Francis Lalanne
Biography
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.
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.
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.
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- Champs-Elysées (1982) as Self
- Vivement dimanche (1998) as Self
- Sacrée soirée (1987) as Self
- Fort Boyard (1990) as Narcisse Lalanne
- Fort Boyard (1990) as Self
- Les Rendez-vous du dimanche (1975) as Self
- Le Grand Échiquier (1972) as Self
- Le monde est à vous (1987) as Self
- Victoires de la musique (1985) as Self
- Viña del Mar International Song Festival (1963) as Self - Musical Guest
- On n'est pas couché (2006) as Self - Guest
- Téléthon (1987) as Self
- Danse avec les stars (2011) as Self - Candidate
- La Méthode Cauet (2003) as Self - Guest
- Fort Boyard, toujours plus fort ! (2018) as Self
- Fort Boyard, toujours plus fort ! (2018) as Self - Candidate
- Asterix at the Olympic Games (2008) as Lalanix
- Matin Bonheur (1987) as Self
- Off Prime (2007) as Self
- 40° à l'ombre (1987) as Self
- La Cape et l'épée (2000) as Ménestrel
- La Boîte à musique (2006) as Self
- Bains de Minuit (1987) as Self - Guest
- Disco (2008) as Self