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FRANCE ROCKS EXCLUSIVE: Patrick Bruel Interview & Ticket Giveaway
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An exclusive interview with French film, TV, and music legend Patrick Bruel.
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Interview: Karine Wong
As each tour comes to an end a new movie is born. Between concerts and shootings, French music and acting sensation Patrick Bruel barely has time to catch his breath. The artist will begin a small American tour in the next few days that will stop in Miami, New York, Boston, Houston, Washington and a last minute stop to Montreal.
This little US tour looks great. Are these cities or audiences that you are discovering for the first time?
I am returning to New York, Washington and Los Angeles, but I hope it will only be the beginning in Boston, Houston and Miami. I’m like a flea. I count down the days and I’m really happy to come back here and share what I love to do with the audience that I discovered during my last visit. I arrive on October the 29th in Miami for the concert on the 30th and head to New York the day after. I must admit, this city means a lot to me. I lived there a long time ago and for a while … It has a significant place in my heart for several reasons. It is the origin of lots of things and events that have marked and then determined the rest of my life. I became who I am thanks to its energy. From this experience are born feelings, decisions and lots of meetings … So then, coming back to New York is always very symbolic and moving to me. I expect that future great moment but also hope to experience moments as strong as in New York in the other towns.
Since it’s a return, without revealing anything, can you tempt us with how this evening will be different on your end? By the way, how is your English?
It is like the English of someone who has lived long enough in the USA to be, I think, not too bad! Come see me and find out for yoursel Actor and singer Patrick Bruel became one of France's biggest stars, first making his name as a teen idol in the '80s, then leading a return to traditional French chanson in the new millennium. After making his big-screen debut as a teenager in Le Coup de Sirocco, his recording debut, "Vide," arrived in 1982. It was his second studio LP, 1989's Alors, Regarde, that first took him to number one in France; he would return to the spot in each of the next three decades. A strong touring draw, Bruel has released a number of live albums along the way, including the chart-topping Si Ce Soir... in 1991. It included his sole number one single, "Qui a le Droit..." He traded his earlier matinee-idol pop for more guitar-centric rock & roll on 1994's Bruel, and experimented with South American and North African influences on 1999's Juste Avant, finding chart success with both. He changed things up again in 2002 with Entre Deux, a double album of classic French chanson. By then in his fifties, Bruel had his sixth number one album with 2012's Lequel de Nous, and in 2013 he became a César-nominated actor for his portrayal of Vincent in the 2012 film Le Prénom (aka What's in a Name?). Bruel is also known as a world-class professional poker player who has worked as a TV commentator in France. Patrick Bruel has long been a face of French popular culture and one of his country's most successful musicians. But he says his career wouldn't have happened without New York, where he arrived as a young man in 1979. "I think I built everything in my career because of this two-year trip in New York," said the singer and actor, who is now 55. "It was the cultural crossroads of the world and this energy -- in terms of the music, dance, movies and the arts -- was just fantastic." Bruel is returning to New York for a concert on November 1 at the historic Beacon Theatre, part of a six-city tour that is his first of the United States in seven years. Bruel described his 2007 show at the 3,000-capacity Beacon Theatre as having one of the greatest atmospheres in his career. He said that his return to the Beacon -- after a year and a half on the road that included two dates at Lille's Grand Stade stadium and a show at London's Royal Albert Hall -- would be the "last cherry" on the cake of a "beautiful tour." "New York for me is very emotional and very important," he told AFP in a telephone interview. Bruel was 20 years old when he arrived in New York, a city that has long attracted many French people, and said he was startled by the cultural innovation. "In 1979, New York was 15 years in advance of everywhere," he said. "For me, there was this feeling that you are somewhere and everything is possible." One of Bruel's discoveries was hip hop, which was born in the Bronx in the late 1970s. France now has a vibrant hip hop scene, but Bruel recalled that he produced what is considered the first French rap song: "Chacun fait (c'qui lui plait)" by the duo Chagrin d'amour, in 1982. - Preserving French identity - Bruel returned to New York to record part of 1989's "Alors Regarde," a more introspective pop album that, with some three million copies sold, is the Type of multi-purpose halls and indoor arenas in France "The Zenith" redirects here. For other uses, see Zenith (disambiguation). Le Zénith (French pronunciation:[ləzenit]) is the name given to a series of indoor arenas in France. The first arena, the "Zénith Paris" is a rejuvenation of the Pavillon de Paris. In French culture, the word "zénith" has become synonymous with "theater". A zénith is a theater that can accommodate concert tours, variety shows, plays, musicals and dance recitals. All zeniths carry a similar internal design of an indoor amphitheater that can seat at least 3,000 spectators. A venue was planned to open in Saint-Denis, Réunion entitled Zénith du Port. The arena was proposed in 2005 by the city council. Planned to open in 2008 with a capacity of 6,000, the construction of the arena was shut down. It was determined the venue would not be profitable as there was no research done to see which events the arena could house. They also felt the venue would be a hard sell to bring in international talent. Kabardock was built on the proposed site of the zenith. The Zénith Paris—La Villette is an indoor arena in the 19th arrondissement in Paris. The arena was built in 1983 at the site of the former music hall, Pavillon de Paris, by architects Phillippe Chaix and Jean-Paul Morel. The construction of the arena was initiated by Minister of Culture, Jack Lang, to maintain the rock and roll scene to Paris. The first musician to perform at the venue was French singer-songwriter Renaud Séchan. Over the years, the venue has played host to many French artists including Jenifer, Jean-Jacques Goldman, Vanessa Paradis, Mr. Hankey, Johnny Hallyday, Alizée, and Michel Sardou. Several international artists have played the venue including Koffi Olomidé, Patrick Bruel
Bruel was born Patrick Benguigui in Tlemcen, Algeria, on May 14, 1959. His father abandoned the family when Patrick was only a year old, and in 1962, after Algeria won its independence, his mother moved to France, settling in the Paris suburb of Argenteuil. A fine soccer player in his youth, Patrick first settled on the idea of being a singer after seeing Michel Sardou perform in 1975. As luck would have it, acting would bring him his first success; first-time director Alexandre Arcady ran an ad seeking a young man with a French-Algerian (or "pied-noir" in French slang) accent for his film Le Coup de Sirocco. Benguigui (as he was still called) auditioned and won the part. Th Le Zénith
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