David Hallyday

• Name — David Hallyday • Birth Name — David Michaël Benjamin Smet • Born — 14 August 1966 • Birthplace — Boulogne-Billancourt, France • Occupation — Singer, songwriter, racing driver • Years Active — 1985–present • Father — Johnny Hallyday • Mother — Sylvie Vartan • Relatives — Laura Smet (half-sister) Tony Scotti (stepfather) Eddie Vartan (uncle) Michael Vartan (cousin) • Children — 3

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.

• Illustration — 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. Hallyday 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. In the late 1980s, Hallyday had some success with his first solo records, but was unhappy. He decided to quit music, planning to do something different. He had an idea to reform his high-school garage band, Blind Fish but instead he formed Novacaine with his friend Erik Godal, a surf-grunge band. They toured and started to get some Top 40 radio play. But at the same time, Hallyday began writing for the European market because his label, Mercury Records asked him to write some songs in French. He made some demos and resumed his solo career in France while Novacaine went on hiatus with Hallyday saying that a new album was in the works for 2000. Meanwhile, Erik Godal joined up with the LA surf-noir band The Blue Hawaiians that scored music for TV show SpongeBob SquarePants. Besides The Blue Hawaiians, Godal continued to score for film and TV and was nominated for the 2006 Annie award for his work on Squirrelboy. Other films he scored include the Sundance film Subject Two and What Love Is. Godal also continued to work with Hallyday contributing to his solo album Revelation, appearing on touring dates and producing some songs for Johnny Hallyday, Tina Arena and Cylia.

Hallyday married Estelle Lefébure on 15 September 1989; they divorced in 2001. They have two children. In 2004, he had a son with Alexandra Pastor.

• Title — Album details — Peak chart positions — Certifications • FRA — BE (WA) — SWI • True Cool — * Released: April 1988 * Label: Scotti Bros. * Formats: CD, LP, MC * Re-released in Japan in 1989 as Your Power of Love — 13 — — — — — * FRA: 2× Platinum • Rock 'n' Heart — * Released: October 1990 * Label: Scotti Bros. * Formats: CD, LP, MC — 14 — — — — — * FRA: 2× Gold • 2000 BBF (with Blind Fish) — * Released: 14 March 1994 * Label: Scotti Bros. * Formats: CD, MC — — — — — — • Novacaine (with Novacaine) — * Released: May 1997 * Label: Mercury * Formats: CD, MC — — — — — — • Un paradis/un enfer — * Released: 14 June 1999 * Label: Mercury * Formats: CD, MC — 9 — 7 — — — * FRA: 2× Gold • Révélation — * Released: 24 June 2002 * Label: Mercury * Formats: CD — 9 — — — 44 • Satellite — * Released: 14 September 2004 * Label: Mercury * Formats: CD — 14 — 44 — 41 • David Hallyday — * Released: 18 June 2007 * Label: Mercury * Formats: CD — 25 — 32 — — • Un nouveau monde — * Released: 15 March 2010 * Label: Mercury * Formats: CD — 9 — 18 — 63 • Alive (with Mission Control) — * Released: 30 March 2015 * Label: Self-released * Formats: CD — — — — — — • Le temps d'une vie — * Released: 25 November 2016 * Label: Polydor * Formats: CD, digital download — 71 — 132 — — • J'ai quelque chose à vous dire — * Released: 7 December 2018 * Label: Play Two * Formats: CD, LP, digital download — 5 — 7 — 14 — * FRA: Platinum • Imagine un monde — * Released: 27 November 2020 * Label: Play Two * Formats: CD, LP, digital download — 33 — 55 — — • Requiem pour un fou — * Released: 21 June 2024 * Label: TF1 Musique * Formats: CD, 2xCD, 2xLP, digital download — 3 — 3 — 17 • "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

• Title — Album details — Peak chart positions • FRA • On the Road — * Released: May 1992 * Label: Scotti Bros. * Formats: CD, 2xCD, MC — 28

• Title — Album details • Master serie — * Released: 1998 * Label: Podis * Formats: CD, MC

• Title — Year — Peak chart positions — Certifications — Album • FRA — BE (WA) — SWI — US • "Tonight Your Mine" — 1985 — — — — — — — — • "He's My Girl" — 1987 — 8 — — — — — 79 — * FRA: Silver — He's My Girl (soundtrack) • "Lady Beware" — — — — — — — — — Lady Beware (soundtrack) • "Rock Revival" — 1988 — — — — — — — — — He's My Girl (soundtrack) • "Move" — — — — — — — — — True Cool • "High" — 1 — — — — — — • "Your Power of Love" — 1989 — — — — — — — — — Your Power of Love • "Wanna Take My Time" — 11 — — — — — — — True Cool • "Listening" — 11 — — — — — — • "Tears of the Earth" — 1990 — 6 — — — — — — — * FRA: Silver — 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 — — — — — — — — • "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 — — — — — * FRA: Diamond — 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" (with Laura Smet) — 2010 — — — 18 — — — — — Un nouveau monde • "Le cœur qui boite" — — — — — — — — • "Comme avant" — 2016 — — — — — — — — — Le temps d'une vie • "Des portes entre nous" — 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 — — — — — — — — • "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.

• Illustration — Hallyday in his final 24 Hours of Le Mans appearance in 2014. • Year — Team — Co-drivers — Car — Class — Laps — Overall position • 2003 — Courage Compétition — Philippe Alliot Carl Rosenblad — Courage C65-JPX — LMP675 — 41 — DNF — DNF • 2007 — PSI Experience — Claude-Yves Gosselin Austria Philipp Peter — Chevrolet Corvette C6.R — GT1 — 289 — 28th — 12th • 2008 — Larbre Compétition — Christophe Bouchut Patrick Bornhauser — Saleen S7-R — GT1 — 306 — 28th — 7th • 2011 — Team Oreca-Matmut — Alexandre Prémat Dominik Kraihamer — Oreca 03-Nissan — LMP2 — 200 — DNF — DNF • 2014 — IMSA Performance Matmut — Raymond Narac Nicolas Armindo — Porsche 997 GT3-RSR — GTE Am — 323 — 31st — 11th