Johnny Hallyday: French rock icon dead at 74

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Johnny Hallyday
Hallyday in 2012
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Rock-and-roll star Johnny Hallyday, known as the “French Elvis”, has died at the age of 74.

The singer, born Jean-Philippe Smet, died on Tuesday night after a prolonged battle with lung cancer.

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