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Patrick Bruel
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Bruel in 2012
Born
Patrick Benguigui

(1959-05-14) 14 May 1959 (age 64)
Tlemcen, Algeria
Occupation Singer, songwriter, actor
Years active 1979–present
World Series of Poker
Bracelet(s) 1
Money finish(es) 10
Highest ITM
Main Event finish
428th, 2009
World Poker Tour
Title(s) None
Final table(s) 1
Money finish(es) 4
European Poker Tour
Title(s) None
Final table(s) 1
Money finish(es) 1

Patrick Benguigui (French pronunciation: [patʁik bɛnɡiɡi]; born 14 May 1959), better known by his stage name Patrick Bruel (pronounced: [patʁik bʁyɛl]), is a French singer-songwriter, actor and professional poker player.

Biography

Early life

Patrick is the son of Pierre Benguigui and Augusta Kammoun, daughter of Elie and Céline ben Sidoun. In his youth, Bruel aspired to be a football player, but decided instead to pursue singing after seeing Michel Sardou in 1975.

Acting and music careers

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

In 2003, just before his partner, the writer and playwright Amanda Sthers, gave birth to his first child, Oscar, on 19 August, he changed his name to Bruel-Benguigui, combining his stage name with his birth name. On 21 September 2004, he wed the then 26-year-old Sthers; it was his first marriage. His second child, Léon, was born on 28 September 2005. The couple separated in 2007.

As of 2004, Bruel has acted in more than forty television and film productions, and has made five studio albums and several live albums. In 2002, Bruel released Entre Deux, a double CD of classic chanson that features duets with Charles Aznavour, Jean-Louis Aubert, Jean-Jacques Goldman, Alain Souchon and Renaud, among others. It sold two million copies and made Bruel France's best paid singer of the year. At the beginning of 2005, in response to the South Asian tsunami of 26 December 2004, Bruel wrote the song "Et puis la terre" with Marie-Florence Gros, with whom he had begun a long-term collaboration in 1998, to benefit the Red Cross. His latest album, "Des souvenirs devant", was his fourth chart-topper in France.

Poker

Bruel is a world-class professional poker player. He won a World Series of Poker bracelet in 1998 for the $5,000 Limit Hold'em event. As of 2009, he has earned more than $900,000 in tournament play, of which his ten cash winnings at the WSOP account for $411,659. He also comments on the World Poker Tour in France.

World Series of Poker bracelet

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

Philanthropy

Bruel has been a member of the Les Enfoirés charity ensemble since 1993.

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 de Malou (1984, TV Movie) - José
  • Marche à l'ombre (1984) - Le guitariste du métro (uncredited)
  • La tête dans le sac (1984) - Dany
  • Les amours des 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 - un inspecteur de police juif impulsif et violent
  • Force majeure (1989) - Philippe
  • Il y a des jours... et des lunes (1990) - The musician who missed his plane
  • Toutes peines confondues (1992) - Christophe / detective
  • Profil bas (1993) - Inspector Julien Segal
  • A Hundred and One Nights (1995) - Le premier orateur
  • Sabrina (1995) - Louis
  • Le Jaguar (1996) - François Perrin
  • K (1997) - L'inspecteur de police Sam Bellamy
  • Paparazzi (1998) - Patrick 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 Kindness (2001) - Laurent
  • Une vie à t'attendre (2004) - Alex
  • The Wolf (2004) - Nelson
  • Comedy of Power (2006) - Jacques Sibaud
  • O Jerusalem (2006) - David Levin
  • A Secret (2007) - Maxime Nathan Grinberg / Grimbert
  • Change of Plans (2009) - Le docteur Alain Carcassonne
  • Desperate Parents (2009)
  • Comme les cinq doigts de la main (2010) - Dan Hayoun
  • The Writer (2011)
  • Paris Manhattan (2012) - Victor
  • What's in a Name? (2012) - Vincent
  • Les gamins (2013) - Le sosie de Patrick 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 / Husband
  • The Best Is Yet to Come (2019) - César
  • Villa Caprice (2020) - Gilles Fontaine

Discography

Albums

Studio albums

Year Album Chart
FR BEL
(Wa)

BEL
(Fl)

SWI
NL
1982 Vide
1984 De face 32
1989 Alors, regarde 1 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 4 119 6
2018 Ce soir on sort... 2 49 2
2022 Encore une fois 2
1 70 3

Live albums

Year Album Chart
FR BEL
(Wa)

BEL
(Fl)

SWI NL
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'Olympia 21 16
2007 Des Souvenirs... ensemble 12 8 45
2009 Seul... ou presque 9 3 41
2014 Live 2014 6 4 119 25
2016 Bruel Barbara – Le Châtelet 56
28
2020 Ce Soir Ensemble: Tour 2019-2020 15 3 30

Compilations

Year Album Chart
FR BEL
(Wa)

SWI
2001 L'Essentiel 81
2003 Les Talents essentiels 23
2004 Puzzle 1 2 21
2007 S'laisser aimer (3 CD)

Singles

Year Single Chart Album
FR BEL
(Wa)

SWI NL
1984 "Marre de cette nana-là !" De face
1985 "Comment ça va pour 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 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 des 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 & 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 y croire..."
(Patrick Bruel, Youness El Guezouli & Idan Raichel)
168
"Corsica"
(Patrick Fiori & Patrick Bruel)
31
2018 "Tout recommencer" 45
2019 "Pas eu le temps" 39
2023 "Origami"
(with Ycare)
42

Featured in and collective 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, Patrick Bruel)
38 2009: Les Enfoirés font leur cinéma
2010 "Parce que c'est toi"
(Grégoire, Zazie, Patrick Bruel, Natasha St-Pier)
30 2010: Les Enfoirés... la crise de nerfs!
2013 "Un arc en ciel" (Téléthon 2013)
(Bénabar, Bruel, Cali & Marina )
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See also

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