Current Google Insights trends: Johnny Hallyday, Holly Sampson

(AFP PHOTO/GEERT VANDEN WIJNGAERT)

The name of French rocker Johnny Hallyday rose one place in the Google Insights charts to gain the top position on December 15.

Hallyday has woken from his coma and was reportedly up talking to friends and family on December 14. The singer was placed in a medical coma after suffering complications whilst undergoing a back operation in Paris late last week.

The name of adult film star Holly Sampson continues to drive searches on Google. Samson's name has been circulating in the headlines of celebrity blogs and news papers prompting further inquiries into her alleged affair with professional golfer Tiger Woods.

People in the United States of America and Canada have been searching for the name of the hit TV show, "The Biggest Loser." The most recent winner of the reality weight-loss show, Danny Cahill, lost 239 pounds (108 kilograms) to gain the title of The Biggest Loser on December 8.

The search terms with the most significant growth worldwide in the last seven days as measured by Google Insights, recorded on December 15 at 9:30 AM GMT are:

1. johnny hallyday (+1,150%)
2. holly sampson (+650%)
3. biggest loser (+110%)
4. receita federal (+70%)
5. chrome (+50%)
6. avatar (+50%)
7. wetter (+40%)
8. weather (+40%)
9. facebook home (+40%)
10. elf yourself (+40%)