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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.

"Johnny Hallyday is back with his new album L'Attente, his 48th in more than 50 years of career. With producer Yvan Cassar & lyricist Miossec, Johnny offers a nostalgy-tinged album, melancholic, where love & time take an important place. 18 months passed between Johnny's previous album & L'Attente. Did he want to say so many things after the failure of Jamais Seul ? However, the artist doesn't stop here. He's going back. His 48th album is nostalgy-tinged, as we can listen to the title-track. "J'ai tout fait contre. J'ai rien fait pour. J'ai joué la montre. J'ai perdu mon tour" the rocker sings, talking about time…." (artists.letssingit.com)

Des premiers 45 tours de «l’idole des jeunes» dans les années soixante aux concerts monumentaux des années 2000, la carrière de Johnny Hallyday est un héritage artistique exceptionnel. Durant plus de 40 ans avec 43 albums studio et 22 albums «live» à son catalogue, Mercury Records est le label qui bâti à ses côtés cette carrière inoubliable.
Le Coffret 100 titres (5CD) de l’album de sa vie retrace les grandes chansons de la discographie de Johnny Hallyday : L’œuvre d’une vie

France's first and only full-fledged rock star, Johnny Hallyday was still a distinctly French phenomenon, never achieving worldwide recognition (partially because a good chunk of his repertoire consisted of French-language covers of early American rock hits). 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.