2008Nominee
Best Performance
Asterix at the Olympic Games
Dany Brillant
Actor
Tunis, Tunisia
December 28, 1965
Biography
Dany Brillant (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 Mailletz" where he got his artistic name. His adopted the 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. Source: Article "Dany Brillant" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
2025Nominee
Best Performance
Vos 40 chansons préférées des Enfoirés
2025Nominee
Best Performance
50 ans de Numéro Un - Les Carpentier
Career Highlights
2023Highlight
Best Performance
Chantons Aznavour
2008Highlight
Best Performance
The Great Alibi
Video
Asterix at the Olympic Games
Would I Lie to You? 3