They became world famous with the song “Relax”, released in 1983. This was followed by no less famous hits “Two Tribes” and “The Power of Love”.

Frankie Goes to HollywoodThe British band that dominated the 1980s with synthpop and new wave sounds performed in their hometown of Liverpool for their first show in 36 years to mark the launch of this year’s song contest. Eurovision.

Holly Johnson, Brian Nash, Paul Rutherford, Mark O’Toole and Peter Gill performed a small selection of songs Sunday night at St. George’s Plateau, mostly the ones on the “Welcome To The Pleasuredome” album. However, according to the BBC, the band did not include three big hits on their playlist.

They received a Brit Award in 1985 and were also nominated for a Grammy Award and an MTV Video Music Award in the New Artist category. Johnson, Gill and O’Toole were awarded the Ivor Novello Award in 1984 for the song “Two Tribes”.

The band’s second album in 1986, titled Liverpool, sold less than the first.

The group disbanded in 1987, but the members reunited in 2003 for the TV show VH1 Bands Reunited. The following year, Frankie Goes To Hollywood took part in a benefit concert with new singer Ryan Molloy. However, until 2007 they performed under the name “Forbidden Hollywood” due to a legal dispute with Johnson over the rights to the name.

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This year’s Eurovision Song Contest will take place in Liverpool, UK, despite the tradition that every last year’s winning country wants to host the event. And all because Ukraine, which won the 2022 competition with the Kalush Orchestra and the song “Stefania”, cannot take on the project due to the ongoing conflict with Russia.

Eurovision will take place from from 9 to 13 May. Sam Ryder, Kalush Orchestra, Netta and others will perform their songs from the competition live on stage.

According to NME, BBC