Johnny Hallyday
Jean-Philippe Léo Smet (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ filip leo smɛt]; 15 Juin 1943 – 5 December 2017), better kent as Johnny Hallyday, wis a French rock an roll muisicker, sangster-sangwriter an actor.[1]
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 Johnny Hallyday in 2009 | |
| Born | Jean-Philippe Léo Smet 15 Juin 1943 Paris, Fraunce |
| Dee'd | 5 December 2017 (aged 74) Marnes-la-Coquette, Hauts-de-Seine, Île-de-France, Fraunce |
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| Hauf-marrae(s) | Sylvie Vartan (m. 1965; div. 1980) Babeth Étienne (m. 1981; div. 1982) Adeline Blondieau (m. 1990; div. 1992) (m. 1994; div. 1995) Læticia Hallyday (m. 1996) |
| Pairtner(s) | Nathalie Baye (1982–1986) |
| Bairns | 4 (includin David an Laura) |
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| Years active | 1960–2017 |
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| Wabsteid | johnnyhallyday |
Early life
eeditJean-Philippe Smet wis born in the 9t arrondissement o Paris, on 15 Juin 1943 tae a Belgian faither, Léon Smet, an a French mither, Huguette Eugénie Pierrette Clerc. Léon Smet, wha warkit as a nichtclub performer, left his wife an son a few months later. Clerc stairtit a modelin career, which left her wit wee time tae care fae her son. Hallyday grew up wit his aunt, Hélène Mar, an teuk his stage name frae a cousin-in-law frae Oklahoma wha performit as Lee Halliday. The latter cawit Smet "Johnny" an became a faither figure, introducin him tae American muisic.
References
eedit- ↑ "Johnny Hallyday: The 'Elvis Presley' of the Francophone world". The Independent (in Inglis). 7 December 2017. Retrieved 23 Mairch 2023.