Francis Jean "Lou" Deprijck[2] (French pronunciation: [lu dəpʁɛk]; 11 January 1946 – 19 September 2023) was a Belgian singer and record producer.

[8] (All of the proceedings between 2006 and 2010 arose from disputes between the record company AMC, which owned the catalogue of Plastic Bertrand's Belgian label RKM, and Deprijck, whom it believed to be making inappropriate use of the material.

[14] In the 1980s, Deprijck was also the creative force behind the success of Viktor Lazlo,[6] born Sonia Dronier, whom he met at Le Mirano nightclub in Brussels.

[15] She initially did backing vocals for Lou & the Hollywood Bananas before taking the name Viktor Lazlo from a character in the 1942 film Casablanca at Deprijck's suggestion.

[citation needed] In 1984, calling himself Lou Van Houten, Deprijck released the album Collures with Boris Bergman as Les Epatants.