Johnny Hallyday: French rock star dies at 74

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French singer Johnny Hallyday dies at 74 after battle with cancer: French presidency

 

French rock singer Johnny Hallyday performs at the Stade de France in Saint Denis, Paris suburb, France, May 29, 2009. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer/Files

 

PARIS (Reuters) - French singer Johnny Hallyday has died at 74 after a battle with cancer, the office of the French president said on Wednesday.

 

Hallyday was a rock and roll giant in his native France with a career that lasted more than 50 years.

 

(Reporting by Benoit Van Overstraeten in Paris, Additional reporting by Alex Dobuzinskis in Los Angeles and Sandra Maler in Washington; Editing by Simon Cameron-Moore)

 

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[robertthebruce]

Sad...he was very Popular in France.....the French loved him...

 

A bit of a National Hero.......

 

 

[BsBs]

Living so old when you have been an alcoholic drug addict your whole like is good already !

 

[Aforek]

I am French and yes, he was a super star in France ( like Elvis ) ; I think he will have national funerals  and something like a celebration on Champs Elysées 

 

( in fact, he was Belgium ) 

[Aforek]

7 hours ago, Aforek said:

I am French and yes, he was a super star in France ( like Elvis ) ; I think he will have national funerals  and something like a celebration on Champs Elysées 

 

( in fact, he was Belgium ) 

BsBs, what I write makes  you laugh, but you must be French and  belong to francophone world to understand, he was a huge star , same level than Edith Piaf

[DeaconJohn]

Johnny we hardly knew ye...

 

[Aforek]

1 million people yesterday in the streets of Paris for a national hommage 

 

 Johnny, France will never forget you ( Johnny, la France ne t'oubliera jamais ) ; 60 years of French histoire d'amour 

 

have a look here, please ( in English, don't worry ) 

 

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/rock-roll-hall-fame-lacks-a-crucial-form-diversity-writes-gop-strategist-guest-column-991958

 

 

[tartempion]

Living so old when you have been an alcoholic drug addict your whole like is good already !
 

Many in the show biz Don’t last that long, you need 100 names to refresh you memory.? Show some respect without needing the word please.


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[KiChakayan]

On 07/12/2017 at 11:34 AM, Aforek said:

BsBs, what I write makes  you laugh, but you must be French and  belong to francophone world to understand, he was a huge star , same level than Edith Piaf

Who was Edith Piaf?

[Opl]

9 minutes ago, KiChakayan said:

Who was Edith Piaf?

please listen to this song...

 

 

[KiChakayan]

10 minutes ago, Opl said:

please listen to this song...

 

 

Didn't know Mother Theresa was a singer...

[robertthebruce]

 

 

I saw the film of her life story,,,quite sad it was.

 

she was a good singer though...

 

 

 

[evadgib]

I'd never heard of him either but had certainly heard of the little sparrow.

 

His countrymen gave him a grand send off yesterday. Hats off to that 

[Grouse]

2 hours ago, KiChakayan said:

Who was Edith Piaf?

She was a rice dish who sang chanson d'amour.

[Grouse]

11 minutes ago, Grouse said:

She was a rice dish who sang chanson d'amour.

Vanessa Paradis is my favourite French singer;  she's still 16!

 

 

[Grouse]

2 hours ago, KiChakayan said:

Didn't know Mother Theresa was a singer...

This is Edith Pilaf's greatest hit

 

 

[vogie]

I lived in France for about 5 years before relocating to Thailand, I'd never heard of him before living there, or Charles Trenet for that matter, but I certainly knew them before I left.

[sirineou]

2 hours ago, KiChakayan said:

Who was Edith Piaf?

I am an Greek American although I have heard of  Johnny Hollyday I am not familiar with his music,

But I must say this, Anyone who does not know who Edith Piaf is ...........

[vogie]

3 minutes ago, sirineou said:

I am an Greek American although I have heard of  Johnny Hollyday I am not familiar with his music,

But I must say this, Anyone who does not know who Edith Piaf is ...........

La vie en rose.

[Opl]

5 minutes ago, sirineou said:

I am an Greek American although I have heard of  Johnny Hollyday I am not familiar with his music,

But I must say this, Anyone who does not know who Edith Piaf is ...........

 

This one is for you!

 

 

[Opl]

17 minutes ago, vogie said:

I lived in France for about 5 years before relocating to Thailand, I'd never heard of him before living there, or Charles Trenet for that matter, but I certainly knew them before I left.

this other one is for you!

 

 

[vogie]

7 minutes ago, Opl said:

this other one is for you!

 

 

Thanks for that, formidable. Do you know what he was doing with the Stray Cats and Carl Perkins, he is shown with them on one of the photos?

[Grouse]

He was a bit too American for my taste

 

Plastic Bertrand was more like it

 

 

[sirineou]

6 minutes ago, Opl said:

 

This one is for you!

 

 

 Thank you for that  video! Although it i said "the poster has not made this video available in your country" (I am in the US right now) , I was able to search the title on YouTube and listen to it.

Enjoyed it immensely. 

A lot of great music from many different countries that we unfortunately do not get to enjoy because we don't even  know it exists . Perhaps we should start a thread where we suggest samples of music from other countries we have being exposed to.

RIP Johnny Holiday  

[Grouse]

American blues in French just never sounded quite right to me. Creole may be..

 

But a little joie de vivre please

 

 

[Opl]

32 minutes ago, vogie said:

Thanks for that, formidable. Do you know what he was doing with the Stray Cats and Carl Perkins, he is shown with them on one of the photos?

 

Yes, it was in 1984 in Nashville 

 

[Grouse]

10 minutes ago, Opl said:

 

Yes, it was in 1984 in Nashville 

 

Sorry, I just don't get it. Brian Setzer and the Stray Cats were great but the piece attached is awful! Not playing like band ?

 

I'm sure this man must have made some great music but I've not heard a Great Song yet

 

 

[Opl]

1 hour ago, Grouse said:

American blues in French just never sounded quite right to me. Creole may be..

 

But a little joie de vivre please

 

 

 

I hope you will like this one .. 

 

 

[vogie]

1 hour ago, Grouse said:

Sorry, I just don't get it. Brian Setzer and the Stray Cats were great but the piece attached is awful! Not playing like band ?

 

I'm sure this man must have made some great music but I've not heard a Great Song yet

 

 

Oh grouse you can be such a Philistine at times.

[Grouse]

57 minutes ago, vogie said:

Oh grouse you can be such a Philistine at times.

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