David Hallyday

David Hallyday
David Hallyday
	Hallyday in 2009
Background information
Birth name	David Michael Benjamin Smet
Born	14 August 1966 (age 58); Boulogne-Billancourt, France
Occupation(s)	Singer, songwriter
Instrument	Vocals
Labels	PolyGram, Scotti Bros.

David Hallyday (born David Michael Benjamin Smet; 14 August 1966) is a French singer, songwriter and amateur sports car racer.

Early life

Hallyday was born in Boulogne-Billancourt and is the son of the French singers Johnny Hallyday and Sylvie Vartan. David Hallyday is a first cousin of actor Michael Vartan. He is the older half-brother of actress Laura Smet.

Career

Hallyday is most known for writing music for others, including a collaboration with his father on the 1999 album Sang pour sang.

He appeared in the teenage comedy He's My Girl (1987), also performing its title theme song. "He's My Girl" reached #79 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and #72 on Cash Box. His 1991 album Rock 'n' Heart spawned a bigger hit, "Ooh La La", which reached #51 on the Hot 100.

Personal life

Hallyday married Estelle Lefébure in 1989; they divorced in 2001. They have two children, Emma and Ilona. He married Alexandra Pastor, the daughter of businessman Michel Pastor,^[1] in 2004. Their son Cameron was born on 8 October 2004.

Discography

Studio albums

True Cool (1988)
Rock 'n' Heart (1990)
2000 BBF with Blind Fish (1994)
Novacaine with Novacaine (1997)
Un Paradis/Un Enfer (1999)
Révélation (2002)
Satellite (2004)
David Hallyday (2007)
Un Nouveau Monde (2010)
Le Temps D'une Vie (2016)
J'ai quelque chose à vous dire (2018)
Imagine Un Monde (2020)

Live albums

On the Road (1992)

Singles

"He's My Girl" (1987)
"High" (1988)
"Ooh La La" (1991)
"Tears of the Earth" (1991)
"Tu ne m'as pas laissé le temps" (1999)
"La planète au trésor" (2002)
"Ma dernière lettre" (2018)

24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year	Team	Co-drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Pos.	Class pos.
2003	Courage Compétition	Philippe Alliot Carl Rosenblad	Courage C65-JPX	LMP675	41	DNF	DNF
2007	PSI Experience	Claude-Yves Gosselin Philipp Peter	Chevrolet Corvette C6.R	GT1	289	28th	12th
2008	Larbre Compétition	Christophe Bouchut Patrick Bornhauser	Saleen S7-R	GT1	306	28th	7th
2011	Team Oreca-Matmut	Alexandre Prémat Dominik Kraihamer	Oreca 03-Nissan	LMP2	200	DNF	DNF
2014	IMSA Performance Matmut	Raymond Narac Nicolas Armindo	Porsche 997 GT3-RSR	GTE Am	323	31st	11th

References

^ Cohen, Arnault (6 December 2017). "Le prince Albert II parle de Johnny Hallyday: les 5 choses à retenir". Monaco Matin. Retrieved 7 December 2017.

External links

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[monacomatinleprincelabertii-1] Cohen, Arnault (6 December 2017). "Le prince Albert II parle de Johnny Hallyday: les 5 choses à retenir". Monaco Matin. Retrieved 7 December 2017.

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v t e Johnny Hallyday
Studio albums	Salut les copains Les Bras en croix Je t'aime, je t'aime, je t'aime Derrière l'amour Hamlet Solitudes à deux Hollywood À partir de maintenant En pièces détachées Quelque part un aigle La Peur Entre Violence et Violon Nashville en direct Rock'n'Roll Attitude Gang Cadillac Ça ne change pas un homme Rough Town Lorada Ce que je sais Sang pour sang À la vie, à la mort ! Ma vérité Le Cœur d'un homme
Singles	"T'aimer follement" "Souvenirs, souvenirs" "Itsy bitsy petit bikini" "Kili Watch" "Viens danser le twist" "Retiens la nuit" "Ya ya twist" "Elle est terrible" "Tes tendres années" "Les Bras en croix" (c/w "Quitte-moi doucement" and "Dis-moi oui" on the EP) "Da dou ron ron" "Ma guitare" "Pour moi la vie va commencer" "Le Pénitencier" "Un ami ça n'a pas de prix" "Quand revient la nuit" "Cheveux longs et idées courtes" "Noir c'est noir" "Si j'étais un charpentier" "Hey Joe" "Petite fille" "San Francisco" "À tout casser" "Cours plus vite Charlie" "Que je t'aime" "Ceux que l'amour a blessés" "Jésus Christ" "Deux amis pour un amour" "Essayez" "Oh! Ma jolie Sarah" "Comme un corbeau blanc" "J'ai un problème" (with Sylvie Vartan) "Noël interdit" "Prends ma vie" "Je t'aime, je t'aime, je t'aime" "Johnny Rider" "La Fille de l'été dernier" "La Terre promise" "Requiem pour un fou" "Derrière l'amour" (c/w "Joue pas de rock'n'roll pour moi") "Gabrielle" "Ne me quitte pas" (live) "Quelque chose de Tennessee" "L'Envie" (live) "Que je t'aime" (live) "Mirador" "Je ne suis pas un héros" "Diego libre dans sa tête" "Ça ne change pas un homme" "Tous ensemble" "Marie" "Mon plus beau Noël" "Ça n'finira jamais"
Films	Tales of Paris D'où viens-tu Johnny? Cherchez l'idole À tout casser The Specialists Point de chute L'aventure, c'est l'aventure L'Animal Détective Terminus The Iron Triangle Why Not Me? The Man on the Train Crime Spree Crimson Rivers II: Angels of the Apocalypse Quartier V.I.P. Jean-Philippe Vengeance The Pink Panther 2 Titeuf Salaud, on t'aime Rock'n Roll Chacun sa vie et son intime conviction
Family	Sylvie Vartan David Hallyday Laura Smet
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v t e Sylvie Vartan
Studio albums	Sylvie Twiste et chante Sylvie Vartan (Ta sorcière bien-aimée)
Singles and EPs	"Le Loco-motion" "Tous mes copains" "Chance" "En écoutant la pluie" "I'm Watching" "Si je chante" "La plus belle pour aller danser" "Sha La La" "Par amour, par pitié" "Comme un garçon" "Irrésistiblement" "La Maritza" "J'ai un problème" (with Johnny Hallyday) "Qu'est-ce qui fait pleurer les blondes?" "Petit rainbow" "Georges"
Related topics	Discography Johnny Hallyday David Hallyday

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