Shortly before his death, Johnny Hallyday sent heartbreaking words to his first love, Sylvie Vartan. A final confession which testifies to the unwavering attachment between the two artists, despite the years and the separation.
On December 5, 2017, France lost an icon: Johnny Hallyday. His death left a huge void for his fans and loved ones. Among those who felt this loss deeply, his first wife, Sylvie Vartan, experienced this moment with particular pain. Although separated for decades, their bond remained strong and genuine, demonstrating an affection that never wavered.
This Saturday, November 9, 2024, Roland Perez, during the show Extraordinary love stories on Europe 1, retraced the latest interactions between Johnny Hallyday and Sylvie Vartan, shedding moving light on their relationship.
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Johnny Hallyday's last question to Sylvie Vartan
According to Roland Perez, shortly before dying, Johnny Hallyday uttered poignant words, addressed to the woman he had loved passionately in the 1960s and 1970s. “Why did you leave me?” he would have asked, a final question tinged with nostalgia and sadness. These words spoken while Sylvie Vartan came to visit him in the hospital shortly before his death. The latter preferred not to answer this heartbreaking question.
Despite their separation, Sylvie Vartan has always expressed deep affection for the man who was her husband. Roland Perez, testifying to their complicity, cited the touching words of Sylvie Vartan: “You can't unlove. I could never unlove Johnny.” This iconic couple of the 1960s and 1970s were for many the image of ideal love. Their marriage in 1965 was seen as a modern fairy tale, making an entire generation dream. However, this media pressure and fame took a toll on their relationship, adding tension to their married life.
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A love ruined by fame?
From the start, their relationship was marked by challenges. Indeed, Sylvie Vartan wanted to found a stable family, but the captain, then at the peak of his career and tormented by his own demons, found it difficult to comply with the demands of life as a couple. The birth of their son David was not enough to stabilize their relationship. Sylvie Vartan did her best to offer her son a serene environment, but Johnny Hallyday's fame and his hectic lifestyle made things complicated. To protect David, Sylvie Vartan therefore gradually spent more time in the United States, finding refuge in Los Angeles. The couple's attempts to overcome their differences increased but proved futile, culminating in their divorce in 1980.
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Johnny Hallyday's last exchange with Sylvie Vartan, marked by this poignant question, reflects a form of tenderness and nostalgia. For Sylvie Vartan, this memory is forever engraved, just like the singer's words in Jean-Jacques Debout's book, The Color of GhostsOr Johnny Hallyday confided his inability to live with an artist. This reflection partly explains why their love could not withstand the challenges of fame, but it also testifies to Johnny's awareness of the incompatibility between their lifestyles.
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