Lou Deprijck

Lou Deprijck
Background information
Birth nameFrancis Jean Deprijck
Born(1946-01-11)11 January 1946
Lessines, Belgium
Died19 September 2023(2023-09-19) (aged 77)
Brussels, Belgium
GenresLatin pop, disco, samba, pop-punk, ska
Occupation(s)Singer, composer, songwriter, producer
Years active1972–2023

Francis Jean "Lou" Deprijck (French pronunciation: [lu dəpʁɛk]; 11 January 1946 – 19 September 2023) was a Belgian singer and record producer. He was a major figure in the Belgian pop scene of the 1970s and 1980s, with more than 20 million copies of his compositions sold worldwide, making him one of the best selling Belgian artists. Deprijck is best known for having co-written with Yves Lacomblez and produced the 1977 Plastic Bertrand single "Ça plane pour moi".