L.A. Times - Entertainment — Johnny Hallyday, the French rock legend 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 home outside Paris. He was 74. Hallyday, who was ... more info
Stereogum — 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 treatments in March. He was 74. more info
New York Times — Although he was little known outside France, Mr. Hallyday sold more than 100 million records and appeared on the cover of Paris Match dozens of times. more info
Reuters — PARIS (Reuters) - Aging rocker Johnny Hallyday, a huge crowd-puller in France and other parts of the French-speaking world, is being treated for cancer.
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Brooklyn Vegan — Tickets for the Diana Ross show at the Theater at MSG go on sale today at 9 AM. Tickets for the Johnny Hallyday show at Beacon Theatre go on sale today at 9 AM. Tickets for The Underachievers, Denzel... more info
Brooklyn Vegan — Tickets for the Diana Ross show at the Theatre at MSG are on AmEx, Chase, and Internet (password: "METRO") presales now. Johnny Hallyday, who is often called the "French Elvis," returns to NYC for a show on May 6... more info
The Independent — Of all Edith Piaf’s love affairs, the most daring and intriguing was the one that never happened. Johnny Hallyday, 69, the indestructible French rock star, revealed in a book published on Thursday that Piaf tried to seduce him when he was a 16- or... more info