Bénabar

Known for ActingBorn 1969-06-16 (age 56)Thiais, Val-de-Marne, France

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.Read more

Movies & web series

Open Bar

The Unexpected Getaway

La chanson de l'année

Les Enfoirés 2026 - La Ballade des Enfoirés

Taratata fête les 40 ans de Bercy

Renaud, souvenirs, souvenirs

Joyeux anniversaire Renaud

The Grand Restaurant IV

Taratata fête ses 25 ans 100% live au Zénith

Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui

Les copains d'abord font du ski

Indochine, une révolution musicale

Les Enfoirés 2014 - Bon anniversaire Les Enfoirés

Taratata

Les Enfoirés 2017 - Mission Enfoirés

Les Enfoirés 2022 - Un air d'Enfoirés

Burger Quiz

Le Secret d'Élise

Les Enfoirés 2016 - Au rendez-vous des Enfoirés

Les Enfoirés 2008 - Les secrets des Enfoirés

Les Enfoirés 2018 - Musique !

Vos 40 chansons préférées des Enfoirés

Corsu Mezu Mezu, le concert

Les Enfoirés 2019 - Le Monde des Enfoirés

La Boîte à secrets

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Les Enfoirés 2010 - Les Enfoirés... la Crise de Nerfs

Les Enfoirés 2013 - La Boîte à Musique des Enfoirés

Les Enfoirés 2015 - Sur la route des Enfoirés

Champs-Elysées

Serge Lama, le dernier rappel

Capitaine Marleau

Éternel Aznavour : le concert événement

Bénabar - Tournée des indociles

The Night Watchmen

Folie passagère

Bénabar : Bien l'bonsoir m'sieurs dames

Michel Delpech &... live at the Grand Rex, Paris

Infrarouge

My Out-Laws

The Great Restaurant

Victor & Célia

Incognito

The Pink Soldier

Bénabar - Live au Grand Rex

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11e edition de La Nuit de la Deprime aux Folies Bergère

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