Bénabar

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.

Known For

Les Enfoirés 2008 - Les secrets des Enfoirés

Self

Jean-Jacques Goldman : la grande soirée anniversaire / la soirée continue

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

Lucas

Incognito

Le Petit Chimiste

Le Soldat Rose

Les Enfoirés 2022 - Un air d'Enfoirés

Self - Chanteur

Le bal des Bodin's

Self

Bénabar - Live au Grand Rex

Pedro

Jamais de la vie

Hypolite

Ils s'aiment… enfin presque !

Self

Joyeux anniversaire Renaud

Self

Renaud, souvenirs, souvenirs

Self

Tété à la Cigale : À la faveur des rencontres

Bénabar - Tournée des indociles

Les Enfoirés 2015 - Sur la route des Enfoirés

("Perdu de recherche" segment)

Tous Inconnus

Le Grand Restaurant : La Guerre de l'étoile

Self

Indochine, une révolution musicale

Self

Les copains d'abord font du ski

Les Enfoirés 2017 - Mission Enfoirés

Je vous écoute

Max

Victor et Célia

Harold Becker

Beaux-parents

Les Enfoirés 2019 - Le Monde des Enfoirés

Les Enfoirés 2016 - Au rendez-vous des Enfoirés

Les Enfoirés 2014 - Bon anniversaire Les Enfoirés

Les Enfoirés 2018 - Musique !

Self

Taratata fête ses 25 ans 100% live au Zénith

Self

Michel Delpech - Le Grand Rex

Self

Bénabar - Tournée 2006

Michel - un client du restaurant

Le Grand Restaurant

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

Les Enfoirés 2013 - La Boîte à Musique des Enfoirés

Self

Bénabar : Bien l'bonsoir m'sieurs dames

Bénabar : Inspiré de faits réels (DVD BONUS DÉBRANCHÉ)

Self

Taratata fête les 40 ans de Bercy

Himself

Laurent Gerra, l'anniversaire-événement

Self - Performer

La grande fête de Carcassonne

Éternel Aznavour : le concert événement

Ici Nougaro ! Le concert évènement

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

40

Gender

Male

Birthday

1969-06-16

Place of Birth

Thiais, Val-de-Marne, France

Also Known As

Bruno Nicolini