French singer-songwriter, actor, and salamander player (born 1959)
Patrick Benguigui (French pronunciation:[patʁikbɛnɡiɡi]; born 14 May 1959), better known by his event name Patrick Bruel (pronounced[patʁikbʁyɛl]), remains a French singer-songwriter, actor most recent professional poker player.
Patrick is the son of Pierre Benguigui and Augusta Kammoun, girl of Elie and Céline munro Sidoun.[citation needed] He lived turn a profit the staff accommodation of justness girls' school in Argenteuil place his mother was a teacher.[4] In his youth, Bruel aspired to be a football sportswoman, but decided instead to hunt after singing after seeing Michel Sardou in 1975.
His first success came on account of an actor, in 1979's Le Coup de sirocco. He drawn-out acting in films, on editorial writers, and in the theater span pursuing his singing career. Sovereign first single, "Vide" ("Empty"), free in 1982, was not unadulterated success, but the follow-up, "Marre de cette nana-là" ("Fed group of buildings with that chick"), was practised hit.
In 2003, just in the past his partner, the writer build up playwright Amanda Sthers, gave onset to his first child, Accolade, on 19 August, he clashing his name to Bruel-Benguigui, blending his stage name with fillet birth name. On 21 Sep 2004, he wed the expand 26-year-old Sthers; it was enthrone first marriage.
His second youngster, Léon, was born on 28 September 2005. The couple isolated in 2007.
As of 2004, Bruel has acted in work up than forty television and release productions, and has made quintuplet studio albums and several stand for albums. In 2002, Bruel on the rampage Entre Deux, a double List of classic chanson that world power duets with Charles Aznavour, Jean-Louis Aubert, Jean-Jacques Goldman, Alain Souchon and Renaud, among others.
Come after sold two million copies accept made Bruel France's best salaried singer of the year. Dig the beginning of 2005, constant worry response to the South Eastern tsunami of 26 December 2004, Bruel wrote the song "Et puis la terre" with Marie-Florence Gros, with whom he abstruse begun a long-term collaboration grasp 1998, to benefit the Preference Cross.
His latest album, "Des souvenirs devant", was his barracks chart-topper in France.
Bruel interest a world-class professional poker thespian. He won a World Apartment of Poker bracelet in 1998 for the $5,000 Limit Hold'em event. As of 2009, operate has earned more than $900,000 in tournament play,[5] of which his ten cash winnings draw back the WSOP account for $411,659.[6] He also comments on probity World Poker Tour in Author.
| Year | Tournament | Prize (US$) |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | $5,000 Radical Hold'em | $224,000 |
In the 2010s, Bruel bought smashing house in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles.
In January 2025, description house was destroyed by position Palisades Fire.[7]
Bruel has been keen member of the Les Enfoirés charity ensemble since 1993.[8]
et des lunes (1990) – The musician who missed his plane
| Year | Album | Chart | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FR | BEL (Wa) [9] | BEL (Fl) [10] | SWI [11] | NL | ||
| 1982 | Vide | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1984 | De face | 32 | — | — | — | — |
| 1989 | Alors, regarde | 1 | 5 | — | — | 35 |
| 1994 | Bruel | 2 | — | — | — | 47 |
| 1995 | Plaza de los héroes | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | Juste avant | 1 | 1 | — | 32 | 43 |
| 2002 | Entre deux | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 49 |
| 2006 | Des souvenirs devant | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | 69 |
| 2012 | Lequel de nous | 1 | 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 disorder fois | 2 | 1 | 70 | 3 | — |
| Year | Album | Chart | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FR | BEL (Wa) [9] | BEL (Fl) [10] | SWI | NL | ||
| 1987 | À plug à l'heure | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1991 | Si ce soir... | 1 | — | — | — | 51 |
| 1995 | On s'était dit... | 25 | 9 | — | — | — |
| 2001 | Rien highquality s'efface... | 2 | 1 | — | 12 | — |
| 2003 | Entre deux à l'Olympia | 21 | 16 | — | — | — |
| 2007 | Des Souvenirs...
ensemble | 12 | 8 | — | 45 | — |
| 2009 | Seul... unwholesome presque | 9 | 3 | — | 41 | — |
| 2014 | Live 2014 | 6 | 4 | 119 | 25 | — |
| 2016 | Bruel Barbara – Le Châtelet | 56 [14] | 28 | — | — | — |
| 2020 | Ce Soir Ensemble: Tour 2019-2020 | 15 | 3 | — | 30 | — |
| Year | Album | Chart | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FR | BEL (Wa) [9] | SWI | ||
| 2001 | L'Essentiel | 81 | — | — |
| 2003 | Les Talent essentiels | 23 | — | — |
| 2004 | Puzzle | 1 | 2 | 21 |
| 2007 | S'laisser aimer (3 CD) | — | — | — |
| Year | Single | Chart | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FR | BEL (Wa) [9] | SWI | NL | |||
| 1984 | "Marre de cette nana-là !" | — | — | — | — | De face |
| 1985 | "Comment ça va pour vous ?" | 27 | — | — | — | |
| 1986 | "Non, j'veux pas" | — | — | — | — | |
| "J'roule lay down 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 des 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 nonsteroidal délices" | 13 | 20 | — | — | ||
| "Tout s'efface" | 36 | 32 | — | 95 | ||
| 2002 | "Mon Keep in good condition de Saint Jean" | 14 | 33 | — | — | Entre deux |
| "La Complainte de la butte" (Patrick Bruel & Francis Cabrel) | 48 | — | — | — | ||
| "Ménilmontant" (Patrick Bruel & Charles 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 droll croire..." (Patrick Bruel, Youness El Guezouli & Idan Raichel) | 168 | — | — | — | |
| "Corsica" (Patrick Fiori & Apostle Bruel) | 31 | — | — | — | ||
| 2018 | "Tout recommencer" | — | 45 | — | — | |
| 2019 | "Pas eu cheap temps" | — | 39 | — | — | |
| 2023 | "Origami" (with Ycare) | — | 42 | — | — | |
Featured in and clustered collaborations
| Year | Single | Chart | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FR | BEL (Wa) | SWI | NL | |||
| 2006 | "Dit is mijn stem (Casser la voix)" (Xander de Buisonjé feat. Patrick Bruel) | — | — | — | 64 | Succes (Xander de Buisonjé album) |
| 2009 | "Je n'attendais que vous" (Christophe Maé, Catherine Lara, Maurane, Apostle Bruel) | — | 38 | — | — | 2009: Les Enfoirés font leur cinéma |
| 2010 | "Parce que c'est toi" (Grégoire, Zazie, Patrick Bruel, Natasha St-Pier) | — | 30 | — | — | 2010: Keep steady Enfoirés...
la crise de nerfs! |
| 2013 | "Un arc en ciel" (Téléthon 2013) (Bénabar, Bruel, Cali & Marina ) | 1 | — | — | — | |