Montmartre in Paris in Département de Paris, Île-de-France, France — Western Europe
Johnny Hallyday
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, April 11, 2025
1. Johnny Hallyday Marker
au Cabaret de Patachou
Jean-Jacques Debout
rencontra le jeune
Jean-Philippe Smet.
Il fut époustouflé par
cet adolescent chantant
et dansant sur du Bill Haley
dans une brasserie de Pigalle.
Il le présenta à
Jacques Wolfsohn
directeur artistique chez Vogue
et Jean-Philippe devint
Johnny Hallyday.
Il devint ami avec Pierre Billon,
fils de Patachou
qui fut l'un de ses directeurs artistiques
et lui écrivit plusieurs chansons.
Here, after a singing stint at the Cabaret de Patachou, Jean-Jacques Debout met the young Jean-Philippe Smet.
He was blown away by this teenager singing and dancing to Bill Haley in a Pigalle brasserie.
He introduced him to Jacques Wolfsohn, artistic director at Vogue, and Jean-Philippe became Johnny Hallyday.
He became friends with Pierre Billon, Patachou's son, who was one of his artistic directors, and wrote several songs for him.
Erected by Johnny ça ne finira jamais, Willy et Emily Marceau, la commune libre de Montmartre.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music
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Location. 48° 53.229′ N, 2° 20.482′ E. Marker is in Paris, Île-de-France, in Département de Paris. It is in Montmartre. It is on Rue du Mont-Cenis, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 13 Rue du Mont-Cenis, Paris, Île-de-France 75018, France. Touch for directions.
Regionally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, Europe, the European Union, Atlantic Europe, the Schengen Area, Western Europe, a coastal Mediterranean country, and the Western World. Historically, it finds itself in what was once a French colony and also the Roman Empire.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Le Cabaret de Patachou (here, next to this marker); Jehan Doulcet (a few steps from this marker); Suzanne Valadon and Maurice Utrillo (within shouting distance of this marker); Square Claude-Charpentier (1931) (within shouting distance of this marker); Cimetière du Calvaire / Calvary Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); Gaston Couté (within shouting distance of this marker);
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, April 11, 2025
2. Johnny Hallyday Marker - wide view
The marker is visible here just to the left of the “13”.
Also see . . .
1. Johnny Hallyday (Wikipedia). Excerpt:
Jean-Philippe Léo Smet (15 June 1943 – 5 December 2017), better known by his stage name Johnny Hallyday, was a French rock and roll and pop singer and actor, credited with having brought rock and roll to France.(Submitted on April 30, 2025.)
During a career spanning 57 years, he released 79 albums and sold more than 110 million records worldwide, mainly in the French-speaking world, making him one of the best-selling artists in the world. He had five diamond albums, 40 gold albums, 22 platinum albums and earned ten Victoires de la Musique. He sang an estimated 1,154 songs and performed 540 duets with 187 artists. Credited for his strong voice and his spectacular shows, he sometimes arrived by entering a stadium through the crowd and once by jumping from a helicopter above the Stade de France, where he performed 9 times. Among his 3,257 shows completed in 187 tours, the most memorable were at Parc des Princes in 1993, at the Stadede France in 1998, just after France's win in the 1998 FIFA World Cup, as well as at the Eiffel Tower in 2000, which had record-breaking ticket sales for a French artist. A million spectators gathered to see his performance at the Eiffel Tower, with some 10 million watching on television.Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, April 11, 20253. Johnny Hallyday Marker - wider view
For their first concert, The Jimi Hendrix Experience opened for Johnny Hallyday in Nancy on 14 October 1966.
2. Johnny Hallyday "Kili Watch" on The Ed Sullivan Show (YouTube, 2:30). Johnny Hallyday "Kili Watch" on The Ed Sullivan Show, July 1, 1962. (Submitted on April 30, 2025.)
Additional keywords. plaque commémorative
Photographed by Noord-Hollands Archief / Fotoburo de Boer (via Wikimedia Commons under CC 1.0 license), March 31, 1963
4. Performance of Johnny Hallyday
Credits. This page was last revised on May 3, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 30, 2025, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 112 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 30, 2025, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. 4. submitted on April 30, 2025.
