
Johnny Hallyday
Born June 15, 1943 · Paris, France
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.
Notable Appearances
Movies

The Pink Panther 2

Diabolique

Crimson Rivers II: Angels of the Apocalypse

Once Upon My Mother

Vengeance

Crime Spree

The Specialists

La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président

Vos 40 chansons préférées des Enfoirés

Man on the Train

Paparazzi

J'ai tout donné

Detective

Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui

L'Âge d'or de la pub

We Love You, You Bastard

Money Money Money

Love Me

Rock'n Roll

Animal

The Society of the Spectacle

Deneuve, la reine Catherine

Everyone's Life

Les Enfoirés 1998 - Enfoirés en cœur

Mon nom est Johnny

Les Enfoirés, 15 ans d'Enfoirés

Aznavour by Charles

Terminus
TV Shows

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

Midi Première

Apostrophes

Le monde est à vous

Spécial cinéma

Midi trente

Le Grand Échiquier

Numéro un

Discorama

Victoires de la musique

Cinépanorama

Nulle part ailleurs

Zone interdite

Police Commissioner Moulin

Star Academy

Doc humanité

Stars 90

À bout portant

Reflets de Cannes

Cadet Rousselle

Il était une fois Champs-Élysées

La chanson de l'année

Dim Dam Dom

David Lansky

At War for Algeria

Archives secrètes

Seize millions de jeunes

Johnny Hallyday: Beyond Rock
More Movies

50 ans de Numéro Un - Les Carpentier

Jean-Philippe

La Fête De La Chanson Française

L'homme qui voulait passer à la télé

Les Enfoirés 1997 - Le Zénith des Enfoirés

Sheila, toutes ces vies-là

Johnny made in France

Jean Rochefort, l'irrésistible

The Discreet Françoise Hardy

Les Enfoirés 1989 - Tournée d'Enfoirés

Quartier V.I.P.

Titeuf

Visa de censure n° X

De Gaulle, the Last King of France

Why Not Me?

Le jour se lève et les conneries commencent

Tales of Paris

The Perfect Day

Gad Elmaleh - Le Big Show

Les Enfants de la Pop 80's

Malpertuis

Johnny Hallyday : Happy Birthday Live

Père Noël et fils

The Nugget

Vadim Mister Cool

Johnny Hallyday : Olympia 2000 - le film

Johnny Hallyday Allume le feu au Stade de France

M6 awards 2000

Falling Point

Secret File 1413

Cherchez l'idole

The Iron Triangle

Pascal Obispo - Millésime (Live 00-01)

Gad Elmaleh - 20 ans de scène !

Johnny Hallyday en direct de Bercy, La Soirée Anniversaire

Godard by Godard

Johnny Hallyday - La Cigale 12-17 décembre 2006

Danger Down Under

Family Business

Shoot to Live

In Memory of Rock

Where Are You From, Johnny?

Les Vieilles Canailles 2017

Christmas Blues

The Ponies

Céline Dion, le grand show

Un coup dans l'aile

Michel Sardou, les meilleures chansons

The Great Chase

Johnny Hallyday - Stade de France 98

Johnny Hallyday - Parc des Princes 2003

Johnny Hallyday : Parc des Princes 93

Johnny Hallyday - Un soir à l'Olympia

Johnny Hallyday - Live à la Tour Eiffel

5 + 1

Retiens Johnny

Playing Beatie Bow

Johnny Hallyday : Olympia 2000 - Les Duos

Johnny Hallyday - Destination Vegas

Johnny Hallyday la Soirée Evénement

Johnny Hallyday - Bercy 87

Hallyday Bercy 2003

Johnny Hallyday : Tour 66 - Stade de France

Renaud, souvenirs, souvenirs

Johnny Hallyday - Rester Vivant Tour

Johnny Hallyday, la France Rock'n Roll

Johnny Hallyday - Olympia 2000

Johnny Hallyday - Pavillon de Paris

Les Vieilles Canailles : Histoire d'un concert mythique

La Gamine

Laurent Gerra ne s’interdit rien

A Sunburnt Christmas

Johnny, passion d'un enfant gâté

Johnny Hallyday dans la chaleur de Bercy

Johnny Hallyday à la Cigale

Johnny Hallyday - Bercy 92

Johnny Hallyday, à nos promesses

Mischka

Johnny Hallyday - Born Rocker Tour

Les Vieilles Canailles

Hallyday par Johnny

Kidnapping

Johnny Hallyday - Le Concert de la Tour Eiffel - 25ème anniversaire

Johnny Hallyday - Lorada Tour

Bouton Rouge

Johnny Hallyday : Palais des Sports 1982

Dans l'intimité de Johnny : Tranches de vie

Johnny Hallyday - Zénith 1984

Johnny Hallyday concert Amsterdam 1963

Johnny Hallyday - Flashback Tour 2006

Johnny l'immortel

Johnny Hallyday - Go, Johnny, Go (Un enfant du rock à Nashville)

Johnny Hallyday - Les Années 60 Vol.1

Johnny Hallyday en direct du Théâtre de Paris, La Soirée Anniversaire

Johnny Hallyday symphonique

Un roi triste




