Johnny Hallyday

Jean-Philippe Smet (born 15 June 1943), better known by his stage name Johnny Hallyday (French pronunciation: ​[dʒɔ.ni a.li.dɛ]), is a French[2] singer and actor.[3] An icon in the French-speaking world since the beginning of his career, he has been called "the French Elvis".[4][5][6] He was married for 15 years to popular Bulgarian-French singer Sylvie Vartan and the two were considered a "golden couple" for 20 years. Hallyday has completed 181 tours, had 18 platinum albums, and has sold more than 80 million records worldwide, making him one of theworld's best-selling music artists of all time.[7][8] Hallyday announced in March 2012 that he would perform in Los Angeles on 24 April, in Quebec City on 10 July, and in New York City on 7 October, and he has continued to tour throughout the world (including Europe, North America, and Asia) through 2014.
Hallyday remains largely unknown outside of the Francophone world of France, Belgium, Luxembourg , Switzerland, Canada, Guyana, Southeast Asia and Africa, thus earning the nickname "the biggest rock star you've never heard of" in English-speaking countries.[9][10][11] Nevertheless, at an international level he is still considered as the only non-Anglophone rock musician having a large international reputation.[12] He was made Chevalier (Knight) of the Légion d'honneur in 1997.[13]
Category:Rock and Roll
Category:Pop
Category:Sixties
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