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Patrick Bruel (born Patrick Benguigui on May 14, 1959 in Tlemcen, then French Algeria) is a French singer, actor, and professional poker player of Algerian Jewish descent.
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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 and not a pieds-noir as his family was already present in Algeria long before Islam.
Although Bruel aspired to be a football (soccer) star as a youth, he decided to pursue singing after seeing Michel 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 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 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 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 $411,659 of those winnings. He also comments the World Poker Tour in his home country.
He owns the popular French poker forum Wam-Poker and is a shareholder in the online poker roomWinamax.
Even though the "Journal Officiel" mentioned Patrick Bruel as "M. Bruel" (M for Maurice), the singer denies strongly having ever been named Maurice. He reiterated his denial in Le Parisien on September 7, 2010[1].
| Year | Tournament | Prize (US$) |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | $5,000 Limit Hold'em | $224,000 |
| Year | Album | Chart | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FR | BEL | 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 |
| Year | Album | Chart | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FR | BEL | 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 | — |
| Year | Album | Chart | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FR | BEL | SWI | ||
| 2001 | L'Essentiel | 81 | — | — |
| 2003 | Les Talents essentiels | 23 | — | — |
| 2004 | Puzzle | 1 | 2 | 21 |
| 2007 | S'laisser aimer (3 cd) | — | — | — |
| Year | Single | Chart | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FR | BEL | 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 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) | — | — | — | — | ||
| 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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