Lara Fabian's soulful voice is honey for the ears of connoisseurs of good music. Her soprano has won millions of hearts around the world. Moreover, this beautiful woman can please even the most demanding fans and sing in five different languages.
Childhood and youth
Lara Fabian was born on January 9, 1970 in the small Belgian commune of Eterbeck. Lara's real name is Crocard. At what stage of her life she took the pseudonym "Fabian" is unknown. But I must say that "Fabian" is a derivative of her uncle Fabian.
The girl was the only child in the family. Her mother is a native of Italy, so after the birth of her daughter, the family lived in Sicily for another 5 years. Lara's father is Belgian by birth and a guitarist by vocation. It was he who instilled in his daughter a love of music and very soon noticed Lara's first successes in this art form. Then he decided that such a talent should not be buried, and enrolled the girl in a music school. When Fabian was 8 years old, her parents bought her the first musical instrument in her life - a piano. Lara learned to write her first songs on it.
From the age of 14, the girl began performing with her father on the same site. Then these were small music clubs, but it was there that the girl fascinated all listeners with her wonderful voice. At that time, she was already in full swing at the Brussels Conservatory.
A career in music
The experience of chamber performances and excellent studies - all this two years later helped her to win the big competition "Song Trampoline". The main prize for winning this competition was the recording of his own disc. Thus, in 1987, when Lara was 17 years old, her first disc called "Aziza is crying" was released. Looking ahead, it is worth saying that this one-off copy was sold at auction in 2003 for 3000 euros.
Already at the age of 18, the girl goes to the international Eurovision-1988 contest, where she represents Luxembourg. She lacks two points to enter the top three. By the way, the first place was then taken by Celine Dion, representing Switzerland.
However, everyone liked the song with which the young Belgian singer performed so much that 600 thousand copies of the gramophone record with this composition instantly sold throughout Europe.
For new successes in her career, Lara Fabian resolutely went to Canada. It was 1990 when she met a Canadian singer of Belgian origin, Rick Ellison, in a new country. In Canada, the singer is working on the recording of her first album, the release of which her father is helping to finance. As a result, in 1991, Fabian's debut disc entitled "Lara Fabian" was released. With the release of the album, the artist becomes popular throughout Canada, and her concerts are gathering full houses.
She became truly famous all over the world only in 1996, when the world heard her third album called “Pure”. In the same year, Fabian received Canadian citizenship.
Despite the worldwide success and hard work, the singer failed to conquer America. The fact is that in the States she was constantly compared with another famous performer - Celine Dion. However, one way or another, Lara Fabian was still able to penetrate the souls of millions of people around the world.
The discography of the Belgian singer has 13 albums, the last of which was released in 2017.
Personal life
We can say that the performer's personal life has always kept pace with her creative career. Her first lover was the same Canadian Rick Ellison, with whom she recorded several of her albums. The union lasted 6 years, and the breakup was very difficult for both. This mood certainly affected the singer's creativity. In her songs, she shared her feelings about this long love.
Then in her life was the director Gherrard Pullicino, who for 5 years did not become her husband. In 2007, the couple had a daughter.
In 2013, Lara became the official wife of an illusionist from Italy Gabriel Di Giorgio, with whom she still lives near the Belgian capital.
