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.
127 movies · 34 shows
Vos 40 chansons préférées des Enfoirés
2025·7.0
Johnny Hallyday - Le Concert de la Tour Eiffel - 25ème anniversaire
2025·0.0
50 ans de Numéro Un - Les Carpentier
2025·0.0
Once Upon My Mother
2025·7.0
Renaud, souvenirs, souvenirs
2023·8.0
L'Âge d'or de la pub
2023·6.5
Godard by Godard
2023·7.8
Johnny Hallyday symphonique
2023·8.0
Johnny, passion d'un enfant gâté
2022·8.0
Sheila, toutes ces vies-là
2022·7.5
Shoot to Live
2022·6.2
Deneuve, la reine Catherine
2022·7.8
La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président
2022·7.2
Mon nom est Johnny
2021·0.0
Hallyday Bercy 2003
2021·10.0
Michel Sardou, les meilleures chansons
2021·0.0
Johnny Hallyday, à nos promesses
2020·8.0
A Sunburnt Christmas
2020·6.8
Jean Rochefort, l'irrésistible
2020·7.5
Retiens Johnny
2020·8.0
Johnny Hallyday : Happy Birthday Live
2020·8.0
Johnny Hallyday : Olympia 2000 - Les Duos
2019·0.0
Johnny Hallyday - Un soir à l'Olympia
2019·0.0
Les Vieilles Canailles : Histoire d'un concert mythique
2019·8.0
Aznavour by Charles
2019·6.9
Johnny Hallyday - Stade de France 98
2018·10.0
Johnny made in France
2018·8.2
The Perfect Day
2018·7.5
Dans l'intimité de Johnny : Tranches de vie
2018·0.0
Johnny Hallyday, la France Rock'n Roll
2017·9.0
Les Vieilles Canailles 2017
2017·8.0
De Gaulle, the Last King of France
2017·7.0
Everyone's Life
2017·4.6
Rock'n Roll
2017·5.2
Vadim Mister Cool
2016·6.1
The Discreet Françoise Hardy
2016·8.5
Johnny Hallyday - Rester Vivant Tour
2016·9.3
Johnny l'immortel
2016·0.0
Gad Elmaleh - Le Big Show
2015·5.7
Gad Elmaleh - 20 ans de scène !
2015·7.3
Johnny Hallyday la Soirée Evénement
2014·0.0
Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui
2014·8.0
Les Vieilles Canailles
2014·7.0
We Love You, You Bastard
2014·5.6
Johnny Hallyday en direct du Théâtre de Paris, La Soirée Anniversaire
2013·0.0
Johnny Hallyday - Born Rocker Tour
2013·9.0
Johnny Hallyday en direct de Bercy, La Soirée Anniversaire
2013·10.0
Céline Dion, le grand show
2012·8.8
Les Enfants de la Pop 80's
2012·0.0
Laurent Gerra ne s’interdit rien
2011·6.0
Titeuf
2011·5.7
Johnny Hallyday : Tour 66 - Stade de France
2009·9.7
Vengeance
2009·6.6
The Pink Panther 2
2009·5.7
Johnny Hallyday - Les Années 60 Vol.1
2008·10.0
Johnny Hallyday - La Cigale 12-17 décembre 2006
2007·0.0
Johnny Hallyday - Flashback Tour 2006
2006·10.0
Jean-Philippe
2006·5.7
Les Enfoirés, 15 ans d'Enfoirés
2005·7.8
Kidnapping
2005·0.0
Quartier V.I.P.
2005·4.5
L'homme qui voulait passer à la télé
2005·8.0
La Fête De La Chanson Française
2005·0.0
Crimson Rivers II: Angels of the Apocalypse
2004·6.1
Johnny Hallyday - Parc des Princes 2003
2003·8.5
Crime Spree
2003·5.6
The Nugget
2002·5.8
Man on the Train
2002·6.7
Mischka
2002·5.8
Pascal Obispo - Millésime (Live 00-01)
2001·9.0
Johnny Hallyday : Olympia 2000 - le film
2000·0.0
M6 awards 2000
2000·10.0
Johnny Hallyday - Olympia 2000
2000·10.0
Johnny Hallyday - Live à la Tour Eiffel
2000·8.5
Hallyday par Johnny
2000·0.0
Love Me
2000·5.9
Johnny Hallyday Allume le feu au Stade de France
1999·8.5
Why Not Me?
1998·5.8
Paparazzi
1998·5.0
Les Enfoirés 1998 - Enfoirés en cœur
1998·7.6
Les Enfoirés 1997 - Le Zénith des Enfoirés
1997·6.0
Johnny Hallyday - Destination Vegas
1996·8.0
Johnny Hallyday - Lorada Tour
1995·8.0
Johnny Hallyday à la Cigale
1995·10.0
Michel Sardou - Show Sardou
1994·0.0
Johnny Hallyday : Parc des Princes 93
1993·8.3
Johnny Hallyday - Bercy 92
1992·9.5
La Gamine
1992·4.9
Johnny Hallyday dans la chaleur de Bercy
1990·0.0
Les Enfoirés 1989 - Tournée d'Enfoirés
1989·6.0
The Iron Triangle
1989·5.6
Danger Down Under
1988·4.0
Johnny Hallyday - Bercy 87
1987·8.5
Terminus
1987·4.1
Playing Beatie Bow
1986·4.9
Family Business
1986·4.8
Johhny hallyday Fête de l'Huma 85
1985·0.0
Detective
1985·5.3
Johnny Hallyday - Zénith 1984
1984·0.0
Johnny Hallyday - Go, Johnny, Go (Un enfant du rock à Nashville)
1984·8.0
Père Noël et fils
1983·8.0
Johnny Hallyday : Palais des Sports 1982
1982·9.0
Le jour se lève et les conneries commencent
1981·4.0
Johnny Hallyday - Pavillon de Paris
1979·10.0
Animal
1977·6.1
Visa de censure n° X
1976·6.6
The Society of the Spectacle
1974·6.7
J'ai tout donné
1972·9.3
Malpertuis
1972·6.4
Money Money Money
1972·6.7
Falling Point
1970·5.9
5 + 1
1970·5.0
The Specialists
1969·5.7
The Great Chase
1968·4.2
Sammy Davis Jr. in Europa
1968·0.0
The Ponies
1967·5.2
Bouton Rouge
1967·0.0
Un roi triste
1966·0.0
Cherchez l'idole
1964·6.4
Un coup dans l'aile
1963·5.5
Where Are You From, Johnny?
1963·6.0
Johnny Hallyday concert Amsterdam 1963
1963·0.0
In Memory of Rock
1963·8.0
Tales of Paris
1962·5.5
Secret File 1413
1961·4.0
Christmas Blues
1960·0.0
Diabolique
1955·7.9