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Image: JohnnyHallyday.jpg |right|framed| Johnny
Hallyday
Johnny Hallyday (born June 15, 1943) is a
France|French singer and actor. 

Johnny Hallyday was born Jean-Philippe Smet in
Cité Malesherbes, Paris, France, to Huguette and
Leon Smet. His parents separated not long after
his birth, so he was raised by his paternal aunt,
Hélène Mar. (His pseudonym was borrowed from his
cousin's friend, Lee Halliday).

Johnny, as he is popularly known, became famous in
the 1960s from singing rock'n'roll in French
language|French. He appeared on the Ed Sullivan
Show on July 1, 1962 with American singing star,
Connie Francis in a show that was taped at the
famous Moulin Rouge nightclub in Paris. Since
then, he has had a 40-year career in the music
industry and is one of France's biggest stars. He
has sold 80 million records, made 400 tours, had
18 platinum albums and performed in front of 15
million people.

He was married on April 12, 1965 to Sylvie Vartan
(French singer) in Loconville. They have a son,
David Hallyday (who is also a singer), born David
Michael Benjamin Smet on August 14, 1966. Johnny
Hallyday and Sylvie Vartan were France's "Golden
Couple" of their generation. They divorced on
November 4, 1980.

A year later, he married a model named Babeth
Etienne on December 1, 1981 in Los Angeles, the
marriage lasted 2 months and 2 days.

His love affair with the French actress Nathalie
Baye began in 1982, after they met on a television
programme. Nathalie gave birth to their daughter,
Laura, at the end of 1983. They separated in 1986.

He married Adeline Blondiau in 1990. They divorced
in 1992.

In 1996 he married Laëtitia Boudou. In 2004 they
adopted a Vietnamese people|Vietnamese baby girl,
called Jade.

==Albums==
His albums include:
*  À La Vie, À La Mort (2003)
*  100% Johnny - Concert a la Tour Eiffel (2000)
*  Sang pour Sang (1999)
*  Ce Que Je Sais (1998)
*  Allume le Feu - Stade de France 98 (1998)
*  Lorada Tour (1996)
*  Destination Vegas (1996)
*  Lorada (1995)
*  Rough Town (1995)
*  31 Compilation Albums in 1993
*  Parc des Princes (1993)
*  Bercy (1992)
*  Ca Ne Change Pas Un Homme (1991)
*  Dans La Chaleur De Bercy (1990)
*  Gang (1986)
*  Rock and Roll Attitude (1985)
*  Johnny Halliday Au Zenith (1984)
*  Live A Pantin (1982)
*  Palais Des Sports (1982)

He enjoyed enormous fame in France after the
release of his controversial album "Les lunettes
rouges".

==Films==
*L'homme du train (2003)
*http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0310924 Crime spree
(2003)
*Rivières pourpres 2 (2004)

==See also==
List of best-selling music artists