Francis Lalanne (born Francis-José Lalanne on 8 August 1958 in Bayonne) is a French-Uruguayan singer, songwriter and poet. He is the brother of composer Jean-Félix Lalanne and film director René Manzor.
Free Art
He opposed the HADOPI law in 2009 and has supported the French free software community saying that the purpose of art is not to make money but conscience, and it is the duty of any author to promote the free dissemination of this conscience. He wrote the book Révoltons-nous, published in August 2011 under the free art license.
Political commitment
Francis Lalanne was several times a candidate in elections under the ecological banner, was a supporter of the yellow vests movement. He led a Yellow Alliance list in the European elections of May 2019, obtaining 0.54% of the votes.
On 22 February 2021, he was investigated for "provocation to the commission of attacks on the fundamental interests of the nation" after he signed an op-ed, published on the FranceSoir website, calling to "put the State out of harm's way", the Paris public prosecutor's office said on Monday 22 February.
Discography
Studio albums
1979: Rentre chez toi
1980: Francis Lalanne
1981: Toi mon vieux copain
1982: Celle qui m'a emmené
1984: Amis d'en France
1985: Coup de foudre
1986: Mai 86
1988: De Corazón
1990: Avec toi
1992: Tendresses
1994: Les Inédits
1996: Face cachée
2000: Sans papiers
2003: D'une vie à l'autre
2005: Reptile
2009: Ouvrir son cœur
2010: Blaïte music
Live albums
1983: Lalanne à Pantin
1993: Zénith 93
2006: Au Casino de Paris
Compilations
1995: Flash-Back
2007: Best of
Publications
1986: Ajedhora, Flammarion. 1993: Le Roman d'Arcanie, Les Belles Lettres. 1994: Les Carnets de Lucifer, Les Belles Lettres. 1995: Le Journal de Joseph, Éditions du Rocher. 1997: D'Amour et de Mots, Les Belles Lettres. Tristan Tzara prize in 1997. 1999: Éliade ou l'Idéale, Les Belles Lettres. 2000: Le Petit Livre de l'Enfant, Éditions du Rocher, with co-author Stella Sulak. 2003: Drac. ou le Soliloque du Vampire, Les Belles Lettres. 2004: Les Carnets de Lucifer – Mon Journal Intime, Les Belles Lettres. 2006: Skizogrammes, Pantoums, Éditions Bibliophane. 2008: Mère Patrie, Planète Mère, Éditions Pascal Petiot. Lauriers Verts award at La Forêt des Livres in 2008. 2009: La bataille Hadopi, In Libro Veritas (group of authors). 2009: Mise en Demeure à Monsieur le Président de la République Française, Jean-Claude Gawsewitch Éditeur. 2011: Révoltons-nous, Éditions in Libro Veritas.
Filmography
Cinéma
1995: Marie de Nazareth by Jean Delannoy
2008: Astérix at the Olympic Games, by Frédéric Forestier and Thomas Langmann
2008: Disco, by Fabien Onteniente
2010: Orso - La Marche de l'Enfant Roi, by Magà Ettori: Senator Vasco
As a voice actor
1996: The Hunchback of Notre Dame: French voice of Quasimodo
2002: The Hunchback of Notre Dame II: French voice of Quasimodo
Other
He was one of the contestant during the Second season of Danse avec les stars.
Danse avec les stars
In 2011, he participated in the second season of Danse avec les stars – the French version of Dancing with the Stars. He was partnered with professional dancer Silvia Notargiacomo. On November 5, 2011, they were eliminated finishing 5th.
See also
See also
Music of France
Chanson française
References
Dominique Lacout, Francis Lalanne, Éditions du Rocher, 1993.