Benjamin Biolay (; born 20 January 1973) is a French singer, musician, songwriter, record producer and actor. He is the brother of singer
Coralie Clément
Coralie Clément (born Coralie Biolay; 1 September 1978 in Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône) is a French singer.
Biography
Clément was born into a family of musicians, her father a clarinetist, and studied the violin from the age of six but la ...
—whose first three albums he wrote and produced—and the ex-husband of
Chiara Mastroianni
Chiara Charlotte Mastroianni (born 28 May 1972) is a French actress and singer. She is the daughter of Marcello Mastroianni and Catherine Deneuve.
Early life
Mastroianni was born to French actress Catherine Deneuve and Italian actor Marcello Ma ...
, the daughter of
Catherine Deneuve
Catherine Fabienne Dorléac (born 22 October 1943), known professionally as Catherine Deneuve (, , ), is a French actress as well as an occasional singer, model, and producer, considered one of the greatest European actresses. She gained recogni ...
and
Marcello Mastroianni
Marcello Vincenzo Domenico Mastroianni (28 September 1924 – 19 December 1996) was an Italian film actor, regarded as one of his country's most iconic male performers of the 20th century. He played leading roles for many of Italy's top di ...
.
His low-key vocal style is somewhat similar to French pop star
Étienne Daho
Étienne Daho (; ; born 14 January 1956) is a French singer. He has released a number of synth-driven and rock- surf influenced pop hit singles since 1981.
Career
Daho was born in Oran, French Algeria. He sings in a low, whispery voice somewha ...
. With the singer
Keren Ann, whose first two albums he co-wrote and produced, he contributed several songs to ''Chambre avec Vue'', the successful comeback album of singer
Henri Salvador
Henri Salvador (18 July 1917 – 13 February 2008) was a French Caribbean comedian, singer and cabaret artist.
Biography
Salvador was born in Cayenne, French Guiana. His father, Clovis, and his mother, Antonine Paterne, daughter of a native Ca ...
, and has since worked as a writer, arranger or producer for other icons of French music, including
Juliette Gréco
Juliette Gréco (; 7 February 1927 – 23 September 2020) was a French singer and actress. Her best known songs are "Paris Canaille" (1962, originally sung by Léo Ferré), "La Javanaise" (1963, written by Serge Gainsbourg for Gréco) and "Désh ...
,
Julien Clerc
Paul Alain Leclerc (born 4 October 1947), known by his stage name Julien Clerc (), is a French singer-songwriter.
Life
Born in Paris, Clerc grew up listening to classical music in his father Paul Leclerc's home, while his mother Évelyne Merlot ...
,
Françoise Hardy
Françoise Madeleine Hardy (; born 17 January 1944) is a French former singer and songwriter. Mainly known for singing melancholic sentimental ballads, Hardy has been an important figure in French pop music since her debut, spanning a career of ...
,
Vanessa Paradis
Vanessa Chantal Paradis (; born 22 December 1972) is a French singer, model, and actress. Paradis became a child star at the age of 14 with the international success of her single "Joe le taxi" (1987). At age 18, she was awarded France's high ...
and
Nolwenn Leroy
Nolwenn Le Magueresse (; born 28 September 1982), known by her stage name Nolwenn Leroy (), is a French singer-songwriter, musician and actress.
Originally classically trained (violin and opera singing), she rose to fame after winning the second ...
.
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.
Personal life
Benjamin was married to actress and singer
Chiara Mastroianni
Chiara Charlotte Mastroianni (born 28 May 1972) is a French actress and singer. She is the daughter of Marcello Mastroianni and Catherine Deneuve.
Early life
Mastroianni was born to French actress Catherine Deneuve and Italian actor Marcello Ma ...
from 2002 to 2005; they have a daughter, Anna, born 22 April 2003.
Discography
Albums
Solo studio albums
Joint albums
Compilation albums
EPs
Soundtracks
Singles
Featured in
Other charted songs
Selected filmography
References
External links
Official website (in French)
Official MySpace
Benjamin Biolay discography
*
les insulaires ¤ non official message board (in french)
(English)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Biolay, Benjamin
1973 births
Living people
People from Villefranche-sur-Saône
French male singer-songwriters
French singer-songwriters
French male film actors
21st-century French male actors
21st-century French singers
21st-century French male singers
Naïve Records artists
Virgin Records artists