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Also known as Lluís Llach i Grande, Lluis Llach, Lluis Llach i Grande

Spanish singer, composer and songwriter

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Lluís Llach i Grande, born on 7 May 1948 in Girona, is a Spanish singer-songwriter, writer, politician, and record producer. He has worked in Barcelona since 1965, performing in the protest song genre and playing the piano and guitar. Llach speaks Catalan and French, with Catalan as his native language. His musical career includes a nomination for the Goya Award for Best Original Music.

In politics, Llach has served as a chairperson and is a member of the Council for the Republic and Els Setze Jutges. He was a candidate in the 2015 Catalan regional election. He has received the Saint George's Cross and the Gold Medal of the Generalitat of Catalonia.

Llach has authored five works, including *POEMES I CANÇONS*, *Tot Llach*, *Catalogne vivre*, *Història de les seves cançons*, and *Lluís Llach*.

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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

Sound

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

Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
15,465
Total plays
164,677

Tags

catalansinger-songwritercantautorcatalafolk

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

via Last.fm · Lluís Llach

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

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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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