French rocker Johnny Hallyday is set to find out later this month if he will be granted Belgian citizenship. The singer, whose father was Belgian, applied to change his nationality back in 2005, and now a government panel is to rule on his case on 27 Feb. If they decide to grant his request, Hallyday, real name Jean-Philippe Smet, will then need to have his case ratified by the Belgian parliament, though a spokesman for the Belgian House of Representatives said this was essentially just a formality.
Feb 14, 2007
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Hallyday's Belgian citizenship decision due
French rocker Johnny Hallyday will learn on 27 February whether a government panel grants his application for Belgian citizenship.