Johnny Hallyday

Jean-Philippe Smet was a French musician, singer, and songwriter who was better known by his stage name Johnny Hallyday. He was born on June 15, 1943, in Paris, France, and passed away on December 5, 2017, in Marnes-la-Coquette, France.

Hallyday was known as the "French Elvis" and was one of the most popular and influential French-language rock and roll singers of all time. He began his music career in the 1950s and became a major figure in the French music scene in the 1960s, recording over 1,000 songs and selling over 100 million records worldwide.