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French musician and actor (1943–2017) December 2017 Infobox person | name = Johnny Hallyday | image = Johnny Hallyday — Milan, 1973.jpg | caption = Hallyday performing in Milan in 1973 | birth_name = Jean-Philippe Léo Smet | birth_date = birth date|es|1943/6/15 | birth_place = Paris, France | death_date = death date and age|es|2017/12/05|1943/6/15 | death_place = Marnes-la-Coquette, France | resting_place = Lorient, Saint Barthélemy|Lorient, Saint Barthélemy, parish church cemetery | nationality = | occupation = hlist|Singer-songwriter|musician|actor | spouse = Plain list| * marriage|Sylvie Vartan|1965|1980|reason=divorced * marriage|Babeth Étienne|1981|1982|reason=divorced * marriage|Adeline Blondieau|1990|1992|reason=divorced * marriage||1994|1995|reason=divorced * marriage|Læticia Boudou|1996 | partner = Plain list| * Sabina (1981) * Nathalie Baye (1982–1986) * Gisèle Galante (1987–1988) * Leah (1988–1989) | children = 4 (including David Hallyday|David and Laura Smet|Laura) | education = | module = Infobox musical artist|embed=yes | background = solo_singer | instrument = hlist|Vocals|piano|guitar | genre = hlist|Rock and roll|Pop music|pop|yé-yé | years_active = 1955–2017 | label = hlist|Disques Vogue|Vogue|Philips Records|Philips|Warner Bros. Records|Warner|Universal Music Group|Universal | associated_acts = hlist|Mick Jones (Foreigner)|Mick Jones|Tommy Brown (singer)|Tommy Brown|Jimmy Page|Tony Joe White|Dalida|Bon Jovi|Michael Bolton|Sylvie Vartan|Bono|The Jimi Hendrix Experience|Connie Francis|Laura Pausini | website = URL|johnnyhallyday.com | alias = | relations = ''Jean-Philippe Léo Smet'' (IPA|fr|ʒɑ̃ filip leo smɛt; 15 June 1943 – 5 December 2017, better known by his stage name ''Johnny Hallyday'', was a French rock and roll and Pop music|pop singer and actor, credited with having brought rock and roll to France.cite news https://www.lemonde.fr/societe/article/2007/10/22/johnny-hallyday-renonce-a-la-nationalite-belge_969974_3224.html Johnny Hallyday renonce à la nationalité belge |work=Le Monde 22 October 2007 5 February 2024Cite news https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/columnists/miles-kington/miles-kington-johnny-hallyday-legendary-for-being-legendary-769263.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220614/https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/columnists/miles-kington/miles-kington-johnny-hallyday-legendary-for-being-legendary-769263.html 14 June 2022 |url-access=subscription live Miles Kington: Johnny Hallyday – Legendary for being legendary? 10 January 2008|work=The Independent 6 June 2017Cite news http://en.rfi.fr/france/20160327-johnny-hallyday-rocks-brussels-blues-away Johnny Hallyday rocks Brussels' blues away 27 March 2016 Radio France Internationale 6 June 2017 During a career spanning 57 years, he released 79 albums and sold more than 110 million records worldwide,Cite news https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-45996351 Johnny Hallyday: France's dead rocker scoops sales record 26 October 2018 BBC News 15 June 2019 Cite news https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/johnny-hallyway-album-mon-pays-sales-numbers-drake-scorpion-laeticia-a8604216.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220614/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/johnny-hallyway-album-mon-pays-sales-numbers-drake-scorpion-laeticia-a8604216.html 14 June 2022 |url-access=subscription live French rocker Johnny Hallyday beats Drake's one-week sales figure with posthumous album O'Connor Raisin 27 October 2018 |work=The Independent 15 June 2019 mainly in the French-speaking world, making him one of the List of the best-selling music artists|best-selling artists in the world.cite magazine http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7717349/johnny-hallyday-battling-cancer Legendary French Singer Johnny Hallyday Is Being Treated for Cancer Lars Brandle |magazine=Billboard (magazine)|Billboard 8 March 2017 18 March 2017 He had five diamond albums, 40 Music recording sales certification|gold albums, 22 platinum albums and earned ten ''Victoires de la Musique''.Cite news http://www.parismatch.com/People/Musique/Johnny-Hallyday-en-route-pour-le-Kremlin-149610 Johnny Hallyday à la conquête du Kremlin 27 September 2017|language=fr He sang an estimated 1,154 songs and performed 540 duets with 187 artists.cite news https://repertoire.sacem.fr/resultats?filters=parties&query=johnny%20hallyday#searchBtn SACEM (Society of Authors, Composers and Publishers of Music)-Johnny Hallyday 6 December 2018 7 January 2018 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 9 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.citation needed January 2019 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, he 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"citation needed July 2020 and a part of the French culture|French cultural legacy. He was a symbol of the Trente Glorieuses when he emerged in 1960 and 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 "popular tribute" during which a million people attended the procession and 15 million others watched the ceremony on TV. He remained relatively unknown in the English-speaking world, where he was dubbed "the biggest rock star you've never heard of" and introduced as the French version of Elvis Presley.cite news http://www.france24.com/en/20171209-johnny-hallyday-biggest-rock-star-youve-never-heard Johnny Hallyday: the biggest rock star you've never heard of 9 December 2017 6 January 2018