Bénabar

Singer and songwriter, Bénabar has, since the late 1990s, shaped a repertoire of songs that recount small everyday scenes, the mismatches of couples and reunions among friends. His precise lyrics, sense of dialogue and gentle irony bring familiar characters to life, somewhere between comedy and melancholy. On stage, he likes to alternate lively rhythms with more stripped-back interludes, giving the musicians real space. He will be in Clermont-Ferrand on November 12, 2026, at the Maison de la Culture Clermont Ferrand, for a concert focused on his stories and his voice.

You encounter neighbours, near-misses in love and parties that go off the rails with tenderness, in a clear writing style that gets straight to the point. The songs that made him known sit alongside more recent pieces, with that way of capturing the moment and turning details into choruses. Bénabar cultivates a stage sense in which addressing the audience matters as much as the arrangement, and where one moves from a smile to a confidence without overdoing it. A date to rediscover a singer-songwriter who tells everyday life without grandiloquence.