BĂ©nabar
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 ...
Known For
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Les Enfoirés 2019 - Le Monde des Enfoirés
2019
Tété à la Cigale : à la faveur des rencontres
2023
Les Enfoirés 2010 - Les Enfoirés... la Crise de Nerfs
2010
Les copains d'abord font du ski
2014
Taratata fĂȘte les 40 ans de Bercy
2024
The Grand Restaurant IV
2022
Les Enfoirés 2008 - Les secrets des Enfoirés
2008
Les EnfoirĂ©s - Les EnfoirĂ©s en chĆur de 1985 Ă aujourd'hui
2014
The Great Restaurant
2010
Indochine, une révolution musicale
2024
Les Enfoirés 2013 - La Boßte à Musique des Enfoirés
2013
Je vous Ă©coute
2016
Les Enfoirés 2017 - Mission Enfoirés
2017
Laurent Gerra, l'anniversaire-événement
2025
Les Enfoirés 2014 - Bon anniversaire Les Enfoirés
2014
Taratata fĂȘte ses 25 ans 100% live au ZĂ©nith
2017
Les Enfoirés 2022 - Un air d'Enfoirés
2022
Ici Nougaro ! Le concert Ă©vĂšnement
2024
They Love Each Other... Well, Almost!
2022
Le bal des Bodin's
2022
Ăternel Aznavour : le concert Ă©vĂ©nement
2024
Les Enfoirés 2018 - Musique !
2018
Les Enfoirés 2016 - Au rendez-vous des Enfoirés
2016
Incognito
2009
Corsu Mezu Mezu, le concert
2022
Les Enfoirés 2015 - Sur la route des Enfoirés
2015
Tous Inconnus
2022
Vos 40 chansons préférées des Enfoirés
2025
La Grande FĂȘte de Carcassonne
2025
Les Enfoirés 2026 - La Ballade des Enfoirés
2026
The Night Watchmen
2015
Serge Lama, le dernier rappel
2025
Michel Delpech &... live at the Grand Rex, Paris
2007
My Out-Laws
2019
The Pink Soldier
2006
Victor & CĂ©lia
2019
Joyeux anniversaire Renaud
2022
Jean-Jacques Goldman : la grande soirée anniversaire / la soirée continue
2021
Renaud, souvenirs, souvenirs
2023
La Grande Soirée du 31 de Paris
2025