Sylvie Vartan

Sylvie Vartan
Силви Вартан
Vartan at the 2011 Cabourg Film Festival
Born
Sylvie Georges Vartanian

(1944-08-15) 15 August 1944
Spouses
  • (m. 1965; div. 1980)
  • (m. 1984)
Children2, including David Hallyday
Relatives
Musical career
OriginParis, France
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • actress
Years active1952–present
Labels

Sylvie Vartan (French: [silvi vaʁtɑ̃]; born Sylvie Georges Vartanian on 15 August 1944) is a Bulgarian-French singer and actress. She is known as one of the most productive and tough-sounding yé-yé artists. Her performances often featured elaborate show-dance choreography, and she made many appearances on French and Italian TV.

Yearly shows with then-husband Johnny Hallyday attracted full houses at the Olympia and the Palais des congrès de Paris throughout the 1960s and mid-1970s. In 2004, after a break in performances, she began recording and giving concerts of jazz ballads in francophone countries.