Lara Fabian: biography

Daughter of a Sicilian and a Fleming

Lara Fabian was born in an international family on January 9, 1970. It happened in Belgium, in the town of Etterbeek. Lara's mother is of Sicilian descent and her father is Flemish. For several years the family lived in Sicily, and when her daughter was five, her parents finally settled in Belgium.

The daughter's father, Pierre, the singer Lara Fabian Croker, who masterfully plays the guitar, discovered his daughter's creative inclinations and craving for music. He bought lara piano and began to develop her abilities, in parallel she studied singing at the conservatory. Pierre often performed on the stages of various clubs, where he gave his daughter the opportunity to show her talents. Therefore the voice Lara Fabian(this is her mother's maiden name) became famous from adolescence. She did not miss a single music competition, won prizes and improved her performing style.

Talent show

Having gained considerable stage experience, Lara decided to participate in the talent competition in Brussels. What was the surprise of the audience and professional musicians when the girl managed to win three main prizes at once, the most important of which was the recording of the disc. In 1987, her first record, L'Aziza est en pleurs, was released, which she dedicated to the young French singer-songwriter Daniel Balavoine, who died in a plane crash. Lara considered him a role model in musical creativity.

In 1988 Fabian went to represent Luxembourg on Eurovision . There, her performance with the song "Croire" ("Believe") was awarded fourth place. Thus began the international career of the singer. This song instantly scattered throughout Europe, and the record sold 600,000 copies.

Lara Fabian - "Malade" (I'm sick of you) - Lara Fabian - "Je suis malade"

Amazing performance by Lara Fabian of the famous Malade song. The one who did not see him - he did not see Lara.

Lara Fabian's New Continent

At this time in Brussels, a fateful acquaintance for Lara with musician Rick Allison took place. He fell in love with her charming voice and offered to go and try his luck in Canada. Having moved to another continent, young musicians are looking for a production company that would agree to work with them, but these attempts were in vain. Then they decided to create their own company and started writing songs for Fabian's new album. He saw the light in 1991 and was simply called "Lara Fabian".

Lara's powerful voice and romantic repertoire touched the hearts of many listeners. This collection was the first and real triumph of the singer. The album quickly won first gold and then platinum status. The compositions "Le jour ou tu partiras" and "Qui pense a l'amour" became indisputable hits, and Lara was nominated for the annual Canadian music award "Felix".

Briefly about personal life

First serious romantic relationship Lara Fabian has a relationship with a producer Rick Allison. The joint life lasted for 6 years, then the young people ended the relationship, but continued to work in a creative tandem until 2004.

After breaking up with Rick, the singer had several long and fleeting romances, for example, she lived with producer Walter Afanasieff for 1.5 years, met with the singer for some time Patrick Fiori. Fabian's affair with guitarist Jean-Felix Lallan lasted about 3 years.

From 2005 to 2012 she was in a civil marriage with a French television director Gerard Pullicino. From this relationship, a daughter, Lou, was born in 2007. While this is the only child of the singer.

After parting with Pullicino, Lara soon meets an Italian illusionist Gabriel Di Giorgio. In the summer of 2013, they became spouses.

Crucial moment

The second studio album he and Rick released in 1994 was called "Carpe diem" ("Seize the moment"). The performer really caught him - a moment of good luck and creative upsurge, it was a turning point in her career. In just two weeks, the album went gold, firmly establishing the name of the performer in the music world.

She began to be invited to all kinds of festivals, she spent a whole year on wheels, the singer Lara Fabian traveled to many cities with performances. In any hall, Lara Fabian was waiting for a warm welcome, her popularity was rapidly gaining momentum, but she did not succeed in conquering America to the end, Celine Dion, who was incredibly popular then, dominated there.

But on a Canadian tour, she visited 25 cities and earned the status of the country's most promising singer. It was an unprecedented event, because Lara Fabian was not of Canadian origin, but such is the power of her talent.

Person of the Year

Canada became a second home for Lara Fabian, this country seemed to her more free for creativity, where she felt great potential and inspiration to create her own songs. The new environment helped her write soulful compositions that were highly appreciated by the audience and gave her real recognition. In 1995, she was even granted Canadian citizenship.

It became no less popular in the countries Western Europe, receiving in 1996 in France the title of "Discovery of the Year". At the same time, the famous French magazine Pari-Match put her photo on the cover and named her the person of the year. After France, the public of Britain and China was fascinated by her voice.

On the musical Olympus

Lara Fabian was already a world-class star when her third studio album "Pure" ("Pure") was released. Singer Lara Fabian She wrote almost all the songs for him herself, and the music was written by Rick Allison, with whom they had a long romantic relationship. Lara dedicated this album to her lover. In France, the album had a stunning effect, selling 2 million copies in just a few days. The dramatic ballads "Tout", "Je t'aime" and "Ici" lifted Lara to the musical Olympus with incredible speed. Composition "Je t'aime" Lara performed in 1999 at the international World Music Awards, where she was awarded as the best singer of the Benelux countries.

double compilation of her concert performances, released in early 1999, climbed to the top of the French hit parade in just a day, moving even the musical there "Notre Dame de Paris" . By the way, three years before that, Walt Disney Studios offered her to voice Esmeralda in the cartoon The Hunchback of Notre Dame.

New inspiration

Lara Fabian's first English-language album was released at the end of 1999. Helped her to work on it. famous musicians and composers who created songs for Madonna, Barbara Streisand, Cher and Mariah Carey. After that, Lara decided to record several Spanish-language songs, explaining her love for Romance languages ​​by their similarity to her temperament. The singer is fluent in French, Italian, English and Spanish.

At the same time in personal life Lara there have been changes. She began an affair with the performer of the role of Phoebus de Chateauper in the musical "Notre Dame de Paris" - Patrick Fiori. Together with him, she sang the song "L'hymne a l'amour", then actively promoted her album, participated in recording music for plays and films. In 2001, she was again awarded music award World Music Awards for best album sales in the Benelux.

"Nude" Lara Fabian

Despite parting ways with Rick, they continued to work together and released Lara Fabian's fifth studio album called "Nue" ("Naked"). By that time, the total circulation of all previous albums had reached 8 million copies, and some music critics called this collection the best of what Lara Fabian created. All compositions of the album are permeated with deeply personal experiences of the singer. During this period, she broke up with Patrick, the media have been exaggerating this topic for a long time, and this could not but affect her work.

Lara loads himself even more with tours, meetings with fans, participation in performances, shows and charity events. This helps her get over her breakup with Fiori and focus on her career. At the same time, a French director reappeared in her life. Gerard Pullicino , with whom she worked on the creation of her first video back in 1988. Now a love relationship broke out between them, and in 2008 their daughter Lou. The girl received a name in honor of the mother of the singer. The baby's father is director Gerard Pullicino.

Mademoiselle Zhivago

On the creative wayLara also waiting for new achievements. She met the composer Igor Krutoy and created an entire album with him "Mademoiselle Zhivago" from compositions in four languages. Their tandem was a huge success with the public different countries. The name of the album was not chosen by chance, because my mother named Lara in honor of the heroine of the world-famous novel by Boris Pasternak. She was a teacher of literature and a fan of the writer's work.

In addition to this collection, Ukrainian director and clip maker Alan Badoev filmed 12 musical novels and combined them into one film, in which Lara Fabian tried on the roles of women of different destinies and eras, but with one soul. The singer really liked this experience, she had long dreamed of acting in films. Lara admits that it was incredibly difficult to portray either a concentration camp prisoner or a professional dancer, but she tried not to let the director down, with whom she called working with a real pleasure. In the spring of 2013, the premiere of this musical film took place, and soon a new album by Lara Fabian was released. "Le Secret" ("The Secret").

LARA FABIAN - Je t "aime. Russian version (subtitles). Russian lyrics

Duet with Igor Krutoy

Lara Fabian - "Adagio" - people in the hall stand up... - LIVE - Lara Fabian - "Adagio"

Concert of Lara Fabian and Igor Krutoy Mademoiselle Zhivago

Lara Fabian - Love Is Like A Dream

In any genre

With the personal life of the singer, not everything is going as smoothly as we would like. In 2012, she announced her separation from her daughter's father, although (like with Rick Allison) she maintained a great relationship with him.

Now she can often be seen on the capital stages of Eastern Europe, sometimes she gives concerts with Igor Krutoy and performs with him at music festivals. The singer is full of energy and inspiration. In 2013, Lara Fabian informed her fans through social networks about married to the Sicilian illusionist Gabriel Di Giorgio. Now their family lives in the suburbs of Brussels, but Lara does not forget about her beloved Canada, regularly coming there with concerts.

She admits that in any of the musical genres she feels organic. To the same extent, the singer loves the passionate performance of compositions, rock and roll, shows with dance numbers or tap dancing and I am convinced that a professional artist should be able to do everything on stage. But she prefers to show her lyrical soprano to the public with a minimum of scenery and distracting elements.

Facts

Critics did not always, as they do now, call Lara Fabian's voice angelic. She understood the reason for this and looked at herself from the outside. Then Lara, the singer Lara Fabian, came to the realization that you need to sing only the way you feel yourself, without imitating anyone, even the greatest. After that, her voice began to sound calm, while unattainably powerful and deep.

Lara Fabian loves to cook, like any woman with Sicilian blood in her veins. She is proud that her culinary skills have passed on to her genes. The singer often stands at the stove to collect delicious dish their friends and relatives.

Lyric soprano Lara Fabian conquered the whole world. Europe, America, Canada, Russia, China… it is difficult to name a place where the strong, melodic and penetrating voice of the French-speaking performer would not be heard.

But her singing talent is not the only thing admired by her multi-million audience. Lara has an attractive appearance that resonates with her style of performance. Refined facial features, large wide-open eyes, a divine smile and blond curls, combined with vocals, make her enjoy every performance. It's time to get to know this charming singer better.

A short biography of Lara Fabian and many interesting facts read about the singer on our page.

short biography

Lara owes her ardent character to her parents. Lara Sophie Katie Crokart was born into an international family. Mom, Louise, is from sunny Sicily, and father, Pierre, is from cool Belgium. Their meeting is pure coincidence. A friend asked Pierre to meet his sister at the station. He denied for a long time - the young man was preparing for the wedding and did not want to waste time traveling. But, succumbing to persuasion, he goes to the station with his bride and ... falls in love with the temperamental and lively Louise.

City of Etterbeek, a suburb of Brussels. The calendar says January 9, 1970. In the local maternity hospital, the first cry of the future international singer is heard. After her birth, the family goes to Sicily, where the girl spends the first 5 years under the hot rays of the Italian sun.

Lara starts singing at the age of 4. She owes this to her parents again. Louise had a wonderful voice. The girl enjoyed her mother's singing and was inspired. My father was fond of the guitar and well versed in music.

At the age of 5, Lara told her father: "I am a singer." He asked what meaning the daughter puts into this expression. The little girl replied, "That's what makes me happy." Pierre, without hesitation, turned to a familiar pianist to evaluate his daughter's vocal abilities. The musician advised to develop singing talent. A series of training sessions began. At this time, the family moves back to Belgium.

Pierre buys his daughter a piano, on which she composes the first melodies. At the same time, the girl visits music school, which is then replaced by the Royal Academy of Brussels. Together with her father, Lara begins to perform in bars and at various competitions. One of the significant events in which she took part was the talent competition "Brussel Springboard". The young and gifted person won three prizes, among which was the record of the disc. So, in 1987, the first disc of Lara Fabian "L'Aziza est en pleurs" was recorded.

The next stage in the life of the singer is participation in Eurovision in 1988. She speaks to millions of people and represents Luxembourg. And even though she was given only 4th place, her song “Croire” (“Believe”) was so liked by the European public that an international career became a completely logical continuation of her creative life.

Lara began to actively tour and get to know the world. In 1989, the girl ended up in Canada. This country fascinated her so much that she decides to stay here and moves to Quebec.

A little later in Brussels, she meets Rick Allison, who accompanied her on her creative path for 14 years. He not only helps her in recording albums, but also becomes a loved one. Their romance lasts 6 years and ends with friendly relations.

In Montreal, Lara founded her own record label. In 1991, she released her second album "Lara Fabian" with the financial support of her father. The Canadians sold out the album in an instant and recognized Lara as the most promising singer. And the woman fell more and more in love with this country and in 1995 received Canadian citizenship.

In 1996, the album "Pure" was released, most of the songs of which were written by Lara herself. With this album, she returns to Europe and receives a Gold disc for it, and in Canada - Platinum. While touring France, she meets Patrick Fiori, the artist behind the musical Notre-Dame de Paris. Their union was fleeting and painful for the performer.

Europeans are subdued. It remains to achieve recognition at the American Olympus. In 1999, Lara released an English-language album. The public did not accept it. In America at this time they listen with rapture Celine Dion with which Lara was constantly compared. The second attempt to conquer the United States was made in 2004.

Despite this, she continues to work, records albums, delights fans with great vocals and artistry, composes songs for other artists, and tries herself in films. Musical success does not interfere with personal happiness. In 2005, she falls in love with Gerard Pullicino, a French director. It was he who filmed her first video for the song "Croire". Two years later, their daughter Lou is born.

At the age of 40, the performer made public information about her illness, a liver tumor. But that was already in the past, before the birth of her daughter. She conquered the disease, experienced all the emotions associated with it, and found a way out within herself.

Each Lara Fabian album is a personal revelation. "9" becomes a new round in creative career, according to the singer herself. "Toutes les femmes en moi" / "All the women in me" is somewhat autobiographical. In it, she reflected the influence of various women on the development of herself as a singer. The last album to date, "Ma vie dans la tienne", Lara released in 2015.

In 2013, the international star tied the knot with Italian illusionist Gabriel Di Giorgio. In the same year, Lara began to refuse concerts - hearing problems appeared.

Now the famous singer lives in Belgium, brings up her daughter and begins to slowly return to the stage after a forced rest.

Interesting Facts

• Lara's Sicilian grandmother shared a legend with her, according to which, if you make a wish on August 12 while a star is falling, it will surely come true. A little five-year-old girl wished to study music 12-15 times.
• Lara Fabian is the author of most of the lyrics of her songs. She also writes music, but to a lesser extent.
• Lara changed her surname Crokart to Fabian in honor of her maternal uncle. She loved him very much and promised to take his last name. In addition, it is Fabian who sounds beautiful in all European languages, according to the performer herself.
• Until 7 months, the future French-speaking star was called Laura. Remaining under the impression of the American film based on the work of B.L. Pasternak "Doctor of the Living", the mother decided to change the girl's name to Lara, in honor of main character Antipova Larisa Fedorovna.
• Lara Fabian is one of the first performers to dedicate a song to same-sex love. She was inspired to create the composition by a friend who connected her life with a woman. For this work, Lara was both praised and harshly criticized.
• The popular French singer performs songs in Italian, Spanish, English and French. There is also a song in Russian in her repertoire, namely “Love, like a dream” from the work of A.B. Pugacheva.
• The singer dedicated her first record to Daniel Balavoine, a French performer who died in a plane crash. His work inspired the young star and was an example to follow.
• Lara always admires the support and emotional return of her fans. An indicative case of boundless love for the performer occurred at one of the concerts. The melody of the song "Je t" aime sounded, which Lara could not start singing because of the strong emotions associated with the recent loss loved one. The hall began to sing instead of her, changing the main line of the composition "I love you" to "We love you."
• Among her favorite films, Lara names "Schindler's List" and "The Fifth Element". Reading is given to a woman along with "July" by Marie LaBerge and "Simple Charm" by Christian Bobin.
• The international singer is inspired by the work of Barbara Streisand and Maria Callas. She is also familiar with some Russian performers. So, she likes Valeria, Philip Kirkorov. She also calls Zemfira's work interesting.
• In addition to music, Lara Fabian has a passion for cooking. She inherited her passion for this occupation from her grandmother and mother. Especially the woman succeeds in Italian cuisine with its inimitable taste of tiramisu and risotto. Lara also loves red wine, which she allows herself in small quantities due to her musical career.

• As a child, Lare imagined herself the queen of French chanson, the star of rock and roll and Broadway musicals.
• The Italian language, according to the singer, is the most sonorous and melodic.
• Lara is active in charity work. She sends the money collected from concerts for the treatment of children with heart disease. Once the collected funds were even enough to build a hospital.
• To the question: what would you do if not for music, she simply answers - she would devote herself to children.
• The morning of an ardent Sicilian begins with good coffee.
• At one time, Lara even entered the Faculty of Law, where she studied civil law and child criminology, but she did not last long - the music took over.
• Her biggest critic was and still is her father. She is grateful to him for the mean reviews of her concerts and performances. This gives her the opportunity to be herself, and not an arrogant star.
• For 15 years, the singer kept a personal diary.

• In 1996, Lara received the title of "Discovery of the Year" in France, although by this time she was already very popular in Canada.
• In 1999 and 2001, the artist received the World Music Award in the category "Best Selling Performer in the Benelux".
• An angelic voice - this is how music critics speak of Fabian. But it was not always so. When the singer conquered Canadian chats, she had to endure a lot from the press, which literally hated her. After the attacks, she decided to look at the situation from the outside and understand why she offended the journalists so much. According to the singer, there were too many of her, she was too energetic and assertive on stage. After such reflections, Lara began to act more restrained and calm.
• The brightest episode from childhood is associated with the purchase of a turquoise-beige sweater. Little Lara saw him in the store and asked her father to buy the desired thing. But there was no money. Pierre took the guitar and went with his daughter to the Royal Galleries, where they played for the public. The money from a small performance was just enough for a sweater that the woman kept for 20 years.

Best songs

If you ask Lara Fabian's fans which of her songs they like the most, then the following songs will definitely be on the list.

• « Je T "aime". Translated from French, the song means "I love you." This is an exciting, touching and soulful single, from listening to which goosebumps run. The composition is dedicated to Rick Allison.

"Je T" aime (listen)

• « Je Suis Malade". The song was first written for the singer Delilah . Lara covered it in 1995 so sensually that it impressed the composer Serge Lam.
• « Adagio". This lyrical composition was included in the first album released in Canada and fell in love with millions of listeners. It is known to many as Albinoni's Adagio.
• « Immortelle or Immortal. This is Lara's story about a soul that lives forever. The composition is personal. Perhaps that is why the fans were imbued with the song.

"Immortelle" (listen)

• « I Wil Love Again.. The bright dance tune was liked by the fans so much that it held a leading position in the charts for 58 weeks.

"I Wil Love Again" (listen)

Notable duets

In 2007, she performed the song "Un cuore malato" with the famous Italian singer Gigi D'Alessio. The fate of the composition is not surprising, given the vocal abilities of both performers - the top of the chart in Italy. By the way, the father introduced the woman to the work of Gigi, who insisted on listening to his songs.

Lara began her 2008 tour in Greece, where she performed the 1963 song "All Alone Am I" with Marios Frangoulis.

In 2010, the singer released the work "Ensemble". The song is a virtual duet with the father of soul Ray Charles .

At a performance in Moscow in 2010, Lara pleased her fans with songs from the new album "All Women in Me" and a new duet with Igor Krutoy. They performed two songs. But this was not the end of their joint work. Together they release the album "Mademoiselle Zhivago". It included songs in 4 languages ​​and became the basis for a new tour and a musical film of the same name, which includes a series of 12 short stories. The Ukrainian clip maker Alan Badoev worked on the creation of the video sequence. Lara herself liked this kind of work, but the final product was disappointing - the screen image was at odds with who she is.

Turkish singer Mustafa Checheli offered Lara a duet. As a result, the composition "Make Me Yours Tonight" saw the world. A video was filmed for it under the direction of English director Matt M. Ersin.

Lara Fabian about herself, life and work

For those who are not familiar with the work of Lara Fabian, it seems that she achieved success and fame easily and naturally. But it's not. International popularity and recognition is the result of hard and long-term work. A woman compares a singing career with a sports one. She also has to train every day, regardless of the concert workload - to sing, sing and compose in order to always be in shape.

She was always brought up as an ordinary child, without pretensions to musical talent. Mom made sure that her daughter ate well, got enough sleep, and her father was responsible for her development as a person.

Lara is a mixture of emotion and pragmatism. The daughter of a Sicilian and a Belgian inherited the most characteristic features of both nations. She calls herself an incorrigible laugher, an eccentric, wayward and at the same time very disturbing person. There is not a single concert with which she would be completely satisfied. A bright, energetic image hides a vulnerable nature behind it. beautiful woman. Singing for her is an opportunity to assert herself in her eyes and hide her anxiety.

The French-speaking performer says that she found her voice with a characteristic sound only at the age of 35–37. Before that, she experimented, imitated famous singers, and searched for herself. Lara does not limit her repertoire to certain genres. She sings French chanson with recitative rock'n'roll , pop music. In her opinion, a real artist should be able to do everything.

Lara Fabian prefers to live for today and worry less about the future. The reappraisal of values ​​was largely influenced by the tumor and the birth of a daughter.

Films with Lara Fabian

Despite her passion for music, the international singer did not miss the opportunity to participate in the filming of films. She played in the following films:

• "Favorite" (2004). The film is dedicated to the American king of the musical Cole Porter. Soundtracks performed by Lara;
• "Mademoiselle Zhivago" (2011) based on the album of the same name.

In 2000, director Lawrence Jordan directed documentary about popular singer. The tape is called "From Lara with Love".

The singer also starred in serials in which she played herself:

• "Everyone says";
• "Hurry Sunday";
• "The biggest cabaret in the world."

Delicate, touching compositions of the Belgian performer became an adornment of the following films:

Movie	Song
"Snow and fire" / La neige et le feu (1991)	"Laisse-moi rêver"
"Shanghai Connection" (2000)	"Light Of My Life"
"Artificial Intelligence" (2001)	"For Always"
"Final Fantasy" (2001)	"The Dream Within"

The French-speaking performer gained fame in Brazil thanks to songs in popular TV shows:

• "Family Ties" (2000);
• "Clone" (2001);
• "Mistress of Destiny" (2004).

After broadcasting serial films, Lara went on tour in this country.

The whole life of Lara Fabian is reflected in her songs. Thoughts, feelings, experiences… she is not afraid to put them on the notes and share them with her fans, inspiring and giving hope. A deep and sonorous soprano combined with a sincere performance make the singer's work a favorite among millions of people who call her an angel.

Video: listen to Lara Fabian

(1970)

Je time, je time
Comme un fou comme un soldat
Comme une star de cinema
Je time, je time…

Almost everyone heard this piece from the famous song “Je taime” (“The Same One”) and, I think, it did not leave anyone indifferent. No matter how modest Lara Fabian is, refusing to recognize herself as a singer, her songs show that the person who created them is endowed with a huge talent that was 100% realized. Melodious voice together with unimaginable charm make Lara's songs even more brilliant...

Lara Krokar (Fabian, this is a pseudonym) was born in Belgium, in a small town called Etterbeek. This joyful event happened on January 9, 1970, in the family of a former guitarist. From childhood, Lara's father Fabian "instilled" in his daughter a love of music, therefore, it is not surprising that at the age of 8 Lara already visited the Brussels Royal Observatory, where she studied vocals, musical theory and playing the piano. Lara Fabian completed her studies 10 years later.

In 1984, Lara began performing in Brussels clubs, it should be noted that her father helped her - he accompanied her on the guitar. Despite the rather successful performances. Lara doubted whether she had chosen the right vocation for herself, in connection with this, despite the long preparation for a musical career, she entered the Faculty of Law. Fortunately, in 1988 the Eurovision Song Contest 1988 took place, in which Lara Fabian took 4th place, performing the song " Croire". This gave the singer confidence in her abilities, besides, she was noticed by the French labels, and this already said a lot. This was the beginning of the rise of the legend.

After releasing several singles that were not unsuccessful. Lara Fabian decided to leave Europe and went to Canada, to Montreal. The new place fell head over heels in love. Immediately, world recognition came ... but first things first.

Arriving in Canada, Lara set about creating a record label and publishing company, Productions Clandestines. In this difficult matter, Rick Allison helped her - her old good friend. In 1991, Lara Crocar released her first album called "Lara Fabian", which mainly consisted of previously written songs in French. The album immediately fell in love with Canadians, thanks to which the circulation of the album amounted to more than 100,000 copies. Lara's next album came out three years later, it was called " Carpe Diem”, Its circulation amounted to 800 thousand copies, progress was evident. But real international fame came to Lara Fabian after the release of the third album, "Pure", released in 1997. - the French alone bought more than 2 million copies of the disc. After this album, the singer received an offer from Disney to sing Esmeralda's song in the movie The Hunchback of Notre Dame.

In 1999, in Monaco, at the World Music Awards, Lara was awarded the title of Best Selling Actress.

In 2001, the album "Nue" was released, which became a real gift for the French fans of Lara Fabian. The song "Immortelle" once again proved that Fabian is one of the best singers. After this album, Lara took up the creation of the soundtrack, called "Dream Within" for the film "Final Fantasy".

In 2003, Lara tried herself in a new role - she recorded the album "En Toute Intimite", in which the world saw her as a performer of sincere and intimate works. And a year later, Lara Fabian selected songs that raise such topics as: the contradiction of emotions, the paradoxes of love, the inner world of every person, and released the album "A Wonderful Life", the name of which spoke for itself.

Lara Fabian discography

"Lara Fabian" (1991)

"Carpe diem" (1995)

"Pure" (1997)

"Lara Fabian Live 1998" (1998)

"Eponyme" (anglaise version) (1999)

Nue (2001)

"Lara Fabian Live 2002" (2002)

"En toule intimate" (2003)

"A Wonderful Life" (2004)

"9" (Neuf) (2005)

"Un Regard 9" (Live) (2006)

"Toutes les femmesen moi" (2009)

"Every women in me" (2009)

"Mademoiselle Zhivago" (2010)

Lara Fabian is called not just a singer, but a person who touches with her music to the very depths of the soul. Soulful, sincere, extraordinarily gifted Lara Fabian is a singer who is loved in all corners of the globe. Her interesting biography, complicated personal life is of interest to fans.

Carier start

Lara Fabian and her biography, as well as her eventful personal life, are perhaps the most striking example of the fact that turning to one's roots, love for one's language and interest in other cultures gives rise to a unique one, which her work has become.

Lara Fabian - artist, musician, singer, composer, actress. She spent her childhood in Sicily, where her parents lived. In addition to Sicilian blood, Flemish blood also flows in her veins. She inherited her love for music from her father, who played the guitar professionally. In her youth, the girl even performed with him.

Lara early began to show musical abilities. So, in Brussels, she received three awards in music competition, and at the age of 16 she took part in the international music contest Eurovision.

In 1991, Lara moved to Montreal and recorded her debut album, which made her real star. Lara Fabian is known for her romantic, soulful songs. And her biography and personal life confirms that such love, which she sings about, really exists.

For the next three years, she actively toured with concerts in support of the album, thanks to which her popularity increased many times over. The Felix Award she received cemented her success.

In 1994, the second album, called Carpe Diem, was released, which sold out in huge numbers. Lara from a beginner and budding singer becomes a sought-after and popular Anglo-French performer.

In 1997, her popularity in Europe reaches its peak: Lara receives the highest award in the category "Most Popular Album of the Year". However, the European wave of popularity is not enough for her, and Lara Fabian decides to conquer the American one, for which in 2000, after two years of fruitful work, she releases the disc “Adagio”. This album starts new round in Lara's career.

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Career Peak

The English-language album "Adagio" brought Lara worldwide fame. She gives a series of successful concerts, they talk about her in the press, she is invited to popular television programs. To consolidate the global success, the singer goes on a big tour of France, Belgium and Switzerland. In Canada, she is recognized as the best singer performing songs on.

However, Lara Fabian was unable to break into the highest stages of the American musical Olympus, as she did not overtake Celine Dion in popularity. But the biography and personal life of Lara confirms that the main thing is not the charts, but the love of millions of fans around the world.

In 2004, the next album, A wonderful life, was released, but the English-language disc did not repeat the success of the previous ones, so Lara returned to songs in French.

The singer records the following albums mainly in French. However, the disc "Mademoiselle Zhivago", written in collaboration with the Russian, she records in English, Italian and even in Russian.

The last album released in 2017, called Camouflage, she records in English.

According to polls, best songs Lara recognized:

1. "Je T" aime.
2. Je Suis Malade.
3. "Adagio".
4. "Immortelle" or "Immortal".
5. "I Wil Love Again".

Personal life

Lara's personal life has always been under the gun of the press, and therefore is full of rumors, the biggest of which is the death of her husband.

The fact that Lara survived the death of her husband began to be talked about after a very soulful performance of her song-anthem "Je T'aime" in 2002. During the performance of this song, the whole audience began to sing along with Lara, which made her moved and burst into tears.

A video from this concert began to circulate on the Internet with the caption that Lara survived the death of her husband, which is not true.

These rumors arose from Lara's close friendship with a young, very talented singer, Gregory Lemarchal. The career of a young man who was nicknamed the "French Angel" was very short - only 3 years. The terminally ill but unusually gifted young man became Lara's close friends, but there was no other relationship between them. Therefore, the death of a husband or lover is just fiction.

As for his personal life, the first civil marriage with the famous French director Gerard Pullicino gave Lara the long-awaited one, who was named Lou. According to Lara, only after becoming a mother did she realize herself as a woman. However, after seven years of a happy life, the couple decided to leave, but to maintain good relations for the sake of their daughter.

In 2013 Lara started new history love: she married the illusionist Gabriel di Giorgio. And the history of acquaintance, and their relationship, and even the wedding itself, which was very quiet, only for a close circle of people, Lara keeps secret. Because happiness loves silence….

Encyclopedic YouTube

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  Lara Fabian was born on January 9, 1970 in Etterbeek, a suburb of Brussels. Her mother Louise is from Sicily, her father Pierre is Belgian. The first five years Lara lived in Sicily, and only in 1975 her parents settled in Belgium. Lara was 5 years old when her father noticed her vocal abilities. At the age of 8, her parents bought her her first piano, on which she composed her first melodies. At the same time, Fabian began to study at the Brussels Conservatory.

  Lara started her career at the age of 14. Her father was a guitarist and performed with her in music clubs. In parallel, Lara continued her musical studies at the conservatory. She entered competitions. For example, the "Tremplin de la chanson" competition in 1986, which she won. The main prize was the recording of the disc. In 1987, Lara recorded her first 45 "L'Aziza est en pleurs", a tribute to Daniel Balavoine, about whom she said: "Balawoine is an example to follow. A real man who lived without compromise, always making his choice based on his own ideas of honor and not looking back at the opinions of others. A man admired by an entire generation." "L'Aziza est en pleurs" is now a real rarity. In 2003, his copy was sold for 3,000 euros.

  Lara's international career began in 1988 when she represented Luxembourg at the Eurovision Song Contest 88 with the song Croire ("Believe"), where she placed fourth. 45 "Croire" was sold in Europe in the amount of 600 thousand copies and translated into German (Glaub) and English (Trust) languages.

  After the first European success, Lara recorded the second disc "Je sais".

  Canada

  The turning point in her career is without a doubt May 28, 1990, when Lara meets Rick Allison in Brussels. A few months later, they decide to try their luck in Quebec and leave for another continent.

  Meanwhile, Pierre Crockaert, Lara's father, finances her first album, which was released in August 1991. The singles "Le jour ou tu partiras" and "Qui pense a l'amour" sold out instantly. She received a warm welcome at every concert and in 1991 she was nominated for Felix (the equivalent of Victoires de la Musique).

  1994 was marked by the release of the second album "Carpe Diem" in Canada, which went gold two weeks after the release. At the same time, Lara presented her play "Sentiments acoustiques" in 25 cities of Canada. And later the song "Si tu m'aimes" from the same album was performed by Lara herself, only in Portuguese and became the soundtrack to the series "Clone".

  In 1995, at the ADISQ awards (Canadian Recording Association), Lara Fabian received the award for "Best Performer of the Year" and "Best Performance". At this time, Lara Fabian begins to take an active part in charity events. For example, for many years Lara has been helping the association of children with heart disease. She also takes an active part in the Arc-en-Ciel (Rainbow) Association, whose goal is to fulfill the dreams of sick children.

  "Pure" and the conquest of Europe

  Nue

  In the summer of 2001, Lara participated in the recording of two songs for American films. One of them is a duet with Josh Groban "For always", which is the title theme to Steven Spielberg's film "Artificial mind". The second is the animated film "Final Fantasy: Spirits Within".

  On May 28, 2001, the album "Nue" was officially released in Montreal. In connection with the release of the album in Europe on September 5, Lara organized several meetings with fans at the Virgin Megastore in three cities in France - Marseille (from 12 to 13 hours), Lyon (from 16 to 17 hours) and Paris (from 21 to 22 hours). September 28, 2001 in Montreal on the stage of Molson Lara with many other artists participated in charity concert, the proceeds of which went to the needs of the victims of the terrorist attack on September 11 in the United States.

  At the end of 2002, fans were able to see Lara Fabian again on stage in the acoustic performance "En toute intimité", which was released on CD and DVD on October 14, 2003. With this performance, Lara traveled around the cities of France, Switzerland and Belgium. On April 27 and 28, 2004 Lara also performed in Moscow, on the stage of the Moscow International House of Music. On February 27 and 28, 2004, Lara performs at the Wilfrid-Pelletier Hall with the Montreal Symphony Orchestra. In 2004, Lara Fabian made her film debut in De-lovely, a musical drama about the life of composer Cole Porter.

  On June 1, 2004, a new English-language album "A Wonderful Life" is released. On November 18-20, Lara participates in the play Autour de la guitare and on the last evening she sings "J'ai mal a ca", written by J.-F. Lalanne (Jean-Felix Lalanne).

  "nine"

  On February 25, 2005, a new album by Lara Fabian called "9" was released with the first single "La Lettre" written by JF Lalanne.

  From September 2005 to June 2006 Lara toured France. Her show "Un Regard 9" was a huge success. Soon CDs with recordings of the show and a DVD with a video version of the concert were released.

  In June 2007, in a message to fans on her official website, Lara announces that she is pregnant. “This is the most wonderful news I could give you,” she writes. Indeed, the singer repeatedly said in an interview that she would not feel completely happy if she did not become a mother. But, despite the pregnancy, Lara took part in various concerts and TV shows until the birth of her daughter.

  On November 20, 2007, baby Lou was born, named after her mother Lara Louise. The girl's father is the famous French director Gerard Pullicino.

  The next few months Lara was associated with family concerns. But already in the spring of 2008, she is ready to give several big concerts around the world. Lara Fabian's mini-tour began in Greece, where she performed with Marios Frangulis (a famous Greek singer), continued in Russia, where Lara traditionally comes every spring, and ended in Ukraine, which the singer visited for the first time. The concert took place in the Kiev Palace Ukraine, gathered a full hall and received a very warm welcome from the Kiev public.

  "All the women in me"

  In the summer of 2008, Lara begins to prepare a new album. She decides to dedicate it to the women who influenced her life and work. The release date was set for October, but has been pushed back several times. As a result, the long-awaited "TLFM" ("Toutes les femmes en moi" or "All the women in me") saw the world only in May 2009. Sunny and light, it has become a good gift for music lovers on the eve of summer.

  Later - in October 2009 - the album "Every Woman in Me" was released, for which Lara performed songs of her favorite English-speaking singers. She recorded this album exclusively with piano accompaniment.

  In autumn 2010 "Toutes les femmes en moi" was released in Canada. The disc included a version of the song "Nuit magique", which Lara performed with Canadian singer Coral Egan.

  The release of the albums was accompanied by a tour of the cities of Western and Eastern Europe. Including Lara visited Moscow, St. Petersburg, Kyiv and Odessa.

  Speaking in Moscow, the singer presented not only a new album, but also a new duet. Together with Lara, the famous Russian composer Igor Krutoy performed on stage. They performed two songs: "Lou" (which Lara dedicated to her daughter) and "Demain n'existe pas" (translated as "Tomorrow does not exist").

  The show "TLFM font leur show" was later released on DVD.

  "Mademoiselle Zhivago"

  After Lara presented her new tandem to the Moscow public - with the Russian composer Igor Krutoy, their cooperation began to develop and resulted in a whole album, the music for which was written by Igor Krutoy, and the words - traditionally - Lara herself. It includes songs in 4 languages ​​- English, French, Italian and Spanish. And besides, Lara recorded a song in Russian for the first time - she performed "Love, like a dream" from the repertoire

  April 15, 2013 Lara Fabian released a new album called "Le Secret" ("Secret"), it consists of 2 discs and includes 17 songs, including the songs "Mirage" and "Le secret", which were previously performed by Lara Fabian at her acoustic concerts. At the end of February 2013, the first single from the new album was released - "Deux ils, deux elles" ("Two of them, two of them"), and on April 4 - a video for this song, in which the singer's fans took part. Also on the day of the release of the album, Lara held a small presentation concert at the Théâtre de Paris, where songs from The Secret were performed. The world tour in support of the album should start in September 2013 and will include, according to various sources, from 60 to 80 concerts in Belgium, France, Switzerland, the USA (a concert at the famous New York Carnegie Hall) and Russia (Moscow, the Kremlin; Kaliningrad ) and Belarus (Minsk) and Latvia (

  In the 90s, Lara had an affair with an American producer of Russian origin, Walter Afanasiev, with whom they subsequently worked together on most of the compositions for Lara's first English-language album, including the song Broken Vow, the music for which they wrote together, and the text for which was created by Fabian. Their relationship lasted about a year and a half, but ended in parting.

  In the late 1990s, Lara dated famous singer- Patrick Fiori, but their relationship did not last long. In 2000, the couple announced their separation.

  In 2003 during the recording of the show Autour de la guitare Lara met the composer and guitarist Jean-Felix Lallant. Their romance lasted three years.

  In 2005, during the tour, Lara begins a collaboration with the French television director Gerard Pullicino, with whom they worked on recording her first video in 1988. Gerard Pullicino shoots Lara's show Un Regard 9 and becomes the author of several clips for her album 9 . During the tour, it officially becomes known about the relationship with Gerard. In 2007, on her website, Fabian tells her fans that she is pregnant. This long-awaited event - the birth of a daughter - took place on November 20, 2007. The daughter was named Lou in honor of the singer's mother, Louise. However, the family life of Lara Fabian and Gerard Pullicino did not last long. "After 7 years of happy living together”, On November 15, 2012, the singer announced on her official profile on the social network Facebook about parting with Gerard “by mutual agreement”. As with Jean-Félix Lalland, Lara maintained excellent friendships with the father of her only child.

  On June 28, 2013, on her official Facebook profile, Lara announced that she had married the Sicilian illusionist Gabriel Di Giorgio. On the this moment Lara lives in her house in the suburbs of Brussels, in Waterloo, with her husband and daughter. In 2013, they got a dog, Scylla (the Italian version of the nickname is Scilla).

  Voice

  Critics call Lara Fabian's voice "angelic" and classify it as a lyric soprano. Skillfully uses high notes of pop register.