David Hallyday (born David Michael Benjamin Smet; 14 August 1966) is a French singer, songwriter and amateur sports car racer.

Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Discography 4.1 Studio albums 4.2 Live albums 4.3 Singles 5 24 Hours of Le Mans results 6 References 7 External links Early life

Hallyday was born in Boulogne-Billancourt and is the son of the French singers Sylvie Vartan and Johnny Hallyday. David Hallyday is a first cousin of actor Michael Vartan.

Career

Hallyday is most known for writing music for others, including a collaboration with his father on the 1999 album Sang pour sang.

He 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.

Personal life

Hallyday married Estelle Lefébure in 1989; they divorced in 2001. They have two children, Emma and llona. He married Alexandra Pastor, the daughter of businessperson Michel Pastor,[1] in 2004. Their son Cameron was born on 8 October 2004.

Discography Studio albums True Cool (1988) Rock 'n' Heart (1990) 2000 BBF with Blind Fish (1994) Novacaine with Novacaine (1997) Un Paradis/Un Enfer (1999) Révélation (2002) Satellite (2004) David Hallyday (2007) Un Nouveau Monde (2010) Le Temps D'une Vie (2016) Live albums On the Road (1992) Singles "He's My Girl" (1987) "High" (1988) "Tu ne m'as pas laissé le temps" (1999) "La planète au trésor" (2002) "Ma dernière lettre" (2018) 24 Hours of Le Mans results Year Team Co-drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Classpos. 2003 Courage Compétition Philippe Alliot Carl Rosenblad Courage C65-JPX LMP675 41 DNF DNF 2007 PSI Experience Claude-Yves Gosselin Philipp Peter Chevrolet Corvette C6.R GT1 289 28th 12th 2008 Larbre Compétition Christophe Bouchut Patrick Bornhauser Saleen S7-R GT1 306 28th 7th 2011 Team Oreca-Matmut Alexandre Prémat Dominik Kraihamer Oreca 03-Nissan LMP2 200 DNF DNF 2014 IMSA Performance Matmut Raymond Narac Nicolas Armindo Porsche 997 GT3-RSR GTEAm 323 31st 11th