Bénabar has shown it for several years over the course of his career, he has a great sense of humor. The 53-year-old composer and performer enjoys embellishing his shows with little sketches and other jokes of all kinds. The interpreter of “I am one of those” handles self-mockery with finesse, as evidenced by his role in the film “Incognito” in which he plays a famous singer who must hide his celebrity from a friend. And just recently, he proved it again, while showing himself without language of wood towards him.
Last February, Bruno Nicolini, whose real name was, was one of the guests of the France 3 show, 300 choirs. To celebrate the disappearance of Daniel Balavoine who died in 1986, many artists gathered to cover songs by this committed artist that the public regrets. Soprano, Kendji Girac, Florent Pagny, Nolwenn Leroy, Vincent Niclo, Chimène Badi, Pascal Obispo, Hélène Ségara all gave voice, as did Bénabar. But the latter did not really appreciate his cover of the “singer”, a performance that some Internet users had made fun of. “I ransacked a cult piece of the French repertoire! At the time, I was proud of myself, but listening again, I understood the massacre. At this level, it’s disrespectful”he estimated, cash.
Eager not to reproduce this kind of performance, Bénabar put his pride aside by resuming singing lessons. “I resumed singing lessons as a beginner and I redouble my efforts to work on my voice”he specified.