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David Hallyday

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

David Hallyday
Hallyday in 2020
Born
David Michael Benjamin Smet

(1966-08-14) 14 August 1966 (age 58)
Boulogne-Billancourt, France
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter
Years active1985–present
Spouses
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(m. 1989; div. 2001)​
Alexandra Pastor
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(m. 2004)​
Children3
Parents
RelativesMichael Vartan (cousin)
Laura Smet (half-sister)
Tony Scotti (stepfather)
Musical career
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • drums
  • guitar
  • keyboards
Labels
Formerly of
  • Blind Fish
  • Novacaine
  • Mission Control

Early life

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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

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Hallyday in 2009

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

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Hallyday married Estelle Lefébure on 15 September 1989; they divorced in 2001. They have two children. He married Alexandra Pastor, the daughter of businessman Michel Pastor,[1] on 3 June 2004.

Discography

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Albums

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Studio albums

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Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
FRA
[2][3] 		BE (WA)
[4] 		SWI
[5]
True Cool
  • Released: April 1988[6]
  • Label: Scotti Bros.
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
  • Re-released in Japan in 1989 as Your Power of Love
 13 — —
Rock 'n' Heart
  • Released: October 1990[7]
  • Label: Scotti Bros.
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
 14 — —
  • FRA: 2× Gold[8]
2000 BBF
(with Blind Fish)
  • Released: 14 March 1994[9]
  • Label: Scotti Bros.
  • Formats: CD, MC
 — — —
Novacaine
(with Novacaine) 		— — —
Un paradis/un enfer
  • Released: 14 June 1999[11]
  • Label: Mercury
  • Formats: CD, MC
 9 7 —
Révélation
  • Released: 24 June 2002
  • Label: Mercury
  • Formats: CD
 9 — 44
Satellite
  • Released: 14 September 2004[12]
  • Label: Mercury
  • Formats: CD
 14 44 41
David Hallyday
  • Released: 18 June 2007
  • Label: Mercury
  • Formats: CD
 25 32 —
Un nouveau monde
  • Released: 15 March 2010
  • Label: Mercury
  • Formats: CD
 9 18 63
Alive
(with Mission Control)
  • Released: 30 March 2015
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: CD
 — — —
Le temps d'une vie 71 132 —
J'ai quelque chose à vous dire
  • Released: 7 December 2018
  • Label: Play Two
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
 5 7 14
Imagine un monde
  • Released: 27 November 2020
  • Label: Play Two
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
 33 55 —
Requiem pour un fou
  • Released: 21 June 2024
  • Label: TF1 Musique
  • Formats: CD, 2xCD, 2xLP, digital download
 3[13] 3 17
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Live albums

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Title Album details Peak chart positions
FRA
[2]
On the Road
  • Released: May 1992
  • Label: Scotti Bros.
  • Formats: CD, 2xCD, MC
 28

Compilation albums

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Title Album details
Master serie
  • Released: 1998
  • Label: Podis
  • Formats: CD, MC

Singles

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Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
FRA
[2][3] 		BE (WA)
[4] 		SWI
[5] 		US
[14]
"Tonight Your Mine" [A] 1985 — — — — Non-album single
"He's My Girl" 1987 8 — — 79 He's My Girl (soundtrack)
"Lady Beware" [B] — — — — Lady Beware (soundtrack)
"Rock Revival" [C] 1988 — — — — He's My Girl (soundtrack)
"Move" — — — — True Cool
"High" 1 — — —
"Your Power of Love" [D] 1989 — — — — Your Power of Love
"Wanna Take My Time" 11 — — — True Cool
"Listening" 11 — — —
"Tears of the Earth" 1990 6 — — — Rock 'n' Heart
"About You" 10 — — —
"Ooh La La" 1991 28 — — 51
"Change of Heart" 21 — — —
"Hold On Blue Eyes" 1992 34 — — — On the Road
"Héros" (with Blind Fish) 1993 — — — — Non-album single
"Pain and Pride" (with Blind Fish) — — — — 2000 BBF
"Natural Child" (with Blind Fish) 1994 — — — —
"Tu ne m'as pas laissé le temps" 1999 1 2 — — Un paradis/un enfer
"Pour toi" 33 32 — —
"Ange étrange" 2000 36 — — —
"Le manque à donner" — — — —
"Repenses-y si tu veux" 2002 36 — — — Révélation
"Un homme libre" 35 — 68 — Treasure Planet (French version, soundtrack)
"Le défi" 2004 14 34 — — Satellite
"Satellite" 2005 45 — — —
"Steve McQueen" 2007 — — — — David Hallyday
"On se fait peur" (with Laura Smet) 2010 — 18 — — Un nouveau monde
"Le cœur qui boite" — — — —
"Comme avant"[16] 2016 — — — — Le temps d'une vie
"Des portes entre nous"[16] 2017 — — — —
"Ma dernière lettre" 2018 — — — — J'ai quelque chose à vous dire
"Éternel" — — — —
"J'ai quelque chose à vous dire" 2019 — — — —
"Ensemble et maintenant" 2020 — — — — Imagine un monde
"Le plus heureux des hommes" 2023 — — — — Non-album single
"Requiem pour un fou" — — — — Requiem pour un fou
"Sang pour sang" 2024 — — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

24 Hours of Le Mans results

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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

Notes

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  1. ^ "Tonight Your Mine" was only released as a single in Japan.
  2. ^ "Lady Beware" was only released as a single in Japan.
  3. ^ "Rock Revival" was only released as a single in Germany and Italy.
  4. ^ "Your Power of Love" was only released as a single in Japan.

References

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  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.
  2. ^ a b c "InfoDisc : Tous les Albums classés par Artiste". infodisc.fr. Retrieved 2024-08-04.
  3. ^ a b "lescharts.com - Discographie David Hallyday". lescharts.com. Retrieved 2024-08-04.
  4. ^ a b "Discographie David Hallyday - ultratop.be". www.ultratop.be. Retrieved 2024-08-04.
  5. ^ a b "David Hallyday - hitparade.ch". swisscharts.com. Retrieved 2024-08-04.
  6. ^ "Album Releases". Billboard. 16 April 1988. p. 47.
  7. ^ a b "David Hallyday". Music & Media. 23 March 1991. p. 13.
  8. ^ "InfoDisc : Les Certifications Officielles des Formats Longs ((33 T. / CD / Albums / Téléchargements depuis 1973". infodisc.fr. Retrieved 2024-08-03.
  9. ^ "Solo Artist Hallyday Becomes Band Member". Music & Media. 16 April 1994. p. 9.
  10. ^ "New Releases". Music & Media. 24 May 1997. p. 7.
  11. ^ a b c d "Les certifications". SNEP (in French). Retrieved 2024-08-03.
  12. ^ Marolle, Emmanuel (2004-09-10). "Notre Paris-Londres avec David Hallyday". leparisien.fr (in French). Retrieved 2024-08-03.
  13. ^ "Top Albums". SNEP (in French). Retrieved 2024-08-04.
  14. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2009). Top Pop Singles 1955–2008. Record Research. p. 241. ISBN 9780898201802.
  15. ^ a b "InfoDisc : Les Certifications Officielles des 45 T. / Singles / Titres (Depuis 1073)". infodisc.fr. Retrieved 2024-08-04.
  16. ^ a b Cadet, Thierry (2017-05-29). "David HALLYDAY : "Au début, je refuse de composer "Sang pour sang" pour mon père"". Melody TV (in French). Retrieved 2024-08-03.
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