Sylvie Vartan (born Sylvie Georges Vartanian; 15 August 1944 in
Iskrets,
Bulgaria) is a 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.