Dany Brillant

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Dany Brillant (French: [da.ni bʁi.jɑ̃]; né Daniel Cohen-Biran; born 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.

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Also in Français

Dany Brillant, nom de scène de Daniel Cohen, né le 28 décembre 1965 à Tunis en Tunisie, est un auteur-compositeur-interprète de swing, guitariste et acteur français connu pour son style inspiré des crooners américains.

Il écrit et chante un premier titre, Suzette. Il sort en 1991 son premier album, C'est ça qui est bon ; l'opus est certifié double disque d'or en un peu moins de deux ans. Suivent les albums C'est toi (1993), Havana (1996), Nouveau Jour (1999), Dolce Vita (2001), Jazz… à La Nouvelle-Orléans (2004), Histoire d'un amour (2007) puis d'autres disques moins connus.

Au cinéma, il apparaît dans Le Nouveau Monde d'Alain Corneau (1995), et incarne des rôles secondaires dans d'autres productions.

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