Funeral of French icon Johnny Hallyday takes place in Paris

(9 Dec 2017) FUNERAL OF FRENCH ICON JOHNNY HALLYDAY TAKES PLACE IN PARIS
France was bidding farewell to Johnny Hallyday on Saturday, honouring its biggest rock star with an exceptional funeral ceremony in Paris.
Hundreds of motorcycles, including many Harley Davidsons, joined the funeral procession down the Champs-Elysees.
The Belgium-born singer owned several Harley Davidsons and is regarded as an emblematic figure for French bikers.
Few figures in French history have earned a send-off as elaborate as the one for the man sometimes dubbed the French Elvis.
It was ordered by President Emmanuel Macron - a Hallyday fan himself, like generations of others across the French-speaking world.
Hallyday's death on Wednesday from lung cancer at age 74 unleashed emotion across the country.
The singer - known to the public simply as Johnny - had been an icon for more than half a century.
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