Bénabar

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Born: June 16, 1969
From: Thiais, Val-de-Marne, France
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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.

Works

51 films

Vos 40 chansons préférées des Enfoirés

20257.0

Les Enfoirés 2026 - La Ballade des Enfoirés

20268.0

Le Grand Concert de la Francophonie célèbre Jean-Jaques Goldman

2025

My Out-Laws

20195.7

Serge Lama, le dernier rappel

20256.0

La Grande Soirée du 31 de Paris

2025

Incognito

20095.6

The Pink Soldier

20065.5

Bénabar - Live au Grand Rex

20045.5

La fête de la chanson française - 20 ans d'émotions

2026

Victor & Célia

20195.5

Les Enfoirés 2008 - Les secrets des Enfoirés

20087.2

The Grand Restaurant IV

20228.0

Taratata fête ses 25 ans 100% live au Zénith

20178.0

Les Enfoirés 2018 - Musique !

20187.1

They Love Each Other... Well, Almost!

20225.1

Joyeux anniversaire Renaud

20228.0

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

20148.0

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

20265.0

The Night Watchmen

20156.0

La belle histoire de la chanson française

2026

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

2021

The Great Restaurant

20105.7

Bénabar - Tournée 2006

2006

Les Enfoirés 2017 - Mission Enfoirés

20177.5

Taratata fête les 40 ans de Bercy

20248.0

Taratata numéro 600

2025

Les Enfoirés 2019 - Le Monde des Enfoirés

20197.0

Les Enfoirés 2015 - Sur la route des Enfoirés

20156.5

Ici Nougaro ! Le concert évènement

2024

Les Enfoirés 2013 - La Boîte à Musique des Enfoirés

20136.9

Les Enfoirés 2016 - Au rendez-vous des Enfoirés

20167.2

Renaud, souvenirs, souvenirs

20238.0

Tous Inconnus

20223.4

Éternel Aznavour : le concert événement

20246.0

Les Enfoirés 2014 - Bon anniversaire Les Enfoirés

20147.8

Les Enfoirés 2022 - Un air d'Enfoirés

20227.3

La Grande Fête de Carcassonne

2025

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

20107.0

Bénabar - Tournée des indociles

20226.0

Les copains d'abord font du ski

20148.0

Bénabar : Inspiré de faits réels (DVD BONUS DÉBRANCHÉ)

2026

Indochine, une révolution musicale

20247.7

Laurent Gerra, l'anniversaire-événement

2025

Corsu Mezu Mezu, le concert

20227.0

Les estivales de Culturebox Bénabar

2025

Je vous écoute

2016

Bénabar : Bien l'bonsoir m'sieurs dames

20136.0

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

20076.0

Le bal des Bodin's

2022

Tété à la Cigale : À la faveur des rencontres

2023