David Hallyday

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

Personal life

He married Estelle Lefébure in 1989 and got divorced in 2001. They have two children, Emma and llona. He married Alexandra Pastor, the daughter of Michel Pastor, in 2004 and their son Cameron was born on 8 October 2004.

Career

Most famously David writes music for others including a collaboration with his father on the 1999 album Sang pour sang by Johnny Hallyday. He also appeared in the teenage comedy He's My Girl (1987).

Discography

• True Cool (1988, American album, including the hit single "High")
• Rock'n'Heart (1990, American album)
• On the road LIVE (1992, American album)
• 2000 BBF (1994, American album with Blind Fish – Erik Godal, Bo Gravino, Greg V)
• Novacaine (1997, American album with Erik Godal as Novacaine)
• Un paradis/Un enfer (1999, French album, including the hit single "Tu ne m'as pas laissé le temps")
• Révélation (June 2002) (Un homme libre, title song of La planète au trésor, single)
• Satellite (2004)
• David Hallyday (2007)
• Un Nouveau Monde (2010)
• Le temps d'une vie (2016)

24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Pos.	Class Pos.
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	GTE Am	323	31st	11th