In the spotlight for many years, the Hallyday clan is fascinating. A very connected family, whose members know they can count on each other. Portrait of a beautifully recomposed tribe.

They are always in the news, not for their antics like the Kardashian clan or the Trump clan , but rather for their incredible sense of family. The Hallyday are a model family, recomposed, but united in adversity. Zoom on the members of this clan like no other.

Johnny Hallyday

Of French-Belgian origin, Jean-Philippe Smet was certainly at 74 years old, the most famous of the French singers, posting an incredible career. The singer's private life was more eventful. While on the rise, he meets Sylvie Vartan in the 60s, French singer singing at Olympia in the first part of rocker Vince Taylor. The young woman is barely 18, but immediately seduces the singer. They get married two years later in the biggest effervescences: 2000 journalists rush to the scene to get a picture of the couple. Together, they will have a son, David, born in 1966. They will separate 14 years later because of repeated absences of the singer.

After various unions more or less happy (including his great love affair with Nathalie Baye with whom he will have a daughter, Laura Smet ), he will meet Laeticia Boudou in 1995, with whom he was married for 22 years. A relationship with his lot of difficulties, such as rumors of the singer's infidelity or his health problems, but which remained strong despite the years.

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Laeticia Hallyday, his wife for 22 years

Born March 18, 1975, Laeticia Boudou is a French model. At the age of 20, she met the United States of the French singer Johnny Hallyday and married with him a year later. She is 21 years old, he is 53. Very family, Laeticia Hallyday does not hesitate to share regularly photos of her small tribe, composed of her husband and her two daughters, Jade and Joy, respectively aged 13 and 9 years old, on his Instagram account.

Career side this former model of 42 years is very engaged in the humanitarian. A sponsor of UNICEF France, she participates in numerous campaigns and travels regularly to Mozambique, Senegal and Burkina for various missions.

David Hallyday, his eldest son

Born on August 14, 1966, David Hallyday was born from the union between Johny Hallyday and Sylvie Vartan . Following the divorce of his parents in 1980, his mother and he fly to the United States. He will remain there for 18 years and will even have some success across the Atlantic, he who, from an early age, decides to take an artistic career. Back in France, he gained public recognition with the title "You did not give me time". A true artist, he produces a few singers and is the author of several titles. In 1999, he even made the album "Sang pour Sang" for his father.

On the private side, David Hallyday is known for his story with the model Estelle Lefébure, whom he married in 1989. Together they have two daughters, Ilona, ​​born in 1995, and Emma born in 1997. They separate in 2001. David remarries with Alexandra Pastor in 2004 and becomes daddy of a boy, Cameron, in 2004.

Sylvie Vartan, his first wife

The French singer of Bulgarian origin is the first wife of Johnny Hallyday, whom she marries in 1965. Together, they have a son, David, also singer. After a serious accident in 1970 that leaves her disfigured for a long time and a jarring marriage, she divorces the singer in 1980. She marries her second wife with Tony Scotti, an American producer with whom she adopts a daughter, Darina Scotti .

Career wise, Sylvie Vartan is a talented singer, whose career is recognized worldwide. In France, she is known to hold the record number of spectators who saw her perform on stage. Actress in her spare time, she has played in no less than 10 films and has also been on the stage twice.

Laura Smet, her eldest daughter

The daughter of Johnny Hallyday and Nathalie Baye, Laura Smet was born in November 1983. Despite the separation of her parents, when she was only a child, she remains very close to her father, supporting her in her struggle against her illness, and her mother, with whom she shares more than a mere resemblance.

Actress since she was 17 years old, she has had a blaze of success two years later, with her role in "Les Corps Impatients". Named for the César of the best female hope in 2004, she loses her feet completely for a few years, to get better afterwards. Currently showing "Carbone" and the movie "Les Gardiennes" (which she shares with her mother). Laura Smet has inherited the talent of her parents.

Nathalie Baye, his second wife

Born in 1948, Nathalie Baye is one of the greatest French actresses, awarded 4 César. In 1983, she fell in love with Johnny Hallyday during a television show. If their bond surprises their entourage, the couple is in love, and the same year, Nathalie gives birth to Laura Smet, the only child of the couple who will separate two years later.

Always on good terms, Johnny Hallyday and Nathalie Baye regularly hear from each other, the actress having supported her former companion in her fight against cancer.

Estelle Lefébure, her daughter-in-law

Married to David Hallyday from 1989 to 2001, Estelle Lefébure is the first wife of Johnny Hallyday's son. Mother of Ilona and Emma , Estelle is a renowned model, who posed for the biggest brands. Since 1998 she has been the iconic muse of the cosmetics brand Mixa. She then began a career as a host, making her television debut in 1992. However, she stopped performing in 2003 to devote herself to her modeling career.

After marrying David Hallyday, she married the animator Arthur in 2004, but divorced him in 2008. She is again mom, at 44, a little Giacomo in 2010, out of his love with Pascal Ramette , owner of restaurants, from which she has been separated since 2014.

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Ilona Smet, her first granddaughter

Born in 1995, Ilona is the daughter of David Hallyday and Estelle Lefébure. Resembling trait for trait to his mother, Ilona was very quickly solicited by the world of the modeling. In 2016, she becomes the face of the AMPM brand, and covers several magazines. Since then, the young woman goes on projects. However, Ilona does not want to make modeling his job. Indeed, the young woman would like to become an actress, just like her aunt, Laura Smet. In an interview with Gala, she reportedly confessed to having moved to the United States to study comedy. She is now attending Edgemar Center for the Arts, one of California's leading schools.

Emma Smet, her second granddaughter

The youngest daughter of David Hallyday and Estelle Lefébure, Emma Smet was born in 1997. As pretty as her sister, she is just beginning to draw attention to her. If Ilona has decided to devote herself to a career in modeling, Emma currently concentrates on her design and drawing studies at St Martin's School of Art in London , where she lives for the moment. Her pretty face, however, attracted the world of modeling, since the girl posed alongside his mother for the last campaign Mixa.

Jade Hallyday, his second daughter

Jade Hallyday is the daughter of Johnny Hallyday and his latest wife, Laeticia. Adopted from an early age, the 13 year old girl seems very close to her parents, as evidenced by the photos of her and her family posted regularly on the Instagram account of Laeticia Hallyday. A little girl with the family in gold, since besides her famous relatives, she has for godfather Jean Reno and for godmother Luana Belmondo.

Joy Hallyday, his third daughter

Adopted in December 2008, Joy is the second daughter of Johnny and Laeticia Hallyday. Aged 9, she is also very close to her parents and regularly appears alongside her family on clichés posted on social networks.

Cameron Smet, his first grandson

Cameron is the brainchild of David Hallyday and his second wife, Alexandra Pastor. Born in 2004, the teenager is protected by his parents, who rarely post pictures of him on social networks. The young boy has recently caused a sensation when his father posted a photo of him on his account leaving the visitors leisurely to admire how the boy looks like his mother.