Benjamin Biolay
Benjamin Biolay [ bɛ̃ʒaˈmɛ̃ bjɔˈlɛ ] (born January 20, 1973 in Villefranche-sur-Saône ) is a French singer , multi-instrumentalist , composer , arranger , producer and actor . With a few other interpreters, such as Dominique A or Philippe Katerine , he is one of the best-known representatives of the Nouvelle Chanson .
Life
Biolay completed classical training for tuba and violin at the Lyon Conservatory . In the early 1990s he turned to pop music, with his first band Mateo Gallion not being very successful. From 1996 he worked as a solo artist with a contract at EMI . He only became better known in 1999 in the duo with Keren Ann . The two wrote pieces for the comeback album Chambre avec vue (2000) by Henri Salvador .
In addition to his own works, Biolay was particularly successful through collaboration with well-known artists such as Isabelle Boulay and Valérie Lagrange , on whose comeback album he worked on in 2003. For his sister Coralie Clément he wrote and produced the three albums Salle de pas perdus (2001), Bye Bye Beauté (2004) and Toystore (2008). On the album Home he worked with his wife Chiara Mastroianni , from whom he is now divorced.
Biolay is considered to be a representative of the “New Chanson”, although he has little to do with the term.
He is also active as an actor; He made his debut in 2004 in the film Pourquoi (pas) le Brésil . In 2008 he starred in the film Stella and received a César nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his performance . Biolay was appointed to the jury of the Festival du film francophone d'Angoulême in 2013 .
Discography
Albums
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FR | BE W | DE | CH | |||
2001 | Rose Kennedy |
FR66
gold
(13 weeks)FR |
- | - | - | |
2003 | Negatif |
FR15 (29 weeks) FR |
BE W9 (4 weeks) BE W |
- | - |
Double CD
|
2004 | Home | - |
BE W26 (15 weeks) BE W |
- |
CH98 (1 week) CH |
with Chiara Mastroianni
|
Clara et moi |
FR163 (3 weeks) FR |
- | - | - |
Movie soundtrack
|
|
2005 | À l'origine |
FR17 (14 weeks) FR |
BE W27 (10 weeks) BE W |
- | - | |
2007 | Trash yéyé |
FR11 (32 weeks) FR |
BE W23 (10 weeks) BE W |
- |
CH72 (1 week) CH |
|
2009 | La superb |
FR3
gold
(83 weeks)FR |
BE W7 (43 weeks) BE W |
DE98 (1 week) DE |
CH61 (3 weeks) CH |
Double CD
|
2011 | Pourquoi tu pleures? |
FR38 (6 weeks) FR |
BE W54 (10 weeks) BE W |
- | - | |
2012 | Vengeance |
FR2 (23 weeks) FR |
BE W6 (27 weeks) BE W |
- |
CH22 (3 weeks) CH |
|
2013 | Best of | - |
BE W178 (1 week) BE W |
- | - | |
2015 | Kick |
FR18 (11 weeks) FR |
- | - | - |
Benjamin Biolay, Nicolas Fiszman & Denis Benarrosh
|
2016 | Palermo Hollywood |
FR3
gold
(46 weeks)FR |
BE W6 (23 weeks) BE W |
- |
CH17 (4 weeks) CH |
|
2017 | Volver |
FR3
gold
(19 weeks)FR |
BE W1 (24 weeks) BE W |
- |
CH12 (4 weeks) CH |
|
2018 | Songbook | - |
BE W147 (1 week) BE W |
- | - |
Benjamin Biolay & Melvil Poupaud
|
2020 | Grand Prix |
FR1 (... week) FR |
BE W1 (... week) BE W |
- |
CH3 (6 weeks) CH |
More albums
- Remix EP (2001)
- Live (double DVD / double DVD + La superbe, 2010)
Singles
year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |
---|---|---|---|---|
FR | BE W | |||
2003 | L'hymne à l'amour |
FR50 (12 weeks) FR |
- |
Various artists
|
2011 | Biolay |
FR31 (4 weeks) FR |
- | |
2012 | La fin des cours / Non madame |
FR76 (1 week) FR |
- | |
Aime mon amour Vengeance |
FR60 (2 weeks) FR |
BE W39 (1 week) BE W |
||
Profits Vengeance |
FR93 (1 week) FR |
- |
feat. Vanessa Paradis
|
|
Ne regrette rien Vengeance |
FR157 (1 week) FR |
- |
feat. Orelsan
|
|
2014 | Tone héritage La Superbe |
FR80 (2 weeks) FR |
- | |
2015 | La superbe La superbe |
FR188 (1 week) FR |
BE W38 (1 week) BE W |
|
2016 | Palermo Hollywood Palermo Hollywood |
FR161 (1 week) FR |
- | |
Miss Miss Palermo Hollywood |
FR134 (2 weeks) FR |
- | ||
Ballad française Palermo Hollywood |
FR137 (1 week) FR |
- | ||
La débandade Palermo Hollywood |
FR149 (1 week) FR |
- | ||
Palermo Queens Palermo Hollywood |
FR183 (1 week) FR |
- | ||
The following songs did not appear as single, but were made available for download and streaming through the album and were thus able to achieve a placement: | ||||
2020 | Comment est ta peine? Grand Prix |
FR99 (... weeks) FR |
- |
More singles
- Qu'est ce que ça peut faire? (2008)
- Si tu suis mon regard (2010)
- Pas la forme (2011)
- Les chanteurs sont tous les mêmes (Vincent Delerm & Benjamin Biolay, 2016)
- Roma (Amor) (avec Illya Kuryaki and the Valderramas, 2017)
Guest Posts
year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |
---|---|---|---|---|
FR | BE W | |||
2014 | Pas besoin de permis Love Songs Tour |
FR35 (4 weeks) FR |
- |
with Vanessa Paradis
|
Filmography (selection)
- 2004: Pourquoi (pas) le Brésil
- 2008: Didine
- 2008: Stella
- 2010: The pack (La meute)
- 2013: Under the rainbow (Au bout du conte)
- 2016: Personal Shopper
- 2017: Fleur de Tonnerre
- 2017: Not my fault (Irréprochable)
- 2017: Memoir of Pain (La douleur)
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Web links
- Benjamin Biolay in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Official website of Benjamin Biolay
- Biolay: (PDF; 4.3 MB) Fiche de l'enseignant / e: Song Puisqu'il faut vraiment de tout pour faire un monde ... , text and worksheet for French learners in the project "Francomusiques" 2013/2014 des Cornelsen Verlag and the Institut Français in Germany (with music CD and student competition)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Biolay, Benjamin |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French singer and actor |
DATE OF BIRTH | 20th January 1973 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Villefranche-sur-Saône , France |