Bénabar
Acting
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.
TV Shows(18)
Chez Lolo
2025
The Unexpected Getaway
Self
2022
Un monde, un regard
2021
Les plus belles comptines d'Okoo
2019
La Boîte à secrets
Self
2019
Basique, le concert
Self
2018
Le Secret d'Élise
Jean-Pierre Letilleul - 1969
2016
Folie passagère
Self
2015
Capitaine Marleau
Yannick Murat
2015
Open Bar
Self
2014
On n'est pas couché
Self - Guest
2006
Infrarouge
Self
2006
La chanson de l'année
Self
2004
Burger Quiz
Self
2001
Vivement dimanche
Self
1998
Taratata
Self
1993
Victoires de la musique
Self
1985
Champs-Elysées
Self
1982
Movies(49)
La fête de la chanson française - 20 ans d'émotions
Self : Guest
2026
Les Enfoirés 2026 - La Ballade des Enfoirés
Self
2026
11e edition de La Nuit de la Deprime aux Folies Bergère
2026
La Grande Soirée du 31 de Paris
Self : Guest
2025
Le Grand Concert de la Francophonie célèbre Jean-Jaques Goldman
Self : Guest
2025
Serge Lama, le dernier rappel
Self
2025
Vos 40 chansons préférées des Enfoirés
Self (archive footage)
2025
La Grande Fête de Carcassonne
Self
2025
Bénabar, Les estivales de CulturBox
Lui même
2025
Laurent Gerra, l'anniversaire-événement
Self
2025
Ici Nougaro ! Le concert évènement
Self
2024
Taratata fête les 40 ans de Bercy
Self
2024
Éternel Aznavour : le concert événement
Self : Guest
2024
Indochine, une révolution musicale
Self
2024
Renaud, souvenirs, souvenirs
Self
2023
Tété à la Cigale : À la faveur des rencontres
Self
2023
The Grand Restaurant IV
2022
Tous Inconnus
("Perdu de recherche" segment)
2022
Corsu Mezu Mezu, le concert
Self
2022
Bénabar - Tournée des indociles
2022
Joyeux anniversaire Renaud
Self
2022
They Love Each Other... Well, Almost!
Hypolite
2022
Les Enfoirés 2022 - Un air d'Enfoirés
2022
Le bal des Bodin's
Self - Chanteur
2022
Jean-Jacques Goldman : la grande soirée anniversaire / la soirée continue
Self
2021
My Out-Laws
Harold Becker
2019
Victor & Célia
Max
2019
Les Enfoirés 2019 - Le Monde des Enfoirés
2019
Les Enfoirés 2018 - Musique !
2018
Taratata fête ses 25 ans 100% live au Zénith
Self
2017
Les Enfoirés 2017 - Mission Enfoirés
2017
Je vous écoute
2016
Les Enfoirés 2016 - Au rendez-vous des Enfoirés
2016
The Night Watchmen
Pedro
2015
Les Enfoirés 2015 - Sur la route des Enfoirés
2015
Les copains d'abord font du ski
Self
2014
Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui
2014
Les Enfoirés 2014 - Bon anniversaire Les Enfoirés
2014
Bénabar : Bien l'bonsoir m'sieurs dames
Self
2013
Les Enfoirés 2013 - La Boîte à Musique des Enfoirés
2013
Les Enfoirés 2010 - Les Enfoirés... la Crise de Nerfs
2010
The Great Restaurant
Michel - un client du restaurant
2010
Incognito
Lucas
2009
Les Enfoirés 2008 - Les secrets des Enfoirés
2008
Michel Delpech &... live at the Grand Rex, Paris
Self
2007
The Pink Soldier
Le Petit Chimiste
2006
Bénabar - Tournée 2006
Self
2006
Bénabar - Live au Grand Rex
Self
2004
Bénabar : Inspiré de faits réels (DVD BONUS DÉBRANCHÉ)