David Hallyday
David Hallyday | |
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 Hallyday in 2020 | |
| Born | David Michael Benjamin Smet 14 August 1966 |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
| Years active | 1985–present |
| Spouses | |
| Children | 3 |
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| Relatives | Michael Vartan(cousin) Laura Smet(half-sister) Tony Scotti(stepfather) |
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David Hallyday(bornDavid Michael Benjamin Smet;14 August 1966) is a French singer, songwriter, actor and amateursports car racer.
Early life
[edit]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 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
[edit]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
[edit]Albums
[edit]Studio albums
[edit]| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA [2][3] |
BE (WA) [4] |
SWI [5] | |||
| True Cool |
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13 | — | — | |
| Rock 'n' Heart |
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14 | — | — |
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| 2000 BBF (with Blind Fish) |
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— | — | — | |
| Novacaine (withNovacaine) |
— | — | — | ||
| Un paradis/un enfer |
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9 | 7 | — |
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| Révélation |
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9 | — | 44 | |
| Satellite |
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14 | 44 | 41 | |
| David Hallyday |
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25 | 32 | — | |
| Un nouveau monde |
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9 | 18 | 63 | |
| Alive (with Mission Control) |
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— | — | — | |
| Le temps d'une vie |
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71 | 132 | — | |
| J'ai quelque chose à vous dire |
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5 | 7 | 14 |
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| Imagine un monde |
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33 | 55 | — | |
| Requiem pour un fou |
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3[13] | 3 | 17 | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||
Live albums
[edit]| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| FRA [2] | ||
| On the Road |
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28 |
Compilation albums
[edit]| Title | Album details |
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| Master serie |
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Singles
[edit]| 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 |
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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 | — | — | — |
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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 | — | — |
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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
[edit]| Year | Team | Co-drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class pos. |
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| 2003 |  Courage Compétition
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Philippe Alliot Carl Rosenblad
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CourageC65-JPX | LMP675 | 41 | DNF | DNF |
| 2007 |  PSI Experience
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Claude-Yves Gosselin Philipp Peter
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Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | GT1 | 289 | 28th | 12th |
| 2008 | Larbre Compétition
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Christophe BouchutPatrick Bornhauser
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Saleen S7-R | GT1 | 306 | 28th | 7th |
| 2011 | Team Oreca-Matmut
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Alexandre PrématDominik Kraihamer
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Oreca 03-Nissan | LMP2 | 200 | DNF | DNF |
| 2014 | IMSA Performance Matmut
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Raymond NaracNicolas Armindo
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Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | GTE Am |
323 | 31st | 11th |
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^Cohen, Arnault (6 December 2017)."Le prince Albert II parle de Johnny Hallyday: les 5 choses à retenir".Monaco Matin.Retrieved7 December2017.
- ^abc"InfoDisc: Tous les Albums classés par Artiste".infodisc.fr.Retrieved2024-08-04.
- ^ab"lescharts - Discographie David Hallyday".lescharts.Retrieved2024-08-04.
- ^ab"Discographie David Hallyday - ultratop.be".ultratop.be.Retrieved2024-08-04.
- ^ab"David Hallyday - hitparade.ch".swisscharts.Retrieved2024-08-04.
- ^"Album Releases".Billboard.16 April 1988. p. 47.
- ^ab"David Hallyday".Music & Media.23 March 1991. p. 13.
- ^"InfoDisc: Les Certifications Officielles des Formats Longs ((33 T. / CD / Albums / Téléchargements depuis 1973".infodisc.fr.Retrieved2024-08-03.
- ^"Solo Artist Hallyday Becomes Band Member".Music & Media.16 April 1994. p. 9.
- ^"New Releases".Music & Media.24 May 1997. p. 7.
- ^abcd"Les certifications".SNEP(in French).Retrieved2024-08-03.
- ^Marolle, Emmanuel (2004-09-10)."Notre Paris-Londres avec David Hallyday".leparisien.fr(in French).Retrieved2024-08-03.
- ^"Top Albums".SNEP(in French).Retrieved2024-08-04.
- ^Whitburn, Joel(2009).Top Pop Singles 1955–2008.Record Research. p. 241.ISBN9780898201802.
- ^ab"InfoDisc: Les Certifications Officielles des 45 T. / Singles / Titres (Depuis 1073)".infodisc.fr.Retrieved2024-08-04.
- ^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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