France’s biggest rock star Johnny Hallyday dies at 74

France’s biggest rock star, Johnny Hallyday, died at 74 from lung cancer on Wednesday, AFP reported citing his wife.

"Johnny Hallyday has left us. I write these words without believing them. But yet, it's true. My man is no longer with us," said Laeticia Hallyday in a statement.

Hallyday broke from France's classic "chanson" tradition in the late 1950s, earning the title of "The French Elvis", and sold more than 100 million albums.

(CGTN)