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    Which Way, L.A.?

    Johnny Hallyday, the 'French Elvis'

    Just months after the funeral of Michael Jackson stopped traffic in LA, crowds of reporters have gathered outside Cedars-Sinai Hospital where another music legend is said to be coming out of an induced coma. The difference is that this crowd speaks French.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Just months after the funeral of Michael Jackson stopped traffic in LA, crowds of reporters have gathered outside Cedars-Sinai Hospital where another music legend is said to be coming out of an induced coma. The difference is that this crowd speaks French. Claudine Mulard, who reports from Los Angeles for Le Monde, says all France is waiting for news about Johnny Hallyday, the "French Elvis."

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Christian Bordal

      Managing Producer, Greater LA

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      Katie Cooper

      Producer, 'One year Later'

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      Sonya Geis

      Senior Managing Editor

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      Claudine Mulard

      Correspondent, Le Monde

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