Johnny Hallyday - Famous Singer

Johnny Hallyday Net Worth

$200,000,000

Johnny Hallyday, a famous French singer and actor, had a net worth of $200 million at the time of his death. Known for bringing rock and roll to France, Hallyday’s impressive career spanned 57 years, during which he released 79 albums, sold over 80 million records, and performed more than 3,200 concerts. With 40 golden albums, 22 platinum albums, and five diamond albums, Hallyday was one of the best-selling artists in France and around the world.

Key facts:

  • Johnny Hallyday is credited with bringing rock and roll to France.
  • His singing career spanned 57 years and he released 79 albums, selling more than 80 million records.
  • He had more than 3,200 concerts and nearly 200 tours.
  • Johnny Hallyday broke the record for ticket sales for a French artist when a million people gathered to see him perform at the Eiffel Tower.
  • He performed more than 500 duets with nearly 200 artists.

Basic Information About Johnny Hallyday

CategoryCelebrities β€Ί Singers
ProfessionsSinger, Actor, Composer
Net worth$200,000,000
Date of birth1943-06-15
Place of birthFrance
Date of death2017-12-06 (aged 74)
NationalityFrance
SpouseLaeticia Hallyday - (25 MarchΒ 1996 - 5 DecemberΒ 2017)Β (his death)Β (2 children)
Adeline Blondieau - (9 JulyΒ 1990 - 11 JuneΒ 1992)Β (divorced)
Elisabeth Etienne - (1 DecemberΒ 1981 - 3 FebruaryΒ 1982)Β (divorced)
Sylvie Vartan - (12 AprilΒ 1965 - 5 NovemberΒ 1980)Β (divorced)Β (1 child)
GenderMale
Height6 ft (1.85 m)
Social Mediaβ†—οΈŽ Wikipedia β†—οΈŽ IMDb

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Interesting Facts about Johnny Hallyday

  1. The Jimi Hendrix Experience played their very first gig as support for the French heartthrob at the Paris Olympia in October 1966.
  2. Born at 1:00pm-BDS T
  3. Father of David Hallyday with Sylvie Vartan.
  4. Has his look-alike puppet in the French show Les Guignols de l'info (1988).
  5. Father of Laura Smet with Nathalie Baye.
  6. Adopted two Vietnamese babies named Jade Odette DΓ©sirΓ©e (b. August 3rd 2004) and Joy (b. July 27th 2008), with wife Laeticia.
  7. Shares birthday with soccer player Oliver Kahn, actors Ice Cube and Guy Bedos.
  8. Longtime companion of actress Nathalie Baye from 1982 to 1986.
  9. His stage name was borrowed from his cousin's friend, Lee Hallyday.
  10. Was raised by his paternal aunt, Hélène Mar.
  11. Born to a French mother, Huguette Clerc, and a Belgian father, Leon Smet, he became naturalized citizen of France in 1961. In 2006, he started a procedure to receive Belgian citizenship.
  12. Selling over 100 million records in France alone and having 33 number 1 hit singles, he is considered the French equivalent of Elvis Presley.
  13. Dedicated his song "Laura", composed by Jean-Jacques Goldman, to his daughter Laura Smet (1986).
  14. A popular singing duo with first wife Sylvie Vartan, they recorded a smash duet, "J'ai un Problème," that became one of France's biggest hits in the early 70s.
  15. A Legion of Honor medal by French President Jacques Chirac was presented to him in 1997, and the following year he gave spectacular concerts to close the World Cup soccer tournament and commemorate France's first championship.
  16. Appeared on Ed Sullivan's TV 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.
  17. Son David Hallyday (later a singer in his own right) was born in August 1966; not long after, a deeply depressed Hallyday attempted suicide as his rock-and-roll career began to flounder after the British invasion and the rise of politically motivated folk music. After his recovery, he issued the despairing single "Noir, C'est Noir" as a commentary on his near-tragedy.
  18. Uncle of Michael Vartan, by marriage with his ex-wife, Sylvie Vartan.
  19. Very good friends with Mathilde Seigner.
  20. Ex-father-in-law of Estelle LefΓ©bure.

References & Fact Checks βœ…

1/ Filename: performance-of-johnny-hallyday-1963-08-771huh9B.jpg
  • Checked: βœ… Yes (2023-07-04 03:10:24)
  • Source URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Performance_of_Johnny_Hallyday,_1963_-_08.jpg
  • Original Source: Show van Johnny Hallyday, Noord-Hollands Archief, collectie Fotopersbureau De Boer, NL-HlmNHA_1478_00710K02_08
  • Author: Fotopersbureau De Boer,
  • Date taken: 31 March 1963
2/ Filename: johnny-hallyday-1965-by-erling-mandelmann-G61UD8JM.jpg
  • Checked: βœ… Yes (2023-07-04 03:10:26)
  • Source URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Johnny_Hallyday_(1965)_by_Erling_Mandelmann.jpg
  • Original Source: photoΒ©ErlingMandelmann.ch
  • Author:
    Erling Mandelmann Β (1935–2018)Β Blue pencil.svgΒ wikidata:Q689120
    Β 
    Erling Mandelmann
    Description Danish photographer
    Date of birth/death 18 November 1935Β Edit this at Wikidata 14 January 2018Β Edit this at Wikidata
    Location of birth/death Copenhagen Nyon
    Authority file
    creator QS:P170,Q689120
  • Licence: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.
  • Date taken: 1965
3/ Filename: sylvie-vartan-1966-by-erling-mandelmann-9pEVV2IV.jpg
  • Checked: βœ… Yes (2023-07-04 03:10:27)
  • Source URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Sylvie_Vartan_(1966)_by_Erling_Mandelmann.jpg
  • Original Source: photoΒ©ErlingMandelmann.ch
  • Author:
    Erling Mandelmann Β (1935–2018)Β Blue pencil.svgΒ wikidata:Q689120
    Β 
    Erling Mandelmann
    Description Danish photographer
    Date of birth/death 18 November 1935Β Edit this at Wikidata 14 January 2018Β Edit this at Wikidata
    Location of birth/death Copenhagen Nyon
    Authority file
    creator QS:P170,Q689120
  • Licence: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.
  • Date taken: 1966
4/ Filename: laeticia-hallyday-cannes-2009-F05E5p5T.jpg
  • Checked: βœ… Yes (2023-07-04 03:10:28)
  • Source URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Laeticia_Hallyday_Cannes_2009.jpg
  • Original Source: Own work
  • Author: Georges Biard
  • Licence: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.
  • Date taken: 2009
5/ Filename: st-barths-lorient-eglise-cimetiere-df4z3584.jpg
  • Checked: βœ… Yes (2023-07-04 03:10:30)
  • Source URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:St_Barths_Lorient_Eglise_Cim%C3%A9ti%C3%A8re.JPG
  • Original Source: Own work
  • Author: William Ellison
  • Licence: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.
  • Date taken: 31 October 2012, 18:12:21

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