Francis Lalanne

Biography

Francis Lalanne (born 8 August 1958) 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.

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

Other

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.