Michel Farinet

Michel Farinet (born November 11, 1937) is a French artist of electronic music. He has co-produced songs with DJ Benny Benassi. Born in Picardy (France), Farinet has become a popular underground artist who publishes his songs on the Internet.

President Nicolas Sarkozy

On February 23, 2008, French president Nicolas Sarkozy visited the International Agricultural Show in Paris. It is assumed^{[by whom?]} that Farinet was the subject of Sarkozy's insult "Casse-toi pov' con !" (Then get lost, you poor jerk!^[1]) after he rejected to shake Sarkozy's hand.

Although Farinet publicly claimed being wrongly accused,^[2] Internet users pointed out a remarkable resemblance. Furthermore, the fact that having published a politically-motivated book regarding Sarkozy prior to the incident^[3] is supposed to make him suspicious as well.

Discography

• 1996 L'Intelligence des mains
• 1996 Sportif de l'extrême
• 1997 Communiquer généreusement
• 1997 Le Plus Gros Trousseau de clés
• 1997 Un amour confortable
• 1998 À ceux qui doutent
• 1998 Aventuriers de l'esprit
• 1998 Femme flamme
• 1998 Peut-être que la chance
• 2000 L'Euro notre monnaie
• 2000 Irish rain
• 2000 La Marche de l'Olympique Saint-Quentinois
• 2000 Milite pour un monde plus éthique
• 2000 Our currency it's euro
• 2000 Pluie d'Irlande
• 2000 La Reine en noir
• 2000 Sexy ! Sexy?
• 2000 Une Pro
• 2000 Zouk Caraïbe et zouk musette
• 2002 Grisette
• 2002 Noël, temps de lumière
• 2002 Perce-neige la fille sauvage
• 2003 Laissez-nous vivre
• 2003 The March of Brussel's friends
• 2004 Soutien à tous les otages
• 2005 Doudoucoincoin le canard bleu
• 2005 Le P'tit Albert
• 2007 Halloween democracy (ft. Benny Benassi)

External links

• Personal website
• Interview (2004)

References

1. ^ http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/25/world/europe/25iht-france.4.10379689.html
2. ^ http://www.rtl.fr/actualites/article/l-etrange-salon-de-l-agriculture-de-monsieur-farinet-54769
3. ^ Nicolas Sarkozy ! Quelle Démocratie ? (ASIN B005NKH8TS)

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