74 years old, nearly 60 years of career… Johnny Hallyday, alias Jean-Philippe Smet, was the most famous rock star in France. The one who made rock’n’roll popular in France had, since the beginning of his career in 1960, at the age of 17, recorded more than 1,000 titles (he composed a hundred), sold 110 million records , released 50 studio albums and 29 live albums, but also performed 182 tours, in front of nearly 29 million spectators. On the occasion of the fifth anniversary of his death, a look back at his exceptional journey in pictures…
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The life of Johnny Hallyday in 100 images
