David Hallyday

David Hallyday (born David Michaël Benjamin Smet; 14 August 1966) is a French singer, songwriter, actor and amateur sports car racer. 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. 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. Hallyday married Estelle Lefébure on 15 September 1989; they divorced in 2001.[citation needed] They have two children. In 2004, he had a son with Alexandra Pastor. "Tonight Your Mine" was only released as a single in Japan. "Lady Beware" was only released as a single in Japan. "Rock Revival" was only released as a single in Germany and Italy. "Your Power of Love" was only released as a single in Japan. During the 2012–2013 period, Hallyday simultaneously held an FIA WEC categorisation of silver and an FIA GT3 categorisation of bronze. He was downgraded to bronze by FIA WEC in 2014. When both lists merged in 2015, he remained bronze. "2013 FIA WEC - Liste des catégorisations des pilotes" (PDF). nextgen-auto.com. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 7 November 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2026. Dagys, John (6 November 2013). "Revised Driver Ratings, Categorizations Revealed". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 4 March 2026. "2014 GT3 Driver Categorisation" (PDF). fia.com. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 16 October 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2026. "2015 DRIVERS' CATEGORIZATION LIST" (PDF). fia.com. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 3 December 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2026. "InfoDisc : Tous les Albums classés par Artiste". infodisc.fr. Retrieved 2024-08-04. "lescharts.com - Discographie David Hallyday". lescharts.com. Retrieved 2024-08-04. "Discographie David Hallyday - ultratop.be". www.ultratop.be. Retrieved 2024-08-04. "David Hallyday - hitparade.ch". swisscharts.com. Retrieved 2024-08-04. "Album Releases". Billboard. 16 April 1988. p. 47. "David Hallyday". Music & Media. 23 March 1991. p. 13. "InfoDisc : Les Certifications Officielles des Formats Longs ((33 T. / CD / Albums / Téléchargements depuis 1973". infodisc.fr. Retrieved 2024-08-03. "Solo Artist Hallyday Becomes Band Member". Music & Media. 16 April 1994. p. 9. "New Releases". Music & Media. 24 May 1997. p. 7. "Les certifications". SNEP (in French). Retrieved 2024-08-03. Marolle, Emmanuel (2004-09-10). "Notre Paris-Londres avec David Hallyday". leparisien.fr (in French). Retrieved 2024-08-03. "Top Albums". SNEP (in French). Retrieved 2024-08-04. Whitburn, Joel (2009). Top Pop Singles 1955–2008. Record Research. p. 241. ISBN 9780898201802. "InfoDisc : Les Certifications Officielles des 45 T. / Singles / Titres (Depuis 1073)". infodisc.fr. Retrieved 2024-08-04. Cadet, Thierry (2017-05-29). "David HALLYDAY : "Au début, je refuse de composer "Sang pour sang" pour mon père"". Melody TV (in French). Retrieved 2024-08-03. Official David Hallyday website David Hallyday at IMDb