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    Bénabar is a French singer-songwriter who emerged in the 1990s as part of France's "chanson réaliste" movement, blending folk, jazz, and film influences into literary portraits of contemporary life. He began his career studying trumpet and filmmaking before turning to songwriting in his mid-20s, performing under the stage name Bénabar. His 1998 debut album launched his career, and subsequent albums went gold, including his self-titled 2001 record. Bénabar is known for his social commentary in his songs but issued a more intimate collection called Reprise des Négociations in 2005 that was more autobiographical in nature.

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    Bénabar is a French singer-songwriter who emerged in the 1990s as part of France's "chanson réaliste" movement, blending folk, jazz, and film influences into literary portraits of contemporary life. He began his career studying trumpet and filmmaking before turning to songwriting in his mid-20s, performing under the stage name Bénabar. His 1998 debut album launched his career, and subsequent albums went gold, including his self-titled 2001 record. Bénabar is known for his social commentary in his songs but issued a more intimate collection called Reprise des Négociations in 2005 that was more autobiographical in nature.

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    Bénabar is a French singer-songwriter who emerged in the 1990s as part of France's "chanson réaliste" movement, blending folk, jazz, and film influences into literary portraits of contemporary life. He began his career studying trumpet and filmmaking before turning to songwriting in his mid-20s, performing under the stage name Bénabar. His 1998 debut album launched his career, and subsequent albums went gold, including his self-titled 2001 record. Bénabar is known for his social commentary in his songs but issued a more intimate collection called Reprise des Négociations in 2005 that was more autobiographical in nature.

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    Bénabar

    Bénabar emerged at the vanguard of France's "chanson réaliste"


    movement, crafting uncommonly literary portraits of contemporary life
    informed by folk, jazz, and film. Born Bruno Nicolini on June 16, 1969,
    in the Paris suburb of Essonne, he began studying trumpet at age eight,
    and after completing school spent six months in the U.S. There his
    longtime fascination with filmmaking grew, and upon returning home he
    trained as a photographer and film technician, at age 20 writing and
    directing his first short film, Nada Lezard. In the decade to follow
    Nicolini released two additional shorts, most notably the Montreal Film
    Festival award-winning José Jeannette. However, his ambitions to direct
    a feature-length project were stalled by financing troubles, and in the
    interim he turned to television, writing for the Canal+ production H.
    Les Risques du MétierAt age 25 Nicolini also began writing songs,
    teaching himself piano and performing in nightclubs under the alias
    Bénabar, inspired by the famed clown Barnabé. While touring with
    frequent collaborator Patchol, Bénabar formed his own band in 1996,
    enlisting saxophonist Denis Grare, trumpeter Vincent Schaeffer, double
    bassist Stéphane Benveniste, and drummer Pascal Vignon. Dubbed
    Bénabar et Associés, they issued their debut LP, La P'tite Monnaie, in
    early 1998, spending much of the year to come on tour. Upon signing
    with major label Zomba, Bénabar issued a self-titled album in
    September 2001, followed by an extended tour in support of Henri
    Salvador. The LP went gold, and just 18 months later Bénabar issued the
    follow-up, Les Risques du Métier.
    Live au Grand RexAnother grinding tour schedule followed, yielding the
    concert set Live au Grand Rex. With 2005's Reprise des Négociations,
    Bénabar issued his most intimate collection to date, eschewing the social
    commentary that was the hallmark of previous records in favor of more
    explicitly autobiographical material, including the lead single, "Maritie
    and Gilbert Carpentier." On the heels of Reprise, Bénabar expanded his
    résumé to actor, as he appeared in several films. However, Bénabar
    returned to music three years later in 2008 with Infrequentable.

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