Johnny Hallyday
Acting
- Born:
- 1943-06-15
- Died:
- 2017-12-05
- Place of birth:
- Paris, France
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
Filmography
Vos 40 chansons préférées des Enfoirés
Johnny Hallyday - Le Concert de la Tour Eiffel - 25ème anniversaire
50 ans de Numéro Un - Les Carpentier
Once Upon My Mother
Renaud, souvenirs, souvenirs
L'Âge d'or de la pub
Godard by Godard
Johnny Hallyday Symphonique
Johnny, passion d'un enfant gâté
Sheila, toutes ces vies-là
Il était une fois Champs-Élysées
Le Figaro La Nuit
Shoot to Live
Johnny Hallyday: Beyond Rock
At War for Algeria
Deneuve, la reine Catherine
La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président
Mon nom est Johnny
Archives secrètes
Hallyday Bercy 2003
Michel Sardou, les meilleures chansons
Johnny Hallyday, à nos promesses
A Sunburnt Christmas
Jean Rochefort, l'irrésistible
Retiens Johnny
Johnny Hallyday : Happy Birthday Live
Johnny Hallyday : Olympia 2000 - Les Duos
Johnny Hallyday - Un soir à l'Olympia
Les Vieilles Canailles : Histoire d'un concert mythique
Aznavour by Charles
Johnny Hallyday - Stade de France 98
Johnny made in France
Doc humanité
The Perfect Day
Dans l'intimité de Johnny : Tranches de vie
Johnny Hallyday, la France Rock'n Roll
Les Vieilles Canailles 2017
De Gaulle, the Last King of France
Everyone's Life
Rock'n Roll
Vadim Mister Cool
The Discreet Françoise Hardy
Johnny Hallyday - Rester Vivant Tour
Johnny l'immortel
Gad Elmaleh - Le Big Show
Gad Elmaleh - 20 ans de scène !
Johnny Hallyday la Soirée Evénement
Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui
Les Vieilles Canailles
We Love You, You Bastard
Johnny Hallyday en direct du Théâtre de Paris, La Soirée Anniversaire
Johnny Hallyday - Born Rocker Tour
Johnny Hallyday en direct de Bercy, La Soirée Anniversaire
Céline Dion, le grand show
Les Enfants de la Pop 80's
Laurent Gerra ne s’interdit rien
Titeuf
Johnny Hallyday : Tour 66 - Stade de France
Vengeance
The Pink Panther 2
Johnny Hallyday - Les Années 60 Vol.1
Johnny Hallyday - La Cigale 12-17 décembre 2006
Johnny Hallyday - Flashback Tour 2006
Jean-Philippe
Les Enfoirés, 15 ans d'Enfoirés
Kidnapping
Quartier V.I.P.
L'homme qui voulait passer à la télé
La Fête De La Chanson Française
La chanson de l'année
Crimson Rivers II: Angels of the Apocalypse
Johnny Hallyday - Parc des Princes 2003
Crime Spree
The Nugget
Man on the Train
Mischka
Pascal Obispo - Millésime (Live 00-01)
Star Academy
Johnny Hallyday : Olympia 2000 - le film
M6 awards 2000
Johnny Hallyday - Olympia 2000
Johnny Hallyday - Live à la Tour Eiffel
Hallyday par Johnny
Love Me
Johnny Hallyday Allume le feu au Stade de France
Why Not Me?
Vivement dimanche
Paparazzi
Les Enfoirés 1998 - Enfoirés en cœur
Les Enfoirés 1997 - Le Zénith des Enfoirés
Johnny Hallyday - Destination Vegas
Johnny Hallyday - Lorada Tour
Johnny Hallyday à la Cigale
Michel Sardou - Show Sardou
Johnny Hallyday : Parc des Princes 93
Zone interdite
Johnny Hallyday - Bercy 92
La Gamine
Johnny Hallyday dans la chaleur de Bercy
Stars 90
Les Enfoirés 1989 - Tournée d'Enfoirés
David Lansky
The Iron Triangle
Danger Down Under
Johnny Hallyday - Bercy 87
Le monde est à vous
Sacrée soirée
Nulle part ailleurs
Terminus
Playing Beatie Bow
Family Business
Victoires de la musique
Johhny hallyday Fête de l'Huma 85
Detective
Johnny Hallyday - Zénith 1984
Johnny Hallyday - Go, Johnny, Go (Un enfant du rock à Nashville)
Père Noël et fils
Johnny Hallyday : Palais des Sports 1982
Na sowas!
Champs-Elysées
Le jour se lève et les conneries commencent
Johnny Hallyday - Pavillon de Paris
The South Bank Show
Animal
Police Commissioner Moulin
Visa de censure n° X
Numéro un
Système 2
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Apostrophes
Midi Première
Spécial cinéma
The Society of the Spectacle
J'ai tout donné
Malpertuis
Money Money Money
Midi trente
Le Grand Échiquier
Cadet Rousselle
Samedi soir
Falling Point
5 + 1
The Specialists
À bout portant
The Great Chase
Sammy Davis Jr. in Europa
The Ponies
Bouton Rouge
Un roi triste
Dim Dam Dom
Seize millions de jeunes
Cherchez l'idole
Un coup dans l'aile
Where Are You From, Johnny?
Johnny Hallyday concert Amsterdam 1963
In Memory of Rock
Tales of Paris
Secret File 1413
Christmas Blues
Discorama
Cinépanorama
Diabolique
Reflets de Cannes