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Johnny Hallyday

1943 - 2017

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Jean-Philippe Léo Smet (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ filip leo smɛt]; 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Johnny Hallyday is the 104th most popular singer (down from 84th in 2019), the 663rd most popular biography from France (down from 573rd in 2019) and the 8th most popular French Singer.

Johnny Hallyday is a French singer and actor who is most famous for his rock and roll music.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Johnny Hallyday ranks 104 out of 4,381. Before him are Rihanna, Karel Gott, Frank Sinatra Jr., Bonnie Tyler, Domenico Modugno, and Anatoliy Solovianenko. After him are Víctor Jara, Gwen Stefani, Anna Netrebko, Glenn Hughes, Donna Summer, and Marie Fredriksson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Johnny Hallyday ranks 44. Before him are Denis Sassou Nguesso, David Cronenberg, Antonio Inoki, Eduard Limonov, Gianni Rivera, and Malcolm McDowell. After him are Richard Wright, Mario Monti, Ralph M. Steinman, Griselda Blanco, Klaus von Klitzing, and Mariss Jansons. Among people deceased in 2017, Johnny Hallyday ranks 29. Before him are Hugh Hefner, Mireille Darc, Jerry Lewis, Glen Campbell, George Andrew Olah, and Roman Herzog. After him are Martin Landau, Alexei Alexeyevich Abrikosov, Mário Soares, Simone Veil, Slobodan Praljak, and Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani.

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In France

Among people born in France, Johnny Hallyday ranks 663 out of 6,770. Before him are Guillaume de l'Hôpital (1661), Adrien-Marie Legendre (1752), Syagrius (430), Rudolph of France (890), Fulk, King of Jerusalem (1092), and Jean-Marie Lehn (1939). After him are Paul Dukas (1865), Alain Resnais (1922), Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine (1712), François-André Danican Philidor (1726), Anne of Foix-Candale (1484), and André the Giant (1946).

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Among SINGERS In France

Among singers born in France, Johnny Hallyday ranks 8. Before him are Charles Aznavour (1924), Serge Gainsbourg (1928), Mireille Mathieu (1946), Françoise Hardy (1944), France Gall (1947), and Carlos Gardel (1890). After him are Gilbert Bécaud (1927), Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo (1974), Georges Brassens (1921), Maria Malibran (1808), Manu Chao (1961), and Caterina Valente (1931).

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