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.
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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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Known for
Filmography
- 2016Un chapeau de paille d'italieFilm: Félix, domestique de Fadinard
- 2012Un Marocain à ParisFilm: Salvatori
- 2008Asterix at the Olympic GamesFilm: Lalanix
- 2000La Cape et l'épéeSeries: Ménestrel (1 episode)
- 1999The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Demons of DeceptionFilm: Barc
- 1995Mary of NazarethFilm: Joseph
- 1990Fort BoyardSeries: Narcisse Lalanne (30 episodes)
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