About
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...
Known for
Police Commissioner MoulinSeries • 1976
Crimson Rivers II: Angels of the ApocalypseMovie • 2004
The Pink Panther 2Movie • 2009
VengeanceMovie • 2009
DetectiveMovie • 1985
DiaboliqueMovie • 1955
The SpecialistsMovie • 1969
AnimalMovie • 1977
Family Is FamilyMovie • 2018
We Love You, You BastardMovie • 2014
Crime SpreeMovie • 2003
Man on the TrainMovie • 2002
Money Money MoneyMovie • 1972
Rock'n RollMovie • 2017
PaparazziMovie • 1998
Outward Signs of WealthMovie • 1983
MalpertuisMovie • 1972
TerminusMovie • 1987
Everyone's LifeMovie • 2017
TiteufMovie • 2011
Family BusinessMovie • 1986
Why Not Me?Movie • 1998