Francis Lalanne

Francis Lalanne
Background information
Birth nameFrancis-José Lalanne
Born (1958-08-08) 8 August 1958 (age 65)
Bayonne
Occupation(s)Singer
Years active1977-present

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[1] 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.[2] He wrote the book Révoltons-nous, published in August 2011 under the free art license.[3]

Political commitment

Francis Lalanne was several times a candidate in elections under the ecological banner, was a supporter of the yellow vests movement.[4] He led a Yellow Alliance list in the European elections of May 2019, obtaining 0.54% of the votes.[5]

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.[6]

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).[1]
  • 2009: Mise en Demeure à Monsieur le Président de la République Française, Jean-Claude Gawsewitch Éditeur.
  • 2011: Révoltons-nous, Éditions in Libro Veritas.[3]

Filmography

Cinéma
As a voice actor

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.

Week Dancing style Music Judge points Total Ranking Result
Alessandra Martines Jean-Marc Généreux Chris Marques
1 Cha-Cha-Cha "Mercy" – Duffy 6 6 5 17/30 3=/9 Safe
2 Waltz "Empire State Of Mind" – Alicia Keys 8 7 7 22/30 4/8 Safe
3 Paso Doble

Jive Marathon (+10 points)

"Let's Dance" – David Bowie

"Banana Split" - Lio

7 8 8 33/44 3/7 Safe
4 Foxtrot

Jive

The Pink Panther theme

Blues Brothers theme

6 + 5

9 + 9

7 + 6

9 + 8

6 + 5

8 + 8

86/120 3/6 Safe
5 Quickstep

Samba

Tango (face to face)

Sing, Sing, Sing – Gene Krupa

Alexandrie, Alexandra – Claude François

Jalousie – Alfred Hause

7 + 7

8 + 5

N/A

8 + 6

7 + 5

N/A

8 + 7

7 + 5

N/A

80/120 4/5 Eliminated (36%)


Week Dancing style Music Judge points Bonus points Total points Ranking
Marie-Claude Pietragalla Jean-Marc Généreux Shy'm Chris Marques
Special Christmas Foxtrot "White Christmas"—Bing Crosby 8 + 7 8 + 7 8 + 7 7 + 4 0 points 56/120 9/9

See also

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See also

References

  1. ^ a b (in French) "Collectif d'auteurs - In Libro Veritas", inlibroveritas.net, Novembre 13, 2009.
  2. ^ (in French) "La Bataille Hadopi - Conférence de presse" Archived 14 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine, OxyRadio, 2009.
  3. ^ a b (in French) "Révoltons-nous - Francis Lalanne" Archived 2 December 2011 at the Wayback Machine, ILV-Bibliotheca.net, 9 August 2011.
  4. ^ "" Gilets jaunes " : la liste Alliance jaune pour les élections européennes, menée par Francis Lalanne". Le Monde.fr (in French). 2019-05-01. Retrieved 2021-02-23.
  5. ^ "Elections européennes 2019 : après six mois de mobilisation, les listes « gilets jaunes » font moins de 1 %". Le Monde.fr (in French). 2019-05-26. Retrieved 2021-02-23.
  6. ^ "Francis Lalanne visé par une enquête pour " provocation à la commission d'atteintes aux intérêts fondamentaux de la nation "". Le Monde.fr (in French). 2021-02-22. Retrieved 2021-02-23.

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