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Dany Brillant

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Dany Brillant
Dany Brillant (2012)
Dany Brillant (2012)
Background information
Birth nameDaniel Cohen-Biran
Born (1965-12-28) 28 December 1965 (age 58)
Tunis, Tunisia
OriginFrench singer of Jewish Tunisian origin
GenresPop, Salsa
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter, record producer, musician
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar
Years active1985 – present
Websitedanybrillant.com

Dany Brillant (French: [da.ni bʁi.jɑ̃]; né Daniel Cohen-Biran, 28 December 1965 in Tunis), is a French singer of a Jewish-Tunisian origin.

Born in Tunis, his parents immigrated to France while he was a newborn infant. They settled in Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois near Paris. His uncle Nathan, was a famous luth player and interpreter of oriental music. At age 12, Dany Brilliant's family moved to Paris and at 14 his grandfather gave him a guitar. He started performing at various events, including important debut at cabaret "Aux Trois Maillets" where he got his artistic name. His adopted name Brillant comes after Jacques Boni, the owner of the cabaret invited him to stage by saying: "Dany! Sois brillant!" (Dany! be brilliant!).

In June 2005, Brillant appeared on Les stars chantent leurs idoles, on France 2, alongside stars such as Julio Iglesias and Il Divo.[1]

Discography

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Studio albums

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Title Year Peak positions Certification
FRA
[2]
BEL
(Wa)

[3]
SWI
[4]
C'est ça qui est bon 1991 101
C'est toi 1993
Havana 1996 10
Nouveau jour 1999 19
Dolce Vita 2001 9 14
C'est ça qui est bon 2002 101
Jazz... à la Nouvelle Orléans 2004 5 9
Casino 2005 11 28
Histoire d'un amour 2007 3 6 44 Mü-Yap: Gold[5]
Viens dancer 2009 83
Puerto Rico 2 10 93
Viens à Saint-Germain 2012 25 15
Le dernier romantique 2014 5 6
Rock and Swing 2018 10 9 64
Dany Brillant chante Aznavour - La Bohème 2020 23 13
Dany Brillant chante Aznavour en duo 2021 4
Seventies 2024 130

Compilation albums

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Title Year Peak positions Certification
FRA
[2]
Dany Brillant Best Of 2011
Tant qu'il y aura des femmes - l'intégrale 2014 38

Singles

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(selective charting songs on SNEP)

Title Year Peak positions Albums
FRA
[2]
"Suzette" 1992 3
"Y'a qu'les filles qui m'intéressent" 40
"Quand je vois tes yeux" 1996 21
"Dieu" (remix) 2000 65
"Tant qu'il y aura des femmes" 2002 47
"Tu vuo' fa l'americano" 65
"La belle vie" (with Damien Sargue and Roch Voisine) 2013 95
"C'est l'amour qui rend heureux" 2018

Filmography

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Films

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  • 1995: Le Nouveau Monde (English title New World as the singer)
  • 1996: Des nouvelles du bon Dieu
  • 2004: Les seins de ma prof d'anglais as Monsieur Lambert
  • 2006: Changement d'adresse as Julien
  • 2008: Astérix aux Jeux olympiques (English title Asterix at the Olympic Games)
  • 2008: Le Grand Alibi (English title The Great Alibi) as Michel the taxi driver and the factotum of Léa
  • 2009: Fais-moi plaisir! as Rudolph
  • 2012: La Vérité si je mens! 3 as himself

Television

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  • 2004: Les Cordier, juge et flic (TV series) as Lucas (Cordier's cousin)
  • 2008: Roméro et Juliette (TV film) as lead actor Patrice Roméro

References

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  1. ^ "Télévision: le zapping de la semaine" (in French). edicom.ch. 29 May 2005. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007.
  2. ^ a b c "Dany Brillant discography". lescharts.com. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Dany Brillant discography". ultratop.be. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Dany Brillant discography". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  5. ^ "2008 Mü-Yap Müzik Endüstrisi Ödülleri" (in Turkish). Mü-Yap. Archived from the original on 9 November 2011.
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