Biography
Bruno Nicolini (born 16 June 1969), better known by his stage name Bénabar, is a French songwriter and singer, who could be compared to Vincent Delerm and other singers from his generation. As many of them he was influenced by Georges Brassens, Renaud, Jacques Higelin and also Tom Waits. His songs describe day-to-day life events with humour and a tender cynicism. His songs are influenced by French chanson and a heavy influence is placed on the piano or the accordion and on typical French fanfare (brass band) for the most upbeat of them. This genre of music is very typically French and differs from most in that emphasis is placed on appreciation of the lyrics and that it is linked to a specific culture of modern "guinche" (slang for "guinguette") appreciated a lot by Bobos among others.
Bénabar began his career in the cinema, working as an assistant on Le Brasier (1991) before directing three short subjects: Nada Lezard (1991), José Jeannette (1992) and Sursum corda (1994). He then turned to music, working for some time with his friend Patchol who gave him his nickname (Bénabar being the "verlan" of Barnabé, the name he was using on stage). With "Les associés" he sang for several years in small places in France, Belgium, and Switzerland before the release of Bénabar (2001), which raised his profile sufficiently to make him the opening act for Henri Salvador. He was nominated as a Revelation for the "Victoires de la musique 2003" but did not win it. In 2004, after the successful release of Les risques du métier, he won the award for "album "chanson/variété" of the year". His next album Reprise des négociations sold better than the previous ones: according to Le Figaro, Bénabar reached number 4 for CD sales in France, with 2.18 million euros sales in 2006. In 2007 he won the awards for "Male group or artist of the year" and "original song of the year" (for Le dîner).
He has two brothers named Patrick and Sébastien. He has a son born in 2004 named Manolo and a daughter born in 2009.
Bénabar is a member of the Les Enfoirés charity ensemble since 2007.
Source: Article "Bénabar" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Filmography
all 51
Movies 39
self 32
TV Shows 12
Writer 3
Chantons Aznavour (2023)
Renaud, souvenirs, souvenirs (2023)
Tété à la Cigale : À la faveur des rencontres (2023)
The Grand Restaurant IV (2022)
Tous Inconnus (2022)
Bénabar - Tournée des indociles (2022)
Joyeux anniversaire Renaud (2022)
They Love Each Other... Well, Almost! (2022)
Les Enfoirés 2022 - Un air d'Enfoirés (2022)
Le bal des Bodin's (2022)
Jean-Jacques Goldman : la grande soirée anniversaire / la soirée continue (2021)
Les plus belles comptines d'Okoo (2019)
La Boîte à secrets (2019)
My Out-Laws (2019)
Victor & Célia (2019)
Les Enfoirés 2019 - Le Monde des Enfoirés (2019)
Basique, le concert (2018)
Les Enfoirés 2018 - Musique ! (2018)
Taratata fête ses 25 ans 100% live au Zénith (2017)
Les Enfoirés 2017 - Mission Enfoirés (2017)
Je vous écoute (2016)
Les Enfoirés 2016 - Au rendez-vous des Enfoirés (2016)
Le Secret d'Élise (2016)
Folie passagère (2015)
The Night Watchmen (2015)
Les Enfoirés 2015 - Sur la route des Enfoirés (2015)
Les copains d'abord font du ski (2014)
Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui (2014)
Les Enfoirés 2014 - Bon anniversaire Les Enfoirés (2014)
Bénabar : Bien l'bonsoir m'sieurs dames (2013)
Les Enfoirés 2013 - La Boîte à Musique des Enfoirés (2013)
Les Enfoirés 2012 - Le Bal des Enfoirés (2012)
Les Enfoirés 2010 - Les Enfoirés... la Crise de Nerfs (2010)
The Great Restaurant (2010)
Protect and Serve (2010)
Incognito (2009)
Les Enfoirés 2009 - Les Enfoirés font leur cinéma (2009)
Les Enfoirés 2008 - Les secrets des Enfoirés (2008)
Michel Delpech &... live at the Grand Rex, Paris (2007)
Les Enfoirés 2007 - La caravane des Enfoirés (2007)
The Pink Soldier (2006)
Bénabar - Tournée 2006 (2006)
Infrarouge (2006)
La chanson de l'année (2004)
Madame Edouard (2004)
Bénabar - Live au Grand Rex (2004)
Burger Quiz (2001)
H (1998)
Vivement dimanche (1998)
Victoires de la musique (1985)
Champs-Elysées (1982)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1969-06-16 (54 years old)
Birth PlaceThiais, France
CitizenshipsFrance
Also Known AsBruno Nicolini
AwardsVictoires de la Musique – Male artist of the year, Prix Raoul-Breton
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