Francis Lalanne (born Francis-José Lalanne on 8 August 1958 in

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) is a French-Uruguayan singer, songwriter and poet. He is the brother of composer Jean-Félix Lalanne and film director

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Free Art

He opposed the HADOPI law"Collectif d'auteurs - In Libro Veritas"
''inlibroveritas.net'', Novembre 13, 2009. in 2009 and has supported the French

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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

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dissemination of this conscience."La Bataille Hadopi - Conférence de presse"
, ''OxyRadio'', 2009. He wrote the book ''Révoltons-nous'', published in August 2011 under the

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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'',

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. * 1993: ''Le Roman d'Arcanie'', Les Belles Lettres. * 1994: ''Les Carnets de Lucifer'', Les Belles Lettres. * 1995: ''Le Journal de Joseph'',

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. * 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."Révoltons-nous - Francis Lalanne"
, ''ILV-Bibliotheca.net'', 9 August 2011.

Filmography

;Cinéma * 1995: ''

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* 2008: '' Astérix at the Olympic Games'', by Frédéric Forestier and Thomas Langmann * 2008: ''

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Fabien Onteniente Fabien Onteniente (born 27 April 1958) is a French film director and screenwriter. Filmography * 1989 : '' Bobby et l'aspirateur'' (short film) * 1992 : ''À la vitesse d'un cheval au galop'' * 1995 : '' Tom est tout seul'' * 1996 : '' Le Tut ...

* 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

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* 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.

References

* Dominique Lacout, ''Francis Lalanne'', Éditions du Rocher, 1993.

External links

*
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