Frankie Goes To Hollywood may reunite for the primary time in additional than 20 years for ‘Eurovision’.
The ‘Energy of Love’ hitmakers hail from Liverpool, the host metropolis of the 2023 tune contest, and have been approached to play a one-off gig with lead singer Holly Johnson.
A music insider instructed The Solar newspaper’s Weird column: “Eurovision organisers have put them on the high of their want listing and have requested them if they might take into account performing.
“The group haven’t performed along with lead singer Holly in additional than 20 years, so it could be huge to get them again.
“To host Eurovision in Liverpool is huge for town and the organisers need to be sure it’s one to recollect.”
Their 1983 debut hit ‘Chill out’ was banned by broadcaster the BBC in 1984 for its sexual references whereas at quantity six within the charts and subsequently topped the UK Singles Chart for 5 consecutive weeks, earlier than happening to earn them a BRIT Award for Greatest British Single.
The supply added: “For the band it could be a monumental second too.
“’Chill out’ acquired banned by the BBC when it was launched and this 12 months marks its fortieth anniversary, so to be again performing it on the Beeb can be enormous.
“Eurovision are hoping the group says sure nevertheless it won’t be that straightforward.”
FGTH – additionally together with Paul Rutherford, Mark O’Toole, Brian Nash and Peter Gill – have been final recognized to be in the identical room in 2003 for VH1’s ‘Bands Reunited’, nonetheless, they didn’t carry out.
In 2007, Peter, Paul, Mark, and vocalist Ryan Molloy shaped Forbidden Hollywood to play their new songs and previous FGTH materials to keep away from authorized points with Holly over use of the band’s identify.
The unique band cut up in 1987 after a sequence of hits.
