Johnny Hallyday
TRIBUTE TO JOHNNY HALLYDAY - NOIR C’EST NOIR
To honor the presence of Johnny Hallyday in Beaune, the Festival will pay him a tribute and will present six major films of his career during the Festival :
À TOUT CASSER (BREAKING IT UP) by John BERRY
DÉTECTIVE by Jean-Luc GODARD
CONSEIL DE FAMILLE (FAMILY COUNCIL) by COSTA-GAVRAS
L’HOMME DU TRAIN (MAN ON THE TRAIN) by Patrice LECONTE
VENGEANCE (FUK SAU) by Johnnie TO
SALAUD, ON T’AIME (WE LOVE YOU, BASTARD) by Claude LELOUCH
A genuine legend of French “chanson”, Jean-Philippe Smet, aka Johnny Hallyday, was born on June 15, 1943 in Paris.
With a career spanning more than five decades, he is one of the most famous French-language singers and one of the most high-profile celebrities in the French media, with more than 2,100 magazine covers dedicated to him.
He wasn’t the first person to perform rock and roll in France, but in 1960, he became the first to popularize this style of music in the country. After rock, he launched the twist and the mashed potato, and although sometimes he is reproached for giving in to musical fashions, he anticipates them more often than he follows them. The various musical trends with which he has experimented – rock and roll, rhythm and blues, soul, psychedelic rock, pop – all have their origins in the blues, and despite interpreting numerous songs that are classified as “variété”, ballads and even country, rock remains his key reference.
He has made a major contribution to the French scene. At first decried, then unanimously acclaimed, he stamped his mark and transformed the traditional singing performance into a full-blown spectacle. Outside of French-speaking territories, he succeeded in breaking through thanks to several successful tours – notably in South America – allowing his reputation as a stage performer to cross borders. Johnny is considered as the only non-English-speaking rocker who is known (and acknowledged) by a wide international audience.
His longevity, like his vocal and stage performances, have earned him the recognition of his peers. From the Alhambra in 1960 to the present day, through 182 tours and 27 Parisian engagements, he has been seen by 28 million spectators, recorded more than 1,000 songs, composed around 100 himself, and sold more than 100 million records. His career has already earned him 40 gold records, 22 platinum, 3 diamond, and 9 Victoires de la Musique awards, for an official discography which includes 48 studio albums and 28 live albums.
SELECTED FILMOGRAPHY
Actor
2013
SALAUD, ON T’AIME (WE LOVE YOU, BASTARD) by Claude Lelouch
2009
LA PANTHÈRE ROSE 2 (The Pink Panther 2) by Harald Zwart
VENGEANCE (FUK SAU) by Johnnie To
2008
STARKO by Karl Zéro – doc
2005
JEAN-PHILIPPE by Laurent Tuel
L’HOMME QUI VOULAIT PASSER À LA TÉLÉ – TV
2004
COMMISSAIRE MOULIN – TV
LES RIVIÈRES POURPRES 2 – LES ANGES DE L’APOCALYPSE (Crimson Rivers 2 : Angels of the Apocalypse) by Olivier Dahan
QUARTIER VIP by Laurent Firode
2002
L’HOMME DU TRAIN (MAN ON THE TRAIN) by Patrice Leconte
WANTED (Crime Spree) by Brad Mirman
2001
MISCHKA by Jean-François Stévenin
2000
LOVE ME by Laetitia Masson
1998
POURQUOI PAS MOI ? (Why Not Me ?) by Stéphane Giusti
1997
PAPARAZZI by Alain Berbérian
1991
LA GAMINE by Hervé Palud
1989
DAVID LANSKY – TV
LE TRIANGLE DE FER by Éric Weston
1986
CONSEIL DE FAMILLE (FAMILY COUNCIL) by Costa-Gavras
TERMINUS by Pierre-William Glenn
1984
DÉTECTIVE by Jean-Luc Godard
1981
LE JOUR SE LÈVE ET LES CONNERIES COMMENCENT by Claude Mulot
1977
L’ANIMAL (Stuntwoman) by Claude Zidi
1972
L’AVENTURE, C’EST L’AVENTURE by Claude Lelouch
1971
MALPERTUIS by Harry Kümel
1970
POINT DE CHUTE (Falling Point) by Robert Hossein
1969
LE SPÉCIALISTE (Specialists – Gli Specialisti) by Sergio Corbucci
1968
13 JOURS EN FRANCE by François Reichenbach & Guy Gilles – doc
1967
À TOUT CASSER (BREAKING IT UP) by John Berry
LES PONEYTTES by Joël Le Moigné
1963
CHERCHEZ L’IDOLE by Michel Boisrond – musical
D’OÙ VIENS-TU, JOHNNY ? (Where Are You From, Johnny ?) by Noël Howard – musical
1962
LES PARISIENNES (Tales of Paris) by Marc Allégret & Claude Barma
1954
LES DIABOLIQUES (Diabolique) by Henri-Georges Clouzot
Soundtrack composer
2008
DEUX JOURS À TUER (Love Me No More) by Jean Becker
1983
SIGNES EXTÉRIEURS DE RICHESSE by Jacques Monnet
1967-1970
LES CHEVALIERS DU CIEL (The Aeronauts) – TV
1967
À TOUT CASSER by John Berry
