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Johnny Hallyday

French musician and actor (1943–2017)

Johnny Hallyday
Hallyday performing in Milan in 1973
Born	Jean-Philippe Léo Smet (1943-06-15)15 June 1943 Paris, France
Died	5 December 2017(2017-12-05) (aged 74) Marnes-la-Coquette, France
Resting place	Lorient, Saint Barthélemy, parish church cemetery
Occupations	Singer-songwriter musician actor
Spouses	Sylvie Vartan ​ ​ (m. 1965; div. 1980)​ Babeth Étienne ​ ​ (m. 1981; div. 1982)​ Adeline Blondieau ​ ​ (m. 1990; div. 1992)​ ​ ​ (m. 1994; div. 1995)​ Læticia Boudou ​ (m. 1996)​
Partners
Children	4 (including David and Laura)
Musical career
Genres
Instruments
Years active	1955–2017
Labels
Website	johnnyhallyday.com
Musical artist

Jean-Philippe Léo Smet (French pronunciation:[ʒɑ̃filipleosmɛt]; 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.^&

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Jean-Philippe Léo Smet, known as Johnny Hallyday (/ˈhɔːlɪdeɪ/, HALL-id-AY; born 15 June 1943 in Paris – died 5 December 2017 in Marnes-la-Coquette), was a French singer, songwriter and actor. Influenced by Elvis Presley and the 1950s rock 'n' roll revolution, Hallyday became famous in the 1960s for singing rock 'n' roll in French.

Hallyday's father, Léon Smet (1908–1989), was Belgian; his mother, Huguette Clerc (1920–2007), was French. Born in Paris, Hallyday took his stage name from his aunt Desta's husband and dance partner Lee Hallyday, a pseudonym for Lee Ketcham, an expatriate Oklahoman, performer, and MC at the Café de Paris where Johnny began his singing career. Johnny was raised by Desta and Lee from a very young age, with Lee being his first manager. Johnny was always very loyal to Lee and secured him a permanent job as a producer and A&R man with his label, Philips Records until Lee's retirement and relocation back to Oklahoma.

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 char