PARIS - Johnny hallyday, France's biggest rock star for decades and an icon who packed sports stadiums and all but lit up the Eiffel Tower with his pumping pelvis and high-voltage tunes, has died. He was 74. President Emmanuel Macron's office announced his death in a statement early Wednesday, saying he brought a part of America into our national pantheon. Macron's office said the president spoke with hallyday's family after the news. hallyday had long suffered from lung cancer and had repeated health scares recently that dominated national news. hallyday's glitzy stage aura was clearly fashioned around stars like Elvis Presley and his musical inspiration came from the likes of Chuck Berry and Buddy Holly. Yet his stardom largely ended at the French-speaking world. Macron said we all have something of Johnny hallyday in us. Celine Dion was among stars sharing condolences. The antithesis of a French hero right down to his Elvis-