David Hallyday

French musician, actor, and sports car racer (born 1966)

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. He married Alexandra Pastor, the daughter of businessman Michel Pastor,^[1] on 3 June 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)
• Requiem pour un fou (2024)

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

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.

External links

• Official David Hallyday website
• David Hallyday at IMDb