Smaïn

in 1989, and Comme ça se prononce in 1996, a show for which he won the Molière for best Indonesian, a Victoire de la musique as well as a Grand Prix Sacem.

[5] In 2008, he recorded with the Orchestre de la Suisse romande, Le Carnaval des animaux by Camille Saint-Saëns, for which he wrote the libretto.

[7] In 2009, he was part of the jury of the show France has incredible talent, during the fourth season, replacing Patrick Dupond,[8] and collaborates with Michel Legrand on the production of his album Délit de fa dièse.

In 2012, Smaïn returned to the stage of the Théâtre Rive Gauche in the play Réactions en chaîne, which he performed from January to March[citation needed].

In 2014, he participated in a video clip in support of the Algerian head of state Abdelaziz Bouteflika as part of the presidential campaign.