
• Frankie Goes to Hollywood's genre is Hi-NRG^[8].
• Frankie Goes to Hollywood's genre is dance music^[9].
• Frank Sinatra is named after Frankie Goes to Hollywood^[10].
• Frankie Goes to Hollywood's record label is recorded as ZTT Records^[11].
• Frankie Goes to Hollywood's discography is recorded as Frankie Goes to Hollywood discography^[12].
• Frankie Goes to Hollywood's Commons category is recorded as Frankie Goes to Hollywood^[13].
• Frankie Goes to Hollywood's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom^[14].
• Frankie Goes to Hollywood comprises Holly Johnson^[15].
• Frankie Goes to Hollywood comprises Peter Gill^[16].
• Frankie Goes to Hollywood comprises Mark O'Toole^[17].
• Frankie Goes to Hollywood comprises Jed O'Toole^[18].
• Frankie Goes to Hollywood comprises Sonia Mazumder^[19].
• Frankie Goes to Hollywood comprises Paul Rutherford^[20].
• Frankie Goes to Hollywood comprises Brian Nash^[21].
• Frankie Goes to Hollywood comprises Ryan Molloy^[22].
• January 1, 1980 marks the founding of Frankie Goes to Hollywood^[23].
• Frankie Goes to Hollywood's location of formation is recorded as Liverpool^[24].
• Frankie Goes to Hollywood's official website is recorded as https://www.frankiesay.com/^[25].
• Frankie Goes to Hollywood's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Frankie Goes to Hollywood^[26].
• Frankie Goes to Hollywood's nominated for is recorded as Grammy Award for Best New Artist^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Group^[28]

• Country: GB^[29]

• Began / founded: 1982-08^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 1987-04^[31]

• Genre(s): club, dance, dance-pop, dance-rock, hi-nrg, new wave, pop, pop rock^[32]

• Community tags: british, club, dance, dance-pop, dance-rock, fairlight cmi, glamrock, hi-nrg, male vocalists, new wave, pop, pop rock, rock and indie, synthpop, uk^[33]

• MusicBrainz ID: c09c8263-40ef-4352-8031-e438b1ce68fc^[34]

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Founding

January 1, 1980 marks the founding of Frankie Goes to Hollywood^[23]. Its location of formation is recorded as Liverpool^[24].

Why It Matters

Frankie Goes to Hollywood ranks in the top 2% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,583 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]

It has been cited as an influence by Seal^[37], a singer-songwriter^[38], b. 1963^[39], of United Kingdom^[40], awarded the Grammy Award for Song of the Year^[41].

FAQs

Who did Frankie Goes to Hollywood influence?

Frankie Goes to Hollywood has been cited as an influence by Seal^[37].