David Hallyday
Hallyday in 2020
Born
David Michael Benjamin Smet

(1966-08-14) 14 August 1966
Boulogne-Billancourt, France
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter
Years active1985–present
Spouses
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(m. 1989; div. 2001)​
    Alexandra Pastor
    ​
    (m. 2004)​
    Children3
    Parents
    RelativesMichael Vartan (cousin)
    Laura Smet (half-sister)
    Musical career
    Instrument(s)Vocals
    LabelsPolyGram, Scotti Bros.

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

    Early life

    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

    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

    Hallyday married Estelle Lefébure on 15 September 1989; they divorced in 2001. They have two children, Emma and Ilona. He married Alexandra Pastor, the daughter of businessman Michel Pastor,[1] on 3 June 2004. Their son Cameron was born on 8 October 2004.

    Discography

    Studio albums

    • True Cool (1988)
    • Rock 'n' Heart (1990)
    • 2000 BBF with Blind Fish (1994)
    • Novacaine with Novacaine (1997)
    • Un Paradis/Un Enfer (1999)
    • Révélation (2002)
    • Satellite (2004)
    • David Hallyday (2007)
    • Un Nouveau Monde (2010)
    • Le Temps D'une Vie (2016)
    • J'ai quelque chose à vous dire (2018)
    • Imagine Un Monde (2020)

    Live albums

    • On the Road (1992)

    Singles

    • "Tonight You're Mine" (1985)
    • "Lady Beware" (1986)
    • "He's My Girl" (1987)
    • "Rock Revival" (1987)
    • "Move" (1988)
    • "High" (1988)
    • "Rock Revival" (1988)
    • "listening" (1989)
    • "Wanna Take My Time" (1989)
    • "Your Power of Love" (1989)
    • "About You" (1990)
    • "Rock 'n' Heart (1990)
    • "Change of Heart" (1990)
    • "Tears of the Earth" (1990)
    • "Ooh La La" (1991)
    • "Hold on Blue Eyes" (1992)
    • "Héros" (1993) David Hallyday & Blind Fish
    • "Pain and Pride (1993) David Hallyday & Blind Fish
    • "Natural Child" (1994) David Hallyday & Blind Fish
    • "Pour Toi" (1999)
    • "Tu ne m'as pas laissé le temps" (1999)
    • "Ange Etrange" (2000)
    • "Le Manque À Donner" (2000)
    • "Repenses-y Si Tu Veux (2002)
    • "Un Homme Libre (2002) for the movie "La planète au trésor"
    • "Le Défi" (2004)
    • "Satellite" (2004)
    • "Steve McQueen" (2004)
    • "Ma dernière lettre" (2018)

    24 Hours of Le Mans results

    Year Team Co-drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
    pos.
    2003 France Courage Compétition France Philippe Alliot
    Sweden Carl Rosenblad    		 Courage C65-JPX LMP675 41 DNF DNF
    2007 Belgium PSI Experience France Claude-Yves Gosselin
    Austria Philipp Peter    		 Chevrolet Corvette C6.R GT1 289 28th 12th
    2008 France Larbre Compétition France Christophe Bouchut
    France Patrick Bornhauser    		 Saleen S7-R GT1 306 28th 7th
    2011 France Team Oreca-Matmut France Alexandre Prémat
    Austria Dominik Kraihamer    		 Oreca 03-Nissan LMP2 200 DNF DNF
    2014 France IMSA Performance Matmut France Raymond Narac
    France Nicolas Armindo    		 Porsche 997 GT3-RSR GTE
    Am    		 323 31st 11th

    References

    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.
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