Johnny Hallyday

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Age

Movies

127

Born: June 15, 1943 – December 5, 2017
From: Paris, France
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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.

Works

127 films

The Pink Panther 2

20095.7

J'ai tout donné

19729.3

The Specialists

19695.7

Crimson Rivers II: Angels of the Apocalypse

20046.1

Diabolique

19557.9

Vengeance

20096.6

Once Upon My Mother

20257.0

Detective

19855.3

Crime Spree

20035.6

Johnny Hallyday : Olympia 2000 - le film

2000

Vos 40 chansons préférées des Enfoirés

20257.0

Animal

19776.0

Love Me

20005.9

Rock'n Roll

20175.2

Paparazzi

19985.0

Shoot to Live

20226.2

Johnny Hallyday : Happy Birthday Live

20208.0

Johnny Hallyday la Soirée Evénement

2014

Godard by Godard

20237.8

La Fête De La Chanson Française

2005

Jean-Philippe

20065.7

Hallyday par Johnny

2000

Titeuf

20115.7

We Love You, You Bastard

20145.6

Gad Elmaleh - Le Big Show

20155.7

Man on the Train

20026.7

Malpertuis

19726.4

L'Âge d'or de la pub

20236.5

Johnny made in France

20188.2

Secret File 1413

19614.0

M6 awards 2000

200010.0

Les Enfoirés, 15 ans d'Enfoirés

20057.8

Christmas Blues

1960

Le jour se lève et les conneries commencent

19814.0

Aznavour by Charles

20196.9

La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président

20227.2

Johnny Hallyday à la Cigale

199510.0

Les Enfants de la Pop 80's

2012

Money Money Money

19726.7

The Nugget

20025.8

Michel Sardou - Show Sardou

1994

Johnny Hallyday, à nos promesses

20208.0

Everyone's Life

20174.6

Johnny Hallyday - La Cigale 12-17 décembre 2006

2007

Johnny Hallyday - Stade de France 98

201810.0

Tales of Paris

19625.5

Gad Elmaleh - 20 ans de scène !

20157.3

Deneuve, la reine Catherine

20227.8

L'homme qui voulait passer à la télé

20058.0

Jean Rochefort, l'irrésistible

20207.5

Sammy Davis Jr. in Europa

1968

50 ans de Numéro Un - Les Carpentier

20255.0

Visa de censure n° X

19766.6

Pascal Obispo - Millésime (Live 00-01)

20019.0

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

19848.0

The Iron Triangle

19895.6

De Gaulle, the Last King of France

20177.0

Johnny Hallyday - Bercy 87

19878.5

The Perfect Day

20187.5

Cherchez l'idole

19646.4

Johnny Hallyday, la France Rock'n Roll

20179.0

Les Enfoirés 1998 - Enfoirés en cœur

19987.6

In Memory of Rock

19638.0

The Discreet Françoise Hardy

20168.5

Terminus

19874.1

Johnny Hallyday concert Amsterdam 1963

1963

The Great Chase

19684.2

Sheila, toutes ces vies-là

20227.5

Why Not Me?

19985.8

Les Enfoirés 1989 - Tournée d'Enfoirés

19896.0

The Society of the Spectacle

19746.7

Dans l'intimité de Johnny : Tranches de vie

2018

Johnny Hallyday - Pavillon de Paris

197910.0

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

20148.0

Père Noël et fils

19838.0

5 + 1

19705.0

Johnny Hallyday - Bercy 92

19929.5

Quartier V.I.P.

20054.5

Hallyday Bercy 2003

202110.0

Retiens Johnny

20208.0

The Ponies

19675.2

Les Enfoirés 1997 - Le Zénith des Enfoirés

19976.0

La Gamine

19924.9

Johnny Hallyday - Olympia 2000

200010.0

A Sunburnt Christmas

20206.8

Les Vieilles Canailles

20147.0

Johnny Hallyday - Destination Vegas

19968.0

Playing Beatie Bow

19864.9

Céline Dion, le grand show

20128.8

Falling Point

19705.9

Family Business

19864.8

Mischka

20025.8

Vadim Mister Cool

20166.1

Johnny l'immortel

2016

Johnny Hallyday dans la chaleur de Bercy

1990

Johnny, passion d'un enfant gâté

20228.0

Where Are You From, Johnny?

19636.0

Johnny Hallyday - Rester Vivant Tour

20169.3

Renaud, souvenirs, souvenirs

20238.0

Johnny Hallyday : Palais des Sports 1982

19829.0

Johnny Hallyday - Born Rocker Tour

20139.0

Johnny Hallyday Allume le feu au Stade de France

19998.5

Laurent Gerra ne s’interdit rien

20116.0

Johnny Hallyday en direct de Bercy, La Soirée Anniversaire

201310.0

Mon nom est Johnny

2021

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

2025

Johnny Hallyday - Parc des Princes 2003

20038.5

Johnny Hallyday : Tour 66 - Stade de France

20099.7

Un coup dans l'aile

19635.5

Michel Sardou, les meilleures chansons

2021

Kidnapping

2005

Danger Down Under

19884.0

Les Vieilles Canailles 2017

20178.0

Johnny Hallyday - Live à la Tour Eiffel

20008.5

Bouton Rouge

1967

Johnny Hallyday - Un soir à l'Olympia

2019

Johnny Hallyday - Zénith 1984

1984

Johnny Hallyday : Parc des Princes 93

19938.3

Johnny Hallyday : Olympia 2000 - Les Duos

2019

Un roi triste

1966

Johnny Hallyday - Flashback Tour 2006

200610.0

Johnny Hallyday symphonique

20238.0

Johnny Hallyday - Lorada Tour

19958.0

Johnny Hallyday - Les Années 60 Vol.1

200810.0

Les Vieilles Canailles : Histoire d'un concert mythique

20198.0

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

2013

Johhny hallyday Fête de l'Huma 85

1985