Johnny Hallyday mourned in Quebec

The Quebec music community paid tribute to French rocker Johnny Hallyday on Wednesday.

Hallyday, who was often referred to as the “French Elvis,” died of lung cancer on Tuesday at 74.

Céline Dion, who collaborated with Hallyday over the years, including a duet on her 2012 album L’Attente, hailed his artistic talent.

“He was a giant in show business . . . a true icon!” she tweeted.

Longtime Quebec cultural commentator Michel Girouard said a page in musical history had turned with Hallyday’s death. “It’s the death of a monument, there are no more monuments like that and there never will be,” Girouard said.