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My Take
I find Benjamin Biolay one of the more quietly compelling figures in French music. What grabs me is how he straddles worlds: a singer-songwriter and producer with that low-key, almost murmured vocal style, yet also a working film actor. I'm struck that he shaped the early albums of his sister Coralie Clement, which tells me he's a craftsman as much as a performer. His ties to French cinema royalty through his marriage to Chiara Mastroianni add another layer. The Victoires de la Musique wins and the Arts and Letters honors confirm what I sense listening to him: this is a serious, durable artist, not a flash in the pan.
Overview
Benjamin Biolay (French pronunciation: [bɛ̃ʒamɛ̃ bjɔlɛ]; born 20 January 1973) is a French singer, musician, songwriter, record producer and actor. He is the brother of singer Coralie Clément—whose first three albums he wrote and produced—and the ex-husband of Chiara Mastroianni, the daughter of Catherine Deneuve and Marcello Mastroianni. His low-key vocal style is somewhat similar to French pop star Étienne Daho.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Benjamin Biolay
- Name (Japanese)
- バンジャマン・ビオレ
- Reading
- ばんじゃまん・びおれ
- Born
- January 20, 1973 (age 53)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Ox
- Origin
- Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, France
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 2 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / singer-songwriter / film actor / recording artist / chansonnier
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres
- 2010 Officer of Arts and Letters
- 2010 Victoires de la Musique – Male artist of the year
- 2021 Victory of the album
- 2010 Victory of the album of chansons, variety
- 2017 Victory of the album of chansons, variety
- 2002 Victory of the album revelation of the year
- 2021 Victoires de la Musique – Male artist of the year
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.