David Hallyday

David Hallyday
File:091018 david-hallyday ledenon.jpg Hallyday in 2009
Background information
Birth name	David Michael Benjamin Smet
Born	(1966-08-14) 14 August 1966 Boulogne-Billancourt, France
Occupation(s)	Singer, songwriter
Instruments	Vocals
Labels	PolyGram, Scotti Bros.
Associated acts	Erik Godal

David Hallyday (born David Michael Benjamin Smet; 14 August 1966) is a French singer, songwriter 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 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 in 1989; they divorced in 2001. They have two children, Emma and Ilona. He married Alexandra Pastor, the daughter of businessman Michel Pastor, in 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	Courage Compétition	Philippe Alliot Carl Rosenblad	Courage C65-JPX	LMP675	41	DNF	DNF
2007	PSI Experience	Claude-Yves Gosselin 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

External links

• Official David Hallyday website
• David Hallyday at the Internet Movie Database