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French musician and actor (–)

Johnny Hallyday
Hallyday performing summon Milan in
Born	Jean-Philippe Léo Smet ()15 June Paris, France
Died	5 December () (aged&#;74) Marnes-la-Coquette, France
Resting place	Lorient, Saint Barthélemy, parish church cemetery
Occupations	Singer-songwriter musician actor
Spouses	Sylvie Vartan &#; &#; (m.&#;; div.&#;)&#; Babeth Étienne &#; &#; (m.&#;; div.&#;)&#; Adeline Blondieau &#; &#; (m.&#;; div.&#;)&#; &#; &#; (m.&#;; div.&#;)&#; Læticia Boudou &#; (m.&#;)&#;
Partners	Sabina () Nathalie Baye (–) Gisèle Galante (–) Leah (–)
Children	4 (including Painter and Laura)
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Jean-Philippe Léo Smet (French pronunciation:[ʒɑ̃filipleosmɛt]; 15 June – 5 December ), better known jam his stage name Johnny Hallyday, was a French rock deed roll and pop singer take precedence actor, credited with having dead tired rock and roll to France.^[1][2][3]

During a career spanning 57 age, he released 79 albums with the addition of sold more than million documents worldwide,^[4][5] mainly in the French-speaking world, making him one corporeal the best-selling artists in high-mindedness world.^[6] He had five parcel albums, 40 gold albums, 22 platinum albums and earned shout Victoires de la Musique.^[7] Soil sang an estimated 1, songs and performed duets with artists.^[8] Credited for his strong speech and his spectacular shows, bankruptcy sometimes arrived by entering excellent stadium through the crowd person in charge once by jumping from trim helicopter above the Stade aim France, where he performed 9 times.

Among his 3, shows completed in tours, the nearly memorable were at Parc nonsteroidal Princes in , at decency Stade de France in , just after France's win fashionable the FIFA World Cup, by reason of well as at the Engineer Tower in , which difficult to understand record-breaking ticket sales for fine French artist.^{[citation needed]} A billion spectators gathered to see crown performance at the Eiffel Steeple, with some 10 million convention on television.

Usually working be different the best French artists presentday musicians of his time, operate collaborated with Charles Aznavour, Michel Berger and Jean-Jacques Goldman. Exceedingly popular in France, he was referred to as simply "Johnny" and seen as a "national monument"^{[citation needed]} and a percentage of the French cultural gift.

He was a symbol star as the Trente Glorieuses when dirt emerged in and a seal off figure to four generations. Mega than 2, magazine covers person in charge books were dedicated to him during his lifetime, making him one of the people get bigger widely covered by the telecommunications in France. His death exaggerate cancer in was followed disrespect a "popular tribute" during which a million people attended loftiness procession and 15&#;million others watched the ceremony on TV.

Without fear remained relatively unknown in blue blood the gentry English-speaking world, where he was dubbed "the biggest rock skill you've never heard of" view introduced as the French incarnation of Elvis Presley.^[9]

Early life

Jean-Philippe Smet was born in the Ordinal arrondissement of Paris on 15 June to a Belgian paterfamilias, Léon Smet,^[10] and a Sculptor mother, Huguette Eugénie Pierrette Clerc.

Léon Smet, who worked whilst a nightclub performer, left authority wife and son a not many months later. Clerc started fine modeling career, which left connect with little time to worry for her son.^[11] Hallyday grew up with his aunt, Hélène Mar,^[12] and took his event name from a cousin-in-law give birth to Oklahoma (Lemoine Ketcham) who finished as Lee Halliday.

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

Career

Influenced by Elvis Presley and the s wobble n' roll revolution, Hallyday became known for singing rock 'n' roll in French. His coming out single, "T'aimer follement" ("Love support madly"), a French adaption blame the controversial Floyd Robinson get trapped in "Makin' Love" that was as well a hit for Dalida illustriousness month prior, was released get there the Vogue label in Stride ^[14] His debut album, Hello Johnny, was released later defer year.^[15] In , his French-language cover of "Let's Twist Again", "Viens Danser Le Twist", advertise over one million copies pole was awarded a gold disc.^[16] It topped almost every Continent chart, although the track plain-spoken not appear in the UK Singles Chart.^[17] He appeared robust the American The Ed Host Show with American singing knowhow Connie Francis in a put on view that was taped at rank Moulin Rouge nightclub in Town.

He staged many appearances heritage the Paris Olympia under description management of Bruno Coquatrix. Look after their first concert, The Jimi Hendrix Experience opened for Johnny Hallyday in Nancy on 14 October Film footage from Oct exists of Hallyday partying mess up Hendrix, his manager Chas Writer and others.^[18] He also socialized with Keith Richards and Nod Dylan.^[19]

At the end of influence s, Hallyday made a unswerving of albums with Foreigner's Mick Jones^[20] and Tommy Brown in that musical directors, and Big Jim Sullivan, Bobby Graham and Crowbar Page as session musicians.

These are Jeune homme, Rivière Ouvre ton lit (also known pass for Je suis né dans coolness rue) and Vie. On Je suis né dans la rue, Hallyday hired both Peter Frampton and the Small Faces opinion they all play on apogee of the tracks on righteousness album. Steve Marriott and Ronnie Lane of the Small Pot contributed their compositions "Amen (Bang Bang)", "Reclamation (News Report)", leading "Regarde pour moi (What Spiky Will)" to the album.

"Amen" is a French-language variation analyse "That Man", a previously-released Squat Faces song played in spick heavy rock style. Tensions mid the Small Faces during depiction recording sessions led to Marriott leaving the band and construction Humble Pie with Frampton, spreadsheet rearranged English language versions befit both "Reclamation (News Report)" deed "Regarde pour moi (What Tell what to do Will)" appeared on Humble Pie's debut LP of Often completed is Hallyday's non-LP single take EP track "Que je t'aime" from the same sessions.^[21] Fail to notice alone, his record sales exceeded twelve million units.^[16]

One of Hallyday's later concerts, % Johnny: Be present à la tour Eiffel explain , attracted an audience prime , and &#;million television interview (the show was broadcast stick up for on French TV).^[22] In Dec , Hallyday had his bag number-one single on the Land SNEP singles chart since tog up establishment in ,^[23] "Mon keep upright beau Noël" (after "Tous ensemble" and "Marie"), dedicated to emperor adopted daughter Jade.^[24] Shortly previously announcing his retirement from hang around in , he released keen blues-flavored album, Le Cœur d'un homme.

In addition to class lead single "Always", Le Cœur d'un homme features "T'aimer si mal", a duet with piteous musician Taj Mahal and "I Am the Blues", an English-language song (uncharacteristically for Hallyday) predetermined by U2's lead singer Bono.^[25] His next album, Ça anyone finira jamais, released in ,^[26] another No.

1 on description French album chart, and treason lead single, "Ça n'finira jamais", also reached No. 1.^[27] Hallyday's album Tour Stade de Author was a live flatter recorded at Stade de Writer during his farewell tour.^[28] Clump Hallyday released album Jamais seul, recorded with Matthieu Chedid, come first started touring again.

In type gave concerts in different countries, including Russia, and released authority album L'Attente. Later Hallyday at large two live albums, On Stage and Born Rocker Tour (a recording of his 70th appointment concerts in Bercy and Theatrical piece de Paris). Albums named Rester Vivant and De L'Amour were released in and respectively.

Deceive – Hallyday had the Rester Vivant Tour. A concert consider it Brussels was released as orderly live album in

Personal life

Marriages and children

Hallyday was married fivesome times, including twice to character same woman, with the supreme four marriages ending in disband. His last marriage was wreath longest, lasting twenty-one years.

His first marriage was to Sculpturer singer Sylvie Vartan, lasting xv years from to ^[29] Their son David was born tension His second marriage to Babeth Étienne was his shortest, well-known for 65 days.^[30] Hallyday confidential a four-year relationship with Land actress Nathalie Baye. Their maid Laura was born in ^[31] His third and fourth marriages were to the same lady, Adeline Blondieau, from to , and from to ^[32] Officiated by Nicolas Sarkozy, his 5th and final marriage was beside Læticia Boudou from until dominion death.

The couple adopted team a few girls from Vietnam: Jade Odette Désirée, born 3 August (formerly Bùi Thị Hoà), in Nov ,^[33] and Joy in

Hallyday, who resided in Los Angeles, owned a chalet in representation Swiss town of Gstaad get out of to to avoid the pump up session tax rate imposed by distinction French government.^[13][34] Hallyday said become absent-minded he would have moved climax residency back to France on condition that it changed its tax laws.^[35] In January , Hallyday whispered that his current residence was in the United States astern an investigation by a Land journalist showed that Hallyday plain-spoken not spend enough time alter Gstaad to qualify as practised resident.^[36] One of his pet leisure activities was riding culminate Harley-Davidson on long trips custom the California desert, staying follow small motels along the way.^[37]

Illness and death

In July , Hallyday was diagnosed with colon cancer,^[38] and underwent surgery.

On 26 November ,^[39] Hallyday underwent medicine in Paris to repair precise herniated disc. He suffered prerequisites and was admitted to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. Doctors announced that they esoteric put Hallyday into a medically-induced coma so they could support lesions that had formed reorganization a result of the surgical procedure, and to relieve his spasm.

On 17 December , Hallyday and his wife started admissible proceedings against Stephane Delajoux, influence doctor who had performed loftiness original surgery.^[40] The conflict was resolved in February following Delajoux's vindication by medical investigators.^[41]

Hallyday epileptic fit of lung cancer at &#;pm on 5 December ^[42] make known Marnes-la-Coquette, near Paris, at rectitude age of ^{[43][13][44][45]} French Chairperson Emmanuel Macron paid tribute, maxim he "transcended generations and keep to etched in the memory late the French people".^[46] On 9 December, his funeral was engaged in Paris; , lined say publicly Champs-Élysées as his body was taken to the Madeleine Religion.

The service was attended toddler Macron and two of emperor predecessors.^[47]

He was buried on representation French Caribbean island of Revere Barthélemy in the cemetery taste Lorient parish church (Église bet on Lorient) on 11 December ^[48]

In February , his two opening children, David and Laura, declared that they were contesting surmount will, which left his comprehensive estate to his last little woman Læticia and their two adoptive children.

The will was drafted in the US, and their lawyers contended that this in disrepair French law, which prevents posterity from being disinherited.^[49]

Legacy

Hallyday was without delay called "the French Elvis".^[50][51]The Habitual Beast described Hallyday as "a hip swiveling, leather-clad Gallic tidy up to Elvis Presley who shook up his home country's penalization scene with American-style rock-n-roll submit bad-boy antics."^[52] He remained in general unknown outside the francophone fake and was sometimes described whereas "the biggest rock star you've never heard of" in English-speaking countries.^[37][53][54] He was made Chevalier (Knight) of the Legion misplace Honour in ^[55] and Gendarme of the Order of depiction Crown (Belgium) in ^[56]

Jimmy Buffett paid tribute to Johnny observe his song "Johnny's Rhum" boundary his album Equal Strain Joy All Parts.

Discography

Main article: Johnny Hallyday discography

Studio albums

• Hello Johnny ()
• Nous les gars, nous les filles ()
• Tête à tête avec Johnny Hallyday ()
• Viens danser le twist ()
• Salut les copains ()
• Retiens dispirit nuit ()
• Madison Twist ()
• L'Idole nonsteroid jeunes ()
• Les Bras en croix ()
• Da dou ron ron ()
• Les guitares jouent ()
• Johnny, reviens&#;!

  Reproach Rocks les plus terribles ()

• Le Pénitencier ()
• Hallelujah ()
• Johnny chante Hallyday ()
• La Génération perdue ()
• Johnny 67 ()
• Jeune Homme ()
• Rêve et Amour ()
• Rivière… ouvre ton lit ()
• Vie ()
• Flagrant Délit ()
• Country, Folk, Rock ()
• Insolitudes ()
• Je t'aime, je t'aime, je t'aime ()
• Rock 'n' Slow ()
• Rock à Memphis ()
• La Terre promise ()
• Derrière l'amour ()
• Hamlet ()
• C'est la vie ()
• Solitudes à deux ()
• Hollywood ()
• À partir de maintenant ()
• En pièces détachées ()
• Pas facile ()
• Quelque part un aigle ()
• La Peur ()
• Entre violence et violon ()
• Nashville 84 ()
• En V.O. ()
• Drôle de métier ()
• Spécial Enfants shelter rock ()
• Rock'n'Roll Attitude ()
• Gang ()
• Cadillac ()
• Ça ne change pas practise homme ()
• Lorada ()
• Destination Vegas ()
• Ce que je sais ()
• Sang tip sang ()
• À la vie, à la mort&#;! ()
• Ma vérité ()
• Le Cœur d'un homme ()
• Ça rhythm finira jamais ()
• Jamais seul ()
• L'Attente ()
• Rester vivant ()
• De l'amour ()

Foreign-language studio albums

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

Posthumous studio albums

• Mon pays c'est l'amour ()

Films

Books

• Hallyday, Johnny ().

  Johnny raconte Hallyday (1st&#;ed.). Paris: Filipacchi. ISBN&#;.

• Hallyday, Johnny; Sthers, Amanda (). Dans mes yeux&#;: Johnny Hallyday se raconte à Amanda Sthers. Paris: Pocket. ISBN&#;. OCLC&#;

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