Johnny Hallyday
France
Born: 15 June 1943
Years Active: 60, 70, 80, 90, 2000
Genres: Pop/Rock, International
Styles: French Pop, Foreign Language Rock, Foreign Language Rock, French Rock, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock
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Johnny Hallyday was France's first and only full-fledged rock star. Other French artists may have been influenced by rock & roll, but none was as beholden to the original sources, or as enduringly successful, as Hallyday. He was a distinctly French phenomenon, never achieving recognition in the U.S. or U.K.; certainly, part of the reason was that a good chunk of his repertoire consisted of French-language covers of early American rock hits. Moreover, his appropriations of Elvis Presley and James Dean captured the French imagination, but -- lang...
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Influenced by
- Elvis Presley (304)
- Roy Orbison (109)
- Jerry Lee Lewis (45)
- Buddy Holly (23)
- Carl Perkins (17)
- Little Richard (15)
- Eddie Cochran (8)
- Rick Nelson (1)
Followers
- Etienne Daho (36)
- Patrick Bruel (9)
- Enrico Macias (8)
- Jacques Dutronc (5)
- France Gall (2)
Performed Songs By
- Pascal Obispo (26)
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