Frankie Goes To Hollywood’s consecutive singles record was broken in 1996-1997 by which group?
"with ""Who Do You Think You Are"" on 3 March 1997. It debuted on the UK Singles Chart at number one, with sales of 248,000 copies, becoming the group's fourth consecutive chart-topper. This achievement made the Spice Girls the first act in UK chart history to have its first four singles reach number one, breaking the record set by Gerry & The Pacemakers, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers, and Robson & Jerome with three number ones each. It spent three weeks at number one, nine weeks in the top forty, fifteen weeks in the top seventy-five,"
"Frankie Goes to Hollywood discography Frankie Goes to Hollywood were a British band who released two studio albums and seven singles before disbanding in 1987. Since then, almost all of their tracks have been rereleased on compact disc, including various compilation albums and CD singles. In recent years, their record company have also released original material that was never released at the time. In 1983, they released their debut single, ""Relax"", which was highly controversial, due to its sexually explicit lyrics and highly suggestive music video. The video, which was shot in a gay nightclub, was banned by the BBC"
"Frankie Goes to Hollywood Frankie Goes to Hollywood (FGTH) were a British band formed in Liverpool, England, in 1980. The group was fronted by Holly Johnson (vocals), with Paul Rutherford (vocals), Peter Gill (drums, percussion), Mark O'Toole (bass guitar), and Brian Nash (guitar). The group's 1983 debut single ""Relax"" was banned by the BBC in 1984 while at number six in the charts and subsequently topped the UK Singles Chart for five consecutive weeks, going on to enjoy prolonged chart success throughout that year and ultimately becoming the seventh best-selling UK single of all time. It also won the 1985"
"version of ""Relax"" on it. Frankie Goes to Hollywood Frankie Goes to Hollywood (FGTH) were a British band formed in Liverpool, England, in 1980. The group was fronted by Holly Johnson (vocals), with Paul Rutherford (vocals), Peter Gill (drums, percussion), Mark O'Toole (bass guitar), and Brian Nash (guitar). The group's 1983 debut single ""Relax"" was banned by the BBC in 1984 while at number six in the charts and subsequently topped the UK Singles Chart for five consecutive weeks, going on to enjoy prolonged chart success throughout that year and ultimately becoming the seventh best-selling UK single of all time."
"was released by the German ZYX record label, mixing a re-recording of FGTH ""Relax"" with Propaganda's ""P-Machinery"". Frankie Goes to Hollywood discography Frankie Goes to Hollywood were a British band who released two studio albums and seven singles before disbanding in 1987. Since then, almost all of their tracks have been rereleased on compact disc, including various compilation albums and CD singles. In recent years, their record company have also released original material that was never released at the time. In 1983, they released their debut single, ""Relax"", which was highly controversial, due to its sexually explicit lyrics and highly"
"in September 1993, the first of a string of Frankie Goes to Hollywood singles to be reissued that year. It debuted at a high number six on the UK singles chart and peaked at number five the next week. It spent seven weeks on the Top 75 this time, thus extending its combined total to 59, making it the third longest runner of all time (seven other singles have since surpassed it; now it is in joint 10th place). Although the 7-inch version of the single remained unchanged throughout its initial release (a mix generally known as ""Relax (Move)""), promotional"
"got commercially successful remix treatment, to the extent of a Top 20 placing four years earlier. The group's first two singles appeared sixth and 22nd respectively in the official all-time UK best-selling singles list issued in 2002. In 1998, a band calling itself alternately ""Frankie Goes to Hollywood"" and ""The New Frankie Goes to Hollywood Featuring Davey Johnson"" began to tour the United States. The band consisted of none of the original members of the band and formed without their knowledge or consent. The impostor band was led by an American using the stage name Davey Johnson, who alternately claimed"
"song, along with ""Relax"", made Frankie Goes to Hollywood even more controversial than they already were. Despite the group's record label (ZTT) pre-emptively promoting the single as ""their fourth number one"", an achievement that would have set a new UK record for consecutive number one singles by a debuting artist, ""Welcome to the Pleasuredome"" peaked at number two in the UK singles chart, being kept off the top spot by the Phil Collins/Philip Bailey duet ""Easy Lover"". The single spent a total of eleven weeks on the UK chart. It was the first release by the group not to reach"
"Bee Gees, a group near the top of the all-time top-sellers list. When the group was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997, their citation read ""Only Elvis Presley, The Beatles, Michael Jackson, Garth Brooks and Paul McCartney have outsold the Bee Gees"". The trio's contribution to ""Saturday Night Fever"" pushed the film's soundtrack past the 40 million mark in sales. It reigned as the top-selling album until Michael Jackson's ""Thriller"". They are the only group in pop history to write, produce and record six straight No.1 hits. They have 16 Grammy nominations and nine Grammy"
"worldwide and became the second most watched movie of the year. The next single, ""Stop"", peaked at two, breaking the sequence of number ones. ""Viva Forever"", another number one, was the last single before Geri Halliwell's departure from the group in May 1998. As a four-piece, the group released ""Goodbye"" in late 1998. It topped the UK Singles Chart and became their third consecutive Christmas number-one – equaling the record previously set by The Beatles. Before the split of the Spice Girls, Brown went on to release music with Virgin Records, the label she was signed to when a member"
"1986, his star had faded considerably. Frankie Goes to Hollywood had not released any material since early 1985 and were absent from that year's Live Aid event. In addition, he did not perform on the successful charity single ""Do They Know It's Christmas"" by Band Aid in December 1984. By 1987 his relationship with the rest of the band had broken down irretrievably, not helped by his decision to gain legal rights to exclusive use of the band's name, without consultation with other members. The UK Intellectual Property Office ruled against Mr Johnson, however, and during a reunion on the"
"TV show ""Bands Reunited"" many years later, refused to perform with them but did not rule out a future possibility. In his own words; ""If it happens, we do it properly. We have a reputation. I'm not a wedding singer!"" Johnson left Frankie Goes to Hollywood in 1987 because of disagreements regarding their musical direction. He became the subject of an injunction from the group's record company, ZTT Records, and its sister publishing company, Perfect Songs, which cited a breach of his prior recording and publishing contracts, thus barring him from pursuing a solo career with any other new label."
"number one and, despite representing a creditable success in its own right, it symbolically confirmed the end of the chart invincibility that the group had enjoyed during 1984. Frankie Goes to Hollywood would not release another record for seventeen months, and they would ultimately fail to emulate their past glories upon their return. The spoken-word introductions to both 12-inch mixes are adapted from Walter Kaufmann's 1967 translation of Friedrich Nietzsche's ""The Birth of Tragedy"". The recitation on the first 12-inch (""Real Altered"") is by Gary Taylor, whilst that on the second 12-inch (""Fruitness"") and the cassette is by actor Geoffrey"
"Hot 100 chart respectively. The latter release, ""Can’t Hang/Do You Want To"", was a joint single and reached the top ten of the Billboard R&B charts. ""Off the Hook"" was certified platinum in 1995. In 1996, the group was featured on MC Lyte's single ""Keep On, Keepin' On"", which appeared on the ""Sunset Park"" soundtrack. The single reached the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. In 1997, as the group's popularity grew, they appeared on the soundtracks of the films ""Love Jones"" and ""Soul Food"". In 1997, the group found new management and released their third studio album,"
"Four singles were released. ""Feel So Good"" and ""Who Can I Run To"" peaked at #32 and #8 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart respectively. The latter release, ""Can’t Hang/Do You Want To"", was a joint single and reached the top ten of the Billboard R&B charts. ""Off the Hook"" was certified platinum in 1995. In 1996, the group was featured on MC Lyte's single ""Keep On, Keepin' On"", which appeared on the ""Sunset Park"" soundtrack. The single reached the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. In 1997, as the group's popularity grew, they appeared on the soundtracks"
"and enjoyed an eleven-week run at number one on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100, as well as a six-week run at number one on the Australian Singles Chart and a seven-week run at No. 2 on the UK Singles Chart. Other RIAA Gold-certified hits by the group include remakes of ""So Much in Love"" (1993), ""I Can Love You Like That"" (1995), and ""Someday"", from the soundtrack to Disney's 1996 animated film ""The Hunchback of Notre Dame"". A rift between their independent label, Blitzz Records, and their major label, Atlantic Records, led to the group leaving Atlantic Records as well as"
"of which were featured in the 1987 film ""Dirty Dancing""), and it would also earn Previte an Academy Award for Best Original Song. After Millennium folded, the band switched to MCA Records in 1984. The lone album released with MCA did not share the success of their previous work and the group disbanded in 1986. Franke and the Knockouts Franke and the Knockouts was a pop rock band, formed in New Jersey, USA and fronted by singer/songwriter Franke Previte. Franke and the Knockouts were signed by Millennium Records in 1981 and had three U.S. Top 40 singles and two Top"
"Queen and David Bowie, but were dominated by post punk, and then from about 1981 by new romantic acts. There were also more conventional pop acts, including Bucks Fizz, whose light lyrics and simple tempos gave them three number ones after their Eurovision Song Contest victory in 1981. The dance-pop music of Frankie goes to Hollywood, initially controversial, gave them three consecutive number ones in 1984, until they faded away in the mid-1980s. Probably the most successful British pop band of the era were the duo Wham! with an unusual mix of disco, soul, ballads and even rap, who had"
"off. He remained with ""Jersey Boys"" for six years, leaving in March 2014, making him the longest-running star in a West End musical. Molloy also provided vocals in the soundtrack of the film version of the musical. He reprised the role in the Broadway production for a limited engagement lasting from July to October 2014. In September 2017, Molloy took part in the Great North Run. Ryan Molloy Ryan Molloy (born 21 November 1972) is a British singer, songwriter and actor, who replaced Holly Johnson as the lead singer in Frankie Goes to Hollywood for a charity concert in 2004."
"one on the ""Billboard"" 200 and was certified triple platinum, selling over ten million worldwide. The lead single ""Got 'til It's Gone"" was released in August 1997, featuring guest vocals from folk singer Joni Mitchell and rapper Q-Tip. The song's music video, depicting a pre-Apartheid celebration, won the Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video. ""Together Again"" became Jackson's eighth number-one hit on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100, placing her on par with Elton John, Diana Ross, and the Rolling Stones. It spent a record forty-six weeks on the Hot 100 and nineteen weeks on the United Kingdom's singles chart."
"one with their first three singles. Holly Johson left the group in 1987. After failed attempts to continue on without Johnson, the group disbanded. From 1987 to 1997, Nash worked as a guitarist and songwriter for various bands. In 1997, he began a solo career, releasing music as Nasher. In July 2009, he recorded a version of ""You'll Never Walk Alone"" at his father's funeral service. Nash declined to take part in a 2004 Frankie reunion, but later agreed to a reunion when VH1's show ""Bands Reunited"" approached him. The band reunited but did not perform together because Holly Johnson"
"in the official line-up. The group currently holds two Guinness World Records, including the fastest ever performance on an aeroplane. Their 1996 album ""Travelling Without Moving"", also holds the record for the best-selling funk album in history. Jamiroquai has thus sold more than 26 million albums worldwide. Front-man Kay won a BMI Presidents Award, and with the band, also won an Ivor Novello Award, as well as winning one Grammy Award, two MTV Video Music Awards, and receiving 13 Brit Award nominations during the course of their career. Jason ""Jay"" Kay, a nightclub worker, began writing songs to send to"
"hits ""Sister"", "" Happy Song"", ""Wire"", and ""Passion"". The group capitalized on their success with big tours (about 300 shows a year), including dates with KISS, Sevendust, Slash's Snakepit, Brother Cane, Soul Asylum, Radiohead, and Toadies. ""Foma"" eventually peaked at No. 77 on the ""Billboard"" 200. The group replaced Ricky Brooks with Ricky Wolking and released the self-titled album ""The Nixons"" in 1997 on MCA/Universal, which featured three singles: ""The Fall"", ""Miss USA"" and ""Baton Rouge"". The album eventually peaked at No. 188 on the Billboard 200. Their consistent gigging ensured a strong cult audience for 1998's ""Scrapbook"" EP (featuring"
"remastered Deluxe Edition of ""Liverpool"" was released, featuring a second disc containing rare and previously unreleased material. The first CD contains the LP version of the original album with extra tracks and the second CD rare and unreleased tracks. CD1 CD2 Liverpool (album) Liverpool is Frankie Goes to Hollywood's second and last studio album, released in October 1986. It would be the band's final album of all-new material, and lead singer Holly Johnson would leave the band following the corresponding world tour, followed by a flurry of lawsuits from ZTT. The album's production was handled by Trevor Horn's engineer Stephen"
"then, reissues and/or remixes of the Frankie Goes to Hollywood recording of this song have been top 10 UK hits on two other occasions, hitting #10 in 1993 and #6 in 2000. ""The Power of Love"" has also charted in the UK in a version by Holly Johnson (a solo recording from 1999). The original version by Frankie Goes to Hollywood was featured in the 2012 film ""Sightseers"", the same year that the song was reissued as a digital download and peaked at #42, in response to a cover version by Gabrielle Aplin. Aplin's recording of the song also went"
"and he later found fame as the lead singer and lyricist of the band. In 1987, tension grew between Johnson and the rest of his group. He also had an argument with his record company and won a case in court against them on restraint of trade. He left Frankie Goes To Hollywood and the other members of the band were eventually let go by the label after the court case ""ZTT and Perfect Songs v Holly Johnson"". In 1991, Johnson was diagnosed with HIV and wrote an autobiography, ""A Bone In My Flute""; he did not expect to live"
"in 1984, when they re-released ""Thinking of You"" and ""Lost in Music"" in the UK, the latter peaking at No. 4. The following year saw the release of their 7th studio album ""When the Boys Meet the Girls"" and continued success in the UK. Released by Atlantic Records, lead single ""Frankie"" hit the top spot on the UK Singles Chart, spending four weeks at No. 1 and consequently going Gold. In 1989, Kathy pursued a solo career while still active as Sister Sledge for certain shows. Debbie, Joni and Kim continued to perform as Sister Sledge and in 1992 collaborated"
"was Frankie Goes to Hollywood, whose hits ""Relax"" and ""Two Tribes"" were among the most influential and best-selling singles of the decade. It was the label's second single, Relax, that became the label's first number one in January 1984. Relax stayed in the Top 75 for a full year and ZTT was well and truly established. During the 1980s also Grace Jones and Art of Noise were ZTT acts to chart. In the early days, the label also helped to shape the very structure and format of pop music (its 12” remixes getting chart positions of their own and its"
"group had a previous number-one single in the UK—""Geno"" in 1980—but ""Come On Eileen"" was their only US hit). ""Come on Eileen"" has sold 1.33 million copies in the UK as of June 2013. The song reached number one in the United States on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 charts during the week ending 23 April 1983. ""Come on Eileen"" prevented Michael Jackson from having back-to-back number one hits in the US: ""Billie Jean"" was the number one single the previous week, while ""Beat It"" was the number one song the following week. In 1997, ska band Save Ferris released a"
"(songs inspired by the film Eddie The Eagle) and appears on the end credits for the film. . Holly Johnson William Holly Johnson (born William Johnson, 9 February 1960), known professionally as Holly Johnson, is an English artist, musician, and writer, best known as the lead vocalist of Frankie Goes to Hollywood, who achieved huge commercial success in the mid-1980s. Prior to that, in the late 1970s he was a bassist for the band Big in Japan. In 1989, Johnson's debut solo album, ""Blast"", reached number one in the UK albums chart. Two singles from the album – ""Love Train"""
"group would get back together ""when hell freezes over""), which debuted at number 1 on the ""Billboard"" album chart. It included four new studio songs, with ""Get Over It"" and ""Love Will Keep Us Alive"" both becoming Top 40 hits. The album proved as successful as the tour, selling six million copies in the U.S. The tour was interrupted in September 1994 because of Frey's serious recurrence of diverticulitis, but it resumed in 1995 and continued into 1996. In 1998, the Eagles were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. For the induction ceremony, all seven Eagles members"
"Mark O'Toole (musician) Mark William James O'Toole (born 6 January 1964, Liverpool) is an English musician. He is the former bassist and founding member of 1980s pop band, Frankie Goes to Hollywood. His elder brother, Gerard O'Toole, also was a member of FGTH, but soon left the band. A musician from an early age, O'Toole co-wrote all of Frankie Goes To Hollywood's hits such as ""Relax"", ""Two Tribes"" and ""The Power of Love"". Frankie Goes to Hollywood primarily enjoyed success in 1984, at one time occupying the top two places in the UK Singles Chart. The band split in 1987."
"Mark O'Toole (musician) Mark William James O'Toole (born 6 January 1964, Liverpool) is an English musician. He is the former bassist and founding member of 1980s pop band, Frankie Goes to Hollywood. His elder brother, Gerard O'Toole, also was a member of FGTH, but soon left the band. A musician from an early age, O'Toole co-wrote all of Frankie Goes To Hollywood's hits such as ""Relax"", ""Two Tribes"" and ""The Power of Love"". Frankie Goes to Hollywood primarily enjoyed success in 1984, at one time occupying the top two places in the UK Singles Chart. The band split in 1987."