Johnny Hallyday
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
156
Gender
Male
Birthday
1943-06-15
Day of death
2017-12-05 (74 years old)
Place of Birth
Paris, France
Johnny Hallyday
Biography
Jean-Philippe Léo Smet (15 June 1943 – 5 December 2017), better known by his stage name Johnny Hallyday, was a French rock and roll and pop singer and actor, credited with having brought rock and roll to France. During a career spanning 57 years, Hallyday released 79 albums and sold more than 110 million records worldwide, mainly in the French-speaking world, making him one of the best-selling artists in the world. He had five diamond albums, 40 gold albums, 22 platinum albums and earned ten Victoires de la Musique. He sang an estimated 1,154 songs and performed 540 duets with 187 artists. Credited for his strong voice and his spectacular shows, he sometimes arrived by entering a stadium through the crowd and once by jumping from a helicopter above the Stade de France, where he performed nine times. Among his 3,257 shows completed in 187 tours, the most memorable were at Parc des Princes in 1993, at the Stade de France in 1998, just after France's win in the 1998 FIFA World Cup, as well as at the Eiffel Tower in 2000, which had record-breaking ticket sales for a French artist. A million spectators gathered to see his performance at the Eiffel Tower, with some 10 million watching on television. Usually working with the best French artists and musicians of his time, Hallyday collaborated with Charles Aznavour, Michel Berger and Jean-Jacques Goldman. Hugely popular in France, he was referred to as simply "Johnny" and seen as a "national monument" and a part of the French cultural legacy. He became a symbol of the Trente Glorieuses, France's prosperous postwar era, after he emerged in 1960, and was a familiar figure to four generations. More than 2,500 magazine covers and 190 books were dedicated to him during his lifetime, making him one of the people most widely covered by the media in France. His death from cancer in 2017 was followed by a "people's tribute", during which a million people attended the funeral procession in Paris and 15 million others watched the ceremony on TV. Hallyday remained relatively unknown outside the French-speaking world, where he was dubbed "the biggest rock star you've never heard of" and introduced as the French version of Elvis Presley. Jean-Philippe Smet was born in the 9th arrondissement of Paris on 15 June 1943 to a Belgian father, Léon Smet, and a French mother, Huguette Eugénie Pierrette Clerc. Léon Smet, who worked as a nightclub performer, left his wife and son a few months later. Clerc started a modeling career, which left her with little time to care for her son. Hallyday grew up with his aunt, Hélène Mar, and took his stage name from a cousin-in-law from Oklahoma (Lemoine Ketcham) who performed as Lee Halliday. The latter called Smet "Johnny" and became a father figure, introducing him to American music. ... Source: Article "Johnny Hallyday" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.
Known For
Champs-Elysées
Champs-Elysées
Vivement dimanche
Sacrée Soirée
Midi Première
Apostrophes
Spécial cinéma
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Le monde est à vous
Le Grand Échiquier
Zone interdite
Discorama
Numéro un
Numéro un
La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président
Cinépanorama
Star Academy
Midi trente
Tales of Paris
Police Commissioner Moulin
La Gamine
Crimson Rivers II: Angels of the Apocalypse
Bouton Rouge
Reflets de Cannes
The Nugget
Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui
Terminus
Nulle part ailleurs
Diabolique
Samedi soir
Doc humanité
Victoires de la musique
Love Me
Stars 90
Mischka
Na sowas!
Vengeance
Secret File 1413
Dim Dam Dom
À bout portant
The Specialists
The Pink Panther 2
Malpertuis
Detective
Crime Spree
De Gaulle, the Last King of France
Système 2
Animal
Money Money Money
The Society of the Spectacle
Jean-Philippe
La chanson de l'année
Rock'n Roll
Johnny Hallyday - Flashback Tour 2006
Les Enfoirés 1998 - Enfoirés en cœur
Why Not Me?
Cherchez l'idole
Il était une fois Champs-Élysées
Man on the Train
Aznavour by Charles
Family Business
The Great Chase
Mon nom est Johnny
We Love You, You Bastard
Johnny Hallyday en direct de Bercy, La Soirée Anniversaire
Cadet Rousselle
The Perfect Day
Renaud, souvenirs, souvenirs
Falling Point
The Discreet Françoise Hardy
Playing Beatie Bow
Where Are You From, Johnny?
Johnny Hallyday - Born Rocker Tour
Godard by Godard
Titeuf
Everyone's Life
Paparazzi
Johnny Hallyday : Olympia 2000 - Les Duos
Visa de censure n° X
Retiens Johnny
Les Enfoirés, 15 ans d'Enfoirés
Les Enfants de la Pop 80's
Johnny Hallyday en direct du Théâtre de Paris, La Soirée Anniversaire
The Iron Triangle
Johnny Hallyday Allume le feu au Stade de France
A Sunburnt Christmas
Jean Rochefort, l'irrésistible
Quartier V.I.P.
Vos 40 chansons préférées des Enfoirés
Les Enfoirés 1997 - Le Zénith des Enfoirés
Archives secrètes
Shoot to Live
Les Vieilles Canailles
Johnny Hallyday - Parc des Princes 2003
In Memory of Rock
Danger Down Under
Michel Sardou - Show Sardou
Le jour se lève et les conneries commencent
Gad Elmaleh - 20 ans de scène !
J'ai tout donné
At War for Algeria
Johnny Hallyday: Beyond Rock
Johnny Hallyday - Les Années 60 Vol.1
L'Âge d'or de la pub
Père Noël et fils
David Lansky
Johnny made in France
Johnny Hallyday - Live à la Tour Eiffel
Hallyday Bercy 2003
Johnny Hallyday - Go, Johnny, Go (Un enfant du rock à Nashville)
Gad Elmaleh - Le Big Show
M6 awards 2000
Les Vieilles Canailles 2017
Johnny Hallyday - Stade de France 98
Johnny Hallyday, à nos promesses
Sheila, toutes ces vies-là
Johnny Hallyday symphonique
The Ponies
Hallyday par Johnny
Michel Sardou, les meilleures chansons
Les Enfoirés 1989 - Tournée d'Enfoirés
Johnny Hallyday - La Cigale
Un coup dans l'aile
Vadim Mister Cool
Christmas Blues
Céline Dion, le grand show
Les Vieilles Canailles : Histoire d'un concert mythique
Johnny Hallyday : Parc des Princes 93
Johnny Hallyday dans la chaleur de Bercy
Kidnapping
Johnny Hallyday, la France Rock'n Roll
5 + 1
Pascal Obispo - Millésime (Live 00-01)
Johnny Hallyday concert Amsterdam 1963
Johnny Hallyday : Olympia 2000 - le film
Johnny Hallyday - Rester Vivant Tour
Johnny Hallyday : Palais des Sports 1982
Johnny Hallyday - Bercy 92
Johnny Hallyday à la Cigale
Laurent Gerra ne s’interdit rien
Johnny Hallyday - Un soir à l'Olympia
Johnny Hallyday : Tour 66 - Stade de France
Johnny Hallyday - Destination Vegas
Dans l'intimité de Johnny : Tranches de vie
Johnny Hallyday - Olympia 2000
Johnny Hallyday Mes vidéos Les clips 1984-2006
Sammy Davis Jr. in Europa
Johnny Hallyday - Zénith 1984
Johnny Hallyday la Soirée Evénement
Johnny Hallyday - Bercy 87
Un roi triste
Johnny, passion d'un enfant gâté
Johnny Hallyday - Pavillon de Paris
Johnny Hallyday - Lorada Tour
Johnny Hallyday : Happy Birthday Live
Johnny l'immortel
