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David Hallyday

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David Hallyday
Hallyday in 2020
Born
David Michael Benjamin Smet

(1966-08-14)14 August 1966(age 58)
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter
Years active1985–present
Spouses
(m.1989;div.2001)
Alexandra Pastor
(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

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

Early life

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Hallyday was born inBoulogne-Billancourtand is the son of the French singersJohnny HallydayandSylvie Vartan.David Hallyday is a first cousin of actorMichael Vartan.He is the older half-brother of actressLaura 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 albumSang pour sang.

He appeared in the teenage comedyHe's My Girl(1987), also performing its title theme song. "He's My Girl" reached #79 on the U.S.BillboardHot 100 and #72 onCash 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 marriedEstelle Lefébureon 15 September 1989; they divorced in 2001. They have two children. He married Alexandra Pastor, the daughter of businessmanMichel 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 asYour Power of Love
13
Rock 'n' Heart
  • Released: October 1990[7]
  • Label: Scotti Bros.
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
14
  • FRA: 2x Gold[8]
2000 BBF
(with Blind Fish)
  • Released: 14 March 1994[9]
  • Label: Scotti Bros.
  • Formats: CD, MC
Novacaine
(withNovacaine)
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"(withLaura 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 FranceCourage Compétition FrancePhilippe Alliot
SwedenCarl Rosenblad
CourageC65-JPX LMP675 41 DNF DNF
2007 BelgiumPSI Experience FranceClaude-Yves Gosselin
AustriaPhilipp Peter
Chevrolet Corvette C6.R GT1 289 28th 12th
2008 FranceLarbre Compétition FranceChristophe Bouchut
FrancePatrick Bornhauser
Saleen S7-R GT1 306 28th 7th
2011 FranceTeam Oreca-Matmut FranceAlexandre Prémat
AustriaDominik Kraihamer
Oreca 03-Nissan LMP2 200 DNF DNF
2014 FranceIMSA Performance Matmut FranceRaymond Narac
FranceNicolas 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.Retrieved7 December2017.
  2. ^abc"InfoDisc: Tous les Albums classés par Artiste".infodisc.fr.Retrieved2024-08-04.
  3. ^ab"lescharts - Discographie David Hallyday".lescharts.Retrieved2024-08-04.
  4. ^ab"Discographie David Hallyday - ultratop.be".ultratop.be.Retrieved2024-08-04.
  5. ^ab"David Hallyday - hitparade.ch".swisscharts.Retrieved2024-08-04.
  6. ^"Album Releases".Billboard.16 April 1988. p. 47.
  7. ^ab"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.Retrieved2024-08-03.
  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. ^abcd"Les certifications".SNEP(in French).Retrieved2024-08-03.
  12. ^Marolle, Emmanuel (2004-09-10)."Notre Paris-Londres avec David Hallyday".leparisien.fr(in French).Retrieved2024-08-03.
  13. ^"Top Albums".SNEP(in French).Retrieved2024-08-04.
  14. ^Whitburn, Joel(2009).Top Pop Singles 1955–2008.Record Research. p. 241.ISBN9780898201802.
  15. ^ab"InfoDisc: Les Certifications Officielles des 45 T. / Singles / Titres (Depuis 1073)".infodisc.fr.Retrieved2024-08-04.
  16. ^abCadet, Thierry (2017-05-29)."David HALLYDAY:" Au début, je refuse de composer "Sang pour sang" pour mon père "".Melody TV(in French).Retrieved2024-08-03.
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