| Dany Brillant | |
| Birth Name: | Daniel Cohen-Biran |
| Birth Date: | 1965 12, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Tunis, Tunisia |
| Origin: | French singer of Jewish Tunisian origin |
| Instrument: | Vocals, guitar |
| Genre: | Pop, Salsa |
| Occupation: | Singer, songwriter, record producer, musician |
| Years Active: | 1985present |
Dany Brillant (pronounced as /fr/; né Daniel Cohen-Biran, 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 Maillets" where he got his artistic name. His adopted 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.[1]
| Title | Year | Peak positions | Certification | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA [2] | BEL (Wa) [3] | SWI [4] | ||||
| C'est ça qui est bon | 1991 | 101 | — | — | ||
| C'est toi | 1993 | — | — | — | ||
| Havana | 1996 | 10 | — | — | ||
| Nouveau jour | 1999 | 19 | — | — | ||
| Dolce Vita | 2001 | 9 | 14 | — | ||
| C'est ça qui est bon | 2002 | 101 | — | — | ||
| Jazz... à la Nouvelle Orléans | 2004 | 5 | 9 | — | ||
| Casino | 2005 | 11 | 28 | — | ||
| Histoire d'un amour | 2007 | 3 | 6 | 44 | Mü-Yap Gold[5] | |
| Viens dancer | 2009 | 83 | — | — | ||
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 10 | 93 | |||
| Viens à Saint-Germain | 2012 | 25 | 15 | — | ||
| Le dernier romantique | 2014 | 5 | 6 | — | ||
| Rock and Swing | 2018 | 10 | 9 | 64 | ||
| Dany Brillant chante Aznavour - La Bohème | 2020 | 23 | 13 | — | ||
| Dany Brillant chante Aznavour en duo | 2021 | — | 4 | — | ||
| Seventies | 2024 | — | 130 | — | ||
| Title | Year | Peak positions | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| FRA | |||
| Dany Brillant Best Of | 2011 | — | |
| Tant qu'il y aura des femmes - l'intégrale | 2014 | 38 | |
(selective charting songs on SNEP)
| Title | Year | Peak positions | Albums |
|---|---|---|---|
| FRA | |||
| "Suzette" | 1992 | 3 | |
| "Y'a qu'les filles qui m'intéressent" | 40 | ||
| "Quand je vois tes yeux" | 1996 | 21 | |
| "Dieu" (remix) | 2000 | 65 | |
| "Tant qu'il y aura des femmes" | 2002 | 47 | |
| "Tu vuo' fa l'americano" | 65 | ||
| "La belle vie" (with Damien Sargue and Roch Voisine) | 2013 | 95 | |
| "C'est l'amour qui rend heureux" | 2018 | ||