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Johnny Hallyday
Actor, Composer, Producer
Born June 15, 1943Died December 5, 2017 (74 years)
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. ...
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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
Johnny Hallyday Filmography
| 2020 | A Sunburnt Christmas · as Worker #2 |
| 2017 | Everyone's Life · as Johnny |
| 2014 | Salaud, on t'aime. · as Jacques Kaminsky |
| 2011 | Titeuf: The Movie · as Le Chanteur Du Train (voice) |
| 2009 | |
| 2009 | The Pink Panther 2 · as Milliken |
| 2006 | Jean-Philippe · as Jean-Philippe Smet / Self |
| 2005 | Quartier V.I.P. · as Alex |
| 2005 | L'homme qui voulait passer à la télé · as Cast |
| 2004 | Crimson Rivers 2: Angels of the Apocalypse · as L'ermite |
| 2003 | Crime Spree · as Marcel Burot |
| 2002 | The Nugget · as Ratner Precision Driving Double |
| 2002 | Man on the Train · as Milan |
| 2002 | Mischka · as Johnny Hallyday (uncredited) |
| 2000 | Love me · as Lennox |
| 1998 | Why Not Me? · as José |
| 1992 | La gamine · as Frank Matrix |
| 1989 | The Iron Triangle · as Jacques |
| 1987 | |
| 1986 | Playing Beatie Bow · as Ben |
| 1986 | Family Council · as Louis, The Father |
| 1985 | Detective · as Jim Fox Warner |
| 1981 | Le jour se lève et les conneries commencent · as L'accidenté À Répétition |
| 1977 | |
| 1976 | Commissaire Moulin (TV Series) · as William Terrano |
| 1971 | Malpertuis · as Sailor Who Kisses Bets (uncredited) |
| 1970 | Falling Point · as Vlad, Dit 'le Roumain' |
| 1969 | The Specialists · as Hud |
| 1968 | À tout casser · as Frankie |
| 1963 | Where Are You From, Johnny? · as Johnny |
| 1962 | Tales of Paris · as Jean Allard (segment "sophie") |
| 1955 | Diabolique · as Student (uncredited) |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan Show (TV Series) · as Singer |
| 2025 | Once Upon My Mother · as Self (archive Footage) (uncredited) |
| 2023 | L'Âge d'or de la pub · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2023 | Godard by Godard · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2023 | Sheila, toutes ces vies-là · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2022 | Godard Cinema · as Self |
| 2022 | Jane Birkin et nous · as Self |
| 2022 | Johnny Hallyday: Beyond Rock (TV Series) · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2022 | At War(s) for Algeria (TV Series) · as Self - Singer (archive Footage) |
| 2022 | Deneuve, la reine Catherine · as Self |
| 2022 | La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2021 | Johnny Hallyday - Que je t'aime · as Self |
| 2021 | Hallyday - Bercy 2003 · as Self |
| 2021 | Michel Sardou, les meilleures chansons · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2020 | Jean Rochefort, l'irrésistible · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2019 | Aznavour by Charles · as Self - Singer (archive Footage) |
| 2019 | Les silences de Johnny · as Self |
| 2018 | Le Grand Échiquier (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2018 | Cannes 1968, révolution au palais · as Self |
| 2018 | 12 juillet 1998, Le jour parfait · as Self |
| 2018 | The 60th Annual Grammy Awards · as Self - French Rock Singer |
| 2017 | Johnny Hallyday, la France rock'n'roll · as Self |
| 2017 | Christian Audigier the Vif · as Self |
| 2017 | Les vieilles canailles · as Self |
| 2017 | De Gaulle, the Last King of France · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2017 | Rock'n Roll · as Johnny Hallyday |
| 2016 | Vadim Mister Cool · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2016 | Thierry Le Luron, l'humour de ma vie · as Self |
| 2016 | Françoise Hardy, la discrète · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2016 | Tourner pour vivre · as Self |
| 2016 | Johnny Hallyday - Rester Vivant Tour · as Self - Chanteur |
| 2015 | Gad Elmaleh: 20 ans de scène · as Self |
| 2015 | Gad Elmaleh - Le Big Show · as Self |
| 2013 | Johnny Hallyday: Born Rocker Tour - Bercy · as Johnny Hallyday |
| 2012 | Il est minuit, Paris s'éveille · as Self |
| 2012 | The Voice (FR) (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2009 | Déchaînées · as Self |
| 2009 | C à Vous (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2007 | One Day, One Fate (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2006 | 50' inside (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2006 | Ce soir (ou jamais !) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2006 | Being Jacques Chirac · as Self |
| 2005 | Live 8 · as Self |
| 2004 | |
| 2004 | Le grand journal de Canal+ (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | Che tempo che fa (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2001 | Star Academy (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2000 | L'invité (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2000 | Johnny Hallyday - Live à la Tour Eiffel · as Self |
| 1999 | Johnny Hallyday: Parc des Princes · as Self |
| 1998 | Roll on Sunday (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1998 | We Can't Wait for Next Sunday (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1998 | Tout le monde en parle (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1998 | Paparazzi · as Johnny Hallyday |
| 1997 | Johnny Hallyday: Bercy 95 - Lorada tour · as Self |
| 1996 | Johnny Hallyday - Destination Vegas · as Self |
| 1994 | Show Sardou · as Self |
| 1994 | Les enfants de la télé (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1993 | Zone Interdite (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1993 | Taratata 100% Live (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1992 | Johnny Hallyday - Bercy 92 · as Self |
| 1991 | Johnny Hallyday dans la chaleur de Bercy · as Self |
| 1990 | Tournée d'enfoirés · as Self |
| 1988 | Fréquenstar (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1987 | NPA (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1986 | Miss France (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1986 | Les Enfoirés (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1985 | Les Victoires de la Musique (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1985 | American Masters (TV Series) · as Self - French Recording Star |
| 1984 | Johnny Hallyday - Zénith 1984 · as Self |
| 1982 | Na sowas! (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1982 | Champs-Elysees (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1981 | Journal de 20h de France 2 (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1978 | The South Bank Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1976 | César Awards (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1975 | Number One (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1975 | Système 2 (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1975 | Sunday meetings (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1975 | Auto-Moto (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1975 | Apostrophes (TV Series) · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 1975 | Midi-Première (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1974 | The Society of the Spectacle · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 1972 | Money Money Money · as Johnny Hallyday |
| 1972 | Midi Trente (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1972 | Pour une pomme · as Johnny Hallyday |
| 1970 | Aujourd'hui Madame (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1968 | Challenge in the Snow · as Self |
| 1968 | Les poneyttes · as Johnny Hallyday |
| 1965 | Dim Dam Dom (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1964 | Cherchez l'idole · as Johnny Hallyday |
| 1963 | Ready Steady Go! (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1963 | À la mémoire du rock · as Self |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1961 | Secret File 1413 · as Johnny Hallyday |
| 1959 | Télé-Dimanche (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1956 | Cinépanorama (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1955 | Tonight at the London Palladium (TV Series) · as Self - French Pop Singer - Top Of The Bill |
| 1952 | Reflets de Cannes (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1951 | Sanremo (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1983 | Outward Signs of Wealth · as Composer |