On the occasion of an exhibition dedicated to him, franceinfo junior looks back on the career of Johnny Hallyday. To answer children’s questions: Bertrand Dicale, journalist specializing in French music.
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Six years after his death, Johnny Hallyday has the right to a tribute in the form of an exhibition which opens Friday December 22 at the Parc des Expositions in Paris. The children of franceinfo junior don’t necessarily know it so we talk about it with Bertrand Dicale, specialist in French song and columnist for franceinfo with “These songs that make the news”. He answers questions from fourth grade students at Eganaude college, in Biot, in the Alpes-Maritimes.
In Paris, Johnny Hallyday celebrated in a major exhibition at the Porte de Versailles
“How did Johnny Hallyday discover that he wanted to sing?” asks Ranine to look back on the artist’s career. “What is his most successful song? What is his best-known album?” Lisa and Meriem ask in unison. Youssef wants to know if Johnny Hallyday was known “internationally”. Andréa wonders how the singer died. “Where did the song that came out recently come from?” finally questions Youssef, about the posthumous title A shout.
On this page, listen again to this Franceinfo junior show on Johnny Hallyday in full.
