Patrick Bruel
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Patrick Bruel is a French
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

 singer, actor
Actor
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, and professional poker
Poker
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 player of Algeria
Algeria
Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...

n Jewish descent.

Biography

Patrick is the son of Pierre Benguigui and Augusta Kammoun, daughter of Elie and Céline ben Sidoun. His family became French in 1870 when the Crémieux Decree granted full French citizenship to the indigenous Arabic-speaking Jews of French Algeria. He considers himself a Berber Jew
Berber Jews
Berber Jews are the Berber-speaking Jewish communities which used to live in certain parts of Atlas mountains in Morocco. Their origins are not clear as one theory builds the case for "Judeo-cized Berbers" while another defends the "Berber-ized Jews" thesis....

  and not a pieds-noir as his family was already present in Algeria long before Islam.

Although Bruel aspired to be a football (soccer)
Football (soccer)
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 star as a youth, he decided to pursue singing after seeing Michel Sardou
Michel Sardou
Michel Sardou is a French singer.He was born in Paris, the son of Fernand Sardou and Jackie Rollin . Contrary to claims common towards the beginning of his career, he is not the grandson of the dramatist Victorien Sardou...

 in 1975. His first success came as an actor, however, 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, he had his last name officially changed to Bruel-Benguigui, his stage name with his birthname, before his partner, the writer and playwright, Amanda Sthers gave birth to his first child, Oscar, on August 19. On September 21, 2004, he wed the 24-year-old Sthers; it is his first marriage. His second child, Léon Bruel was born on the 28th September, 2005. The couple separated in 2007.

As of 2004 Bruel has acted in more than 40 different television and film productions and made five studio albums and several live albums. In 2002 Bruel released Entre Deux, a double CD of classic chanson
Chanson
A chanson is in general any lyric-driven French song, usually polyphonic and secular. A singer specialising in chansons is known as a "chanteur" or "chanteuse" ; a collection of chansons, especially from the late Middle Ages and Renaissance, is also known as a chansonnier.-Chanson de geste:The...

 that features duets with Charles Aznavour
Charles Aznavour
Charles Aznavour, OC is an Armenian-French singer, songwriter, actor, public activist and diplomat. Besides being one of France's most popular and enduring singers, he is also one of the best-known singers in the world...

, Jean-Louis Aubert
Jean-Louis Aubert
Jean-Louis Aubert is a French guitarist, singer and songwriter. He has also composed music for the cinema and for television, including the soundtrack for the film I've Loved You So Long, starring Kristin Scott Thomas .In 1976, he co-founded the rock band Téléphone...

, Jean-Jacques Goldman
Jean-Jacques Goldman
Jean-Jacques Goldman is a Grammy Awards-winning French singer-songwriter. He is hugely popular in the French-speaking world, and since 2003 was the second-highest-grossing French living pop singer, after Johnny Hallyday.- Biography :...

, Alain Souchon
Alain Souchon
Alain Souchon is a French singer, songwriter and actor. He has released 15 albums and has played roles in seven films.-Profile:...

 and Renaud
Renaud
Renaud, born Renaud Séchan, is a French singer, songwriter and actor.Renaud may also refer to:* Renaud , a male French given name* Renaud , a 1783 opera by Antonio Sacchini* Renaud, Quebec, part of Laval, Quebec...

, 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
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake
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 of December 26, 2004, Bruel wrote the song "Et puis la terre" to benefit the Red Cross. His latest album "Des souvenir devant" was his 4th charttopper in France.

In addition to acting and singing, Bruel is a world class professional poker player. He won a World Series of Poker bracelet
World Series of Poker bracelet
The World Series of Poker bracelet is considered the most coveted non-monetary prize a poker player can win. Since 1976, a bracelet has been awarded to the winner of every event at the annual WSOP. Even if the victory occurred before 1976, WSOP championships are now counted as "bracelets". ...

 in 1998 for the $5,000 Limit Hold'em event. As of 2009 he has earned more than $900,000 in live tournament play. His 10 cashes at the WSOP account for $411,659 of those winnings. He also comments the World Poker Tour
World Poker Tour
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 in his home country.

He owns the popular French poker forum Wam-Poker and is a shareholder in the online poker roomWinamax.

First Name Controversy

Even though the "Journal Officiel" mentioned Patrick Bruel as "M. Bruel" (M for Maurice), the singer denies strongly having ever been named Maurice. He reiterated his denial in Le Parisien on September 7, 2010http://www.leparisien.fr/loisirs-et-spectacles/patrick-bruel-qu-est-ce-que-j-ai-ri-07-09-2010-1058175.php.

World Series of Poker bracelet

Year Tournament Prize (US$)
1998
1998 World Series of Poker
-Preliminary events:-Final table:-Other High Finishes:NB: This list is restricted to top 30 finishers with an existing Wikipedia entry.-External Links:*...

$5,000 Limit Hold'em $224,000

Filmography

  • Paris Manhattan (2011)
  • The Writer
    The Writer
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     (2011)
  • Comme les cinq doigts de la main (2010)
  • Desparate Parents (2009)
  • Le code a changé (2009)
  • A Secret
    A Secret
    Un secret is a 2007 French film directed and written by Claude Miller. The screenplay was based on the novel by Philippe Grimbert.-Synopsis:...

     (2007)
  • O Jerusalem
    O Jerusalem
    O Jerusalem! is a history book by Dominique Lapierre and Larry Collins which seeks to capture the events and struggles surrounding the creation of the state of Israel.-Introduction:...

     (2006)
  • Comedy of Power
    Comedy of Power
    Comedy of Power is a 2006 French drama film directed by Claude Chabrol and starring Isabelle Huppert.-Cast:* Isabelle Huppert - Jeanne Charmant-Killman* François Berléand - Michel Humeau* Patrick Bruel - Jacques Sibaud* Marilyne Canto - Erika...

     (2006)
  • Wolf (204)
  • Une vie à t'attendre (2004)
  • The Milk of Human Kindness
    The Milk of Human Kindness
    The Milk of Human Kindness is a 2005 album by Caribou. Caribou is the performing name of Dan Snaith who was previously known as Manitoba until he was forced to change it after a threat of a lawsuit by American punk musician Handsome Dick Manitoba of The Dictators.While the title is a quote from...

     (2001)
  • Les jolies choses (2001)
  • Le marquis (short) (2000)
  • Lost & Found
    Lost & Found
    Lost and Found is the fourth studio album released by Will Smith. It was released in the spring of 2005 and was certified gold by the RIAA. This album features the single "Switch".-Background:...

     (1999)
  • The Misadventures of Margaret
    The Misadventures of Margaret
    The Misadventures of Margaret is a 1998 French-British romantic comedy film directed by Brian Skeet and starring Parker Posey, Jeremy Northam and Craig Chester. It was based on the novel Rameau's Niece by Cathleen Schine. The bored wife of a Professor decides to write an erotic novel.-Cast:* Parker...

     (1998)
  • Hors jeu (1998)
  • Paparazzi (1998 film)
    Paparazzi (1998 film)
    Paparazzi is a 1998 French comedy film, directed by Alain Berbérian.-Plot:Franck Bordoni loses job as a night watchman when he finds himself inadvertently on the front cover of a popular magazine. The photograph was taken whilst he was enjoying at a football match instead of working...

     (1998)
  • K (film) (1997)
  • Le jaguar
    Le Jaguar
    Le Jaguar is a 1996 French film directed by Francis Veber starring Jean Reno, Patrick Bruel, Harrisson Lowe, and Patricia Velásquez. A shaman from the South American rain forest visits France for a public relations campaign. In a hotel's elevator in Paris he meets a French good-for-nothing named...

     (1996)
  • Sabrina (1995 film)
    Sabrina (1995 film)
    Sabrina is a 1995 romantic comedy-drama film adapted by Barbara Benedek and David Rayfiel, based on the 1954 screenplay of the same name, which in turn was based upon a play titled Sabrina Fair....

     (1995
  • A Hundred and One Nights
    A Hundred and One Nights
    -Cast:* Michel Piccoli as Simon Cinéma* Marcello Mastroianni as L'ami italien / The Italian Friend* Henri Garcin as Firmin, le majordome / The butler* Julie Gayet as Camille Miralis* Mathieu Demy as Camille, dit Mica...

     (1995)
  • Profil bas (1993)
  • Toutes peines confondues (1992)
  • Il y a des jours... et des lunes
    Il y a des jours... et des lunes
    -Cast and roles:* Gérard Lanvin - Truck driver* Patrick Chesnais - Doctor* Annie Girardot - Lone woman* Marie-Sophie L. - Sophie* Francis Huster - Priest* Vincent Lindon - Innkeeper* Philippe Léotard - Singer* Gérard Darmon - Policeman...

     (1990)
  • Force majeure
    Force majeure
    Force majeure or vis major "superior force", also known as cas fortuit or casus fortuitus "chance occurrence, unavoidable accident", is a common clause in contracts that essentially frees both parties from liability or obligation when an extraordinary event or circumstance beyond the control of...

     (1989)
  • L'union sacrée
    L'union sacrée
    L'union sacrée was a political truce in France in which the left-wing agreed, during World War I, not to oppose the government nor to call any strike...

     (1989)
  • La maison assassinée (1988)
  • Suivez mon regard (1986)
  • Champagne amer (1986)
  • Attention bandits!
    Attention bandits!
    Attention bandits!, is a film directed by Claude Lelouch in 1987.-Synopsis:A young criminal is framed. During a robbery, a woman is killed, and he is accused of the murder. Sentenced to 10 years in prison, he is after one thing: revenge.-Starring:...

     (1986)
  • P.R.O.F.S. (1985)
  • Le mariage blues (1985) TV
  • Les amours des années 50 (1985) TV
  • La tête dans le sac (1984)
  • Marche à l'ombre
    Marche à l'ombre
    Marche à l'ombre is the fourth studio album by French singer-songwriter Renaud, released in 1980 by Polydor Records. It is the first of Renaud's album that officially has a title, his three first albums being unnamed....

     (1984)
  • Les malheurs de Malou (1984) TV
  • Le grand carnaval (1983)
  • Le bâtard (1983)
  • Les diplômés du dernier rang (1982)
  • Paris-Saint-Lazare (1982) TV
  • Ma femme s'appelle reviens  (1982)
  • Les enquêtes du commissaire Maigret (1981) TV
  • Le Rembrandt de Verrières (1981) TV
  • La mort en sautoir (1980) TV
  • Un pas dans la forêt (1980) TV
  • Le coup de sirocco (1979)

Studio albums

Year Album Chart
FR
France
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BEL
Belgium
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SWI
Switzerland
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NL
Netherlands
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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

Live albums

Year Album Chart
FR
France
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BEL
Belgium
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SWI
Switzerland
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NL
Netherlands
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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

Compilations

Year Album Chart
FR
France
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BEL
Belgium
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SWI
Switzerland
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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
France
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BEL
Belgium
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SWI
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

NL
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

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...
Qui a le droit...
"Qui a le droit..." is a pop song recorded by French artist Patrick Bruel. Written and composed by Gérard Presgurvic and Patrick Bruel, it was the first single from his album Si ce soir..., recorded after his first concerts tour. It was released in a live version in late October 1991 under RCA label...

" (Live)
1 Si ce soir...
1992 "Casser la voix" (Live) 8
"J'te l'dis quand même" (Live) 45
"Décalé" (Live)
(Patrick Bruel avec 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 et Francis Cabrel)
48
"Ménilmontant"
(Patrick Bruel et Charles Aznavour
Charles Aznavour
Charles Aznavour, OC is an Armenian-French singer, songwriter, actor, public activist and diplomat. Besides being one of France's most popular and enduring singers, he is also one of the best-known singers in the world...

)
2006 "J'm'attendais pas à toi" 39 Des Souvenirs devant
"Dit is mijn stem (Casser la voix)"
(Xander de Buisonjé feat. Patrick Bruel)
64 Succes
(Xander de Buisonjé album)
2008 "Raconte-moi" 68 Des Souvenirs... ensemble
2009 "Je n'attendais que vous"
(Christophe Maé, Catherine Lara, Maurane, Patrick Bruel)
38 2009: Les Enfoirés font leur cinéma
"Combien de murs..." (Live) Seul... ou presque
2010 "Parce que c'est toi"
(Grégoire, Zazie, Patrick Bruel, Natasha St-Pier)
30 2010: Les Enfoirés... la crise de nerfs!

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