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French Music – The Biggest Rock Star You’ve Never Heard Of Posted by on Dec 10, 2008

Quite possibly the highest-paid French singer (8.75 million euros in 2006 according to Figaro), Johnny Hallyday was born Jean Philippe Léo Smet in Paris on June 15, 1943, to Hugette and Léon Smet.  As a small child, he lived for four years in Great Britain with his paternal aunt, a dancer and silent film actress. …

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