Sylvie Vartan spoke about her past and her romantic relationship with Johnny Hallyday during her time on the set of Daily, on Tuesday January 23, 2024. Invited to discuss her farewell tour, announced the same day, the singer plunged back into the twists and turns of her youth, a time when she was at the center of public attention, marked by the constant presence cameras. “At first it was a little unsettling, then it has become our daily life“, she remembers about her relationship with Johnny Hallyday. Even when she gave birth for the first time, the paparazzi tried to come see her: “We couldn’t do without the cameras, they were always there, watching us… We were so used to it that it didn’t even surprise us anymore.”, confesses Sylvie Vartan with regret, emphasizing the intrusive nature of media life at the time. She even describes this omnipresence as “total madness”. A testimony that reveals behind the scenes of the daily life of this emblematic couple. “We didn’t have the chance to be alone, ever. We either had photographers or people. And then it was our life, we didn’t think we’d have it any other way, so…”, she remembers.
“Everything was going so quickly,” remembers Sylvie Vartan
Archival footage was also shown on screen, showing the couple attempting to navigate through a huge crowd of paparazzi, reflecting a time when the line between public and private lives seemed non-existent. “It’s crazy, I was 22, it was volcanic…“, reacted Sylvie Vartan while contemplating these images. “It was going so fast, everything was going so fast, at the speed of light, everything was happening with people, we were never alone”, she relates. Looking back, she discusses the need for rigorous organization to navigate through this hectic life. “You had to be well organized.”, she jokes. A reminder that constant pressure from the media sphere can be very violent. Enough to understand today’s young stars who dare to take breaks to get away from all this madness, like Bigflo and Oli did for example.