The most beautiful tribute… On June 21, 2024, David Hallyday released his new record, Requiem pour un fou, in which he covers some of the emblematic titles of his father, Johnny Hallyday. Shortly before starting the tour which accompanies this album, it was in an interview with Le Parisien that the singer confided: “I'm going to tell my family's story on stage and it's super strong for me. It's my biggest tour, the tour of my life. I can't wait to share it.”.
Moved, the father of three children explained: “The idea of this project, which includes the album and the tour, is to give a new vision of our two works. Like I made all these songs today. I will only perform those that are close to my heart and tell a story.”.
Laura Smet: “I’m so proud of you!”
Tuesday November 12, 2024, David Hallyday performed on stage at the Dôme de Paris. The fans present in the room were surprised to see Laura Smet join him to sing a duet We are afraid.
“Thank you David, my dear brother, for inviting me to your amazing show! I'm so proud of you! Dad must be so happy up there. Crazy anxiety but even greater joy. Thank you to this magnificent audience”the actress then wrote on Instagram.
In the comments section, David Hallyday replied:
“It was just magical with you… To do it again sister“. Moved, Internet users added:
“Well done to you both, your dad must be very proud! He watches over your beautiful family” ; “It’s so nice to see you together.” ; “Very nice duo and great concert” ; “Beautiful tribute for Johnny who we miss so much. Fortunately David who sings so well is here. And Laura with her presence which makes us so happy” ; “It was wonderful to see you both sing. Thank you for this moment”.
David Hallyday: “We got to know each other along the way”
Although they did not grow up together, the son of Johnny Hallyday and Sylvie Vartan is very close to his half-sister. Wednesday May 15, 2024, on the Clique set, on Canal+, he deplored: “I wasn't really present at her birth. Then Laura, we got to know each other along the way because when you're not living… Blended families are like thatyou discover the person through time”.
In complete transparency, David Hallyday added: “My sister in fact, we are… When we practice the same style of profession,
we have things in common necessarily which are installed automatically. I think we have the same sensibility, we have the same tastes more or less, cinematographic, musical. Even though we are a different generation, we understand a bit of the same things.”.
