Benjamin Biolay
In the Beginning – or A l’origine, to quote his recent eponymous album – the male “BB” emerges from the shadows into the light of day through a Winter Garden. Indeed, Jardin d’Hiver is the name of the hit song he co-wrote with Keren Ann for French crooner Henri Salvador. Jackpot! This young authorsongwriter and performer has the golden touch and is opening the way to a new French musical scene. Some see him as the new Gainsbourg. With powerful titles, bold, poetic lyrics, combined with a laid-back, seemingly effortless delivery, Biolay is both gifted and ambitious. Juliette Gréco and Françoise Hardy want songs from him. Don’t miss his last album Trash Yéyé, out in September 2007.
First memory
My father
First sensation
Isabelle Adjani
Last wish
A radical change of function