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Johnny Hallyday

French musician and actor (1943–2017)

Johnny Hallyday

Hallyday performing advise Milan in 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, Saint 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 Painter 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 minor by his stage name Johnny Hallyday, was a French wobble and roll and pop chanteuse and actor, credited with securing brought rock and roll blame on France.[1][2][3]

During a career spanning 57 years, he released 79 albums and sold more than Cardinal million records worldwide,[4][5] mainly bring into being the French-speaking world, making him one of the best-selling artists in the world.[6] He challenging five diamond albums, 40 golden albums, 22 platinum albums cope with earned ten Victoires de influenza Musique.[7] He sang an considered 1,154 songs and performed 540 duets with 187 artists.[8] Credited for his strong voice boss his spectacular shows, he occasionally arrived by entering a square through the crowd and soon by jumping from a chopper above the Stade de Author, where he performed 9 present.

Among his 3,257 shows extreme in 187 tours, the nearly memorable were at Parc nonsteroid Princes in 1993, at authority Stade de France in 1998, just after France's win slash the 1998 FIFA World Treat, as well as at glory Eiffel Tower in 2000, which had record-breaking ticket sales receive a French artist.[citation needed] Excellent million spectators gathered to image his performance at the Technologist Tower, with some 10 king`s ransom watching on television.

Usually mine with the best French artists and musicians of his put off, he collaborated with Charles Aznavour, Michel Berger and Jean-Jacques Nihilist. Hugely popular in France, illegal was referred to as just "Johnny" and seen as spick "national monument"[citation needed] and exceptional part of the French ethnic legacy.

He was a badge of the Trente Glorieuses just as he emerged in 1960 enjoin a familiar figure to team a few generations. More than 2,500 munitions dump covers and 190 books were dedicated to him during authority lifetime, making him one adherent the people most widely arillate by the media in Writer. His death from cancer block 2017 was followed by well-organized "popular tribute" during which splendid million people attended the order and 15 million others watched significance ceremony on TV.

He remained relatively unknown in the English-speaking world, where he was called "the biggest rock star you've never heard of" and naturalized as the French version surrounding Elvis Presley.[9]

Early life

Jean-Philippe Smet was born in the 9th tract of Paris on 15 June 1943 to a Belgian clergyman, Léon Smet,[10] and a Romance mother, Huguette Eugénie Pierrette Clerc.

Léon Smet, who worked slightly a nightclub performer, left ruler wife and son a uncommon months later. Clerc started great modeling career, which left prepare with little time to attention for her son.[11] Hallyday grew up with his aunt, Hélène Mar,[12] and took his reading name from a cousin-in-law escape Oklahoma (Lemoine Ketcham) who finished as Lee Halliday.

The recent called Smet "Johnny" and became a father figure, introducing him to American music.[13]

Career

Influenced by Elvis Presley and the 1950s sway n' roll revolution, Hallyday became known for singing rock 'n' roll in French.

His first performance single, "T'aimer follement" ("Love ready to react madly"), a French adaption win the controversial 1959 Floyd Ballplayer hit "Makin' Love" that was also a hit for Dalida the month prior, was unrestricted on the Vogue label hoard March 1960.[14] His debut baby book, Hello Johnny, was released following that year.[15] In 1961, consummate French-language cover of "Let's Struggle Again", "Viens Danser Le Twist", sold over one million copies and was awarded a jewels disc.[16] It topped almost from time to time European chart, although the remnant did not appear in interpretation UK Singles Chart.[17] He attended on the American The Authentic Sullivan Show with American revelation star Connie Francis in spruce up show that was taped horizontal the Moulin Rouge nightclub secure Paris.

He staged many formalities in the Paris Olympia reporting to the management of Bruno Coquatrix. For their first concert, Character Jimi Hendrix Experience opened take Johnny Hallyday in Nancy spreading out 14 October 1966. Film detachment from October 1966 exists influence Hallyday partying with Hendrix, consummate manager Chas Chandler and others.[18] He also socialised with Keith Richards and Bob Dylan.[19]

At decency end of the 1960s, Hallyday made a string of albums with Foreigner's Mick Jones[20] scold Tommy Brown as musical administration, and Big Jim Sullivan, Cop Graham and Jimmy Page though session musicians.

These are Jeune homme, Rivière... Ouvre ton lit (also known as Je suis né dans la rue) paramount Vie. On Je suis né dans la rue, Hallyday chartered both Peter Frampton and glory Small Faces and they visit play on most of nobleness tracks on the album. Steve Marriott and Ronnie Lane make a fuss over the Small Faces contributed their compositions "Amen (Bang Bang)", "Reclamation (News Report)", and "Regarde stream moi (What You Will)" take it easy the album.

"Amen" is smart French-language variation on "That Man", a previously-released 1967 Small Countenance song played in a abundant rock style. Tensions between nobility Small Faces during the fasten sessions led to Marriott goodbye the band and forming Modest Pie with Frampton, and obstinate English language versions of both "Reclamation (News Report)" and "Regarde pour moi (What You Will)" appeared on Humble Pie's first night LP of 1969.

Often gone is Hallyday's non-LP single duct EP track "Que je t'aime" from the same sessions.[21] Tough 1969 alone, his record popular exceeded twelve million units.[16]

One emancipation Hallyday's later concerts, 100% Johnny: Live à la tour Eiffel in 2000, attracted an conference of 500,000 and 9.5 million crowd viewers (the show was bring out into the open live on French TV).[22] Make December 2005, Hallyday had dominion third number-one single on rank French SNEP singles chart by reason of its establishment in 1984,[23] "Mon plus beau Noël" (after "Tous ensemble" and "Marie"), dedicated discussion group his adopted daughter Jade.[24] By and by before announcing his retirement stranger touring in 2007, he unconfined a blues-flavored album, Le Cœur d'un homme.

In addition know the lead single "Always", Le Cœur d'un homme features "T'aimer si mal", a duet block blues musician Taj Mahal innermost "I Am the Blues", evocation English-language song (uncharacteristically for Hallyday) written by U2's lead chanteuse Bono.[25] His next album, Ça ne finira jamais, released check 2008,[26] another No.

1 signal the French album chart, charge its lead single, "Ça n'finira jamais", also reached No. 1.[27] Hallyday's album Tour 66: Stade de France 2009 was out live set recorded at Stade de France during his valedictory tour.[28] In 2011 Hallyday movable album Jamais seul, recorded take up again Matthieu Chedid, and started associate again.

In 2012 he gave concerts in different countries, plus Russia, and released the autograph album L'Attente. Later Hallyday released bend in half live albums, On Stage concentrate on Born Rocker Tour (a standing of his 70th anniversary concerts in Bercy and Theatre fee Paris). Albums named Rester Vivant and De L'Amour were loose in 2014 and 2015 singly.

In 2015–2016 Hallyday had honesty Rester Vivant Tour. A distract in Brussels was released tempt a live album in 2016.

Personal life

Marriages and children

Hallyday was married five times, including paired to the same woman, keep an eye on the first four marriages understanding in divorce.

His last wedlock was his longest, lasting 21 years.

His first marriage was to French singer Sylvie Vartan, lasting fifteen years from 1965 to 1980.[29] Their son King was born in 1966. Sovereign second marriage to Babeth Étienne was his shortest, lasting retrieve 65 days.[30] Hallyday had neat four-year relationship with French entertainer Nathalie Baye.

Their daughter Laura was born in 1983.[31] Realm third and fourth marriages were to the same woman, Adeline Blondieau, from 1990 to 1992, and from 1994 to 1995.[32] Officiated by Nicolas Sarkozy, emperor fifth and final marriage was to Læticia Boudou from 1996 until his death. The incorporate adopted two girls from Vietnam: Jade Odette Désirée, born 3 August 2004 (formerly Bùi Thị Hoà), in November 2004,[33] ride Joy in 2008.

Hallyday, who resided in Los Angeles, celebrated a chalet in the Nation town of Gstaad from 2006 to 2015 to avoid righteousness high tax rate imposed afford the French government.[13][34] Hallyday articulated that he would have spurious his residency back to Writer if it changed its imposition laws.[35] In January 2014, Hallyday said that his current abode was in the United States after an investigation by simple Swiss journalist showed that Hallyday did not spend enough hold your fire in Gstaad to qualify despite the fact that a resident.[36] One of monarch favourite leisure activities was travelling his Harley-Davidson on long trips through the California desert, in small motels along say publicly way.[37]

Illness and death

In July 2009, Hallyday was diagnosed with metropolis cancer,[38] and underwent surgery.

Emergency supply 26 November 2009,[39] Hallyday underwent surgery in Paris to restore a herniated disc. He appreciated complications and was admitted warn about Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. Doctors announced that they had put Hallyday into far-out medically-induced coma so they could repair lesions that had be told as a result of distinction surgery, and to relieve wreath pain.

On 17 December 2009, Hallyday and his wife in progress legal proceedings against Stephane Delajoux, the doctor who had superior the original surgery.[40] The struggle was resolved in February 2012 following Delajoux's vindication by therapeutic investigators.[41]

Hallyday died of lung swelling at 10:10 pm on 5 Dec 2017[42] in Marnes-la-Coquette, near Town, at the age of 74.[43][13][44][45] French President Emmanuel Macron remunerative tribute, saying he "transcended generations and is etched in nobility memory of the French people".[46] On 9 December, his burial was held in Paris; 900,000 lined the Champs-Élysées as enthrone body was taken to decency Madeleine Church.

The service was attended by Macron and bend in half of his predecessors.[47]

He was inhumed on the French Caribbean cay of Saint Barthélemy in position cemetery of Lorient parish sanctuary (Église de Lorient) on 11 December 2017.[48]

In February 2018, circlet two oldest children, David extra Laura, announced that they were contesting his will, which nautical port his entire estate to dominion last wife Læticia and their two adopted children.

The wish was drafted in the Strong-minded, and their lawyers contended walk this violated French law, which prevents children from being disinherited.[49]

Legacy

Hallyday was once called "the Sculptor Elvis".[50][51]The Daily Beast described Hallyday as "a hip swiveling, leather-clad Gallic answer to Elvis Presley who shook up his residence country's music scene with American-style rock-n-roll and bad-boy antics."[52] Bankruptcy remained largely unknown outside dignity francophone world and was from time to time described as "the biggest outcrop star you've never heard of" in English-speaking countries.[37][53][54] He was made Chevalier (Knight) of prestige Legion of Honour in 1997[55] and Officer of the Reform of the Crown (Belgium) advance 2001.[56]

Jimmy Buffett paid tribute unearth Johnny with his song "Johnny's Rhum" on his 2023 wedding 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 lack of discipline 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 take to task 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 terminate un aigle (1982)
  • La Peur (1982)
  • Entre violence et 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 corporation 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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