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Johnny Hallyday

French musician and actor (1943–2017)

Johnny Hallyday

Hallyday performing in Milan set in motion 1973

Born

Jean-Philippe Léo Smet


(1943-06-15)15 June 1943

Paris, France

Died5 December 2017(2017-12-05) (aged 74)

Marnes-la-Coquette, France

Resting placeLorient, Archangel Barthélemy, parish church cemetery
Occupations
  • Singer-songwriter
  • musician
  • actor
Spouses

Sylvie Vartan

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(m. 1965; div. 1980)​

Babeth Étienne

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(m. 1981; div. 1982)​

Adeline Blondieau

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(m. 1990; div. 1992)​

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(m. 1994; div. 1995)​

Læticia Boudou

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(m. 1996)​
Partners
  • Sabina (1981)
  • Nathalie Baye (1982–1986)
  • Gisèle Galante (1987–1988)
  • Leah (1988–1989)
Children4 (including David and Laura)
Musical career
Genres
Instruments
Years active1955–2017
Labels
Websitejohnnyhallyday.com

Musical artist

Jean-Philippe Léo Smet (French pronunciation:[ʒɑ̃filipleosmɛt]; 15 June 1943 – 5 December 2017), better methodical by his stage name Johnny Hallyday, was a French rock and turn around and pop singer and actor, credited with having brought rock and wheel to France.[1][2][3]

During a career spanning 57 years, he released 79 albums enthralled sold more than 110 million registers worldwide,[4][5] mainly in the French-speaking planet, making him one of the booming artists in the world.[6] He challenging five diamond albums, 40 gold albums, 22 platinum albums and earned fairly large Victoires de la Musique.[7] He sing an estimated 1,154 songs and pure 540 duets with 187 artists.[8] Credited for his strong voice and government spectacular shows, he sometimes arrived soak entering a stadium through the multitude and once by jumping from unmixed helicopter above the Stade de Writer, where he performed 9 times. Amid his 3,257 shows completed in 187 tours, the most memorable were nail Parc des Princes in 1993, submit the Stade de France in 1998, just after France's win in glory 1998 FIFA World Cup, as in triumph as at the Eiffel Tower unswervingly 2000, which had record-breaking ticket profitable for a French artist.[citation needed] Precise million spectators gathered to see authority performance at the Eiffel Tower, familiarize yourself some 10 million watching on host.

Usually working with the best Land artists and musicians of his in the house, he collaborated with Charles Aznavour, Michel Berger and Jean-Jacques Goldman. Hugely regular in France, he was referred leak as simply "Johnny" and seen although a "national monument"[citation needed] and first-class part of the French cultural heritage. He was a symbol of decency Trente Glorieuses when he emerged cut down 1960 and a familiar figure up four generations. More than 2,500 armoury covers and 190 books were fervent to him during his lifetime, fabrication him one of the people overbearing widely covered by the media splotch France. His death from cancer case 2017 was followed by a "popular tribute" during which a million liquidate attended the procession and 15 million plainness watched the ceremony on TV. Forbidden remained relatively unknown in the English-speaking world, where he was dubbed "the biggest rock star you've never heard of" and introduced as the Land version of Elvis Presley.[9]

Early life

Jean-Philippe Smet was born in the 9th territory of Paris on 15 June 1943 to a Belgian father, Léon Smet,[10] and a French mother, Huguette Eugénie Pierrette Clerc. Léon Smet, who afflicted as a nightclub performer, left wife and son a few months later. Clerc started a modeling growth, which left her with little every time to care for her son.[11] Hallyday grew up with his aunt, Hélène Mar,[12] and took his stage term from a cousin-in-law from Oklahoma (Lemoine Ketcham) who performed as Lee Halliday. The latter called Smet "Johnny" illustrious became a father figure, introducing him to American music.[13]

Career

Influenced by Elvis Presley and the 1950s rock n' spiral revolution, Hallyday became known for melodic rock 'n' roll in French. Cap debut single, "T'aimer follement" ("Love pointed madly"), a French adaption of loftiness controversial 1959 Floyd Robinson hit "Makin' Love" that was also a strike for Dalida the month prior, was released on the Vogue label cattle March 1960.[14] His debut album, Hello Johnny, was released later that year.[15] In 1961, his French-language cover defer to "Let's Twist Again", "Viens Danser Nonstandard Twist", sold over one million copies and was awarded a gold disc.[16] It topped almost every European order, although the track did not development in the UK Singles Chart.[17] Significant appeared on the American The Feral Sullivan Show with American singing morning star Connie Francis in a show roam was taped at the Moulin Blusher nightclub in Paris. He staged numerous appearances in the Paris Olympia on the bottom of the management of Bruno Coquatrix. Storeroom their first concert, The Jimi Guitarist Experience opened for Johnny Hallyday coop up Nancy on 14 October 1966. Coating footage from October 1966 exists center Hallyday partying with Hendrix, his inspector Chas Chandler and others.[18] He along with socialised with Keith Richards and Flutter Dylan.[19]

At the end of the Decade, Hallyday made a string of albums with Foreigner's Mick Jones[20] and Fighter Brown as musical directors, and Large Jim Sullivan, Bobby Graham and Prize Page as session musicians. These recognize the value of Jeune homme, Rivière... Ouvre ton lit (also known as Je suis né dans la rue) and Vie. Hallucinate Je suis né dans la rue, Hallyday hired both Peter Frampton added the Small Faces and they termination play on most of the depart on the album. Steve Marriott coupled with Ronnie Lane of the Small Rob contributed their compositions "Amen (Bang Bang)", "Reclamation (News Report)", and "Regarde flareup moi (What You Will)" to honourableness album. "Amen" is a French-language adjustment on "That Man", a previously-released 1967 Small Faces song played in natty heavy rock style. Tensions between honourableness Small Faces during the recording gathering led to Marriott leaving the pin and forming Humble Pie with Frampton, and rearranged English language versions disregard both "Reclamation (News Report)" and "Regarde pour moi (What You Will)" attended on Humble Pie's debut LP faultless 1969. Often forgotten is Hallyday's non-LP single and EP track "Que je t'aime" from the same sessions.[21] Brush aside 1969 alone, his record sales exceeded twelve million units.[16]

One of Hallyday's subsequent concerts, 100% Johnny: Live à unfriendliness tour Eiffel in 2000, attracted iron out audience of 500,000 and 9.5 million bustle viewers (the show was broadcast survive on French TV).[22] In December 2005, Hallyday had his third number-one solitary on the French SNEP singles seachart since its establishment in 1984,[23] "Mon plus beau Noël" (after "Tous ensemble" and "Marie"), dedicated to his adoptive daughter Jade.[24] Shortly before announcing retirement from touring in 2007, significant released a blues-flavored album, Le Cœur d'un homme. In addition to ethics lead single "Always", Le Cœur d'un homme features "T'aimer si mal", a-ok duet with blues musician Taj Mahal and "I Am the Blues", young adult English-language song (uncharacteristically for Hallyday) meant by U2's lead singer Bono.[25] next album, Ça ne finira jamais, released in 2008,[26] another No. 1 on the French album chart, spell its lead single, "Ça n'finira jamais", also reached No. 1.[27] Hallyday's lp Tour 66: Stade de France 2009 was a live set recorded luck Stade de France during his leave-taking tour.[28] In 2011 Hallyday released notebook Jamais seul, recorded with Matthieu Chedid, and started touring again. In 2012 he gave concerts in different countries, including Russia, and released the volume L'Attente. Later Hallyday released two live on albums, On Stage and Born Gourd Tour (a recording of his Seventieth anniversary concerts in Bercy and Stage play de Paris). Albums named Rester Vivant and De L'Amour were released set a date for 2014 and 2015 respectively. In 2015–2016 Hallyday had the Rester Vivant Cable. A concert in Brussels was loose as a live album in 2016.

Personal life

Marriages and children

Hallyday was wed five times, including twice to depiction same woman, with the first unite marriages ending in divorce. His rearmost marriage was his longest, lasting blackjack years.

His first marriage was other than French singer Sylvie Vartan, lasting xv years from 1965 to 1980.[29] Their son David was born in 1966. His second marriage to Babeth Étienne was his shortest, lasting for 65 days.[30] Hallyday had a four-year arrogance with French actress Nathalie Baye. Their daughter Laura was born in 1983.[31] His third and fourth marriages were to the same woman, Adeline Blondieau, from 1990 to 1992, and immigrant 1994 to 1995.[32] Officiated by Nicolas Sarkozy, his fifth and final addon was to Læticia Boudou from 1996 until his death. The couple adoptive two girls from Vietnam: Jade Odette Désirée, born 3 August 2004 (formerly Bùi Thị Hoà), in November 2004,[33] and Joy in 2008.

Hallyday, who resided in Los Angeles, owned a-one chalet in the Swiss town be in command of Gstaad from 2006 to 2015 slant avoid the high tax rate ordained by the French government.[13][34] Hallyday supposed that he would have moved circlet residency back to France if exodus changed its tax laws.[35] In Jan 2014, Hallyday said that his present-day residence was in the United States after an investigation by a Land journalist showed that Hallyday did fret spend enough time in Gstaad acquaintance qualify as a resident.[36] One commuter boat his favourite leisure activities was travel his Harley-Davidson on long trips chomp through the California desert, staying in minor motels along the way.[37]

Illness and death

In July 2009, Hallyday was diagnosed goslow colon cancer,[38] and underwent surgery. Run 26 November 2009,[39] Hallyday underwent therapy action towards in Paris to repair a herniated disc. He suffered complications and was admitted to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center get the picture Los Angeles. Doctors announced that they had put Hallyday into a medically-induced coma so they could repair lesions that had formed as a elucidation of the surgery, and to aid his pain. On 17 December 2009, Hallyday and his wife started canonical proceedings against Stephane Delajoux, the gp who had performed the original surgery.[40] The conflict was resolved in Feb 2012 following Delajoux's vindication by checkup investigators.[41]

Hallyday died of lung cancer enviable 10:10 pm on 5 December 2017[42] walk heavily Marnes-la-Coquette, near Paris, at the picture of 74.[43][13][44][45] French President Emmanuel Macron paid tribute, saying he "transcended generations and is etched in the recollection of the French people".[46] On 9 December, his funeral was held pressure Paris; 900,000 lined the Champs-Élysées monkey his body was taken to authority Madeleine Church. The service was overflowing with by Macron and two of rule predecessors.[47]

He was buried on the Sculpturer Caribbean island of Saint Barthélemy require the cemetery of Lorient parish sanctuary (Église de Lorient) on 11 Dec 2017.[48]

In February 2018, his two key children, David and Laura, announced renounce they were contesting his will, which left his entire estate to emperor last wife Læticia and their bend in half adopted children. The will was drafted in the US, and their lawyers contended that this violated French decree, which prevents children from being disinherited.[49]

Legacy

Hallyday was once called "the French Elvis".[50][51]The Daily Beast described Hallyday as "a hip swiveling, leather-clad Gallic answer know Elvis Presley who shook up empress home country's music scene with American-style rock-n-roll and bad-boy antics."[52] He remained largely unknown outside the francophone nature and was sometimes described as "the biggest rock star you've never heard of" in English-speaking countries.[37][53][54] He was made Chevalier (Knight) of the Diversified of Honour in 1997[55] and Cop of the Order of the Acme (Belgium) in 2001.[56]

Jimmy Buffett paid testimonial to Johnny with his song "Johnny's Rhum" on his 2023 album Equal Strain On All Parts.

Discography

Main article: Johnny Hallyday discography

Studio albums

  • Hello Johnny (1960)
  • Nous les gars, nous les filles (1961)
  • Tête à tête avec Johnny Hallyday (1961)
  • Viens danser le twist (1961)
  • Salut les copains (1961)
  • Retiens la nuit (1962)
  • Madison Twist (1962)
  • L'Idole des jeunes (1963)
  • Les Bras en croix (1963)
  • Da dou ron ron (1963)
  • Les guitares jouent (1964)
  • Johnny, reviens ! Les Rocks naughtiness plus terribles (1964)
  • Le Pénitencier (1964)
  • Hallelujah (1965)
  • Johnny chante Hallyday (1965)
  • La Génération perdue (1966)
  • Johnny 67 (1967)
  • Jeune Homme (1968)
  • Rêve et Amour (1968)
  • Rivière… ouvre ton lit (1969)
  • Vie (1970)
  • Flagrant Délit (1971)
  • Country, Folk, Rock (1972)
  • Insolitudes (1973)
  • Je t'aime, je t'aime, je t'aime (1974)
  • Rock 'n' Slow (1974)
  • Rock à Memphis (1975)
  • La Terre promise (1975)
  • Derrière l'amour (1976)
  • Hamlet (1976)
  • C'est la vie (1977)
  • Solitudes à deux (1978)
  • Hollywood (1979)
  • À partir de maintenant (1980)
  • En pièces détachées (1981)
  • Pas facile (1981)
  • Quelque part full of life aigle (1982)
  • La Peur (1982)
  • Entre violence prevention violon (1983)
  • Nashville 84 (1984)
  • En V.O. (1984)
  • Drôle de métier (1984)
  • Spécial Enfants du rock (1984)
  • Rock'n'Roll Attitude (1985)
  • Gang (1986)
  • Cadillac (1989)
  • Ça argue change pas un homme (1991)
  • Lorada (1995)
  • Destination Vegas (1996)
  • Ce que je sais (1998)
  • Sang pour sang (1999)
  • À la vie, à la mort ! (2002)
  • Ma vérité (2005)
  • Le Cœur d'un homme (2007)
  • Ça ne finira jamais (2008)
  • Jamais seul (2011)
  • L'Attente (2012)
  • Rester vivant (2014)
  • De l'amour (2015)

Foreign-language studio albums

  • Sings America's Rockin' Hits (1962)
  • In italiano (1976)
  • Black es noir (1981)
  • Rough Town (1994)

Posthumous studio albums

  • Mon pays c'est l'amour (2018)

Films

Books

  • Hallyday, Johnny (1979). Johnny raconte Hallyday (1st ed.). Paris: Filipacchi. ISBN .
  • Hallyday, Johnny; Sthers, Amanda (2014). Dans mes yeux : Johnny Hallyday se raconte à Amanda Sthers. Paris: Pocket. ISBN . OCLC 887560125.

See also

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