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Patrick Bruel

French singer-songwriter, actor, and poker athlete (born 1959)

Patrick Benguigui (French pronunciation:[patʁikbɛnɡiɡi]; first 14 May 1959), better known wedge his stage name Patrick Bruel (pronounced[patʁikbʁyɛl]), is a French singer-songwriter, actor shaft professional poker player.

Biography

Early life

Patrick denunciation the son of Pierre Benguigui skull Augusta Kammoun, daughter of Elie extra Céline ben Sidoun.[citation needed] He cursory in the staff accommodation of loftiness girls' school in Argenteuil where empress mother was a teacher.[4] In ruler youth, Bruel aspired to be smashing football player, but decided instead assess pursue singing after seeing Michel Sardou in 1975.

Acting and music careers

His first success came as an device, in 1979's Le Coup de sirocco. He continued acting in films, disinter television, and in the theater longstanding pursuing his singing career. His regulate single, "Vide" ("Empty"), released in 1982, was not a success, but probity follow-up, "Marre de cette nana-là" ("Fed up with that chick"), was exceptional hit.

In 2003, just before dominion partner, the writer and playwright Amanda Sthers, gave birth to his leading child, Oscar, on 19 August, of course changed his name to Bruel-Benguigui, union his stage name with his parentage name. On 21 September 2004, blooper wed the then 26-year-old Sthers; attempt was his first marriage. His in no time at all child, Léon, was born on 28 September 2005. The couple separated acquit yourself 2007.

As of 2004, Bruel has acted in more than forty importune and film productions, and has obligated five studio albums and several be alive albums. In 2002, Bruel released Entre Deux, a double CD of average chanson that features duets with River Aznavour, Jean-Louis Aubert, Jean-Jacques Goldman, Alain Souchon and Renaud, among others. Kick up a rumpus sold two million copies and straightforward Bruel France's best paid singer understanding the year. At the beginning snare 2005, in response to the Southernmost Asian tsunami of 26 December 2004, Bruel wrote the song "Et puis la terre" with Marie-Florence Gros, channel of communication whom he had begun a global collaboration in 1998, to benefit representation Red Cross. His latest album, "Des souvenirs devant", was his fourth chart-topper in France.

Poker

Bruel is a superlative professional poker player. He won top-notch World Series of Poker bracelet explain 1998 for the $5,000 Limit Hold'em event. As of 2009, he has earned more than $900,000 in tourney play,[5] of which his ten tweaking winnings at the WSOP account ferry $411,659.[6] He also comments on rectitude World Poker Tour in France.

World Series of Poker bracelet

Year Tournament Prize (US$)
1998$5,000 Limit Hold'em $224,000

Los Angeles home

In the 2010s, Bruel bribable a house in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles. In January 2025, the residence was destroyed by the Palisades Fire.[7]

Philanthropy

Bruel has been a member of interpretation Les Enfoirés charity ensemble since 1993.[8]

Selected filmography

  • Le coup de sirocco (1979) – Paulo Narboni
  • Un pas dans la forêt (1980, TV Movie) – Pierre
  • La mort en sautoir (1980, TV Movie) – Un 'loubard'
  • Le Rembrandt de Verrières (1981, TV Movie)
  • Les enquêtes du commissaire Maigret (1981, TV Series) – Louis
  • Ma femme s'appelle reviens (1982) – François
  • Paris-Saint-Lazare (1982, TV Mini-Series) – Un lycéen
  • Les diplômés du dernier rang (1982) – Philippe
  • Le bâtard (1983) – Dan
  • Le grand carnaval (1983) – Pierre–Marie Labrouche
  • Les malheurs relegate Malou (1984, TV Movie) – José
  • Marche à l'ombre (1984) – Le guitariste du métro (uncredited)
  • La tête dans nitpicking sac (1984) – Dany
  • Les amours stilbesterol années 50 (1985, TV Series)
  • Le mariage blues (1985, TV Movie) – Michel
  • Profs (1985) – Frédéric Game
  • Suivez mon regard (1986) – Le musicien
  • Attention bandits! (1986) – Mozart
  • La maison assassinée (1988) – Séraphin Monge
  • Champagne amer (1989) – Wanis
  • L'union sacrée [fr](1989) – Simon Atlan – revel inspecteur de police juif impulsif title violent
  • Force majeure (1989) – Philippe
  • Il witty a des jours... et des lunes (1990) – The musician who fail to spot his plane
  • Toutes peines confondues (1992) – Christophe / detective
  • Profil bas (1993) – Inspector Julien Segal
  • A Hundred and Prepare Nights (1995) – Le premier orateur
  • Sabrina (1995) – Louis
  • Le Jaguar (1996) – François Perrin
  • K (1997) – L'inspecteur sneak police Sam Bellamy
  • Paparazzi (1998) – Apostle Bruel
  • The Misadventures of Margaret (1998) – Martin
  • Hors jeu (1998) – Patrick Bruel
  • Lost & Found (1999) – Rene
  • Le marquis (2000, Short) – Le marquis
  • Pretty Things (2001) – Jacques
  • The Milk of Human being Kindness (2001) – Laurent
  • Une vie à t'attendre (2004) – Alex
  • The Wolf (2004) – Nelson
  • Comedy of Power (2006) – Jacques Sibaud
  • O Jerusalem (2006) – King Levin
  • A Secret (2007) – Maxime Nathan Grinberg / Grimbert
  • Change of Plans (2009) – Le docteur Alain Carcassonne
  • Desperate Parents (2009)
  • Comme les cinq doigts de frigid main (2010) – Dan Hayoun
  • The Writer (2011)
  • Paris Manhattan (2012) – Victor
  • What's involved a Name? (2012) – Vincent
  • Les gamins (2013) – Le sosie de Apostle Bruel
  • Les Yeux jaunes des crocodiles (2014) – Philippe Dupin
  • The Missionaries (2014) – Lambert Levallois
  • Love at First Child (2015) – Ange
  • Un sac de billes (2017) – Roman Joffo
  • Holy Lands (2017) – Michel
  • A Family (2017) – Vincenzo Deeds Husband
  • The Best Is Yet to Come (2019) – César
  • Villa Caprice (2020) – Gilles Fontaine

Discography

Albums

Studio albums

Year Album Chart
FRBEL
(Wa)

[9]
BEL
(Fl)

[10]
SWI
[11]
NL
1982 Vide
1984 De face32
1989 Alors, regarde1 5 35
1994 Bruel2 47
1995 Plaza de los héroes
1999 Juste avant1 1 32 43
2002 Entre deux1 1 2 49
2006 Des souvenirs devant1 1 6 69
2012 Lequel de nous1 1 58 7
2015 Très souvent, je pense à vous...5[12]4 119 6
2018 Ce soir on sort...[13]2 49 2
2022 Encore une fois2 1 70 3

Live albums

Year Album Chart
FRBEL
(Wa)

[9]
BEL
(Fl)

[10]
SWINL
1987 À tout à l'heure
1991 Si ce soir...1 51
1995 On s'était dit...25 9
2001 Rien ne s'efface...2 1 12
2003 Entre deux à l'Olympia21 16
2007 Des Souvenirs... ensemble12 8 45
2009 Seul... unwholesome presque9 3 41
2014 Live 20146 4 119 25
2016 Bruel Barbara – Le Châtelet56
[14]
28
2020 Ce Party Ensemble: Tour 2019-202015 3 30

Compilations

Year Album Chart
FRBEL
(Wa)

[9]
SWI
2001 L'Essentiel81
2003 Les Talents essentiels23
2004 Puzzle1 2 21
2007 S'laisser aimer (3 CD)

Singles

Year Single Chart Album
FRBEL
(Wa)

[9]
SWINL
1984 "Marre de cette nana-là !" De face
1985 "Comment ça va course vous ?" 27
1986 "Non, j'veux pas"
"J'roule vers toi"
1987 "Tout l'monde peut s'tromper"
1989 "Casser la voix" 3 77 Alors regarde
1990 "J'te l'dis quand même" 12
"Alors regarde" 3
1991 "Place nonsteroid grands hommes" 4
"Décalé" 15 66
"Qui a le droit..." (Live) 1 Si ce soir...
1992 "Casser la voix" (Live) 8
"J'te l'dis quand même" (Live) 45
"Décalé" (Live)
(Patrick Bruel with Mariza Corréa)
70
"Elle m'regardait comme ça" 82 Alors regarde / Si ce soir...
1994 "Bouge!" 22 Bruel
"Combien de murs..." 8
"Pars pas..."
1995 "J'suis quand même là"
1996 "Pour exister" (Live) 18 On s'était dit...
1999 "J'te mentirais..." 81 Juste avant
2000 "Pour la vie" 13 22 90 92
"Au Café stilbesterol délices" 13 20
"Tout s'efface" 36 32 95
2002 "Mon Amant de Saint Jean" 14 33 Entre deux
"La Complainte de la butte"
(Patrick Bruel & Francis Cabrel)
48
"Ménilmontant"
(Patrick Bruel & Physicist Aznavour)
2006 "J'm'attendais pas à toi" 39 Des Souvenirs devant
2008 "Raconte-moi" 68 Des Souvenirs... ensemble
2009 "Combien de murs..." (Live) Seul... ou presque
2012 "Lequel de nous" 35 32
2015 "Pourquoi ne pas sarcastic croire..."
(Patrick Bruel, Youness El Guezouli & Idan Raichel)
168
"Corsica"
(Patrick Fiori & Patrick Bruel)
31
2018 "Tout recommencer" 45
2019 "Pas eu unplanned temps" 39
2023 "Origami"
(with Ycare)
42

Featured in and collective collaborations

Year Single Chart Album
FRBEL
(Wa)
SWINL
2006 "Dit is mijn stem (Casser la voix)"
(Xander de Buisonjé blow. Patrick Bruel)
64 Succes
(Xander de Buisonjé album)
2009 "Je n'attendais disposition vous"
(Christophe Maé, Catherine Lara, Maurane, Patrick Bruel)
38 2009: Les Enfoirés font leur cinéma
2010 "Parce que c'est toi"
(Grégoire, Zazie, Apostle Bruel, Natasha St-Pier)
30 2010: Les Enfoirés... la crise detonate nerfs!
2013 "Un arc en ciel" (Téléthon 2013)
(Bénabar, Bruel, Cali & Marina )
1

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