Bénabar

Overview

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Birthday
Jun 16, 1969 (55 years old)

Bénabar

Known For

Indochine, une révolution musicale
Movie 2024

Indochine, une révolution musicale

The Grand Restaurant IV
1h 42m
Movie 2022

The Grand Restaurant IV

For this new year, Pierre, the director of the Grand Restaurant is thinking big to try to get the famous star from the famous Michalon guide! And for that, he settles at the foot of the Eiffel Tower. Pierre faces an unscrupulous culinary critic, who will offer him a dubious deal: to dismiss his historic chef in exchange for this famous star. Will the manager of the Grand Restaurant accept?

The Grand Restaurant IV
1h 42m
Movie 2022

The Grand Restaurant IV

For this new year, Pierre, the director of the Grand Restaurant is thinking big to try to get the famous star from the famous Michalon guide! And for that, he settles at the foot of the Eiffel Tower. Pierre faces an unscrupulous culinary critic, who will offer him a dubious deal: to dismiss his historic chef in exchange for this famous star. Will the manager of the Grand Restaurant accept?

Tous Inconnus
1h 53m
Movie 2022

Tous Inconnus

The three "Unknown" are back in this movie where they wake up in a world where they really are unknown! They'll eventually find out that their career, films, sketches & songs do exist but from someone else!

Joyeux anniversaire Renaud
Movie 2022

Joyeux anniversaire Renaud

They Love Each Other... Well, Almost!
1h 45m
Movie 2022

They Love Each Other... Well, Almost!

Follows the intertwined stories of five couples and their entourage, living in the same opulent Parisian building, over the four seasons of the year.

Les Enfoirés 2022 - Un air d'Enfoirés
Movie 2022

Les Enfoirés 2022 - Un air d'Enfoirés

Les Enfoirés 2022 - Un air d'Enfoirés
Movie 2022

Les Enfoirés 2022 - Un air d'Enfoirés

Jean-Jacques Goldman : la grande soirée anniversaire / la soirée continue
Movie 2021

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

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.