60's Couples

Sylvie Vartan (1944) and Jean-Philippe Smet(1943), known as Johnny Hallyday, met in 1862 during her second concert in Paris Olympia hall.

In 1963 they toured France together and then starred in the movie D'où viens-tu, Johnny?.

Later in 1963, after announcing their engagement over the radio, the young couple performed to a noisy audience of 200,000 at the La Nation Square of Paris.

On April 12 1965 they were married in Loconville. They had a son David Michael Benjamin, known as David Hallyday.

Johnny and Sylvie were France's "Golden Couple" of their generation and their marriage was among the most carefully watched relationships for the French publicity.

As Johnny openly preferred pals to parenting, they had many disagreements and finally divorced on November 4, 1980.


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60's Couples: Jane Birkin & Serge Gainsbourg

Serge Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin met on the set of "Slogan" in 1968, where they performed a duet, the first of many collaborations between the two. Serge quickly became Jane's mentor and lover, developing a passionate and creative relationship with Jane.

In 1969, Jane and Serge released the duet "Je t'aime...moi non plus". The song was originally written for Brigitte Bardot by Gainsbourg. The song was banned by radio stations in Italy, Spain, and the UK, for its sexual explicitness, wich contributed to its commercial success all over Europe.

In 1971 they had a daughter, actress Charlotte Gainsbourg. Jane already had a daughter from a previous relationship, and Serge gladly took her as if she was his own. That same year, Birkin appeared on Gainsbourg's album "Histoire de Melody Nelson".

They separated in 1980.

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