French singer Benjamin Biolay appears to revel in the image of being a bad boy, despite the fact that his latest album, “Le Disque Bleu,” released last fall, may not reflect the truth. Regardless, he is on tour, recently performed at the Grand Rex in Paris, and tickets are available for his upcoming shows in November, as he travels across France in the meantime.
He enjoys the idea of being a kind of rogue in the music scene similar to how Louis Aragon is considered a gangster of words. Biolay likes to challenge morality or shake up his country.
In the first episode of “Ces chansons qui font l’actu” this weekend, you will hear excerpts from:
– Benjamin Biolay, “Mauvais garçon,” 2025 – Benjamin Biolay, “Pauline partout, Justine nulle part,” 2025 – Benjamin Biolay, “Mon pays,” 2025 – Benjamin Biolay, “Dans la Merco Benz,” 2007 – Benjamin Biolay, “La Superbe,” 2009 – Benjamin Biolay, “Ton héritage,” 2009 – Benjamin Biolay, “Comment est ta peine,” 2020 – Henri Salvador, “Jardin d’hiver,” 2000 – Juliette Gréco, “Deux au monde,” 2003 – Vanessa Paradis, “La Chanson des vieux cons,” 2013 – Benjamin Biolay, Nicolas Fiszman, Denis Benarrosh, “Que reste-t-il de nos amours?,” 2015 – Benjamin Biolay, “La vie ne vaut rien,” 2017 – Benjamin Biolay, “Les Passantes,” 2025 – Benjamin Biolay et Elli Medeiros, “Chercher le garçon,” 2023 – Benjamin Biolay, “Mauvais garçon,” 2025
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