France has given the world some wonderful products: fine wines, strong cheeses, long novels, quirky movies, existential philosophy, Mardi Gras and great Afropop records. What they’ve never been able ...

French rock star and actor Johnny Hallyday, who became the first Gallic singer to popularize rock ’n’ roll in France and sold over 110 million records during a music career spanning over half a ...

For decades, French music—especially French rock—has been ridiculed for not being as rugged, beautiful, and righteous as Anglo-American music. While France may not be as prolific with the excellent ...

CNN reports that Johnny Hallyday, the rock icon known as France's answer to Elvis, has died. Hallyday, who had already undergone surgery for colon cancer in 2009, started another round of cancer ...

Johnny Hallyday, the French rock star who came to fame in the early 1960s with cover versions of American rock ’n’ roll hits and continued to sell out concerts in France for decades, has died at his ...

Johnny Hallyday, the gifted and versatile singer who helped bring rock ’n’ roll to France, has died in Paris. A consummate showman and national phenomenon, the ’60s icon became one of his country’s ...

PARIS -- Johnny Hallyday, France's biggest rock star for more than half a century and an icon who packed sports stadiums and all but lit up the Eiffel Tower with his high-energy concerts at the foot ...

Johnny Hallyday, France's biggest rock star for more than half a century and an icon who packed sports stadiums and all but lit up the Eiffel Tower with his pumping pelvis and high-voltage tunes, has ...

Dubbed the "French Elvis," Hallyday sold over 100 million records worldwide. By Abid Rahman Johnny Hallyday, the French rock icon and occasional actor, has died from lung cancer. He was 74. Hallyday’s ...