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

Le Grand Concert de la Francophonie célèbre Jean-Jaques Goldman

2025

Les Enfoirés 2026 - La Ballade des Enfoirés

20268.0

Vos 40 chansons préférées des Enfoirés

20257.0

My Out-Laws

20195.7

La Grande Soirée du 31 de Paris

2025

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

2026

Serge Lama, le dernier rappel

20256.0

Taratata numéro 600

2025

The Pink Soldier

20065.5

Bénabar - Live au Grand Rex

20045.5

Incognito

20095.6

Les Enfoirés 2017 - Mission Enfoirés

20177.5

Les Enfoirés 2018 - Musique !

20187.1

Victor & Célia

20195.5

The Grand Restaurant IV

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

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

2021

La belle histoire de la chanson française

2026

They Love Each Other... Well, Almost!

20225.1

Les Enfoirés 2008 - Les secrets des Enfoirés

20087.2

Taratata fête ses 25 ans 100% live au Zénith

20178.0

The Night Watchmen

20156.0

Taratata fête les 40 ans de Bercy

20248.0

Joyeux anniversaire Renaud

20228.0

Tous Inconnus

20223.4

Bénabar - Tournée 2006

2006

Les Enfoirés 2014 - Bon anniversaire Les Enfoirés

20147.8

Éternel Aznavour : le concert événement

20246.0

The Great Restaurant

20105.7

Les Enfoirés 2015 - Sur la route des Enfoirés

20156.5

Ici Nougaro ! Le concert évènement

2024

Les Enfoirés 2016 - Au rendez-vous des Enfoirés

20167.2

Les Enfoirés 2022 - Un air d'Enfoirés

20227.3

Renaud, souvenirs, souvenirs

20238.0

Les Enfoirés 2019 - Le Monde des Enfoirés

20197.0

Les Enfoirés 2013 - La Boîte à Musique des Enfoirés

20136.9

Laurent Gerra, l'anniversaire-événement

2025

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

20107.0

Bénabar - Tournée des indociles

20226.0

Indochine, une révolution musicale

20247.7

Les estivales de Culturebox Bénabar

2025

Les copains d'abord font du ski

20148.0

La Grande Fête de Carcassonne

2025

Bénabar : Inspiré de faits réels (DVD BONUS DÉBRANCHÉ)

2026

Corsu Mezu Mezu, le concert

20227.0

Bénabar : Bien l'bonsoir m'sieurs dames

20136.0

Je vous écoute

2016

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

20076.0

Tété à la Cigale : À la faveur des rencontres

2023

Le bal des Bodin's

2022