The fire remains lit around Johnny, 5 years after his disappearance

The favorite rocker of the French has left its mark on the collective imagination, but the new generations are now approached, whether through initiatives from the star's entourage, record companies, or other parts.

Netflix thus unsheathed in the spring "Johnny by Johnny", a documentary series with nervous editing. Without the participation of his widow Laeticia, who replies with the documentary "Johnny by Laeticia" on December 8 on television, on M6.

At the same time, the Panthéon label (a branch of Universal) offers content on TikTok, with in particular hashtags-hooks like "

Users will see him descend from a helicopter on a rope at the Stade de France in 1998 or fight with an ax on stage in 1982, in costumes inspired by the film "Mad Max", which are reminiscent today of those of the series " Game Of Thrones".

"No one has taken his place and no one will take it", underlines to AFP Xavier Perrot, project manager of the Panthéon label, which supervises the best of "Itinéraire d'une Légende", available in several formats, and a "Bercy collector's box", more than 20 hours of live audio and video, with unpublished rehearsal images.

- "Sa dramaturgy" -

It is in concert that the myth is forged. "He would not have had the recognition, the notoriety, the success, without his dimension on stage, what he embodied, the characters he endorsed, his dramaturgy, his staging always more ample", continues Xavier Perrot.

On December 5, his 1992 concert at Bercy will also be screened in a single session in 200 cinemas in France, Switzerland, Belgium and Luxembourg.

And the music of the interpreter of “Gabrielle” continues to circulate on stage with the “Johnny Symphonique Tour”. The singer's voice is accompanied by a symphony orchestra and a choir under the direction of Yvan Cassar. This arranger-star is one of those musicians marked by their collaboration with the star.

Like Yodelice, musician-producer. "I participated in four albums for Johnny, very strong bonds were woven. I retain a multitude of feelings for the most part not ordinary, totally crazy, like a dream. I miss him very much", confides Yodelice to the AFP.

- "Really crossed out" -

Like Yarol Poupaud, who was his guitarist for the last six years. This former six-string attendant of the FFF group, also a singer, covers Johnny's songs from the 1960-70 period in an album "Fils de personne" scheduled for Friday. The opportunity to discover an unknown Hallyday at the bend of "Rivière... open your bed", title track of a 1969 disc under psychedelic influence.

"Rivière... is a really crazy album. Johnny hangs out in London at the time and gets on the psyche train," Yarol Poupaud told AFP. The different periods of the life of the megastar are retraced in photos in "Johnny Hallyday - The Tony Frank years", one of the richest books (Epa editions) among those published this year. Renowned photographer (he signed the cover of Serge Gainsbourg's "Histoire de Melody Nelson" album) and Johnny's accomplice, Tony Frank followed him closely for almost 40 years.

Fans will go to "Johnny Hallyday l'Exposition", an immersive project led by Laeticia Hallyday which opens in Brussels (Johnny's father, born in Paris, was Belgian) on December 20, until June 2023 (in Paris in early 2024 ).

"With Johnny, we made promises. I try to honor my promise to continue to bring him to life, to bring his work to life. Johnny is eternal," his last wife told AFP.