“People were getting on to the stage, like they did in the 1960s. I hadn’t seen that for some time.”
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Johnny Hallyday
Jean-Philippe Léo Smet, better known by his stage name Johnny Hallyday, was a French rock and roll and pop singer and actor, credited with having brought rock and roll to France.
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entertainment · French musician and actor (1943–2017) · actor · composer · singer · recording artist · film actor · television actor · rock musician · also Johnny Hallyday, Jean-Philippe Léo Smet, The French Elvis, The French Elvis Presley, Jean-Philippe Smet, Le taulier
Born 15 June 1943 · Died 5 December 2017 · Q212015
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2026· 2 entries
Published video “Johnny Hallyday - Tournée Symphonique 2027/2028 (Teaser)”.
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2025· 9 entries
Published video “Johnny Hallyday, Michel Berger - C'est l'amour que j'attendais”.
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Published video “Johnny Hallyday - L'aventure c'est l'aventure (Lyric Video)”.
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Published video “Allumer le feu 🔥🎤”.
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Published video “Un cri, une rage, une vérité. 🎤”.
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Published video “« Que je t’aime »… plus qu’un tube, une déclaration 🔥🎶”.
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Published video “Découvrez le concert inédit du Zénith de Toulouse 2000 🎤🎸”.
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Published video “Les larmes de gloire, la chanson live inédite 🎤”.
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Published video “Johnny Hallyday - Comme si je devais mourir demain (Audio Officiel)”.
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Published video “Johnny Hallyday - Joe, la ville et moi (Version Alternative inédite)”.
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2024· 1 entry
Yahoo: Johnny Hallyday: Beyond Rock Streaming: Watch & Stream Online Via Netflix
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2023· 1 entry
Yahoo: johnny hallyday
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2018· 5 entries
The Guardian: Johnny Hallyday's posthumous album hits No 1
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Released album “Mon pays c’est l’amour”.
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The Guardian: Johnny Hallyday: court freezes assets in inheritance dispute
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The Guardian: Johnny Hallyday's children seek to freeze estate in row over will
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The Guardian: Johnny Hallyday's children to contest will leaving them nothing
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2017· 16 entries
The Guardian: Johnny Hallyday remembered by Carla Bruni
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The Guardian: A million take to Paris streets for Johnny Hallyday's funeral
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The Guardian: Johnny Hallyday's funeral - in pictures
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The Guardian: Johnny Hallyday to get spectacular 'people's tribute' send-off in Paris
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The Guardian: Johnny Hallyday, the 'French Elvis', dies at 74
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The Guardian: If Johnny Hallyday was France’s Elvis, who is their version of Kanye West?
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The Guardian: Johnny Hallyday: France’s 'rockeur national' – obituary
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The Guardian: The tragedy of Johnny Hallyday? He should have sung Piaf, not Presley
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The Guardian: Vice-chancellors' pay and Hallyday tributes: your best comments on the Guardian today
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Died 2017-12-05.
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Published video “QqChoseDeJohnnyVEVO Live Stream”.
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Published video “On a tous quelque chose de Johnny (Trailer)”.
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Published video “Kendji Girac, Benjamin Biolay, Garou, Slimane - On a tous quelque chose de Johnny”.
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The Guardian: French rock star Johnny Hallyday being treated for cancer
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Career landmark: funeral.
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Was followed by a "people's tribute", during which a million people attended the funeral procession in Paris and 15 million others watched the ceremony on TV
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2016· 1 entry
Awarded Victory of the album of chansons, variety for De l'amour (2016).
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2015· 1 entry
Released album “De l’amour”.
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2014· 1 entry
Released album “Rester vivant”.
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2013· 1 entry
The Guardian: Johnny Hallyday plans English-language duets album
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2012· 2 entries
Released album “L’Attente”.
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Gave concerts in different countries, including Russia, and released the album L'Attente
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2011· 2 entries
Released album “Jamais seul”.
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Hallyday released album Jamais seul, recorded with Matthieu Chedid, and started touring again
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2009· 1 entry
Awarded Victory of honor (2009).
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2008· 1 entry
Released album “Ça ne finira jamais”.
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2007· 2 entries
Released album “Le Cœur d’un homme”.
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Released a blues-flavored album, Le Cœur d'un homme
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2006· 1 entry
Released album “Bercy 87”.
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2005· 1 entry
Released album “Ma vérité”.
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2002· 1 entry
Released album “À la vie, à la mort !”.
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2001· 1 entry
Awarded Officer of the Order of the Crown (2001).
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2000· 1 entry
Awarded Victory of the rock album for Sang pour sang (2000).
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1999· 1 entry
Released album “Sang pour sang”.
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1998· 1 entry
Released album “Ce que je sais”.
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1997· 1 entry
And Officer of the Order of the Crown (Belgium) in 2001
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1996· 2 entries
Released album “Destination Vegas”.
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Awarded Knight of the Legion of Honour (1996).
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1995· 1 entry
Released album “Lorada”.
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1994· 1 entry
Released album “Rough Town”.
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1993· 19 entries
Released album “Collection, Volume 8 : Noir c’est noir : 1966–67”.
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Released album “Collection, Volume 10 : Je suis né dans la rue : 1968–69”.
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Released album “Collection, Volume 12 : Fils de personne : 1971–72”.
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Released album “Collection, Volume 13 : La musique que j’aime : 1972–73”.
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Released album “Collection, Volume 6 : Le Pénitencier : 1964–65”.
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Released album “Collection, Volume 1 : Retiens la nuit : 1961–62”.
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Released album “Collection, Volume 4 : Les Bras en croix : 1962–63”.
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Released album “Collection, Volume 2 : I Got a Woman : 1962”.
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Released album “Collection, Volume 9 : À tout casser : 1967–68”.
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Released album “Collection, Volume 7 : Cheveux longs et idées courtes : 1965–66”.
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Released album “Collection, Volume 11 : Que je t’aime : 1969–70”.
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Released album “Collection, Volume 16 : Gabrielle : 1975–76”.
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Released album “Collection, Volume 3 : L’Idole des jeunes : 1962”.
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Released album “Collection, Volume 5 : Excuse‐moi partenaire : 1964”.
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Released album “Collection, Volume 19 : Le Bon Temps du rock’n’roll : 1978–79”.
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Released album “Collection, Volume 14 : J’ai pleuré sur ma guitare : 1973–74”.
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Released album “Collection, Volume 15 : Rock’n’Roll Man : 1974–75”.
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Released album “Collection, Volume 18 : J’ai oublié de vivre : 1977”.
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At the Stade de France in 1998, just after France's win in the 1998 FIFA World Cup, as well as at the Eiffel Tower in 2000, which had record-breaking ticket sales for a French artist
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1992· 1 entry
Released album “L’Intégrale Disques Vogue”.
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1991· 5 entries
Released album “Ça ne change pas un homme”.
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Released album “Johnny Hallyday, Vol. 2”.
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Released album “Johnny Hallyday, Vol. 1”.
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Released album “D’hier 1961/1971”.
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Released album “Johnny Hallyday d’aujourd'hui 1972‐1989”.
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1990· 1 entry
Released album “Ses premiers succès”.
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1989· 1 entry
Released album “Cadillac”.
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1988· 4 entries
Released album “Hallyday Story 1961 – 1966”.
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Released album “Hallyday Story 1982 – 1985”.
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Released album “Souvenirs Souvenirs”.
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Released album “Hallyday Story 1974 – 1981”.
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1987· 2 entries
Awarded Victoires de la Musique – Male artist of the year (1987).
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Released album “Les Grands Succès de Johnny Hallyday”.
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1986· 1 entry
Released album “Gang”.
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1985· 1 entry
Released album “Rock’n’Roll Attitude”.
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1984· 4 entries
Released album “Hallyday 84 (Spécial Enfants du rock)”.
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Released album “Drôle de métier”.
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Released album “Johnny Hallyday trifft die Rattles”.
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"Mon plus beau Noël" (after "Tous ensemble" and "Marie"), dedicated to his adopted daughter Jade
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1983· 1 entry
Released album “Entre violence et violon”.
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1982· 2 entries
Released album “La Peur”.
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Released album “Quelque part un aigle”.
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1981· 3 entries
Released album “Pas facile”.
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Released album “En pièces détachées”.
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Released album “Black es noir”.
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1980· 1 entry
Released album “À partir de maintenant”.
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1979· 1 entry
Released album “Hollywood”.
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1978· 1 entry
Released album “Solitudes à deux”.
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1977· 2 entries
Released album “C’est la vie”.
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Released album “Johnny Hallyday chante ses plus grands succès de 1961 à 1976”.
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1976· 4 entries
Released album “Hamlet”.
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Released album “In Italiano”.
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Released album “Derrière l'amour”.
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Released album “Super Hits - Retiens la nuit”.
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1975· 2 entries
Released album “La Terre promise”.
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Released album “Rock à Memphis”.
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1974· 4 entries
Released album “Rock'n'Slow”.
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Released album “Je t'aime, je t'aime, je t'aime”.
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Released album “Hallyday Story 1967 – 1973”.
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Released album “Johnny Hallyday - Volume 2”.
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1973· 3 entries
Released album “Insolitudes”.
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Released album “Super Hits - Le Pénitencier”.
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Released album “Le Disque d’or”.
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1972· 1 entry
Released album “Country, Folk, Rock”.
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1971· 1 entry
Released album “Flagrant délit”.
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1970· 1 entry
Released album “Vie”.
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1969· 1 entry
Released album “Johnny Hallyday”.
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1968· 2 entries
Released album “Rêve et amour”.
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Released album “Jeune homme”.
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1967· 1 entry
Released album “Johnny 67”.
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1966· 1 entry
Released album “La Génération perdue”.
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1965· 2 entries
Released album “Johnny chante Hallyday”.
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Released album “Hallelujah”.
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1964· 3 entries
Released album “N°7 (Le Pénitencier)”.
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Released album “Johnny, reviens ! Les Rocks les plus terribles”.
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Released album “N°6 (Les Guitares Jouent)”.
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1963· 3 entries
Released album “N°5 (Da Dou Ron Ron - Les Bras En Croix)”.
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Released album “Les Bras en croix”.
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Released album “L’Idole des jeunes”.
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1962· 3 entries
Released album “Nº3 (Madison Twist)”.
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Released album “Sings America's Rockin' Hits”.
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Released album “Retiens la nuit”.
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1961· 6 entries
Released album “Salut les copains !”.
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Released album “Viens danser le twist”.
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Released album “Tête à tête avec Johnny Hallyday”.
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Released album “Johnny Hallyday et ses "fans" au festival de rock 'n' roll”.
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Released album “Nous les gars, nous les filles”.
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His French-language cover of "Let's Twist Again", "Viens Danser Le Twist", sold over one million copies and was awarded a gold disc
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1960· 2 entries
Released album “Hello Johnny”.
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And was a familiar figure to four generations
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1943· 1 entry
Born 1943-06-15.
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