Patrick Bruel
Patrick Bruel ( born May 14, 1959 in Tlemcen, then French Algeria as Patrick Benguigui or Maurice Benguigui ) is a French singer and actor. After a French decree in 2003, Patrick Bruel was officially permitted to take the name of Patrick Bruel - Benguigui.
Life
Patrick Brüls parents Pierre Benguigui and Augusta Kammoun, in 1960 avoided divorce left - like almost all Algerian Jews - Algeria in 1962 after the country's independence. Patrick Bruel was raised by his mother, who in the sixties in Argenteuil, a suburb of Paris, settled.
Patrick Bruel was married from 2004 to 2007 with the French author Amanda Sthers (aka Amanda Maruani ) and the couple have two sons. Since 2009 he has been romantically involved with TV presenter Céline Bosquet.
Bruel involved politically since the beginning of his career. In the 1980s he supported the organization SOS racisme. In 1995 he moved concerts in cities with mayors of the right-wing party Front national in neighboring cities.
In 1998 he was awarded the National Order of Merit National Order of Merit for his commitment.
Music
His first album in 1981 Vide no success. In 1984, he draws attention to itself with the Chanson de cette nana- là Marre, especially with his first television appearance in La Chance aux chansons by Pascal Sevran. His second album comes out in 1987, the year he also gives a concert at L'Olympia in Paris.
1989 will be a great success Casser la voix Chanson. The accompanying album Alors regarde he broke all records in France and gave the French music world amazed. The very first single debuted at number one of the charts, the album has sold three million times and his concert tour 1990/1991 had over a million listeners.
With its romantic songs that dealt with love, strength and honesty, he struck a chord with the youth, especially the female, in France embossed on the basis of the behavior of the young fans of the ajar to the Beatles term Bruelmania.
Bruel regularly takes part in the annual charity concert of Les Enfoirés, the largest media event in the French-speaking world, partly.
With more than 8 million albums sold Bruel is one of the most successful French-speaking musicians.
Discography
Studio albums
Live albums
Chart success
Filmography
Poker
In addition to his professional successes Patrick Bruel is also a successful poker player. He achieved far more than $ 1,000,000 in prizes and won a bracelet at the 1998 World Series of Poker Hold'em. In the Main Event in 2009 he reached the 428th place. On the French channel Canal plus Bruel presented occasionally broadcast the World Poker Tour.