Date 06/12/2017 - News People
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 pumping pelvis and high-voltage tunes, has died. He was 74. President Emmanuel Macron announced his death in a statement earlyon Wednesday, saying "he brought a part of America into our national pantheon". Macron's office said the president spoke with Hallyday's family but did not provide details about where the rocker died or the circumstances.
