The greeting comes from Sylvain Lévy, co-host of Vilebrequin, the French YouTube channel he runs with Pierre Chabrier that built a huge following with car culture comedy. In France the duo's catchphrases and reactions are widely quoted, and short clips like this 'bonne année' circulate every December and January on meme soundboards and in group chats. Creators reuse it because it packs a whole New Year toast into about a second: festive, personal and instantly understood by anyone who knows the channel.
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Sylvain Lévy of Vilebrequin wishes 'bonne année' in this short French greeting clip. Perfect for New Year edits, party videos and festive compilations.
This one-second clip captures Sylvain Lévy, one half of the French automotive YouTube duo Vilebrequin, delivering a bright and warm 'bonne année' — Happy New Year in French. His voice is cheerful and a little cheeky, carrying the familiar playful energy fans know from the channel's videos. It lands like a toast from a friend: instantly festive, instantly recognisable to French-speaking viewers. Dropped into a video, it turns any New Year moment into a shared joke and a genuine greeting at once, which is exactly why it gets replayed every January.
