Lara Fabian has a unique voice, her songs are recognized from the first notes, and the most famous is “Je T'aime”. The repertoire includes compositions in English, French, Italian, Spanish and Russian.
Lara Fabian is considered a Canadian citizen, but she is of Belgian descent. The owner of an excellent soprano with a range of 2, 5 octaves has managed to sell more than 10 million albums worldwide.
Childhood
The famous singer was born on January 9, 1970 in Belgium, but spent the first 5 years of her life in Sicily. The girl's parents performed as a duet in bars: her father played the guitar and her mother sang. When the girl was 6 years old, she was bought a piano and enrolled in a music school. And at the age of 8 she entered the Royal Conservatory and studied there for 10 years.
The first performance on stage took place at the age of 14, then Lara was supported by her dad. And after 2 years she became the winner of the famous Tramplin competition. After another 2 years, Fabian represents Luxembourg at Eurovision and takes 4th place, and her song "Croire" is sung by the whole of Europe.
Moving to Canada and worldwide recognition
Lara released 2 albums in Belgium, but moved to Canada in 1990. This decision was difficult for the singer, but she traveled to another continent not only for fame, but also for love. The relationship with producer Rick Ellison developed rapidly, but did not last long.
With the support of her father, the singer is releasing a new album in Canada. Several compositions immediately become world hits, and Lara is nominated for the prestigious Felix award. After that, the artist records the album "Carpe Diem" and the soundtrack for the famous TV series "Clone". In 1995, Lara received Canadian citizenship and an award from the Canadian Recording Association for Best Female Artist of the Year.
Return to Europe and a new stage in creativity
In 1996, Lara Fabian released her third album, for which she received her first European disc. The album "Pure" goes platinum in Canada and double platinum in Europe and receives the highest points from respected critics. And in 1997, Lara signed a contract with Sony Music and recorded the first English-language album "Live", and then "Lara Fabian". This is how the artist's creative work in Europe begins. The following albums of the singer were also successful, and the main recorded single was "La Lettre", its author was Jean-Felix Lalanne.
Now Lara Fabian has 4 live and 13 studio albums, she sings in 5 languages: French, Spanish, English, Russian and Italian.
Lara Fabian and Russia
In Russia, the star has many fans, and this is not surprising. In 2010, Lara released the disc "Mademoiselle Zhivago", and composer Igor Krutoy helps the singer in creating the album. Fans heard songs in different languages, including Russian. After that, she gives concerts in Russia, Belarus and Ukraine, sings a duet with Dmitry Hvorostovsky.
Personal life
The singer's first serious relationship was with Rick Ellison, a producer, for whom she went to Canada. The couple broke up after 6 years, but their joint creative activity continued until 2004. After breaking up with Eric, Lara had a romantic relationship with producer Walter Afanasieff, singer Patrick Fiori and guitarist Jean-Felix Lalanne.
The singer had a warm relationship with Gregory Lemarshal, many of their entourage were sure that the young people had an affair. But this is not so, they were friends and kindred people. In 2007, Gregory died, Lara was very upset about the loss of a friend.
Lara's only daughter Fabian was born in a civil marriage with TV director Gerrard Pullicino. The marriage broke up in 2012, but the former spouses managed to maintain a warm relationship. And in 2013, Lara announced that she was married. Her husband is the famous illusionist Gabriel Di Giorgio.
Now the singer lives with her family in the suburbs of Brussels and pleases her fans with new songs and solo concerts.
