Dany Brillant, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Dany Brillant

French singer

Date of Birth: 28-Dec-1965

Place of Birth: Tunis, Tunis Governorate, Tunisia

Profession: actor, singer

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Dany Brillant (French: [da.ni b?i.j?~]; 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 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.