Bénabar
Acting • Born 1969-06-16
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.
Filmography
63 credits
Les Enfoirés 2008 - Les secrets des Enfoirés
Movie • 2008
Jean-Jacques Goldman : la grande soirée anniversaire / la soirée continue
Movie • 2021
Self
Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui
Movie • 2014
Incognito
Movie • 2009
Lucas
The Pink Soldier
Movie • 2006
Le Petit Chimiste
Les Enfoirés 2022 - Un air d'Enfoirés
Movie • 2022
Le bal des Bodin's
Movie • 2022
Self - Chanteur
Bénabar - Live au Grand Rex
Movie • 2004
Self
The Night Watchmen
Movie • 2015
Pedro
They Love Each Other... Well, Almost!
Movie • 2022
Hypolite
Joyeux anniversaire Renaud
Movie • 2022
Self
Renaud, souvenirs, souvenirs
Movie • 2023
Self
Tété à la Cigale : À la faveur des rencontres
Movie • 2023
Self
Bénabar - Tournée des indociles
Movie • 2022
Les Enfoirés 2015 - Sur la route des Enfoirés
Movie • 2015
Tous Inconnus
Movie • 2022
("Perdu de recherche" segment)
The Grand Restaurant IV
Movie • 2022
Indochine, une révolution musicale
Movie • 2024
Self
Les copains d'abord font du ski
Movie • 2014
Self
Les Enfoirés 2017 - Mission Enfoirés
Movie • 2017
Je vous écoute
Movie • 2016
Victor & Célia
Movie • 2019
Max
My Out-Laws
Movie • 2019
Harold Becker
Les Enfoirés 2019 - Le Monde des Enfoirés
Movie • 2019
Les Enfoirés 2016 - Au rendez-vous des Enfoirés
Movie • 2016
Les Enfoirés 2014 - Bon anniversaire Les Enfoirés
Movie • 2014
Les Enfoirés 2018 - Musique !
Movie • 2018
Taratata fête ses 25 ans 100% live au Zénith
Movie • 2017
Self
Michel Delpech &... live at the Grand Rex, Paris
Movie • 2007
Self
Bénabar - Tournée 2006
Movie • 2006
Self
The Great Restaurant
Movie • 2010
Michel - un client du restaurant
Les Enfoirés 2010 - Les Enfoirés... la Crise de Nerfs
Movie • 2010
Les Enfoirés 2013 - La Boîte à Musique des Enfoirés
Movie • 2013
Bénabar : Bien l'bonsoir m'sieurs dames
Movie • 2013
Self
Bénabar : Inspiré de faits réels (DVD BONUS DÉBRANCHÉ)
Movie
Taratata fête les 40 ans de Bercy
Movie • 2024
Self
Laurent Gerra, l'anniversaire-événement
Movie • 2025
Self
La Grande Fête de Carcassonne
Movie • 2025
Self
Éternel Aznavour : le concert événement
Movie • 2024
Ici Nougaro ! Le concert évènement
Movie • 2024
Self
Serge Lama, le dernier rappel
Movie • 2025
Self
Vos 40 chansons préférées des Enfoirés
Movie • 2025
Self (archive footage)
La Grande Soirée du 31 de Paris
Movie • 2025
Self : Guest
Les Enfoirés 2026 - La Ballade des Enfoirés
Movie • 2026
Self
Corsu Mezu Mezu, le concert
Movie • 2022
Self
Victoires de la musique
TV • 1985
Self
La Boîte à secrets
TV • 2019
Self
Infrarouge
TV • 2006
Self
Folie passagère
TV • 2015
Self
Les plus belles comptines d'Okoo
TV • 2019
La chanson de l'année
TV • 2004
Self
Burger Quiz
TV • 2001
Self
Capitaine Marleau
TV • 2015
Yannick Murat
Champs-Elysées
TV • 1982
Self
Basique, le concert
TV • 2018
Self
Le Secret d'Élise
TV • 2016
Jean-Pierre Letilleul - 1969
Vivement dimanche
TV • 1998
Self
Taratata
TV • 1993
Self
Chez Lolo
TV • 2025
On n'est pas couché
TV • 2006
Self - Guest
Open Bar
TV • 2014
Self
The Unexpected Getaway
TV • 2022
Self
Un monde, un regard
TV • 2021