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Lluís Llach
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Spanish singer, composer and songwriter
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Lluís Llach i Grande is a Spanish singer-songwriter, writer, politician, and record producer born in Girona in 1948. He began his work period in 1965 and is associated with the protest song genre. Llach speaks Catalan and French, with Catalan as his native language. He plays the piano and guitar and has worked in Barcelona. He is a member of the Council for the Republic and the group Els Setze Jutges.
His notable works include *POEMES I CANÇONS*, *Tot Llach*, *Catalogne vivre*, *Història de les seves cançons*, and *Lluís Llach*. Llach received the Saint George's Cross and the Gold Medal of the Generalitat of Catalonia. He was nominated for a Goya Award for Best Original Music. He served as chairperson and participated in the 2015 Catalan regional election. He is also involved with the Stop JJOO 2030 initiative. He resides in Parlavà and Porrera.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1948
- Works
- 5
Top works
- POEMES I CANÇONS
- Tot Llach
- Catalogne vivre
- Història de les seves cançons
- Lluís Llach
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Known for
- Avui: 50 anys en portada — Self2026
- The Tyets. L'èpic final de gira — Self2024
- Tot torna — Self2024
- Som únics — Self2024
- L'empremta de Joan Fuster — Self2022
- Concert Lluís Llach — Self - Performer2021
- Maria del Mar — Self2019
- And with a Smile, the Revolution2019
- Concert "Volem acollir" — Self2017
- La cançó censurada — Self2016
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- Catalunya
- Active from
- 1948
Discography
- Jutge nº 16: canta les seves cançons1967
- Cal que neixin flors a cada instant / A cara o creu1968
- Cançó sense fi / Cop de destral / Per un tros del teu cos / L'estaca1968
- Damunt d'una terra / Nit de somni1968
- El bandoler1968
- Els èxits de Lluis Llach1969
- Irene1969
- Una il·lusió1969
- Ara i aquí1970
- Com un arbre nu1972
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 15,465
- Total plays
- 164,677
Tags
Lluís Llach i Grande (born May 7, 1948 in Verges, Catalonia) is a Catalan composer and songwriter. He is one of the main representatives of "Nova cançó" (New Song), a movement of musicians, and singers who defied Francisco Franco's dictatorship by singing political songs in Catalan during a time where the language, and all other cultural manifestations of Catalan identity, were opposed by the regime. His famous song L'estaca about a rotten stick <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Llu%C3%ADs+Lla
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1948-05-07 ) 7 May 1948 (age 78) , Girona , Catalonia, Spain
- Citizenship
- Spanish
- Occupations
- Singer songwriter novelist politician
- Years active
- 1965– present
- Known for
- Voice piano guitar
- Notable work
- L'Estaca
- Style
- Nova Cançó
- Title
- Deputy of the Parliament of Catalonia
- Term
- 26 October 2015 – 28 October 2017
- Political party
- Esquerra Republicana Junts pel Sí CUP
- Movement
- Catalan independence movement
- Honours
- Honorary Doctorate , University of Girona (2017) Maria Àngels Anglada Prize (2013)
- Website
- lluisllach .cat
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Lluís
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Spain
- Place of birth
- Girona
- Occupation
- recording artist
- Languages spoken
- French
- Native language
- Catalan
- Genre
- protest song
- Instrument
- guitar
- Official website
- www.lluisllach.cat
- Image
- Investidura de Lluís Llach i Miquel Martí i Pol (38338293204).jpg
- Work location
- Barcelona
- Residence
- Porrera
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- Commons category
- Lluís Llach
- date of birth
- 1948-05-07
- birth name
- Lluís Llach i Grande
- name in native language
- Lluís Llach i Grande
- candidacy in election
- 2015 Catalan regional election
- start of work period
- 1965-00-00
- social media followers
- 15400
- P10632
- Lluís Llach
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Encyclopedic overview
Lluís Llach i Grande ( Catalan pronunciation: [ʎuˈiz ˈʎak]; born 7 May 1948) is a Catalan singer-songwriter, novelist and politician. He is one of the main representatives of the nova cançó genre and an outspoken advocate of the right to self-determination of Catalonia. His most famous song, "L'Estaca", has become the unofficial anthem of the Catalan independence movement. He was a member of the Catalan Parliament from September 2015 until January 2018.
Music
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