SINGER

Johnny Hallyday

1943 - 2017

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Jean-Philippe Léo Smet (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ filip leo smɛt]; 15 June 1943 – 5 December 2017), better known by his stage name Johnny Hallyday, was a French rock and roll and pop singer and actor, credited with having brought rock and roll to France. During a career spanning 57 years, he released 79 albums and sold more than 110 million records worldwide, mainly in the French-speaking world, making him one of the best-selling artists in the world. He had five diamond albums, 40 gold albums, 22 platinum albums and earned ten Victoires de la Musique. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Johnny Hallyday has received more than 2,720,407 page views. His biography is available in 68 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 67 in 2019). Johnny Hallyday is the 84th most popular singer (down from 70th in 2019), the 573rd most popular biography from France (down from 549th in 2019) and the 7th most popular French Singer.

Johnny Hallyday is a French singer and actor who is most famous for his rock and roll music.

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  • 2.7M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 67.05

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 68

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.61

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.48

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Johnny Hallyday ranks 84 out of 4,381. Before him are Diana Ross, Karel Gott, Anna Magdalena Bach, France Gall, Gwen Stefani, and Klaus Meine. After him are Rihanna, Alla Pugacheva, Françoise Hardy, Lata Mangeshkar, Anatoliy Solovianenko, and Donna Summer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Johnny Hallyday ranks 38. Before him are Raffaella Carrà, David Cronenberg, Bernard Tapie, John Kerry, Khalifa Haftar, and Denis Sassou Nguesso. After him are Malcolm McDowell, Richard Wright, Jean-Jacques Annaud, Gianni Rivera, Mario Monti, and Carlos Alberto Parreira. Among people deceased in 2017, Johnny Hallyday ranks 23. Before him are Jeanne Moreau, Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, Mireille Darc, John Hurt, Hugh Hefner, and Manuel Noriega. After him are Slobodan Praljak, Simone Veil, Glen Campbell, Nicolaas Bloembergen, Mário Soares, and Martin Landau.

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In France

Among people born in France, Johnny Hallyday ranks 573 out of 6,770. Before him are René of Anjou (1409), Jean-de-Dieu Soult (1769), Joseph Black (1728), Élisabeth of France (1764), Daniel Auber (1782), and Alaric II (458). After him are Peter the Hermit (1050), Paul Bocuse (1926), Karl Brandt (1904), Charles, Duke of Orléans (1394), Antoine Laurent de Jussieu (1748), and Luigi Lucheni (1873).

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Among SINGERS In France

Among singers born in France, Johnny Hallyday ranks 7. Before him are Édith Piaf (1915), Charles Aznavour (1924), Serge Gainsbourg (1928), Mireille Mathieu (1946), Carlos Gardel (1890), and France Gall (1947). After him are Françoise Hardy (1944), Gilbert Bécaud (1927), Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo (1974), Marie-Louise O'Murphy (1737), Manu Chao (1961), and Maria Malibran (1808).

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