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
Milan
L'Homme du train
Self (archive footage)
Johnny, passion d'un enfant gâté
Hud
Gli specialisti
Self
Johnny Hallyday - Les Années 60 Vol.1
Marcel Burot
Crime Spree
La vedette masculine
L'Animal
Self
M6 awards 2000
Self (archive footage)
La Société du spectacle
Self (archive footage)
Les Enfants de la Pop 80's
Jean-Philippe Smet / Self
Jean-Philippe
Self (voice)
Johnny Hallyday symphonique
Jacques
The Iron Triangle
Self
Johnny Hallyday : Olympia 2000 - Les Duos
Milliken
The Pink Panther 2
L'ermite
Les Rivières pourpres 2 : Les Anges de l'apocalypse
Self
Mon nom est Johnny
José
Pourquoi pas moi ?
Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui
Ben
Playing Beatie Bow
Louis, the Father
Conseil de famille
Self
Laurent Gerra ne s’interdit rien
Francis Costello
復仇
Jim Fox Warner
Détective
Self (archive footage)
Johnny Hallyday - Un soir à l'Olympia
Johnny
D'où viens-tu, Johnny ?
Stump
Terminus
Self
Tourner pour vivre
Alex
Quartier V.I.P.
Johnny Hallyday (uncredited)
Mischka
Self (archive footage)
Jean Rochefort, l'irrésistible
Frankie
À tout casser
Self
Dans l'intimité de Johnny : Tranches de vie
Self
Renaud, souvenirs, souvenirs
Frank Matrix
La Gamine
Self
À la mémoire du rock
Self (archive footage)
Godard par Godard
Self
Johnny Hallyday - Live à la Tour Eiffel
Self
Hallyday Bercy 2003
Jacques Kaminsky
Salaud, on t'aime
Self (archive footage)
L'Âge d'or de la pub
Self
Céline Dion, le grand show
Johnny Hallyday
L'Aventure c'est l'aventure
Self
Hallyday par Johnny
Self
Johnny l'immortel
Self (archive footage)
Johnny made in France
Vlad, dit 'Le Roumain'
Point de Chute
Self (archive footage)
Johnny Hallyday - Go, Johnny, Go (Un enfant du rock à Nashville)
Lennox
Love Me
Ratner Precision Driving Double
The Nugget
Leo
Danger Down Under
Self
Johnny Hallyday : Tour 66 - Stade de France
Les Enfoirés 1998 - Enfoirés en cœur
Self
Michel Sardou - Show Sardou
Johnny Hallyday
Paparazzi
William Terrano
Kidnapping
Self
Les Vieilles Canailles
L'accidenté à répétition
Le jour se lève et les conneries commencent
Self (archive footage)
La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président
Self (archive footage)
Sheila, toutes ces vies-là
Self
Johnny Hallyday - Pavillon de Paris
Student (uncredited)
Les Diaboliques
Johnny Hallyday
Rock'n Roll
Self
Johnny Hallyday - Stade de France 98
Self
Johnny Hallyday - Olympia 2000
Self
Johnny Hallyday concert Amsterdam 1963
Self
Johnny Hallyday - Zénith 1984
Self
Johnny Hallyday : Palais des Sports 1982
Self
Johnny Hallyday : Olympia 2000 - le film
Self
Johnny Hallyday - Bercy 87
Self
Johnny Hallyday dans la chaleur de Bercy
Self
Johnny Hallyday - Bercy 92
Self
Johnny Hallyday : Parc des Princes 93
Self
Johnny Hallyday - Lorada Tour
Self
Johnny Hallyday Allume le feu au Stade de France
Self (archive footage)
Françoise Hardy - La discrète
(archive footage) (uncredited)
Visa de censure n° X
Self
J'ai tout donné
Johnny
Chacun sa vie
Self - Chanteur
Johnny Hallyday - Rester Vivant Tour
Self
Johnny Hallyday - Born Rocker Tour
Sailor who kisses Bets (uncredited)
Malpertuis
Johnny Hallyday
Dossier 1413
Self
Johnny Hallyday - La Cigale
Self - Chanteur principal
Johnny Hallyday - Flashback Tour 2006
Johnny Hallyday
Cherchez l'idole
Self
Johnny Hallyday - Parc des Princes 2003
Self
Bouton Rouge
Self
Gad Elmaleh - Le Big Show
Self
Les Vieilles Canailles 2017
Johnny Hallyday
Les Poneyttes
Self
Johnny Hallyday en direct de Bercy, La Soirée Anniversaire
Self
5 + 1
Les Enfoirés 1989 - Tournée d'Enfoirés
Self
Pascal Obispo - Millésime (Live 00-01)
Self - Singer (archive footage)
Le Regard de Charles
Self
Les Vieilles Canailles : Histoire d'un concert mythique
Self
Johnny Hallyday - Destination Vegas
Self
12 juillet 1998, le jour parfait
Self
Johnny Hallyday, la France Rock'n Roll
Self (archive footage)
Vadim Mister Cool
Les Enfoirés 1997 - Le Zénith des Enfoirés
Self
Johnny Hallyday en direct du Théâtre de Paris, La Soirée Anniversaire
Self
Gad Elmaleh - 20 ans de scène !
Self
Johnny Hallyday à la Cigale
Self
Johnny Hallyday la Soirée Evénement
Self
Johnny Hallyday : Happy Birthday Live
Self
Retiens Johnny
Johnny Hallyday
Un coup dans l'aile
Self
Johnny Hallyday, à nos promesses
Self
Père Noël et fils
Self (archive footage)
De Gaulle, le dernier roi de France
Jean Allard (segment "Sophie")
Les Parisiennes
Les Enfoirés, 15 ans d'Enfoirés
Self (archive footage)
Michel Sardou, les meilleures chansons
Self (archive footage)
Johnny Hallyday Mes vidéos Les clips 1984-2006
Self
Christmas Blues
Johnny Hallyday
Un roi triste
Le chanteur du train (voice)
Titeuf (Le Film)
Worker #2
A Sunburnt Christmas
Self (archive footage)
Vos 40 chansons préférées des Enfoirés
Self
Sammy Davis Jr. in Europa
Self
La Fête De La Chanson Française
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Ma mère, Dieu et Sylvie Vartan
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
123
Gender
Male
Birthday
1943-06-15
Place of Birth
Paris, France
Also Known As
Jean-Philippe Smet