Bénabar

Bénabar , of its true name Bruno Nicolini , is a singer French, born with Thiais the June 16th 1969.
Son name of artist is the Verlan of Barnabé , nickname which his/her friend Patchol gave him at the time where they turned together.

Biography

Author of popular songs in French written for the majority with the concern of being funny and describing facts of the daily life or features of the company. The March 10th 2007, at the time of the twenty-second ceremony of the Victories of the music 2007, it receives the rewards of the group or artist interprets male year and original song of the year (for the dinner ). At the time of the edition 2004, it gained the price of the best album of songs/varieties with its album the risks of the trade .

It was also named with the Victoires of the music 2003 in the category “Revelation” (price gained by Natasha Saint-Pier) and “Revelation over scene” (price gained by Sanseverino).

Bénabar also wrote some dialogs and scenarios for televised series (for example, H and the Family Guerin with Canal+) and started to work in the field of the Cinéma, as a manager assistant on the Blazing inferno (1991) and Réalisateur of three court-measurings: Nada Lizard (1991), Sursum twisted (1994) and Jose Jeannette (1992). This last was preceded with the Festival of Cognac and is present on live DVD Bénabar at Large Rex .

The pitilessly precise description of these small elements which make daily life what it is, constitutes the discussion thread of its songs. If the general topic varies little, the subjects are dependant: buddies, girls, love, death… Thus, its texts speak about a 5 year old child who learns how to make Vélo, of a missed birthday, of a pal which comes to say to a ex of his/her best friend to return with him, of one departure to the retirement or six friends who lose themselves while going to a festival. Bénabar uses the simplicity of the subjects of the texts which it composes to create an identification ready to touch the listener.

The music is as for it basic, with a strong presence of coppers way Fanfare, alternating with pieces of Piano accompanied by the voice by Bénabar. Its last album grew rich by new instruments, the such Trombone or the Contrebasse, thus modifying the rate/rhythm of the songs and reinforcing their side Jazz.

The exit of its last album, Resumption of negotiations (October 2005), was followed of a round (February-November 2006). Michel Denisot gave triple to him Disque of platinum at the time of its arrival in the Large Newspaper, the December 4th 2006 and Daniela Lumbroso gave a to him Disque of diamond the January 27th 2007 during the emission the festival of the French song. It arrives, according to the classification carried out by Le Figaro, in fourth position of the singers having sold the most discs, with 2,18 million euro of receipts in 2006.

Since May 2004, he is the father of small Manolo, with his Stéphanie partner.

May 1st, 2007, in company of many artists, it takes part in the concert of support for Ségolène Royal for the presidential election, at the stage Charléty.

Discography

Albums

Various participations

Embraces to them all , Reprise again of Brassens on compilation the Birds of passage (republished in 2006 on compilation Putain of you )

the Italian , Taken again of Serge Reggiani on compilation Around Serge Reggiani

the nostalgia of God , Reprise again of Thiéfaine on compilation the Wire of the cutter of joints
Bénabar is one of the many guests for the song Achète a dog Urban Joyeux ( Supersexy )

Mrs Edouard : B.O.F of the film, of which the new song Pétaouchnok . He also interprets the role of the anonymous indic, which one hears the voice on the telephone twice.

the song of Jacky , Taken again of Brel on compilation With the following (2nd edition)

Layer late and raises early: album taking again part of the titles of Bénabar and Risques of the trade left in 2004 to Quebec. List tracks here

To sing that they are liked , written and made up by Corneille, sung by this last, Bénabar ,…

the Gold of our lives with the collective Fight Aids

the Soldier Pink , musical tale of Louis Chedid and Pierre-Dominique Burgaud: the Small Chemist
That you , Taken again of Dick Annegarn in Duet with Bertrand Belin on compilation the Important diner
Division a duet ( At Laurette ) with Michel Delpech in the album of recoveries in duets Michel Delpech &…

the caravan of the dumbs (Nantes): first participation in the concerts of the Dumbs

Sidaction : participation in the Symphonic Show of Sidaction.

DVD

DVD to date:
  • video Version of the Live in Large Rex (same titles and even order that on double CD), with in no-claims bonus of the clips ( Y has a girl which lives at home , I am those , Dis him yes ), a report in the slides and a short film, Jose Jeannette , carried out by Bénabar in 1992.

  • DVD included in the best off which takes again the end of the round 2006 (Lyon and Paris Bercy) " on line screens géants"

Distinctions

  • Artiste interprets male year with the Victoires of the music 2007
  • the Dinner , original song of the year to the Victories of the music 2007
  • Prix of the best album of songs/varieties for the risks of the trade to the Victoires of the music 2004.

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