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Laurent Bàn
Person · male · France · Briey · born 1975
French singer
Also known as 洛朗班
Timeline
1 events◦ Birth 1
1970s
Biography
English biography722 words · 8 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1371034929
Biography
Laurent Bàn (born 3 April 1973 in Briey, France) is a French singer-songwriter.
Biography
Laurent Bàn obtained a degree as a graphic designer-painter. He discovered the French musical Starmania from Michel Berger and Luc Plamondon and decided to study music and acting at the Nancy's conservatory.
Musicals
He moved to Paris and played his first role in Alfredo Arias's musical : Heartbreak of an English she-cat (Peines de cœur d'une chatte anglaise) which won Molière awards for its staging and costumes in 2000. Then he played in many musicals : Hair, Notre-Dame de Paris, Zorro...
Laurent Bàn also performed on international's stages. In Italy he played in two musicals in Italian : Il Conte di Montecristo and Amleto, Dramma Musicale produced by Pierre Cardin. He participated in famous French musicals' tour in Asia of Notre-Dame de Paris and for the first time in Mozart, l'opéra rock playing Salieri.
Author
Laurent Bàn is the author of two French adaptations' musicals : Le Journal d'Adam et Eve and Marlène D. The Legend.
He also leads a solo career. In 2005 his first album is edited : Ante. In 2016 Anteprima contains two tracks. His third album Prima is edited in 2018.
Actor
1999-2001 : Heartbreak of an English she-cat (Les peines de cœur d'une chatte française) by Alfredo Arias and René de Ceccaty - MC93 Bobigny, tour France and Italy : Victor
2001 : Hair by James Rado, Gerome Ragni and Galt MacDermot, dir Sylvain Meyniac - Auditorium of Saint-Germain-des-Prés : Woof
2001-2002 : Notre-Dame de Paris by Luc Plamondon and Richard Cocciante - Théâtre Mogador : Gringore and Phoebus
2002-2003 : Le Petit Prince by Richard Cocciante and Élisabeth Anaïs, dir Jean-Louis Martinoty - Casino de Paris : Le Vaniteux
2004 : Singin in Paris - Atrium Musical Magne, Hôtel Brossier
2004 : Chance ! by Hervé Devolder - Lucernaire : Fred
2005-2006 : Notre-Dame de Paris by Luc Plamondon and Richard Cocciante - Palais des congrès de Paris, tour in Asia : Phoebus
2007 : Les Hors-la-loi by Alexandre Bonstein, dir Agnès Boury - Théâtre Marigny, tour : Carlo
2007 : Le Petit Prince by Richard Cocciante and Élisabeth Anaïs, dir Jean-Louis Martinoty - Tour in Asia : L'aviateur
2008 : Il Conte di Montecristo : The Musical by Francesco Marchetti, dir Gino Landi - Rome : Villefort
2009 : Zorro by Stephen Clark, adaptation Éric Taraud and Marie-Jo Zarb, dir Christopher Renshaw, music Gipsy Kings - Folies Bergère : Zorro
2009-2011 : Le Journal d'Adam et Eve by Mark Twain and Riccardo Castagnari, translation by Chiara Di Bari, adaptation by Laurent Bàn, dir Franck Harscouët - Lourdes, Le Grand Rex : Adam
2009-2012 : Hair by James Rado, Gerome Ragni and Galt MacDermot, dir Ned Grujic - Le Trianon, tournée : Berger
2013 : Là était l'Eden by Mark Twain and Riccardo Castagnari, translation by Chiara Di Bari, adaptation by Laurent Bàn, dir Franck Harscouët - Théâtre Michel : Adam
2013-2014 : Amleto, Dramma Musicale by and dir Daniele Martini - Florence, Les Ambassadeurs in Paris : Hamlet
2013-2014 : Farouche show, Royal Palace de Kirrwiller
2015-2016 : Aladin, faites un vœu ! by David Rozen and Marie-Jo Zarb - Théâtre Comédia, tour : Le Génie
2015 : Mistinguett, reine des années folles by François Chouquet, Jacques Pessis and Ludovic-Alexandre Vidal, dir François Chouquet - Théâtre Comédia : Harry Pilcer
2016 : Mozart, l'opéra rock by Dove Attia and Albert Cohen - South Korea : Salieri
2017-2018 : Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, dir. Philippe Hersen - Casino de Paris : Dick
2018 : Mozart, l'opéra rock by Dove Attia and Albert Cohen - Shanghai
2018-2019 : Mozart, l'opéra rock by Dove Attia and Albert Cohen - Tour in China : Salieri
2021 : Les Misérables by Victor Hugo - South Korea : Jean Valjean
2021-2022: Notre Dame de Paris by Luc Plamondon and Richard Cocciante - Frollo
Author
2009 : Marlène D. The Legend by and dir by Riccardo Castagnari, adaptation by Laurent Bàn, translation by Chiara Di Bari - Vingtième Théâtre, Paris
2009 : Le Journal d'Adam et Eve by Mark Twain and Riccardo Castagnari, adaptation by Laurent Bàn, translation by Chiara Di Bari, dir Franck Harscouët - Lourdes
Albums
2005 : Ante
2016 : Anteprima
2018 : Prima
2024 : Aura
Award
2009 : Marius of best musical, French adaptation for Marlène D. The Legend
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 5 | 32th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 0 | 0th |
| Studio albums | 0 | 0th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 1 | 40.6th |
| Recording span (years) | — | no data |
| Genres | 1 | 56th |
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Discography (0 release groups)
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Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Laurent Bàn head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 5 | 32th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 0 | 0th |
| Studio albums | 0 | 0th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 1 | 40.6th |
| Recording span (years) | — | no data |
| Genres | 1 | 56th |
Awards & honours
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Laurent_Ban_as_Salieri.jpgcore—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3219083genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3219083seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laurent_B%C3%A0nbiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laurent_B%C3%A0n
Why this artist is in the database
- List of French singers
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Image: Lerhin · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q3219083 · MusicBrainz: —
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