Johnny Hallyday
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Johnny Hallyday is a French singer and actor. An icon in the French-speaking world since the beginning of his career, he was considered by some to have been the French Elvis Presley
. He was married for 15 years to one of the most popular French female singers: Sylvie Vartan
. They formed the golden couple of the sixties and seventies in Europe. While Vartan's career is contained mostly in the 70s and 80s, Hallyday, whose music career has spanned a half-century, is still one of France's biggest stars. He has completed 100 tours, had 18 platinum albums, and sold more than 110 million records. Hallyday announced his retirement from performing on 3 December 2007, saying that he will retire in 2009, after a farewell tour.
Johnny Hallyday is back in 2011 after a fairly publicized conflict with his former manager.
, his mother Huguette Clerc (1920–2007) was French. Hallyday took his stage name from his aunt's husband, American artist Lee Halliday (also a pseudonym).(68)
in French. His debut single, "Laisse les filles" was released on the Vogue
label in March 1960. His first album, Hello Johnny, was released in 1960. In 1961 his cover
of "Let's Twist Again
" sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc
. It topped almost every European chart, although the track did not appear in the UK Singles Chart
. He appeared on the American Ed Sullivan Show with American singing star Connie Francis
in a show that was taped at the Moulin Rouge
nightclub in Paris. He also staged many appearances in the Paris Olympia
under the management of the late Bruno Coquatrix
. For their first concert, The Jimi Hendrix Experience
opened for Johnny Hallyday in Évreux
on 13 October 1966. Black and white footage, also from October 1966, exists of Hallyday partying with Hendrix, his manager Chas Chandler
and others.
At the end of the 1960s, Hallyday made a string of albums with Mick Jones
and Tommy Brown
as musical directors, and Big Jim Sullivan
, Bobby Graham
and Jimmy Page
as session musicians. These are Jeune Homme, Rivière... Ouvre ton Lit (aka Je suis né dans la rue) and Vie. On Je suis né dans la rue, Hallyday also hired both Peter Frampton
and the Small Faces. 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
– which was Frampton's band – tracks and they can be heard playing on the album. Often forgotten is Hallyday's non-LP single and EP track "Que Je T'aime" from the same sessions. By 1969 alone, his sales of records
exceeded twelve million.
Many consider Hallyday to have developed well and become a greater performer in his later years. One of his concerts, 100% Johnny: Live à La Tour Eiffel in 2000, attracted an audience of 500,000 and 9.5 million television viewers (the show was broadcast live on French TV). In December 2005, Hallyday had his third number-one single in France, "Mon Plus Beau Noël
" (after "Tous ensemble
" and "Marie
"), dedicated to his adopted daughter Jade. Shortly before announcing his retirement from touring, he released a blues-flavored album, Le Cœur d'un homme
, on 12 November 2007. The album hit #1 in both France and French-speaking Belgium. In addition to the lead single "Always", Le Cœur d'un homme features "T'aimer si mal", a duet with bluesman Taj Mahal
and "I Am the Blues", an English-language song written for Hallyday by U2
frontman Bono
. His next album, Ça ne finira jamais, released in 2008, another #1 on the French album chart, and its lead single, "Ça n'finira jamais
", also reached #1. In 2008 he recorded a series of acoustic songs with French musician Drexl Jonez. Hallyday's most recent album, also a #1 hit in France, is Tour 66: Stade de France 2009, a live set recorded at Stade de France
during his farewell tour with appearances by Drexl Jonez on the guitar.
Hallyday remains largely unknown outside of France, thus earning the nickname "the biggest rock star you've never heard of" in English-speaking countries.http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/go/tag/view/blog_post/Johnny%20Hallyday He was made Chevalier (Knight) of the Légion d'honneur
in 1997.
French movie producers Michèle and Laurent Pétin introduced Johnny Hallyday to Hong Kong film director Johnny To. Hallyday was cast as the main role of To's Vengeance
after meeting with the director in early 2008. The shooting began in November 2008 and concluded in February 2009. The filming took place on location in Hong Kong and Macau, with a crew mainly based in Hong Kong.
, Switzerland to escape the high tax rate imposed by the French government. 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 has said that he would move his residency back to France if it changes its tax laws.
Hallyday keeps a second home in Los Angeles, where he has been spending increasing amounts of time in recent years, enjoying his relative anonymity in the U.S. One of his favorite leisure activities is riding his Harley-Davidson
on long trips through the California desert, staying in small motels along the way.
Hallyday married Bulgarian-French singer Sylvie Vartan
on 12 April 1965. Their son David Hallyday
was born on 14 August 1966. Hallyday and Vartan divorced in 1980. He was then briefly married to Babeth Étienne; the marriage lasted less than three months, ending in February 1982. A four-year relationship with French actress Nathalie Baye
followed; their daughter Laura Smet
was born on 15 November 1983. He was married to his third wife Adeline Blondieau for two years, divorcing her in 1992. He has been married to Laeticia Boudou since 25 March 1996. The couple have adopted two girls from Vietnam
: Jade Odette Désirée, born 3 August 2004 (formerly Bui Thi Hoa), in November 2004, and Joy (Maï-Huong) born 27 July 2008, in December 2008.
Hallyday supported Nicolas Sarkozy
in the 2007 French presidential election. The Canadian comedy duo the Masked Avengers
referenced this in their prank call
to American vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin
when an Avenger impersonating Sarkozy named Hallyday as his "Special American Advisor".
In July 2009, Hallyday was diagnosed with colon cancer, for which he was operated on. On 26 November 2009 Hallyday underwent surgery in Paris to repair a herniated disc. He suffered complications and was admitted to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
in Los Angeles. It was announced that Hallyday had been put into a medically induced coma in order to repair lesions that had formed as a result of the surgery and to relieve his pain. On 17 December, it was announced that Hallyday and his wife had started legal proceedings against Dr. Stephane Delajoux, who had performed the original surgery.
Elvis Presley
Elvis Aaron Presley was one of the most popular American singers of the 20th century. A cultural icon, he is widely known by the single name Elvis. He is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "the King"....
. He was married for 15 years to one of the most popular French female singers: Sylvie Vartan
Sylvie Vartan
Sylvie Vartan is a French singer. She was one of the first rock girls in France. Vartan was the most productive and active of the yé-yé style artists, considered as the toughest-sounding of those. Her performance often featured elaborate show-dance choreography. She made many appearances on French...
. They formed the golden couple of the sixties and seventies in Europe. While Vartan's career is contained mostly in the 70s and 80s, Hallyday, whose music career has spanned a half-century, is still one of France's biggest stars. He has completed 100 tours, had 18 platinum albums, and sold more than 110 million records. Hallyday announced his retirement from performing on 3 December 2007, saying that he will retire in 2009, after a farewell tour.
Johnny Hallyday is back in 2011 after a fairly publicized conflict with his former manager.
Early life
Hallyday's father, Léon Smet (1908–1989), was a BelgianBelgians
Belgians are people originating from the Kingdom of Belgium, a federal state in Western Europe.-Etymology:Belgians are a relatively "new" people...
, his mother Huguette Clerc (1920–2007) was French. Hallyday took his stage name from his aunt's husband, American artist Lee Halliday (also a pseudonym).(68)
Career
Influenced by Elvis Presley and the 1950s rock revolution, Hallyday became famous in the 1960s for singing rock and rollRock and roll
Rock and roll is a genre of popular music that originated and evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s, primarily from a combination of African American blues, country, jazz, and gospel music...
in French. His debut single, "Laisse les filles" was released on the Vogue
Vogue Records
Vogue Records was a short-lived United States based record label of the 1940s, noted for the artwork embedded in the records themselves. Founded in 1946 as part of Sav-Way Industries of Detroit, Michigan, the discs were initially a hit, because of the novelty of the colorful artwork, and the...
label in March 1960. His first album, Hello Johnny, was released in 1960. In 1961 his cover
Cover version
In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...
of "Let's Twist Again
Let's Twist Again
"Let's Twist Again" is a song written by Kal Mann and Dave Appell, and released as a single by Chubby Checker. One of the biggest hit singles of 1961, it reached number two in the UK and number eight on the U.S. Billboard pop chart. It refers to the Twist dance craze and his 1960 and 1961...
" sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc
Music recording sales certification
Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped or sold a certain number of copies, where the threshold quantity varies by type and by nation or territory .Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories,...
. It topped almost every European chart, although the track did not appear in the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
. He appeared on the American Ed Sullivan Show with American singing star Connie Francis
Connie Francis
Connie Francis is an American pop singer of Italian heritage and the top-charting female vocalist of the 1950s and 1960s. Although her chart success waned in the second half of the 1960s, Francis remained a top concert draw...
in a show that was taped at the Moulin Rouge
Moulin Rouge
Moulin Rouge is a cabaret built in 1889 by Joseph Oller, who also owned the Paris Olympia. Close to Montmartre in the Paris district of Pigalle on Boulevard de Clichy in the 18th arrondissement, it is marked by the red windmill on its roof. The closest métro station is Blanche.The Moulin Rouge is...
nightclub in Paris. He also staged many appearances in the Paris Olympia
Paris Olympia
The Olympia is a music hall in the 9th arrondissement of Paris. Located at No. 28, Boulevard des Capucines, its closest métro/RER stations are Madeleine, Opéra, Havre – Caumartin and Auber....
under the management of the late Bruno Coquatrix
Bruno Coquatrix
Bruno Coquatrix, was born in Ronchin, Nord on 5 August 1910 and died in Paris on 1 April 1979, buried in the famous Père Lachaise Cemetery . He is mainly known as the owner and manager of the music hall Paris Olympia...
. For their first concert, The Jimi Hendrix Experience
The Jimi Hendrix Experience
The Jimi Hendrix Experience were an English-American psychedelic rock band that formed in London in October 1966. Comprising eponymous singer-songwriter and guitarist Jimi Hendrix, bassist and backing vocalist Noel Redding and drummer Mitch Mitchell, the band was active until June 1969, in which...
opened for Johnny Hallyday in Évreux
Évreux
Évreux is a commune in the Eure department, of which it is the capital, in Haute Normandie in northern France.-History:In late Antiquity, the town, attested in the fourth century CE, was named Mediolanum Aulercorum, "the central town of the Aulerci", the Gallic tribe then inhabiting the area...
on 13 October 1966. Black and white footage, also from October 1966, exists of Hallyday partying with Hendrix, his manager Chas Chandler
Chas Chandler
Bryan James "Chas" Chandler was an English musician, record producer and manager of several successful music acts....
and others.
At the end of the 1960s, Hallyday made a string of albums with Mick Jones
Mick Jones (Foreigner)
Michael Leslie "Mick" Jones is an English guitarist, songwriter, and record producer best known as the founding member of the rock band Foreigner.-Life and career:...
and Tommy Brown
Tommy Brown
Thomas Michael "Buckshot" Brown was a Major League Baseball Utility player from to . Brown became the youngest player ever to hit a home run in the Major Leagues when he homered on August 20, 1945 at the age of 17...
as musical directors, and Big Jim Sullivan
Big Jim Sullivan
Big Jim Sullivan is an English musician, whose career started in 1959. He is best known as a session guitarist. In the 1960s and 1970s, Sullivan was one of the most "in-demand" studio musicians in the UK, and performed in more than one thousand charting singles over his career...
, Bobby Graham
Bobby Graham
Bobby Graham was an English session drummer, composer, arranger and record producer. Shel Talmy, who produced The Kinks, David Bowie and The Who, described Graham as "the greatest drummer the UK has ever produced."...
and Jimmy Page
Jimmy Page
James Patrick "Jimmy" Page, OBE is an English multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and record producer. He began his career as a studio session guitarist in London and was subsequently a member of The Yardbirds from 1966 to 1968, after which he founded the English rock band Led Zeppelin.Jimmy Page...
as session musicians. These are Jeune Homme, Rivière... Ouvre ton Lit (aka Je suis né dans la rue) and Vie. On Je suis né dans la rue, Hallyday also hired both Peter Frampton
Peter Frampton
Peter Kenneth Frampton is an English musician, singer, producer, guitarist and multi-instrumentalist. He was previously associated with the bands Humble Pie and The Herd. Frampton's international breakthrough album was his live release, Frampton Comes Alive!. The album sold over 6 million copies...
and the Small Faces. 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
Humble Pie (band)
Humble Pie was a rock band from England, finding success both in the UK and the US. They are remembered for songs such as "Black Coffee" "30 Days in the Hole", "I Don't Need No Doctor", and "Natural Born Bugie"...
– which was Frampton's band – tracks and they can be heard playing on the album. Often forgotten is Hallyday's non-LP single and EP track "Que Je T'aime" from the same sessions. By 1969 alone, his sales of records
Gramophone record
A gramophone record, commonly known as a phonograph record , vinyl record , or colloquially, a record, is an analog sound storage medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove...
exceeded twelve million.
Many consider Hallyday to have developed well and become a greater performer in his later years. One of his concerts, 100% Johnny: Live à La Tour Eiffel in 2000, attracted an audience of 500,000 and 9.5 million television viewers (the show was broadcast live on French TV). In December 2005, Hallyday had his third number-one single in France, "Mon Plus Beau Noël
Mon Plus Beau Noël
"Mon Plus Beau Noël" is a 2005 song recorded by French singer Johnny Hallyday. It was the second single on his album Ma Vérité on which it features as eighth track, and was released on December 2005 as a Christmas song...
" (after "Tous ensemble
Tous ensemble
"Tous Ensemble" is a song recorded in 2002 by French singer Johnny Hallyday. The song was released on April 23, 2002, as a single. It was the official anthem of the French football team during the 2002 FIFA World Cup. French singer and songwriter Catherine Lara participated in the writing of the...
" and "Marie
Marie (song)
"Marie" is a 2002 song recorded by French singer Johnny Hallyday. It was the first single from his album À la vie, à la mort !, and was released in October 2002...
"), dedicated to his adopted daughter Jade. Shortly before announcing his retirement from touring, he released a blues-flavored album, Le Cœur d'un homme
Le Cœur d'un homme
Le Cœur d'un homme is a 2007 album recorded by French singer Johnny Hallyday. It was released on November 12, 2007, and achieved huge success in France and Belgium . It was led by the single "Always", a number 2 hit in France, and contains a cover version of Francis Cabrel's 1989 single...
, on 12 November 2007. The album hit #1 in both France and French-speaking Belgium. In addition to the lead single "Always", Le Cœur d'un homme features "T'aimer si mal", a duet with bluesman Taj Mahal
Taj Mahal (musician)
Henry Saint Clair Fredericks , who uses the stage name Taj Mahal, is an American Grammy Award winning blues musician. He incorporates elements of world music into his music...
and "I Am the Blues", an English-language song written for Hallyday by U2
U2
U2 are an Irish rock band from Dublin. Formed in 1976, the group consists of Bono , The Edge , Adam Clayton , and Larry Mullen, Jr. . U2's early sound was rooted in post-punk but eventually grew to incorporate influences from many genres of popular music...
frontman Bono
Bono
Paul David Hewson , most commonly known by his stage name Bono , is an Irish singer, musician, and humanitarian best known for being the main vocalist of the Dublin-based rock band U2. Bono was born and raised in Dublin, Ireland, and attended Mount Temple Comprehensive School where he met his...
. His next album, Ça ne finira jamais, released in 2008, another #1 on the French album chart, and its lead single, "Ça n'finira jamais
Ça n'finira jamais
"Ça n'finira jamais" is a 2008 song recorded by French artist Johnny Hallyday. It was the first single from his album of the same name on which it features as first track...
", also reached #1. In 2008 he recorded a series of acoustic songs with French musician Drexl Jonez. Hallyday's most recent album, also a #1 hit in France, is Tour 66: Stade de France 2009, a live set recorded at Stade de France
Stade de France
The Stade de France is the national stadium of France, situated just north of Paris in the commune of Saint-Denis. It has an all-seater capacity of 80,000, making it the fifth largest stadium in Europe, and is used by both the France national football team and French rugby union team for...
during his farewell tour with appearances by Drexl Jonez on the guitar.
Hallyday remains largely unknown outside of France, thus earning the nickname "the biggest rock star you've never heard of" in English-speaking countries.http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/go/tag/view/blog_post/Johnny%20Hallyday He was made Chevalier (Knight) of the Légion d'honneur
Légion d'honneur
The Legion of Honour, or in full the National Order of the Legion of Honour is a French order established by Napoleon Bonaparte, First Consul of the Consulat which succeeded to the First Republic, on 19 May 1802...
in 1997.
French movie producers Michèle and Laurent Pétin introduced Johnny Hallyday to Hong Kong film director Johnny To. Hallyday was cast as the main role of To's Vengeance
Vengeance (2009 film)
Vengeance is a 2009 neo-noir crime film directed by Johnnie To from a screenplay written by Wai Ka-Fai. A co-production between Hong Kong and France, the film stars Johnny Hallyday, Anthony Wong, Lam Ka-Tung, Lam Suet, Simon Yam and Sylvie Testud. The film was produced by Milkyway Image, and...
after meeting with the director in early 2008. The shooting began in November 2008 and concluded in February 2009. The filming took place on location in Hong Kong and Macau, with a crew mainly based in Hong Kong.
Personal life
In November 2005, Hallyday started a procedure to obtain Belgian citizenship but his request was turned down in 2006 because he failed to fulfill the residence requirements. In late 2006, Hallyday announced that he would move his permanent residency to GstaadGstaad
Gstaad is a village in the German-speaking section of the Canton of Berne in southwestern Switzerland. Part of the municipality of Saanen, Gstaad is known as one of the most exclusive ski resorts in the world....
, Switzerland to escape the high tax rate imposed by the French government. 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 has said that he would move his residency back to France if it changes its tax laws.
Hallyday keeps a second home in Los Angeles, where he has been spending increasing amounts of time in recent years, enjoying his relative anonymity in the U.S. One of his favorite leisure activities is riding his Harley-Davidson
Harley-Davidson
Harley-Davidson , often abbreviated H-D or Harley, is an American motorcycle manufacturer. Founded in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, during the first decade of the 20th century, it was one of two major American motorcycle manufacturers to survive the Great Depression...
on long trips through the California desert, staying in small motels along the way.
Hallyday married Bulgarian-French singer Sylvie Vartan
Sylvie Vartan
Sylvie Vartan is a French singer. She was one of the first rock girls in France. Vartan was the most productive and active of the yé-yé style artists, considered as the toughest-sounding of those. Her performance often featured elaborate show-dance choreography. She made many appearances on French...
on 12 April 1965. Their son David Hallyday
David Hallyday
David Hallyday is a French singer/songwriter and amateur sports car racer. He was born in Boulogne-Billancourt and is the son of the French singers Sylvie Vartan and Johnny Hallyday....
was born on 14 August 1966. Hallyday and Vartan divorced in 1980. He was then briefly married to Babeth Étienne; the marriage lasted less than three months, ending in February 1982. A four-year relationship with French actress Nathalie Baye
Nathalie Baye
Nathalie Marie Andrée Baye is a French film, television, and stage actress. After having dance and dramatic education, Baye began acting in 1970. She has appeared in more than 70 films. She won four César Awards for Sauve qui peut , Une étrange affaire , La Balance , and Le Petit Lieutenant...
followed; their daughter Laura Smet
Laura Smet
Laura Smet is a French actress. She was born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, daughter of the rock musician Johnny Hallyday and the actress Nathalie Baye...
was born on 15 November 1983. He was married to his third wife Adeline Blondieau for two years, divorcing her in 1992. He has been married to Laeticia Boudou since 25 March 1996. The couple have adopted two girls from Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
: Jade Odette Désirée, born 3 August 2004 (formerly Bui Thi Hoa), in November 2004, and Joy (Maï-Huong) born 27 July 2008, in December 2008.
Hallyday supported Nicolas Sarkozy
Nicolas Sarkozy
Nicolas Sarkozy is the 23rd and current President of the French Republic and ex officio Co-Prince of Andorra. He assumed the office on 16 May 2007 after defeating the Socialist Party candidate Ségolène Royal 10 days earlier....
in the 2007 French presidential election. The Canadian comedy duo the Masked Avengers
Masked Avengers
The Masked Avengers, or Les Justiciers Masqués, are a Canadian radio duo from Montreal, Quebec, made up of disc jockeys and comedians Sébastien Trudel and Marc-Antoine Audette, known for making prank calls to famous persons by pretending to be government officials or officers in charitable...
referenced this in their prank call
The Masked Avengers' prank on Sarah Palin
On November 1, 2008, American vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin fell prey to a prank call by the Masked Avengers, a Canadian radio comedy duo, who tricked Palin into believing she was talking to French President Nicolas Sarkozy. During the conversation, the fake Sarkozy talked to Palin about...
to American vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
Sarah Louise Palin is an American politician, commentator and author. As the Republican Party nominee for Vice President in the 2008 presidential election, she was the first Alaskan on the national ticket of a major party and first Republican woman nominated for the vice-presidency.She was...
when an Avenger impersonating Sarkozy named Hallyday as his "Special American Advisor".
In July 2009, Hallyday was diagnosed with colon cancer, for which he was operated on. On 26 November 2009 Hallyday underwent surgery in Paris to repair a herniated disc. He suffered complications and was admitted to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Originally established as Kaspare Cohn Hospital in 1902, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center is a non-profit, tertiary 958-bed hospital and multi-specialty academic health science centre located in Los Angeles, California, US. Part of the Cedars-Sinai Health System, the hospital employs a staff of over...
in Los Angeles. It was announced that Hallyday had been put into a medically induced coma in order to repair lesions that had formed as a result of the surgery and to relieve his pain. On 17 December, it was announced that Hallyday and his wife had started legal proceedings against Dr. Stephane Delajoux, who had performed the original surgery.
Studio albums
- Hello Johnny (1960, Vogue)
- Nous les Gars, Nous les Filles (1961, Vogue)
- Tête à Tête avec Johnny (1961, Vogue)
- Salut les Copains! (1961, Philips)
- Johnny Hallyday sings America's Rockin' Hits (1962, Philips)
- Les Bras en Croix (1963, Philips)
- Les Rocks les Plus Terribles (1964, Philips)
- Halleluyah (1965, Philips)
- Johnny Chante Hallyday (1965, Philips)
- La Génération Perdue (1966, Philips)
- Johnny 67 (1967, Philips)
- Jeune Homme (1968, Philips)
- Rêve et Amour (1968, Philips)
- Rivière... Ouvre ton Lit (aka Je suis né dans la rue) (1969, Philips)
- Vie (1970, Philips)
- Flagrant Délit (1971, Philips)
- Pleins Feux Sur... (1971, Philips)
- Country-Folk-Rock (1972, Philips)
- Insolitudes (1973, Philips)
- Je t'Aime, Je t'Aime, Je t'Aime (1974, Philips)
- Rock'n Slow (1974, Philips)
- Rock à Memphis (1975, Philips)
- La Terre Promise (1975, Philips)
- Derrière l'Amour (1976, Philips)
- Hamlet (1976, Philips)
- C'est la Vie (1977, Philips)
- Solitudes à DeuxSolitudes à DeuxSolitude à deux is an album of the french singer Johnny Hallyday album.-Track listing:#Elle m'oublie#Salut Charlie# La fille du square#Cet homme que voilà#Revoilà ma solitude'#La première pierre#Va te cacher# Lolita...
(1978, Philips) - HollywoodHollywood (French album)Hollywood is an album of the french singer Johnny Hallyday album.-Track listing:#Le bon temps du rock'n'roll# Tout m'enchaîne#Tu n'es pas la seul fille au monde#Le coeur comme une montagne# Ce que tu as fait de moi...
(1979, Philips) - À Partir de MaintenantÀ Partir de MaintenantÀ Partir de Maintenant is an album of the French singer Johnny Hallyday.-Track listing:Source: À Partir de Maintenant track listing...
... (1980, Philips) - En Pièces DétachéesEn Pièces DétachéesEn Pièces détachées is an album by the french singer Johnny Hallyday.-Track listing:#Deux étrangers 5:12#Je peux te faire l'amour 4:11#Lady Divine 3:33#Chez madame Lolita 3:55#Excusez-moi de chanter encore du rock'n'roll 2:26...
(1981, Philips) - Pas FacilePas FacilePas Facile is an album of the french singer Johnny Hallyday.-Track listing:#C'est pas facile 5:08#Je t'ai aimée 3:55# Il ne faut pas me ressembler 3:04#Bats-toi pour l'amour 3:39#Comme une femme 4:01...
(1981, Philips) - Quelque Part un AigleQuelque Part un AigleQuelque Part un Aigle is an 1982 album of the French singer Johnny Hallyday. The same year, it achieved Gold status for over 100,000 units sold.-Track listing:#"La Caisse" 4:18#"Sage Pour Vous" 5:43#"On Va Vous en Donner du Rock" 3:59...
(1982, Philips) - La PeurLa PeurLa Peur is an album of the french singer Johnny Hallyday album-Track listing:#Le survivant#La peur#Veau d'or vaudou#Je n'en suis plus capable#Carte postale d'Alabama#Je suis victime de l'amour#Sans profession...
(1982, Philips) - Entre Violence et ViolonEntre Violence et ViolonEntre violence et violon is a 1983 album of the French singer Johnny Hallyday album. The same year, it achieved Gold status for over 100,000 units sold.-Track listing:#Entre violence et violon 4:56#Les scellés sur ma vie 3:40...
(1983, Philips) - Hallyday 84: Nashville en DirectHallyday 84: Nashville en DirectNashville en Direct is an album by the French singer Johnny Hallyday....
(1984, Philips) - En V.O.En V.O.-Track listing:#Casualty of love#Ain't no stopping me now#On the edge of the edge#Mono rock and roll#I'll make you believe in love again#When you turn out the lightsSource: En V.O track listing...
(1984, Philips) - Rock'n'Roll AttitudeRock'n'Roll Attitude-Track listing:# Le chanteur abandonné# Qui ose aimer# Quelque chose de Tennessee# Équipe de nuit# La blouse de l'infirmière# Rock'n'roll attitude# Seul mais pas solitaire# Parker, connais pas# Aimer vivre...
(1985, Philips) - GangGang (album)-Track listing:# : L'envie# : Je t'attends# : J'oublierai ton nom# : Toute seule# : Je te promets# : Laura# : Tu peux chercher# : Dans mes nuit... on oublie# : Encore# : Ton filsSource: Gang track listing...
(1986, Philips) - CadillacCadillac (album)Cadillac is a 1989 album recorded by French singer Johnny Hallyday. It was released in June 1989 and achieved success in France, where it debuted at #1 for eight consecutive weeks on the SNEP albums chart on July 2, 1989, and totaled 61 weeks in the top 50...
(1989, Philips) - Ça ne change pas un hommeÇa ne change pas un hommeÇa ne change pas un homme is a 1991 album recorded by French singer Johnny Hallyday. It was in late December 1991 and achieved success in France, where it debuted at a peak at #3 on the charts on January 1, 1991, and totaled 43 weeks on the chart...
(1991, Philips) - Rough TownRough TownRough Town is a 1994 album recorded by French singer Johnny Hallyday. It is entirely written in English-language to win over the anglophone countries. It was released in September 1994 and achieved success in France, where it debuted at the top of the charts on October 2, 1994, but dropped just...
(1994, Philips) - LoradaLoradaLorada is a 1995 album recorded by French singer Johnny Hallyday. It was released on June 20, 1995, and achieved success in France and Belgium , where, however, it failed to top the charts, being blocked by Michael Jackson's HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I and Céline Dion's D'eux...
(1995, Philips) - Ce que je saisCe que je saisCe que je sais is a 1998 album recorded by French singer Johnny Hallyday. It was released on January 24, 1998, and achieved success in France and Belgium , where, however, it failed to top the charts, being blocked by the soundtrack album of The Titanic...
(1998, Philips) - Sang pour sang (1999, Philips)
- À la vie, à la mort !À la vie, à la mort !À la vie, à la mort ! is a 2002 double album recorded by French singer Johnny Hallyday. It was released on November 4, 2002 and achieved huge success in France and Belgium , where it topped the charts, and in Switzerland. It provided four top ten singles in France : "Marie" , "Ne reviens pas" ,...
(2002, Mercury) - Ma VéritéMa VéritéMa Vérité is a 2005 album recorded by French singer Johnny Hallyday. It was released on 6 November 2005, and achieved huge success in France and Belgium , where it topped the charts. It provided three top ten singles in France : "Ma religion dans son regard" , "Mon Plus Beau Noël" and "Le temps...
(2005, Mercury) - Le Cœur d'un hommeLe Cœur d'un hommeLe Cœur d'un homme is a 2007 album recorded by French singer Johnny Hallyday. It was released on November 12, 2007, and achieved huge success in France and Belgium . It was led by the single "Always", a number 2 hit in France, and contains a cover version of Francis Cabrel's 1989 single...
(2007, Warner Music France) - Ça ne finira jamais (2008, Warner Music France)
- Jamais seul (2011, Warner Music France)
Live albums
- Johnny et Ses Fans au Festival de Rock'n'Roll (1961, Vogue)
- À l'Olympia (1962, Philips)
- Olympia 64 (1964, Philips)
- Olympia 67 (1967, Philips)
- Au Palais des Sports (1967, Philips)
- Que Je t'Aime (1969, Philips)
- Live at the Palais des Sports (1971, Philips)
- Palais des Sports (1976, Philips)
- Pavillon de Paris (1979, Philips)
- Live (1981, Universal Music)
- Palais des Sports 1982 (1982, Universal Music)
- Au Zénith (1984, Universal Music)
- À Bercy (1987, Universal Music)
- Dans la Chaleur de Bercy (1990, Universal Music)
- Bercy 92 (1992, Universal Music)
- Parc des Princes (1993, Universal Music)
- À La Cigale (1994, Universal Music)
- Lorada Tour (1995, Universal Music)
- Destination Vegas (1996, Universal Music)
- Johnny Allume le Feu: Stade de France 98 (1998, Universal Music)
- 100% Johnny: Live à La Tour Eiffel (2000, Universal Music)
- Olympia 2000 (2000, Universal Music)
- Parc des Princes 2003 (2003, Universal Music)
- Flashback Tour Live (2006, Warner Music)
- La Cigale (2007, Warner Music)
- Tour 66: Stade de France 2009 (2009, Warner Music)
Films
- Cherchez l'idole (1963) as himself
- Le Spécialiste (1969) as Hud / Brad
- L'aventure c'est l'aventure (1974) as himself
- L'AnimalAnimal (1977 film)L'Animal is an action-comedy film directed by Claude Zidi and starring Jean-Paul Belmondo and Raquel Welch-Plot:Mike is a stuntman who works with his girlfriend Jane . On their wedding day Mike and Jane are forced by producers to do a stunt for a film they are working on...
(1974) as The Male Star - The Case of the Missing Bottle (1983) as Monsieur Waitor
- DétectiveDétectiveDétective is a 1985 French crime film directed by Jean-Luc Godard. It was entered into the 1985 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Laurent Terzieff - William Prospero* Aurelle Doazan - Arielle* Jean-Pierre Léaud - Inspector Neveu...
(1985) directed by Jean-Luc GodardJean-Luc GodardJean-Luc Godard is a French-Swiss film director, screenwriter and film critic. He is often identified with the 1960s French film movement, French Nouvelle Vague, or "New Wave".... - TerminusTerminus (1987 film)Terminus is a futuristic action film directed by Pierre-William Glenn.In a sort of "Mad Max" futuristic adventure, an international sport has been established where a driver of a computerized truck must drive across country to an established terminus and not be stopped by other vehicles...
(1987) as Stump - The Iron Triangle (1989) as Jacques
- Why Not Me?Why Not Me? (film)Why Not Me? is a 1999 French comedy film written and directed by Stéphane Giusti. It is about a group of gay French friends living in Barcelona who decide to have a dinner party and come out to their parents.-Cast:* Amira Casar as Camille...
(1999) as José - Love Me (2000) as Lennox
- L'homme du trainL'homme du trainL'homme du train is a 2002 French crime-drama film directed by Patrice Leconte, starring Jean Rochefort and Johnny Hallyday...
(The Man on the Train) (aka Man on the Train in the US) (2002) as Milan - Crime SpreeCrime SpreeCrime Spree is a 2003 film written and directed by Brad Mirman. It stars well known actors Gerard Depardieu and Harvey Keitel as well as french singers Johnny Hallyday and Renaud.- Plot :...
(2003) as Marcel Burot - Crimson Rivers II: Angels of the ApocalypseCrimson Rivers II: Angels of the ApocalypseCrimson Rivers II: Angels of the Apocalypse, known as Les Rivières pourpres II: Les anges de l'apocalypse in the French release, is a 2004 thriller-action movie starring Jean Reno, Benoit Magimel and Christopher Lee. It is directed by Olivier Dahan and produced by Ilan Goldman...
(2004) as L'ermite borgne - Quartier V.I.P. (2005) as Alex
- Jean-PhilippeJean-Philippe (film)Jean-Philippe is a French film, directed by Laurent Tuel and starring Fabrice Luchini and Johnny Hallyday. The film was released on the 5th of April 2006.- Synopsis :...
(2006) as Jean-Philippe - VengeanceVengeance (2009 film)Vengeance is a 2009 neo-noir crime film directed by Johnnie To from a screenplay written by Wai Ka-Fai. A co-production between Hong Kong and France, the film stars Johnny Hallyday, Anthony Wong, Lam Ka-Tung, Lam Suet, Simon Yam and Sylvie Testud. The film was produced by Milkyway Image, and...
(2009) as Francis Costello - The Pink Panther 2 (2009) as Laurence Millikin
External links
Official site A blog about Johnny Hallyday- Biography of Johnny Hallyday, from Radio France InternationaleRadio France InternationaleRadio France Internationale was created in 1975 as part of Radio France by the Government of France, and replaced the Poste Colonial , Paris Mondial , Radio Paris , RTF Radio Paris and ORTF Radio Paris...