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| Philippe Smet on June 15, 1943 in Paris) is a French singer and actor.He has completed 400 tours, had 18 platinum albums, performed in front of 15 million people, and sold 100 million records.Belgian father, Leon Smet.His pseudonym was borrowed from his cousin's friend, Lee Halliday; it turned into Hallyday when it was misprinted on a record label.He was married on April 12, 1965 to Sylvie Vartan (French singer) in Loconville.Although Johnny Hallyday and Sylvie Vartan were France's "Golden Couple" of their generation, they divorced on November 4, 1980.Hallyday's love affair with the French actress Nathalie Baye began in 1982, after they met on a television programme.Career
Influenced by Elvis Presley and the 1950s rock revolution, Johnny, as he is popularly known, became famous in the 1960s for singing rock and roll in French.His first album, Hello Johnny, was released in 1960.He appeared on the American Ed Sullivan Show on July 1, 1962 with American singing star Connie Francis in a show that was taped at the Moulin Rouge nightclub in Paris.Le Coeur d'un homme' is a blues album and contains a song written for Hallyday by Bono from the band U2, and a duo with bluesman Taj Mahal.Always' is the first track to be released from the new album.LP single and EP track "Que Je T'aime" from the same sessions.In November 2005, he started a procedure to obtain Belgian citizenship, but his request was turned down in 2006 because he failed to fulfill the residency requirements.In late 2006, Hallyday announced that he would move his "permanent" residency to Gstaad, Switzerland, to escape the high tax rate imposed by the French government.Hallyday has said that he would move his residency back to France if it changes its tax laws.Johnny (1961, Vogue)
Salut les Copains!L'homme du train (2002) as Milan
Crime Spree (2003) as Marcel Burot
Crimson Rivers II: Angels of the Apocalypse (2004) as L'ermite borgne
Quartier V.Frampton and Small Faces contribution on 1969 album.This page was last modified 11:54, 19 December 2007.See Copyrights for details.French equivalent of Elvis Presley.He has completed 400 tours, had 18 platinum albums, performed in front of 15 million people, and sold 100 million records.Today Hallyday is still seen as a top stage performer, giving first class shows in crowded stadiums.Personal life
2 Career
3 Trivia
4 Albums
4.Belgian father, Leon Smet.He was married on April 12, 1965 to Sylvie Vartan (French singer) in Loconville.They have a son, David Hallyday (who is also a singer), born David Michael Benjamin Smet on August 14, 1966.Although Johnny Hallyday and Sylvie Vartan were France's "Golden Couple" of their generation, they divorced on November 4, 1980.Hallyday's love affair with the French actress Nathalie Baye began in 1982, after they met on a television programme.He married Adeline Blondiau in 1990.In 1996, he married Laetitia Boudou.In 2004, the couple adopted a Vietnamese baby girl, called Jade.Hallyday's last album is released on 12th November 2007.Le Coeur d'un homme' is a blues album and contains a song written for Hallyday by Bono from the band U2, and a duo with bluesman Taj Mahal.Amongst their contributions are the songs "Amen (Bang Bang)," "Reclamation (News Report)," and "Regarde Pour Moi (What You Will)," which are variations of Small Faces and Humble Pie tracks, and they can be heard playing on the album.LP single and EP track "Que Je T'aime" from the same sessions.For their first concert, the Jimi Hendrix experience opened for Johnny Halliday in Paris.In November 2005, he started a procedure to obtain Belgian citizenship, but his request was turned down in 2006 because he failed to fulfill the residency requirements.Swiss law allows wealthy individuals to claim residency if they live six months and one day in the country and then pay a fixed tax based on expenses, such as rent or assets in Switzerland, rather than a percentage of their income.Hallyday supported Nicolas Sarkozy in the 2007 French Presidential Elections.L'homme du train (2002) as Milan
Crime Spree (2003) as Marcel Burot
Crimson Rivers II: Angels of the Apocalypse (2004) as L'ermite borgne
Quartier V.This page was last modified 11:54, 19 December 2007.All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.See Copyrights for details.Pour pouvoir lire le bandeau des news, votre navigateur doit supporter les frames.Pour pouvoir lire les informations de passeport, votre navigateur doit supporter les frames.France needed its own national rock singer.His aunt paid for him to take correspondence courses.He took dance lessons and learnt the guitar at the beginning of the fifties.Friends got him bit parts in cinema advertisements.Everything changed in 1957, however, when he went to see "Lovin' You", starring Elvis Presley.From then on there was only one thing he wanted to be: a rock'n'roll singer.At the end of the fifties he used to regularly to the Golf Drouot, the famous Parisian club where young rock'n'roll fans gathered.Jacques Wolfsohn, artistic director of Vogue records signed him immediately.In March 1960 Johnny Hallyday's first record came out (the name was borrowed from Lee Halliday, his cousin's boyfriend).In June his second record, "Souvenirs souvenirs", was released, his first hit.His friends from the Golf Drouot came were there en masse and the atmosphere was electric, especially when the young singer rolled around on stage, something which had never been done before in France.In February he triumphed at the Palais des Sports in France's first rock festival, organised by Vogue records.Atlantic craze, the Twist, following this up in the autumn with a single in French and English, "Viens danser le Twist".His hit single, "Idole des jeunes", also came out that year.From October 35th to November 12th, he did his second season at Olympia, with his stage show including a ballet at the end of the song "La Bagarre".In 63, he recorded the album" les Bras en croix" and the hit single "Da dou ron ron".Infantry Regiment at Offenbourg in Germany.Military service transformed his media image.He became an almost respectable young man in the public eye.At the end of the year the album "Johnny chante Hallyday" came out.His rise to fame in the first part of the decade had been meteoric.Bob Dylan and the Beatles."Noir c'est noir", a reflection on the depressed state he had been in.One happy event must have comforted him, however: the birth of his son David on August 14th.In February, he recorded the French version of "Hey Joe" by Jimi Hendrix, the American singer and guitarist he had helped to make known in France.The couple then went on tour in South America.Johnny's French version of Elvis Presley's "Love me tender".From April 26h to May 4th 1969, Hallyday gave sixteen concerts to full houses at the Palais des Sports in Paris.The outrageous decors and the singer's performance further contributed to a legend in the making.Then, after a series of concerts in Canada just before the summer, he spent most of the rest of the year doing film work.After ten years in the business, Johnny was as ready as ever to profit from the latest musical craze.As a result, however, these songs are now too dated.CircusThe Hallyday machine, almost thirty, was now perfectly tuned.On June 15th, he gave a concert at Olympia in Paris to help the venue's director, Bruno Coquatrix, overcome cash flow problems.In 1974, he toured in South America and in France.He also crossed Death Valley in the United States on a motorbike, a hobby the singer was to practise more and more.He took time out to see Elvis Presley's show in Las Vegas.Memphis" was released in May, followed in September by another album, "La Terre Promise".Opera rock
Johnny was now having problems with the French fiscal authorities, who were demanding 100 million francs of unpaid taxes, and went to live in Los Angeles with Sylvie and their son, David."Joue pas de rock'n'roll pour moi" and "Gabrielle".In September, he brought out the double album, "Hamlet" , a rock opera written by Gilles Thibault and composed by Pierre Groscolas, and which proved to be a huge commercial flop.At the same time, he returned to the Palais des Sports in Paris with his "Johnny Story" show, which was recorded for a live album.He was also invited to do a live TV performance on board the aircraft carrier "Clemenceau".From October 18th to November 26th, he appeared at the Pavillon de Paris at the Porte de Pantin in Paris in his show, "L'Ange aux yeux de laser".As he had done almost yearly, he did a summer tour in France, and on August 14th he collapsed on stage.Despite his rapid recovery, rumours circulated: in January 81, whilst on holiday at Richard Antony's house in California, he read in the papers that he was dead.His life had become an inexhaustible source of gossip in the press.His divorce with Sylvie, announced on November 5th 1980, was widely covered in the media.For fifteen years, the whole of France had followed the couple's tumultuous marriage like a soap opera.In February and March, he went on tour, finishing in Paris at the Hippodrome de Pantin.In September, he released the album "La Peur", which included "le Survivant", the title he gave to his new show at the Palais des Sports.For the first time in his career, a video cassette of the show went on sale.Nathalie Baye gave birth to their daughter, Laura, at the end of 1983.On January 8th, he fainted on stage."Detective" brought together a director and an actor from two opposite worlds.She introduced Johnny to Michel Berger, and in doing so lost Pierre Billon the job of writing the next album."Quelque chose de Tenessee" came out in May 85.Gil, Julien Clerc's famous lyric writer, to write the album "Cadillac", which included two tracks written by Johnny's son David, one of which was "Mirador".Restos du Coeur charity organisation founded by Coluche.Eddy Mitchell, contributed to the success of this fund raising effort.The musical event of Johnny's year was without doubt his season at the Bercy stadium in Paris, which started on September 15th.Although Hallyday remains the biggest French star of the last thirty years, his recording career began to run out of steam from this moment on.At the same, his past hits had become French standards and his live shows were as packed as ever.This release event came only a few months before a huge live event: on June 18th, 19th, and 20th 1993, Johnny celebrated his fiftieth birthday with his three grandiose "Retiens la nuit" concerts at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris, a retrospective of his career in fifty songs.In 1994, after an arduous French tour, an old dream finally came true for Hallyday: he recorded an album in English, "Rough Town" (a title borrowed from Canadian Bryan Adams), produced by Rolling Stones producer Chris Kemsey.English lyrics gave his voice a whole new dimension.It is also worth mentioning here that Johnny sometimes boasted he used the "Gitane (the famous brand of French cigarettes) method" to develop his voice.American, but his flirtation with English was a flop in France.Another project was beginning to preoccupy him.Cuba in June, Johnny went back to work in New York.With Philippe Chatel, he recorded a song which is part of the new version of the children's story, "Emilie Jolie".Then, from August 20th to October 30th, Hallyday spent two months recording his next album, working with Pascal Obispo, the principal composer on the CD.The first track to be released, "Ce que je sais", came out at the end of the year, accompanied by a video shot in New York by the director of "The Exorcist", William Friedkin.And yet Johnny's appearance at Cannes did herald the singer's return to the film world.Later that year Johnny turned his attention to his singing career once again, beginning preparations for a live extravaganza at the Stade de France (just outside Paris).Johnny Hallyday's performance at the new French football stadium proved to be the Greatest French Show of All Time!Jacques Goldman and Pascal Obispo also joined Johnny on stage in the course of the evening.Stade de France proved a huge hit with the public.Like Father, Like SonOn 13 October '99 Johnny rocketed back into the French music news with a brand new album entitled "Sang pour sang".Two months later sales of "Sang pour sang" topped 1.Johnny a diamond disc to add to his extensive award collection.Needless to say, it came as no surprise when the veteran French rocker went on to win Best Album of the Year at the "Victoires de la Musique" awards in February 2000.Eiffel Tower on July 10th.Johnny followed this success with another concert on June 17th (paying this time!Montreal on August 30th and 31st.France's favourite rock star is now planning to take a break from his hectic touring and recording schedule and devote more time to his film career.ParenthesisAfter those years focused on singing and live performing, Johnny Hallyday set his mind on the cinema."Love Me", playing his own part.In March, Johnny was selected by the whole of the French football team to sing their official song for the 2002 World Cup.Entitled "Tous Ensemble", the song was penned by Catherine Lara.French star was getting ready to celebrate her 60th birthday in the midst of his fans.France and abroad (The Times, New York Times) was overwhelming.In November 2004, Johnny and his wife, Laetitia, welcomed a new addition to their family, adopting Jade, a young girl from Vietnam.The film hit French cinema screens in April 2006.Later that year, Johnny made a major comeback on the live circuit with the "Flashback Tour", performing new versions of all the old favourites from his repertoire.La Cigale and L'Olympia.September saw the release of a live CD entitled "Flashback Tour", featuring excerpts from his concerts at the Palais des Sports on 14 and 15 June.This was the first album released on his new label, Warner Music France).In December 2006, Johnny Hallyday sent shockwaves reverberating through the French nation, announcing that he would be moving to Switzerland.SmetMother: HuguetteWife: Sylvie Vartan (m.Son: David Hallyday (singer, b.The video has been added to your playlist.This video will appear on your blog shortly.Thank you for flagging this video.We can only process copyright complaints submitted by authorized parties in accordance with processes defined in law.There may be significant legal penalties for false notices.Please refer to our Help Center for more information and the complete instructions.Thank you for sharing this video!Change this to see only comments above a certain value.Cette chanson me r'appelle de beaux souvenirs aouhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh !!!Johnny Hallyday : EXCEPTIONNEL !!!Would you like to comment?Derriere L'amour (Flashback t...After making your selection, copy and paste the embed code above.The code changes based on your selection.Johnny Hallyday : Vivre pour le meilleur!Johnny Hallyday : Non je ne regrette rien!Flashback 2006 : Palais des Sports!Johnny Hallyday Parc des Princes 2003!Get the latest Flash player.The video has been added to your playlist.Thank you for sharing your concerns.Content of this nature is not necessarily prohibited on YouTube, however we will review this video and take action as appropriate.Thank you for sharing your concerns.We can only process copyright complaints submitted by authorized parties in accordance with processes defined in law.Please refer to our Help Center for more information and the complete instructions.Thank you for sharing your concerns.Please refer to our Help Center for more information and the form to submit.Thank you for sharing this video!Change this to see only comments above a certain value.Animals, de Bob Dylan, Joan Baez ou encore Janis Joplin...Trop belle cette musique !!Elle restera a tout jamais intemporelle et pour tout le monde !Would you like to comment?Johnny Hallyday : Gabrielle!Rock star Johnny Hallyday has had phenomenal success in the French speaking world.France's gossip columns and was made a Chevalier of the Legion D'Honneur by President Chirac in 1997.To mark 40 years in showbiz the French icon enjoyed a three week residency at Paris's most famous venue, L'Olympia, and he performed before a million people in a mobile musical cavalcade down the Champs Elysee.His music is blatantly derivative, defiantly American and often consists of French language covers of stateside hits like Long Tall Sally and Roll Over Beethoven."He introduced rock and roll to France.People of all ages like him," he added.The singer, who was born in Paris to a French mother and Belgian father, applied for his Belgian citizenship last year.The following year saw his first hit, Laisse les filles.Once dubbed "the French Elvis", Hallyday's rise to the top was swift and within two years he became France's highest paid music star.Since then the paparazzi have snapped Hallyday with a veritable phalanx of women, most notably the actress Natalie Baye, with whom he enjoyed a celebrated romance.His present wife is 30 years his junior.Saxon, many others see him as a loveable rogue.He has been forgiven for disturbing the chic atmosphere of St Tropez with his powerful motorbikes and even an admission of extensive and continuing cocaine use provoked little comment.However his climb to the top has not been totally trouble free.In 2005 he lost a legal battle with his record label, Universal, over gaining control of some 1,000 master copies of his songs after he accused them of exploiting him.He was also accused of rape by a former employee in 2003, but no charges were ever brought against the singer.Even Hallyday himself has found it quite hard to believe."There's only me and Mick Jagger left".Johnny Hallyday at Amazon.Shop Amazon for low prices on a vast selection of new and used music.Johnny Hallyday was France's first and only fullfledged rock star.Other French artists may have been influenced by rock roll, but none was as beholden to the original sources, or as enduringly successful, as Hallyday.Johnny Hallyday at Amazon.Shop Our Large Collection of Music.Build your own online store or Advertise with us.Link to your favourite Lyrics!HTML code for the link:
LyricsDownload.Johnny Hallyday LYRICS : .HalleluyahHamletJe T'Aime Je T'Aime Je T'AimeJeune HommeJohnny Hallyday, Vol.Da Dou Ron RonJohnny Hallyday, Vol.Le PenitencierLa Generation PerdueLa Terre PromiseLoradaQuelque Part Un Aigle (1982)Reve Et AmourRivere...Ouvre Ton LitRock N SlowSolitudes a DeuxParc des Princes 2003CadillacBest ofCollectionJohnny HallydayLes Grands Succes De...Rock 'N' Roll AttitudesSang Pour SangNashville Sessions 2GangA la Vie, A la MortJohnny Hallyday, Vol.Mots D'amourL'idole Des JeunesStade De France 1998Au Parc Des PrincesParc De Princes: 1993Anthologie V.Partir de MaintenantCe Que Je SaisDestination VegasJohnny HallydayLa Generation PerdueMaster SeriesVol.Master Serie 2003Souvenirs SouvenirsRough TownAnthologie, Vol. |
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