Charles Aznavour wrote for Johnny Hallyday during the yé-yé wave

Charles Aznavour wrote major hits for other artists during the 1960s. He notably composed Retiens la nuit for Johnny Hallyday in 1961, then La plus belle pour aller danser for Sylvie Vartan in 1963. That same year, he performed at Carnegie Hall in New York to a full house despite a press strike lasting one hundred and thirteen days.