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Sylvie Vartan at the la premiere of Johnny Hallyday at the Palais des Sports 1969

("Que je t'aime")   26 April 1969

 

Johnny Hallyday LP "Que Je T'Aime" Phillips 849.468 BY     

In 1967, he had been the first French singer to perform under his own name at the Palais des Sports de Paris in an exceptional Musicorama. From the 26 April to the 4 May 1969, Johnny Hallyday again chose the biggest venue of the capital, but this time for several consecutive concerts, something that before then no other singer had ever done. There he presented his first grand show, of unprecedented pageantry and extravagant proportions. A psychedelic show: five aluminium platforms linking to a central stage, two orchestras, projections onto giant balloons, dancers, acrobats, all directed by Lester Wilson ...

 

The evening of the show could be found, amongst other big names, Claude François, Jean-Claude Killy, Régine, Françoise Hardy... The concert was broadcast live on Europe 1. Sylvie Vartan made a striking entrance into the room in a black fringed hippy outfit, an "oversize hat" on her head, much to the dismay of those sitting immediately behind her, including Françoise ... That evening, any modest discretion was out of the question as Johnny performed for the first time in front of 5000 spectators his new song "Que je t’aime", whose audacious lyrics leave little doubt as to whom it was adressed:

 

 

"Quand tes cheveux s’étalent comme un soleil d’été
et que ton oreiller ressemble aux champs de blé" ...

[when your hair spreads out like a summer sun and your pillow is like fields of wheat]

 

A declaration written by Gilles Thibault, the couple's favourite songwriter... An ode to physical love to which Sylvie would respond in song the following year with "Aime-moi " ...

 

FLASHBACK

 

"Johnny sang this song looking Sylvie Vartan in the eye, she's there, in the front row between Jean-Claude Killy and Claude François" *

 

(* Europe 1, live broadcast of Johnny Hallyday's premiere at the Palais des Sports, 26 April 1969)

 

Sylvie Vartan, Jean-Claude Killy et Claude François à la première de Johnny Hallyday au Palais Des Sports en 1969

 Sylvie Vartan between Jean-Claude Killy and Claude François

 

Sylvie Vartan regard avec faux-cils en 1969   Sylvie Vartan maquillage hippie et cheveux blonds en 1969   Sylvie Vartan et Françoise Hardy assistent au show de Johnny Hallyday en avril 1969

Sylvie Vartan and her "oversize hat", to the great dismay of Françoise Hardy (photo on the right)

 

Lester Wilson, Johnny Hallyday et Sylvie Vartan au Palais des Sports en 1969   Sylvie Vartan à l'after-show  de Johnny Hallyday au Palais des Sports le 26 avril 1969
Left: Johnny Hallyday in his dressing room between his director Lester Wilson and Sylvie Vartan

 

 

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