Benjamin Biolay
Benjamin Gérard Fabien Biolay (French pronunciation: [bɛ̃ʒamɛ̃ bjɔlɛ]; born 20 January 1973) is a French singer, musician, songwriter, record producer and actor. He is the brother of singer Coralie Clément—whose first three albums he wrote and produced—and the ex-husband of Chiara Mastroianni, the daughter of Catherine Deneuve and Marcello Mastroianni. His low-key vocal style is somewhat similar to French pop star Étienne Daho.
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Benjamin Biolay
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- Full name
- Benjamin Gérard Fabien Biolay.
- Born
- 1973. · Villefranche-sur-Saône.
- Nationality
- France.
- Occupation
- actor, singer-songwriter, musician, chansonnier, singer and composer.
- Fields
- chanson and pop rock.
- Education
- Regional Conservatory of Lyon.
- Honours
- Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres, Officer of Arts and Letters, Victoires de la Musique – Male artist of the year, Victory of the album, Victory of the album of chansons, variety and Victory of the album revelation of the year.
- Languages
- French.
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Benjamin Gérard Fabien Biolay (French pronunciation: [bɛ̃ʒamɛ̃ bjɔlɛ]; born 20 January 1973) is a French singer, musician, songwriter, record producer and actor. He is the brother of singer Coralie Clément—whose first three albums he wrote and produced—and the ex-husband of Chiara Mastroianni, the daughter of Catherine Deneuve and Marcello Mastroianni. His low-key vocal style is somewhat similar to French pop star Étienne Daho.
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Personal life
He wrote or performed most of the songs on the 2004 soundtrack to Clara et Moi by Arnaud Viard, and released the album Home with his wife the same year. After two more rock oriented albums in 2005 and 2007 he was dropped by his record company and began working on his first independent release, La Superbe, released on Naïve records in 2009. This was followed by the soundtrack album Pourquoi tu pleures in 2011 and Vengeance in 2012.
Benjamin Biolay studied at Regional Conservatory of Lyon. The recorded working language is French. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are chanson and pop rock. Distinctions recorded are Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres, Officer of Arts and Letters, Victoires de la Musique – Male artist of the year and Victory of the album.
Benjamin was married to actress and singer Chiara Mastroianni from 2002 to 2005; they have a daughter, Anna, born 22 April 2003.
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Singles
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q182991: Benjamin Biolay
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- “Benjamin Biolay”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- Gemeinsame Normdatei 1135735581, Volver (Zusammenstellung, Benjamin Biolay).
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Honours
Officer of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (2010)
Benjamin Biolay at a concert in Madrid.
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Benjamin Biolay concert in Thonex(GE), Switzerland
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- 1.Hung Medien. Benjamin Biolay discography. lescharts.com.
- 2.Hung Medien. Benjamin Biolay discography. ultratop.be/nl/.
- 3.Hung Medien. Benjamin Biolay discography. ultratop.be/fr/.
- 4.Media Control Charts. Charts.de. Benjamin Biolay discography. December 2021.
- 5.Hung Medien. Benjamin Biolay discography. hitparade.ch.
- 6.Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums – SNEP (Week 21, 2017).
- 7.Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Top Albums (Week 37, 2022).
- 8.Syndicat National de l'Edition Phonographique. Top Albums (semaine du 24 octobre 2025).
- 9.Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles Téléchargés – SNEP (Week 21, 2017). June 2020.
- 10.Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles Téléchargés – SNEP (Week 47, 2017).
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Gemeinsame Normdatei 1135735581, Volver (Zusammenstellung, Benjamin Biolay).Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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