Au revoir Johnny

En décembre 2017, la mort de Johnny Hallyday a suscité une émotion nationale. Partout les hommages se sont multipliés. La carrière de l’homme aux 80 albums, aux 6 disques de diamant, aux plus de 40 disques d’or, a duré près de soixante ans, durant lesquels son public n’a cessé de lui être fidèle. Retour sur sa carrière et sa vie sentimentale. De son enfance entre Belgique et France, en passant par ses débuts accompagnés par Line Renaud, jusqu’à ses derniers spectacles, proches et amis témoignent sur l’itinéraire extraordinaire de celui que ces fans appelaient « le Taulier ».

Réalisateur : Deborah UZAN-DIAMANT

I wanted to tell you that, thanks to you, I had some wonderful moments. And you are part of my life. And I will never forget you. I love myself. THANKS. He
who had experienced everything, everything overcome, lost his final battle with cancer on December 6, 2017. His relatives, Yet his friends firmly believed in his recovery. He is exceptional. That is to say, he is not like us. Johnny. He’s such a fighter, I think that, as usual, He’ll get through this. And then he has to make it because we need him too. We need him. There is no other idea. We need to keep that one. Until the end of his life, Johnny will be 20 years old in his mind. It was once called the beast. Some time ago, He wished me a happy birthday. I wasn’t expecting that at all. I found a valiant Johnny who played me his songs, etc. The ordeal was difficult, But Johnny faced him with his head held high. How can I tell you all, THANKS, Thank you from the bottom of my heart for all the messages of support you have given me. I love you deeply too. I miss you, But we’ll see each other very soon. And I am very happy about that. I love you. Thank you for your messages. It touched me to the very core. He even found the energy to go on stage. The old scoundrels, He did it under difficult conditions. He was there. How are you all doing? Well,
in any case, We are very happy to be here with you tonight. It’s true. He was spending his days in the studio again. A month ago, I know I’ve recorded some of the most powerful stuff I’ve recorded in my career. So, naturally, with him. Despite the difficulty, Laetitia had done everything she could to ensure that he continued to live as normally as possible. Me, I see her as a guardian angel. It’s extremely difficult for her. I’ll tell you right away. Because it’s you who goes to bed with him at home and it’s you who wakes up with him in the morning. His last public appearance was on September 1, 2017. at the funeral of Mireille Dark. The singer appeared very weak. Some time later, Johnny had been hospitalized for respiratory distress. He returned home a week later. But the doctors were pessimistic. I can’t talk about that because I… Anyway, You see the result that this has… So. It’s shaking me up too much. We never talked about those things with Johnny. But never. We’re still talking about a project. But we’re not talking about… of… of…
of… fan party I was going to say. Talking about hunger, It’s something unbearable. I don’t want to experience that. That’s crazy, I have the impression that he doesn’t have the right. I get the impression that people don’t grant him that right. Johnny Hallyday is mortal. That’s a fact. Disease, not an illness. I don’t know how. I don’t know when. But here’s the thing, He will leave me one day. And we know very well what that will cause. Johnny finally passed away peacefully. surrounded by his family. Johnny, his 60-year career, a life spent in the hearts of the French a legendary figure capable of setting the most mythical stages ablaze well into his 70s. Johnny,
he is a unique character in history. Unique. It has far transcended the boundaries of song. He was inducted into the Pantheon. I believe it is part of the lives of the French and that Johnny is like Tintin, It’s for ages 7 to 77. He embodies a part of French history. He has been the most popular singer for decades. It’s in your genes. It’s been in your DNA since you were born. Even if you’ve never bought a Johnny Hallyday record, You know 35 Johnny Hallyday songs, But you even know the lyrics. Even if you have never bought a title, That’s its strength. Johnny, It’s a tube machine. We all have dozens of the refrains he sang in our heads. We grew up with him. He has always been a part of our lives. That’s still extraordinary. What artist today has the power to unite so many people? Johnny Hallyday, It’s not even up for discussion. It’s the Eiffel Tower. Johnny, It belongs to everyone. But he,
he is aware of that. I don’t think he ever imagined he wanted to be a national monument. That’s how people see it. This is Jojo. It’s the same! Johnny, He is the man of all records. 60 years of inimitable hip movements and legendary shows. 110 million albums sold, 42 gold records, 10 Victoires de la Musique awards and nearly 200 tours. Everything related to Johnny turns to gold. It’s an incredible phenomenon. That’s why, when you do my job, That’s a good thing. I’m crazy about working with him. He’s the equivalent of Frank Sinatra and Johnny Hallyday. There’s a kind of panorama like that, with lots of powerful images that become anchored in your mental landscape, and you’re faced with something. Something is happening. Johnny has become a part of the lives of all French people, and those who had the chance to get close to him all agree. It is magnetic. Johnny, He is physically impressive. He’s a charismatic monster, He is very kind. So it’s even more disarming. There’s something incredibly and absolutely charming about Johnny Hallyday. At 14 years old, He’s adorable. at 18 years old, He’s adorable. at 70 years old, He’s adorable. Johnny, He’s an American-style showman. An artist of insane standards who inspires respect. He’s a performer, He is truly in the myth and in the character of American-style performers. Johnny is moving, It is… You’re causing everyone to stand at attention, That’s impressive! He has such charisma that when he arrives on set, There’s a change in atmosphere. A kind of silence falls. On the podium, It’s the number one spot. He is here. He stands out from the others. What makes Johnny an icon, It’s primarily his voice. A voice instantly recognizable, which he masters perfectly and which makes him, in fact, an exceptional performer. What’s fascinating about Johnny, It’s that the older he gets, The better he sings. Johnny’s voice, It’s Château-Pétrus, In other words, the older it gets, The better it is. If he hadn’t grown up in the 50s and hadn’t been hit full force by rock’n’roll the way he was and transformed it, He would certainly have made an incredible opera singer. or an opera singer. Johnny is a force of nature, a monument without which France would not be the same. It’s always a bit funny because it’s a monument. The monuments are like statues. Pigeons come and defecate on the monuments. So there’s this thing kind of like that, A little ridiculous and yet so real. Johnny, It’s an icon. Everything is intense with him. I,
think there’s only one. They had to break the mold. Throughout his songs, of his romantic adventures, of his health problems, Everyone got to know Johnny. He lived his life and ours as a raw nerve, overcoming all obstacles. It is the story of a permanent redemption. This is the resurrection. the phoenix that rose from its ashes. You never know when it will happen Johnny will be reborn, But it will be reborn all the time. It’s fascinating. He lived ten lives. He’s come back from everything. He escaped from everything. He fell flat on his face ten times. He went back up ten times. It’s in pieces. It’s stitched all over. but here, He’s still 20 years old. When Johnny met Laetitia in the mid-90s, His career took off. He fills the Zenith arenas and stadiums. And he offers his audience gigantic shows. From idol of the youth, Johnny has become a legend. An artist, He cannot last if he is not good on stage. And at the thought, He’s a beast on stage. As long as Johnny will live, The stage will live on with him. Johnny, This is the scene. What. It’s the stage that makes Johnny Hallyday. That’s a certainty. Throughout his life, the only thing that interested them, So how am I going to blow them away on stage? That’s all. It’s still a phenomenon spanning four generations. He’s a monster. Surcel. Anyone who hasn’t seen Johnny Hallyday on stage doesn’t know who Johnny Hallyday is. SO, to maintain its position, Johnny and his producers never skimped on resources. I need a light that comes from above. I want a shower. I always try to do things a little bit, Yes,
which are out of the ordinary, with beautiful lighting, special effects, screens, anything that can make people dream. I believe that what is important, It’s about making people dream, especially since they see something that makes them fantasize a little bit. What. Johnny’s shows have always been the most expensive. We had an initial investment of at least one and a half million. So, it was necessary to create a world, and a lot of people, and for a long time to successfully get born, something we’ve always done, And we always landed on our feet. A Johnny Hallyday show Hundreds of people work for months and dozens of semi-trailers are needed to live up to the showman’s ambitions. Johnny Hallyday, He is more than just a megalomaniac. He’s extremely megalomaniacal. But otherwise, It wouldn’t be Johnny Hallyday. You don’t expect him to do small things, averages, mediocre. He and Camus, We need to be frank because it’s both. That was the idea for the show. And it’s hot and innovative, It began at the Zenith in 1984. Johnny enters the stage in a huge articulated metallic point. This is unprecedented in France. So, all that’s left is the shopping. She’s a star, that’s all. She’s the star. Johnny is a perfectionist at work. He always refers to Maurice Chevalier, who had told him that. My boy, when you put on a show, You swag your entrance and your exit, and in the middle you give them what you want. One day Johnny told me, One evening, the fist wasn’t open. I looked like an idiot. How long did I have left? 20 minutes. And since the point didn’t open, There was a guy who was saying, “Hey Johnny, Are you sleeping soundly? That didn’t make me laugh at all. In June 1993, to celebrate its 50th anniversary, Johnny goes even further and gives a memorable show at the Parc des Princes. It’s called “Hold Back the Night” and the staging is spectacular. Yes,
the only thing he told me, that’s… So,
is that enough for you? It’s a bit small. Huh?
It’s a bit small. Yeah.
It’s a small one. That makes it look smaller than a Frenchman. It’s a show. That evening, for the entrance of his artist, Jean-Claude Camus aimed very high. Johnny has to walk to the stage at the Parc des Princes. by parting a crowd of 50,000 frenzied people. It was not at all planned that I, I’m going with him. And I found myself caught up in it. I thought I was going to die. A nightmare for Johnny and Jean-Claude Camus, who underestimated the fans’ hysteria. I was about to be trampled and it was Jimmy. my head of security, who saw it. And I arrived like a bundle of flaxs in front of the stage. in things. It was terrifying. The terror of my life. But it was so beautiful. Johnny arrives on stage exhausted. But in a matter of seconds, The colossus is ready to go for three hours of unforgettable show. For the occasion, Johnny gives his fans the gift they’ve all been hoping for. The crowd couldn’t believe their eyes. For the first time, 18 years after their divorce, The legendary couple Ali Devartan are reuniting, the time of a magical duet. To dazzle his audience once again, The rocker offers him a moment of complicity with his son David. Emotions run high when he enters the stage to accompany his father on the drums. I must tell you that tonight, You came to applaud the best. With the best of threads. The crowd is won over and Johnny has won his bet. Five years later, in the summer of 1998, Johnny is going to pull off something no artist has ever done before. singing in front of 80,000 people. He will be the first artist to give a concert at the Stade de France. a stadium that has just been built for the Football World Cup. and in which an atmosphere of national celebration still prevails. The scene, Our problem is to get it in as far as possible and have it cover the seats behind. We’re going to embed it. That’s too big. Months before, she said, Stade de France, I will arrive by helicopter. I told him, But Johnny, never the prefecture, People will never allow just one helicopter. reach over 80,000 people, That’s impossible. But to Johnny, Nothing is impossible. So, in order to achieve his goals, He makes a phone call to his best friend, Michel Drucker. a helicopter enthusiast. Ring, ring, January, 4 a.m., “Hey,
it’s Johnny, what are you doing ? ” “Well,
I say, I’m asleep. “Have you seen Coppola’s Apocalypse Star?” “You,
calm them down.” We’re going to reach 5 Illigoo like in Apocalypse Star and you’re going to drop me onto the crowd like… Vietnam’s helicopters. Good. Every two weeks for months, He didn’t let me go. Well,
he succeeded. This extraordinary show, It was measured to the millimeter. prepared over months. A passageway might be necessary. To return, and at that moment, winch it up and possibly place it on the roof. But for the installation, Johnny’s teams had very little time, because barely a month and a half before the show, France won the World Cup. Therefore, no protective roof was planned for the orchestra. This Friday, September 4th… Johnny is about to realize his dream. Singing in front of a packed stadium, in an incredible staging, broadcast live on TF1. Except that on the day, The weather is turning black. A torrential downpour hits the stadium. For the first time since the beginning of his collaboration with Johnny, Jean-Claude Camus finds himself facing a moral dilemma. I can’t. I can’t. Call me back in 5 minutes. It is obvious that even if sections fall, Johnny will want to play. If I take the risk of breaking the equipment for tomorrow, Well,
it’s going to be terrible because Johnny is going to say no. It’s too dangerous. There is a kind of struggle between reason… And the absolute desire to go there. We are all here together. It’s about making a courageous decision. The fake, We’ll have to hold him back. One of the problems Camus faced in producing the show, It was like saying I don’t know if I’m insured for that or not. And the decision was made by saying, I said, listen, If there is a problem, Universal will act as the insurance provider. it doesn’t matter. But emptying the Stade de France, This implies a major logistical challenge. We don’t realize that filling a Stade de France, It’s something incredible. This means that the RATP is putting more metro trains into service to bring people in. The entrances are all full of people waiting for hours. So it was an extremely complicated decision. It can’t be Johnny making the announcement, We can’t send it back to the country. It’s important to know that at the time, In any case, It’s going to be a nightmare. The frustration will be much greater. If it’s him, If he sees him and leaves… So we evacuated Johnny. And then, The time has come to make the announcement. They say,
well, Who is making the announcement? I said Michel Drucker. There is no more Michel Drucker. I don’t know where he is. It can no longer be found. And then,
I was told, Well,
you. I took Camus on stage. It was a crazy moment. What. I can say that Camus was serious that day. He had something very closed off about him. I left, a bit like a sleepwalker, towards the Seine. And Providence willed that I should arrive on the Seine and that the witty remarks should come out. It’s heartbreaking! This is probably the worst memory I have of my entire life. And then, that’s where the story gets fun, It was the evening that had been postponed, But then it was raining, It was raining, But it was raining. Except that in the meantime, It had been placed under a kind of protective roof which makes the gold chicken-breaker. He could play, and on his last night he did it in the rain, and it was surely, between us, his best concert. And of course, for these three legendary nights, Johnny arrived by helicopter like the hero of a Hollywood film. We are 4 minutes 30 seconds from the vertical line of the Stade de France. And then, with a dreadful noise, He thinks he’s near me and is yelling into the headphones. Stop that right now. I feel dizzy. I told him, But Johnny, 6 months of work, He pulled himself together. There isn’t a single guy in the world who does that. And Claude? Yeah. Shit. We won! To satisfy its audience, Johnny always sets the bar very high, especially with regard to himself. When he is preparing a scene, You can’t imagine. He is preparing for the Olympic Games. He said he’s removing too much. Don’t worry. Overnight, He insists, He insists, He insists. So that the audience is charmed every time. I,
I saw him sing, But there isn’t another singer who would have done that. With stings, with lower back problems, with a fever, He has always been there. Whether there are 50 people or 50,000, He is here. He can put them on the ground. The audience that comes to see him in concert, Johnny owes him everything. For 60 years, He created a unique bond with him. It is this connection with his fans that has allowed him to spend his life singing. These people are capable of any sacrifice. I’ve known some, who took their holidays to follow the tour. Under this breakage, This is the last strength of his life. He will give this audience everything he can give them. Because of his audience, This is the family he chose for himself. The scene at Johnny’s house, It’s a matter of life or death. That’s what matters. Point. Never forget that I love you. See you soon. One evening in June 2000, to declare his love to his fans, Johnny pushes the cursor. Not only did he have a huge stage installed at the foot of the Eiffel Tower, but in addition, The show is free. 700,000 people flocked to applaud the man who had become much more than just a singer. It is… The first time he said, “I’ll pay,” It is this Johnny who is flamboyant to me and who at that moment became untouchable. No one dared to say anything against Johnny Day anymore. But what fans don’t know, It’s just that on certain evenings, despite the pleasure he takes in singing, Going on stage is almost beyond the showman’s capabilities. You see him at 6 PM in his dressing room, He’s there and he says to his manager, I’m not singing tonight. What was blocking him? I’ll never know. What is certain is, that’s because when he decided to go, I had my head of security do the cleaning. In other words, there shouldn’t be a technician present. There couldn’t be anyone in his path. On the route from his lodge to the Seine, calmly, He immerses himself in the character he is going to be, in that way. This means that when he arrives on stage, the lights come up on him, and the song starts, He raises his head and then, There is no doubt, It’s Johnny Hallyday. Between Johnny and Laetitia, This has been going on for over 20 years. For about twenty years they have been making magazine covers and letting us into their family life. And today? Love is stronger than ever. She looks at him as if she is still amazed to be with him. And at no point do we sense that the woman is interested. You can feel a great love. He formed what is called a couple. It’s not as simple as that to be in a relationship. Fusionnel. He needs her to be there. Even if he doesn’t say so, She needs to be there. I see the result. The guy, He is calm. It is a she-wolf who protects him. who takes care of him. It’s lovely to see them both. Really. It’s much more than his wife. She was there during the difficult times. She was both his mother, her advisor, which reassures him, who is taking care of him. She went through it all. She was a child, We mustn’t forget that. When Laetitia entered Johnny’s life through his father, who is a friend of the singer, She had to learn to channel it. It’s still a wild beast that needs to be tamed. Johnny. And little by little, She succeeded. I was going to say, to tame the beast. She has a lot of character. And you have to have some with Johnny. When he doesn’t want to be bothered, He doesn’t want to be bothered. He is incredibly outspoken. and sometimes you can get the biggest furs with Laetitia. Are you scary? Yeah,
you scare me. Is this my wife? When he yells at Laetitia, That’s because he wants to. I didn’t marry her like that. The search for happiness, serenity, peace of mind, That’s no small thing at Alidé. I think Laetitia carries within her a form of cheerfulness. I think she has a certain talent for making people happy, which is good for Johnny. which, contrary to what one might believe, is not a man very good at happiness. Johnny is a scheming man. Drugs, infidelity, Laetitia understood everything. Overcoming everything through love. for her rocker husband. Laetitia, It’s a war machine. What she takes in her face, or what she may have taken in her face, makes her who she is. honestly, one of the strongest and at the same time most sensitive people I have ever met. In 2004, The couple embarked on the adventure of adoption because Laetitia, who suffered from anorexia for a long time, was unable to conceive a child naturally. This girl simply had to have a child. It was essential. When she realized that she wouldn’t be able to have any physically, let’s say, for Johnny, It was obvious that he was going to support her in a different way of having children. Jade was born in 2004 and her little sister Joy in 2008. Their arrival profoundly changed our national rocker. At 60 years old… Johnny has become a real doting father. He’s still
a bunch of moms he chose, that they chose. And I think that, oddly enough… It is precisely because he did not make them that these molds are so important. Because they know very well that if he’s not there, They would have had no life. And that, obviously, It must be extraordinary. It would wait for me. I like seeing it like that. The last time I was in Los Angeles, I arrive home and Laetitia says to me, “Oh no, No,
he’s not here. He is currently cycling with his daughters. I almost fainted. Me,
because it was so… The opposite of what we’ve always known. He couldn’t, That wasn’t possible. He was living too many lives at once. He loves David and he loves Laura. But each time, It was with women that he then left or that they left him. And for the career, Let’s call it that, Take precedence over everything else. Since the girls were born, to preserve their family balance, The Halidés set sail for Los Angeles and Saint-Barthélemy in the French West Indies. Johnny Hallyday’s life in Paris, It’s a star’s life. It’s a life where he doesn’t take a step without being adored. shouted, booed, selfied. But abroad, It’s a completely different life. much quieter much further away, much less so in the light. These are people who need to breathe and be able to go shopping. I don’t know. a pack of beer or a box of cereal for the children without them being rushed over. Alessandra Sublet, whose parents live in Saint-Barthélemy, spends all his holidays with Léa Lidé. It’s definitely easier to live with. He is at home. at the right temperature calm. He watches a lot of movies. And kung fu and battle films, etc. Johnny,
at home, He’s a man like any other. He wants his wife to be there for him. that she be beautiful, that she be kind, that the meal is good. They are just like everyone else, and that’s what’s so touching and so nice. That’s great, It’s because we live with a real man. We laugh a lot, his face, his life. It is so enshrined in its public status. Luckily for him, he doesn’t live like that. A unique daily life in sumptuous villas. But the couple does everything they can to keep their daughters grounded. At what age did you start your career? I was 7 years old. 7 years old because it was in the family dance number that I became aware of my awakening, They are dancers. They needed to change clothes in the middle of their act. So when they went out to change their clothes, I was going on stage, I was singing a song. At the time, I was singing David Croquette. David, David Crockett, The man who is never afraid. I think they are among the best-behaved little girls I know. Laetitia is quite authoritarian while also being a very loving mother. Johnny,
when he has a deep voice and intends to get angry when the children misbehave, No one utters a sound. And that,
I think Laetitia, She played a large part in it. She greatly encouraged her to be at the heart of her family. Because it’s an important pillar, and also because of little girls, They need a dad and a mom. whether your name is Johnny or Tartampion, He’s still a father, in fact. Jade,
Laetitia often says she’s an old soul, But it’s true, She is a very sweet child. He is a very sensitive person. very deep. And Joy is no less profound and sincere, But she has a strong character. She is very funny. It is artistically very interesting. She dances, She sings, She is very open. They are very creative. So far, Johnny had always lived for his fans. on stage and especially on the road. Today, His family is what matters most. From now on, when Johnny goes on tour, He no longer travels alone. His clan travels with him. The girls are still here. whether in Los Angeles or in France. On tour, They are here. Everything is adapted according to the schedule. The family unit, She is very strong. She is very warm. She is very present. Shall we go see Dad? Yes.
Are we going to see Dad sing? Again ? A few years ago, The couple and their daughters welcomed Grandma into their home. Laetitia’s grandmother. Her parents had her very young and she was raised by her grandmother. She has this respect for elders and tradition. It’s like a tribe. And to this family tribe, She adds her friends. A tribe that comes together around Valor 5. Mutual aid, sharing. There’s something very special about Johnny and Laetitia, that’s because there really is a side to it, It’s like being at home. And it’s crazy when you think about it. because it’s not like being at home, We’re at Johnny Hallyday and Laetitia’s house. So there comes a point where you think to yourself, but in fact, I am on a parallel planet. She cooks very, very well. but apparently like a Michelin-starred chef. By the way, It’s something that caused… that Johnny had stopped going out, to go to a restaurant, etc. He likes anything spicy. He likes pickles, He likes mustard. He likes chili peppers. He will be able to eat every day. You open his refrigerator, There are only things that are bad for the stomach. She enjoys bringing people together around a table, all generations. I have sometimes stayed at their place until 2-3 am. With two or three guests saying, “Actually, we’re a bit hungry,” and her saying, “No problem, I’ll make you some pasta,” but she doesn’t make just any pasta, she makes small pasta with a little sauce, the right spices—it’s not just good pasta, it’s really good pasta. The generosity of the Hallydays, It goes beyond the family setting. Since Jade’s birth, Laetitia is constantly undertaking humanitarian missions. In the summer of 2017, when Hurricane Irma violently struck the island of Saint-Martin-les-Mis, It is natural for the people of Hélid to offer their help to the survivors. Johnny and Laetitia, the first reaction was to say “Our home is here if you need it.” Unfortunately, Their house was badly damaged. So it was complicated to please everyone. So when I talk to you about generosity, It’s not just so the public will say “Oh dear, They’re super nice! Johnny was over 70 years old. But he did everything he could to stay on course and keep up with the times. It’s a slightly old-fashioned word, but Johnny Hallyday is cool. He uses Instagram and Twitter more easily today than anyone else. And nobody tells him how to do it. Laetitia might even tell you that she was there. Sometimes he sends things, I didn’t even have time to see them. I’m worried. To achieve this balance and this gentle way of life, The Halidais had to fight. They have faced many trials hand in hand. She always said they saved each other’s lives. mutually. Sir Jean-Philippe Smet, Do you consent to take Miss Laetitia Marie-Christine Baudou as your wife? here present. Because when Laetitia married Johnny in the spotlight on March 25, 1996, One year to the day after meeting him, She had to face criticism. Johnny and Laetitia, I saw a young girl arrive. We wondered if things would hold up until the moment I found myself witnessing their wedding. For a long time, We thought it was just that somewhat naive woman with her little phrases, obviously, “My love”, etc., where we would say to each other, “But who is she?” And then, by the strength of her wrist, She won a place in the public’s hearts because of Johnny Hallyday, It belongs first and foremost to the public. At the time, Laetitia is a 21-year-old model with red curls and a childlike voice. If he were the same age, if he were in the same profession, That wouldn’t work. What worked, that’s precisely the point, There were contrasts between them. They both gave each other things, They both grew up together in a way. 2009 was a terrible year for the couple. At 66 years old, while he has just finished Exang, what was supposed to be his final tour, the 1966 Tour de France, Johnny is rushed to a hospital in Los Angeles. He is suffering from a very serious infection that is spreading. The reason, a poorly treated herniated disc and a halted colon cancer, but which weakens the showman. Johnny,
he’s not someone who takes it easy at all. He underwent surgery in November-December 2008 for a herniated disc and he did not rest. And when he arrives in Los Angeles, He is an exhausted man who is at the end of his rope. On the plane, He’s suffering so much that I think he’s stuffing himself with pills. He drinks and tries to suppress the pain. Luckily, Laetitia brought it very, very quickly. But when I say very, very fast, to do that in the United States, It’s like running red lights in the car, which is what he was suffering from. etc. And everything to get him to the hospital. We are forced to put ourselves into an induced coma. firstly because he is suffering enormously, And then, on top of that, you have to get rid of your addictions. He needs to stop smoking. He needs to stop drinking. to really let his body do the work because he is on the verge of sepsis. The French live according to the rhythm of Johnny’s health updates. Our French heritage, It’s Johnny. Even the President of the Republic, President Sarkozy, will have a word at that moment. during a speech that has nothing to do with it. I would like to express to Johnny Hallyday our wishes for an improvement in his health. Johnny will stay two weeks at Cedar Sinai in Los Angeles. Upon its release, The singer has lost his voice. He will be reunited with her after a long convalescence of almost a year. Since that dark period and that… The first warning sign about Johnny’s health: Laetitia took control of his life; she did everything to get him back on his feet and so that he could finally have a healthy life. He’s put everything behind him, it’s over, the drugs and alcohol are finished, he’s understood. I suppose he’s living the life she wants him to live, that’s it now. And that’s all for the best. because without that, in my opinion, He wouldn’t have been there for a long time. From rock to blues, to pop music, including walks, Johnny could sing anything. For 60 years, It constantly reinvents itself. He transcended all of that to become a genre unto himself. Its real strength, which allowed him to transcend eras while remaining above the fray, That’s his voice. Because Johnny is a born singer. Johnny, He is a pure self-taught singer. There is no technique, There are no classes. There’s nothing there. Him, He goes “Oh!” Here we go, finished. That’s done. So. There you go,
that’s Johnny Hallyday’s warm-up session before recording a vocal track. In the 1990s and 2000s, He begins to see a kind of velvety, skating-like quality in the voice that is absolutely remarkable. Cigarettes are truly a defining characteristic of his vocal timbre. I think, because there were even periods when he stopped smoking, and we could see that the voice was changing. the timbre changed slightly. So I think there’s also the gypsy effect. An unparalleled voice and, above all, an extraordinary ability to make the texts their own. He has incredible talent. He knows how to interpret words like he interprets a role. He is a very great singer. Johnny,
what he sings loudly isn’t interesting. Johnny,
that’s not what makes him interesting. Johnny,
which makes him interesting, It’s his way of grabbing words and texts by the throat and shaking them up. to get them to say something that no one else can get them to say. He is a Shakespearean character. Johnny. He has a very, very strong relationship with the text. But there’s this kind of thing about him at a certain point, really very, very particular, which all of a sudden… it becomes, There’s the take where it becomes a Johnny Hallyday song and it’s fascinating to watch. I can’t feel anything in songs. To give someone emotions if I have not known love, if I have not known despair, if I have not known solitude, if I have not known joy. At the moment he sings the song, He saw the song. It is his nature that takes over. who is right here. In my opinion, he is the only one to have this level of excellence and this level of emotion. He is an amazing performer, thanks to two things that don’t go together, intelligence and animality. It’s a cheetah. He’s instinctive. It’s an animal. Johnny. He senses things. He has a phenomenal instinct. To be at Piaf’s level, For example, He’s the only one. Because he’s fully committed, because the emotion is all-encompassing, because the commitment is absolute. Everyone wants to write for Johnny. Hardly a day goes by that I don’t meet someone who tells me “Don’t you want to, I made a song, “Don’t you want to play it for Johnny?” Everyone, all the time, every day, every day, for 20 years. Johnny always knew that he needed to call upon different talents to stay in tune with the times or simply to help him say what was on his heart. In the early 1960s, He sings, like everyone else, adaptations of American songs. The guys who wrote the texts, It wasn’t Marcel Proust. So the texts were a bit weak. We’re going to dance, baby. All of that,
it was still fair. Right away, He understood at some point that things still needed to be said. And then,
he spoke to some good guys, because they don’t make mistakes. In the mid-1980s, It was Michel Berger’s words that allowed him to bounce back. and not to be overtaken by a new wave of singer-songwriters. Berger obviously took this performer who sings loudly and high and tried to make him sing less in order to find the inner meaning of this phenomenal voice. Michel, Would you be willing to write a song for me? And Michel looks at him. a song, Johnny. No, An album or nothing. This album was released in 1985 and was a huge success. It’s full of hits like Rock’n’Roll Attitude, Diego, The Abandoned Singer and of course Tennessee. When he… He sang more softly when he lost his voice. as if by chance, He succeeded in broadening his audience. Johnny,
he has always made albums with very, very different people and rarely twice in a row with the same people. He only made one album with Berger, only one album with Goldman. On the album Gang, Jean-Jacques Goldman’s signature style can be seen in flagship tracks such as “Je t’attends” (I’m waiting for you). “Laura”, “I promise you” or even “I will forget your name”. Songs that have entered the collective unconscious. He is very competent at what he does. He’s the one who asks to do it again more than we do. because it doesn’t seem right to him, not fair enough etc. It was the end of the week when our family stole it from me. Until Monday morning, 5:40 a.m.
You don’t want to do everything, there ? If you want,
I’ll do everything. Ten years later, Goldman will offer him another hit song. a stroll. I see her every morning. In the 1990s, Johnny turns to Pascal Obispo. And with him, He will win a double platinum record. This part is great. What’s this microphone like? Not bad either. We’re going to remove your helmet for two minutes. This collaboration marked the beginning of a very successful period for Johnny. A period during which it will remain at the top of the sales charts. The album with Pascal Obispo, in which Zazie had written a song with Pascal called Light the fire. This album sold over a million copies. So that was really the moment when Johnny came back to the top of the sales charts. Exactly that! And 20 years later, The tube hasn’t aged a day. In 1999, one year after the success of Allumer le feu, Johnny calls on his son, David, to write the album for him 100%. The success is phenomenal, and with it, The rocker will earn his first diamond record. They both made a fabulous album. I don’t think anyone could do that without that complicity. this father-son relationship. With 2 million copies sold, 100% It remains Johnny’s biggest commercial success to this day. In the early 2000s, Johnny takes Marie out, his latest big hit song which sold 1,400,000 copies. It was Gérald de Palmas who gave it to him. When you listen to Marie again, You are truly in the place of the soldier getting his ass kicked in the trenches. He sings very, very, very, very softly on this song. After all these years, He’s always giving it his all. And what’s more, I think it works even better. even now than before. So if you want, It’s extraordinary to have a career like that. Johnny has such powerful voices that all singers are afraid to sing with him. Only a few great singers with powerful voices have taken up the challenge. Among them, Florent Pagny, who, after getting lost backstage at the Stade de France in 2003, will arrive on stage panicked and out of breath. In private, Johnny will not hesitate to tell him that he sang badly. I have never seen an artist who wasn’t impressed to sing with him. The first time I saw Johnny, I was assistant director to Gérard Pulicino, And it was Johnny’s first concert at the Stade de France. During this concert, There were several artists who were there, Florent Pagny, Perhaps Pascal Obispo, Lara Fabian. I’m the one who takes the artists to the edge of the stage to bring them back in when it’s time for their song. And so I saw the fear. of most artists, because they each knew that singing with Johnny, It was extremely complicated. Johnny Hallyday became the idol of young people. But before becoming a star, He is a wounded child. A melancholic child haunted by the absence of his parents. It all starts because he is not loved. because it is partly abandoned. He’s a suitcase child. Johnny was born on June 15, 1943 in the 9th arrondissement of Paris. At his birth, His name is Jean-Philippe Clerc, named after his mother, because his father Leon had already abandoned him. Fifteen months later… He agrees to acknowledge it. Jean-Philippe inherited the name Smet but not a father. Unable to provide for his child alone, Huguette, his mother, he confided it to his sister-in-law. Johnny himself says that he never uttered the words “daddy” or “mommy” during his childhood. It’s quite violent, though. Let’s just say I’ve never had any contact with my parents. My parents started taking care of me when I became famous. It’s not mistrust that I have towards them today. Let’s say it’s perhaps a misunderstanding. Huguette resumes her modeling career. And Jean-Philippe settled in London very quickly. Because her cousins, Desta and Menena, who are dancers, sign a contract with the International Ballet. She was young, she must have thought to herself, Good, It might be better for my little one. At first, I’ll leave it for a little while. Then finally, She was dispossessed of it. And I think she suffered from it all her life. When Jean-Philippe was a child, Desta marries an American. Lee Ketcham. He was the one who gave him the nickname Johnny. And soon, It is his last name that will change. Halids, it’s the singing group and the musical tour that they invented Lee Ketcham, So the American who returns to his family and marries his cousin and his dancer cousins. And so, They will be called the Halidae. Ever since he was very young, this name, It resonates. It’s not something he invented just to sound American. He’s a bit American, Johnny Hallyday. The Hallydays perform all over Europe and Johnny goes on the road with them. He plays increasingly important roles in their shows and therefore does not go to school. This unusual childhood, She is both his greatest burden and his most beautiful duck. He’s still a self-made man, after all. who educated and cultured himself. That’s why he always touched me so deeply. Me. He has grace. Quite simply. He has grace. He’s a child who hasn’t really grown up, and that’s why people love him. During adolescence, when Johnny returns to Paris, his mother, who has rebuilt his life and plans to settle in the South, wants to get it back. But Johnny’s aunt objects. She said, He has a future. Do you really want to deprive him of that future? The mother agreed, thinking to herself, Maybe it’s better for my son. It was better for France because it became Johnny Hallyday. So Johnny continues his life without his mother or father. But while he has already brought France to its knees and is in the army… A visit will shake him up. 20 years after abandoning it, Léonce Mette, his father, knocks on the barracks door without warning. The father, Good, He’s never seen him. the kid. And suddenly, So we told him, Your father is here. Damn, my father, He’s going there. and the other, He’s here. In fact,
to take his money, He’s going to have his picture taken by guys hiding in the shadows. These men, They are paparazzi. At that time, Léon Smet is an actor, But he needs money. He lives on the street, and his son became the biggest French star. You don’t want it, Johnny,
not to give you some money? I have no kind of… Out of resentment. He lives his life, He succeeded brilliantly. I wish him all the happiness in the world. But apart from that, I don’t care. So when a celebrity magazine offered to arrange this meeting for money, He agrees to manipulate his son. His father was there with a teddy bear, as if he had left a 2-year-old child and was going to find another 2-year-old child. Johnny is terribly injured. But he will never let go of it. Throughout his life, He will try to build a bond with Leon. Years later, He will even go in search of her. At that moment, He finds him and offers him a place to stay. He rents her a studio apartment, He buys him clothes because he was living on the street. He is, after all, the father of Johnny Hallyday, who is a huge celebrity. And his father lives on the street. So it’s still a little bit shocking. And so, He will take care of it. But after a while, The father sets fire to the studio. gets rid of clothes and disappears. I think the father was quite jealous of his son’s success in the end. Léon will systematically turn his back on his son. but will never deprive himself of enjoying his fortune. The son’s generosity could not last. In general, He eventually cut ties. But what’s crazy, It’s that the father, apparently, He was quite cheeky because when he was… In Belgium, It wasn’t necessary to say that he was Johnny’s son to sign hotel and restaurant bills, and the son always paid. In November 1989, Léon Smet dies in Brussels. And despite everything Johnny had to reproach him for, He was the one who organized these funerals to prevent them from ending up in the paupers’ section. When Johnny arrived in a limousine with his staff, etc., We left him all alone. The cemetery has been closed. We left him all alone. To pay a final tribute to his father, for one last face-off. At his father’s grave, He was all alone. Can you imagine what I’m telling you? With his mother, Johnny will manage to overcome his resentment. On each tour in the South, He spends some time at her place. She had two little boys who are now completely anonymous. who preferred to remain anonymous. I know they are in contact, that they have already gone to see him. in concert and when Johnny was passing through the region, when he was on tour, He would inevitably go to see his mother and he saw his little brothers. And I think he also envisioned the family life that he had never had. There was a great deal of tenderness between him and his mother. And him, taking great care of his mother not knowing what to do to please him, She, cooking to entertain his son who loved to eat. That’s very beautiful. I think, It was much later, He’s going to take… caring for her mother like she never has before. It’s very touching to see how much trouble he had fixing their mess. You can never erase your childhood. But either she helps you, either it destroys you. I think that in a certain way, Johnny’s suffering created him. Thanks to Lee Ketcham, that he raised, Johnny is passionate about the United States and especially about their music. With Elvis Presley, Johnny senses that there is something he can do, I would say, moving the body to experience intensely this violence that resides within him, because his youth was complicated. And when he sees it at the cinema, in Frenzied Love, He has an intuition. We know this now, It was in this room that his career was made. He said, “That’s what I want to do.” There are girls on the balcony and every time Elvis sings, She screams. And for him, That too. This is a very, very strong signal of what this music can provoke. At that time, Johnny listens to everything he can. He is training, He is perfecting his footwork and hip movements. He practices with Eddie Mitchell and Jacques Dutronc on the golf draw springboard, which, with him, becomes the temple of rock’n’roll. Eddie Mitchell goes to Johnny Hallyday, go listen to Johnny Hallyday’s records with Jacques Dutronc. Very quickly, Johnny stands out from the crowd. He was spotted by a record label and became the darling of Salut les Copains magazine. the unmissable daily meeting place for rock fans. If you see the iconic Salut les Copains photo, who is at the top of the ladder, It’s Johnny. as if by chance. He arrived late. ask Jean-Marie Perrier, They had forgotten to remove the ladder. He arrives late. instead of sitting in the second row where all the stars were, He said,
“No, it’s not a big deal.” I’m not delaying you. He climbed to the top of the ladder. I think we can’t understand Johnny if at some point we don’t say to ourselves, this guy, he always wanted to, He always did everything he could to be number one. Well, Johnny Hallyday, come, I think he’s 16 years old? 17.
17, You see, that changes everything. In the late 1950s, Lynn Renaud gives him his chance at the school for stars. the equivalent of today’s Nouvelle Star. It is this performance that will make him take off. But his career is based on a half-truth. Why is his name Johnny Hallyday? His name is Johnny Hallyday because his father’s name is Hallyday. It’s very simple, That was something to think about. Yes,
but the father is American. i guess. The father is American and the mother is French. So it’s a product that’s half French, half American. Thanks to Lynn Renaud… Johnny goes into Dad’s TV. Johnny returns to homes in France. in black and white television. When he starts to become known, Young Johnny became friends with Charles Aznavour. who is already very famous. The singer becomes her surrogate father. He regularly invites her to his ranch in Montfort-la-Maurie. And one day, during a horseback ride, Johnny is forced to reveal the secret about his origins. He took her for hours and hours of riding. Johnny didn’t say anything because he was supposed to be an American from a ranch. And after several hours, He complained because his back was in terrible pain. And apparently, He was covered in blood. And Aznavour said to him, But I thought you grew up on a ranch. You’ve never ridden a horse, In fact ? No,
no, This is my first walk. And that’s how Aznavour discovered that, in fact, It was a lie concocted by the record company to boost sales. So it was Aznavour who married Johnny with the French by giving him valuable advice. Don’t invent a past that doesn’t exist. Don’t say you’re American when you’re French. So, Be yourself. Again, It was Charles Aznavour’s words that changed everything. He wrote to her Hold back the night. And he makes the young rocker an idol in Loukassagi. ready to set out to conquer the whole of France. Almost 40 years after her divorce from Johnny, Sylvie Vartan continues to be associated with her career. Because the beginning of their romance in the 60s made an entire generation fantasize and would change the face of French youth. With Sylvie Vartan, We are dealing with two stars of the yé-yé era. rock music. We have a couple whose numbers balance each other out. by the way he expresses himself on stage, through the art they manipulate together. Sylvie, She too, is becoming a huge star when his brother Eddie introduces him to Johnny after a concert at the Olympia. What’s incredible, It’s because they love each other. Good, No press officer could have dreamed of something like this. There were people who thought it was fake. It’s a sham, but no, he really loved himself. The couple immediately became legendary and fascinated the media. They were two beautiful animals together, a doe and a lion, if I may say so. It is the two terrible angels who unite, who unite their solitude but who also embody this desire for youth to exist and to tell the world that the world will never be the same again. Three and a half years after they fell in love at first sight. The television news is interrupted to announce the engagement of the two stars of the Yéyé generation. Okay,
first of all, Do you really intend to get engaged? Yes,
we don’t intend to since we already are. Yes. It’s done ? Really ? Yes. Officially? Yes. For how long, Sylvie? For the past two years, three months. When you are married, Aren’t you afraid of becoming a little bourgeois? I am not married yet. No,
how long will it take? I don’t know, I still have my military service to do. It could still be a long way from that. For now, between Johnny and Sylvie, It’s all simple. Let’s hope it stays this way for a long time. for a very long time. On April 12, 1965, while he was in the army, Johnny takes advantage of a leave of absence to marry Sylvie in a small village in the Oise region. A wedding in the spotlight, This is unprecedented in France. Thousands of people are crowding around them. Sylvie is scared and Johnny seems lost. Sylvie Georges Vartand will take Jean-Philippe Léo Smet as her lawful husband. better known as Johnny Hallyday. That day, Jean-Marie Perrier was their witness and he remembers that Johnny seemed disoriented. I remember very well when he was downstairs getting dressed, He thought he was good. Should I wear a tie or not? Because of him, He’s a guy. He dreamed of Elvis Presley, He’s a rocker. and suddenly, Good, That’s a different role altogether. Finally he puts on a tie. but above, Sylvie, She’s in it. She’s totally into it. She, She has the dress. Okay, that’s it. She, That’s it, it’s done. Sir Jean-Philippe Léosmet, Do you consent to take as your wife, Miss Sylvie Georges Vartan, here present. Yes. Miss… Sylvie Georges Vartan, do you consent to take as your spouse Mr. Jean-Philippe Léo Smet, here present. In the name of the law, We now pronounce you husband and wife. During the ceremony, Johnny is surrounded by his friends and a few close relatives. But his parents aren’t there. Johnny’s mother was not present at Johnny and Sylvie Vartan’s wedding. There was a photo report that was done in a France Dimanche magazine. He was photographed watching the wedding on television. like all French people. Barely a year after this wedding that amazed France, Sylvie gives birth to David, Johnny’s first child. But in his relationship, The tensions are already there. Johnny wasn’t ready to become a father. This can be seen in this excerpt where he leaves the clinic when the child is born. Okay,
in the evening, He has a show. It’s very, It’s very difficult to combine all of that. Very. I know Sylvie is tired. NOW, You,
you leave again. You won’t be left without a horse. Unfortunately, No. I’m singing tonight in Venice. We need to leave immediately. SO. Yes,
I have a plane, That’s why. Good, Listen,
we’ll leave you to it. Happy dad, Of course. Thank you.
Goodbye. THANKS. THANKS. Johnny doesn’t know what family life is like. He doesn’t know how to get home early. He doesn’t know how to give a bottle. He doesn’t know how to spend an evening in front of the TV. There was not a quiet evening. Sylvie married a star with a lifestyle. very rock’n’roll. And very quickly, She has to put up with his infidelities even though she grew up in a very traditional family. He lived life at 100 miles an hour. the guy, at the time. He made my life a living hell. Because he was never there, Then there were the women, And there you have it. He did what he could to combine his two lives. But that wasn’t possible. Sylvie is thinking of leaving him. I believe that after about a year, She wanted a divorce. And it was her mother who told Sylvie, my little girl, You don’t get divorced so quickly like that. Give your relationship a chance. You knew who you were marrying. We need to learn to be patient. And she listened to her mother. At that time, Johnny also spiraled into alcohol and drug abuse. He lives his own life, and Sylvie and David theirs. It’s so excessive, In addition, he has good health. Guys,
I don’t know how he does it. So he will have tried everything. the guy, All. Everything for, Perhaps to escape from many things, to escape his life, to escape from his daily routine. The teen idol is starting to have problems with the tax authorities and is gradually losing his footing. He started earning money, and the person who had to declare his money to the tax authorities, etc. did not do it. So he had his finances straightened out and so after about a hundred years he started having money problems. A few months after David’s birth, Johnny attempts to end his life by swallowing pills and cutting his wrists in his bathroom. He must celebrate humanity. He is therefore highly anticipated, and he will not come. And the next morning we learn that he attempted suicide. And he explained a few days later that he was extremely sorry. but that he couldn’t take it anymore, that he was tired, that he was exhausted. Johnny has hit rock bottom. but in a very short time, He will find a way to bounce back. That’s where he recorded this song. Black is black, which will bring Johnny back to the top of the charts. Tilt Magazine, 65, a gifted one 3000 people, This is my first time watching TV. And Johnny returns with Noir c’est Noir. And we get home at 2am. We’re both like that. There’s a bit of fog, but in January, He said nothing. He looks at me and says, Do you think that Black is black, will that work? Silence. I’m keeping track of the numbers. 180, 190, 200, 205. And each time he tells me, Do you really think that’s going to work? 210. That’s just how I am. I mainly look at the odometer. At 230, I said Johnny, We’ll never know. In my opinion, We will never know what the future holds for our careers. On the other hand, to know how one died, Yes, that’s right. That I can tell you. It’s over. After this suicide attempt, The Alidé-Vartan couple tries to give themselves a second chance and reunites for a legendary duet. But Johnny is definitely not cut out for family life. In the early 1970s, while her son David is very young and Sylvie still hopes that Johnny will change, He falls madly in love with a young singer, Nanette Workman. And with her, It will destroy itself. I knew him, Yes, I saw it. He is the devil incarnate. In a way. It’s fatal beauty, the devil’s beauty. That was too much. There was this incident with the girl, the Canadian woman, who really was, But then, Those are some pouch-makers. Those girls are killers. She took her all the way down. Fifteen years after their marriage, The two idols eventually separate. Sylvie moved to the other side of the Atlantic, to Los Angeles. She wants to rebuild her life far from the hysteria that still surrounds the Hallyday phenomenon. One cannot help but feel remorse when one is Johnny. Sylvie is leaving. Despite her divorce and move, Sylvie will remain adored by her fans and deeply connected to Johnny. I think they loved each other very much. He remains, no matter what happens. 50, 60 years later, traces. Johnny was unable to build the life he dreamed of with Sylvie, and his divorce… will have consequences on the relationship between the singer and his son. David lives 10,000 kilometers from France and sees his father very little. David lived in Los Angeles. his father in Paris, So he didn’t see each other that often. He was, throughout his youth, his childhood, extremely protected by Sylvie Vartan, his mother, of all the fury that surrounded Genevieve. David Hallyday, Sylvie Vartan never got lost in the star system. Neither did David Hallyday. He is probably more of a Vartan due to the education he received. Yes, probably. Conversely, I would say that Laura, Laura Smet, It is an alid. Three years after his divorce from Sylvie, Johnny falls madly in love with the actress Nathalie Baye. From their very public romance, Laura was born. Johnny’s first daughter. Did it go well? Yes,
very good. Alright. It’s a little girl who weighs 3.950 kg. Her name is Laura, There. In the Hallyday family, the one who most resembles her father, That’s his daughter Laura. She too has had close contact with alcohol and drugs. Nathalie, He is a very strict person. She raised Laura harshly. We must not do this. That shouldn’t be done. And then when Laura was reunited with her father, which was a completely different life. I understand that she’s disoriented. So when she reached the age of majority, I think she let loose. Her parents separated when she was 3 years old and her childhood was not easy. As they grow up, Young Laura has become much closer to her father. Because Johnny and Nathalie Baye have always been very different. She was a girl, after all. Highly educated, very sophisticated. Nathalie was very popular, She has always been from a certain film-related family. With Nathalie Baye on his arm, Johnny becomes the darling of the Parisian elite. At that time, Jean-Luc Godard even made it into a film. The beginning of a great career on the big screen. Get a close-up of Johnny there. but I would have to put everyone behind me. He is as strong as a singer as he is as a man. He is an extremely interesting man. authentic. Cut, awesome ! Johnny’s career was not linear. She has experienced ups and downs. The artist has often been mocked, caricature. Then,
without transition, I welcome Johnny. Oh, hello! Pepe! Imitations of him, I think that’s a lot… It hurt him a lot back in the days of the puppets. It was very unpleasant. For its image, It was really… That wasn’t good. What?
Oh, that’s easy. You lean towards the box and wave to it. Oh, it’s not working. Hey there! Oh, how deaf she is! this cuckoo clock box. Cuckoo ! Hey there! It will still remain part of Johnny Hallyday’s mythology. Unfortunately. His daughter Laura suffered greatly because of it. She was young, She was in middle school. This is the time when children are quite cruel to each other. After three years of a complicated love story, for Nathalie Baye and Johnny Hallyday, The breakup is inevitable. At some point, the demons Hallyday caught up with him and it ended badly. Throughout his life, Johnny will have been lost from one person to another. In total, He will have married five women. Babette Etienne was his wife for two months and two days in the 80s. As for his marriage, or rather, his two marriages to Adeline Blondio, They were very complicated. It would take the indomitable Johnny about ten years before he met Laetitia. the one who manages to tame it. Today, Johnny Hallyday leaves behind a whole tribe and millions of orphans. He spent 60 years making us sing, to dance, dream.