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{{Short description|Belgian and Canadian singer and songwriter (born 1970)}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name              = Lara Fabian
| image             = Lara Fabian (cropped).png
| caption           = Fabian in 2022
| birth_name        = Lara Sophie Katy Crokaert
| birth_date        = {{birth date and age|1970|01|09|df=y}}
| birth_place       = [[Etterbeek]], Belgium
| occupation        = {{flat list|
* Singer
* songwriter
}}
| genre             = {{flat list|
* [[French pop music|French pop]]
* [[pop rock]]
* [[Acoustic music|acoustic]]
* [[dance-pop]]
}}
| years_active      = 1986–present
| spouse            = {{marriage|Gabriel Di Giorgio|2013}}
| label             = {{hlist|[[Polydor Records|Polydor]]|[[Sony Records|Sony]]|[[Universal Music Group|Universal]]|[[Warner Records|Warner]]}}
}}

'''Lara Sophie Katy Crokaert''' ({{IPA|nl-BE|ˈlaːraː ˈkroːkaːrt}}; born 9 January 1970), known professionally as '''Lara Fabian''' ({{IPA|nl-BE|ˈlaːraː ˈfaːbijɑn|lang}}, {{IPA|fr|laʁa fabjɑ̃|lang}}, {{IPA|it|ˈlaːra ˈfaːbjan|lang}}), is a Belgian-born Canadian singer and songwriter. According to her, she has sold over 20 million records worldwide<ref name=legras>{{Cite web|author=Legras, Sophie|url=http://www.lefigaro.fr/musique/2014/01/20/03006-20140120ARTFIG00605-lara-fabian-annule-finalement-sa-tournee.php|website=[[Le Figaro]]|language=fr|title = Lara Fabian annule finalement sa tournée|date = January 20, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ouest-france.fr/medias/video-lara-fabian-regrette-lacharnement-et-la-mechancete-de-yann-barthes-7245b68c-0eda-4a8e-896b-e30f7156ae06|website=[[Ouest France]]|language=fr|title = Lara Fabian regrette " l'acharnement " et " la méchanceté " de Yann Barthès|date = March 19, 2019}}</ref><ref name=fabian-ma>{{Cite web |url=https://www.livemusic.ch/concerts/lara-fabian-ma-vie-dans-la-tienne-le-concert-543 |title=Concert Lara Fabian - Ma Vie dans la Tienne - le Concert|language=fr|access-date=August 7, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160807155608/https://www.livemusic.ch/concerts/lara-fabian-ma-vie-dans-la-tienne-le-concert-543 |archive-date=August 7, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name=fnactickets>{{cite web|url=http://www.fnactickets.com/place-spectacle/manifestation/Variete-et-chanson-francaises-LARA-FABIAN-SFABI.htm |title=LARA FABIAN - P.M.C. - Music/Concerts - STRASBOURG - Variété et chanson françaises - Achat de places, billets, tickets, réservations - Fnac Tickets|language=fr|access-date=August 7, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160625085445/http://www.fnactickets.com/place-spectacle/manifestation/Variete-et-chanson-francaises-LARA-FABIAN-SFABI.htm |archive-date=June 25, 2016 }}</ref><ref name=rtl.be>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rtl.be/belrtl/showcase-exclusif-de-lara-fabian/266.aspx|title=Showcase exclusif de Lara Fabian|language=fr|website=rtl.be}}</ref> and is one of the [[List of best-selling Belgian music artists|best-selling Belgian artists]] of all time.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.ekathimerini.com/225339/article/ekathimerini/whats-on/lara-fabian--athens--may-19|title=Lara Fabian {{!}} Athens {{!}} 19 May |website=Ekathimerini.com|access-date=7 August 2018|language=en}}</ref>

Born in Belgium to a Belgian father and an Italian mother, she moved to [[Quebec]] in 1991 and, since 1995, has held Canadian citizenship alongside her Belgian one.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/fr/article/fabian-lara|title = Fabian, Lara |website=Thecanadianencyclopedia.ca}}</ref> In 2003, she returned to Brussels to be close to her parents in Belgium, and in 2015, she lived in [[Walloon Brabant]] province in Belgium, just outside Brussels.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wawamagazine.com/Lara-Fabian-Sa-vie-dans-le-Brabant-wallon_a1559.html|title=Lara Fabian : Sa vie dans le Brabant wallon|language=fr|website=Wawamagazine.com|access-date=28 March 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.melody.tv/actualite/lara-fabian-plus-jamais-je-naimerai-quelquun-comme-jai-aime-rick-allison|title=Lara Fabian : "Plus jamais je n'aimerai quelqu'un comme j'ai aimé Rick Allison"|language=fr|website=Melody.tv|date=19 July 2018}}</ref> In 2017, she returned permanently to [[Montreal]], Quebec, to be with her family.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Lara Fabian: un premier Noël en famille|url=https://www.pressreader.com/canada/echos-vedettes/20181206/282011853434663|language=fr|via=PressReader|access-date=3 November 2021}}</ref>

== Early life ==
Fabian was born in [[Etterbeek]], [[Brussels]], the only child of Pierre Crokaert, a [[Flemish people|Fleming]], and Maria Luisa Serio, a [[Sicilians|Sicilian]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.purepeople.com/media/luisa-serio-maman-de-lara-fabian-lara_m2437660|title=PHOTOS – Luisa Serio, maman de Lara Fabian. Lara Fabian a dévoilé en exclusivité sur le site du quotidien Le Parisien le témoignage visuel illustrant sa chanson L'Oubli|website=Purepeople.com|access-date=7 August 2018|language=fr}}</ref> She was raised between the Italian city of [[Catania]] and the Belgian town of [[Ruisbroek, Flemish Brabant|Ruisbroek]], speaking Italian as her first language. Fabian's parents recognized her talent early on and enrolled her in the [[Royal Conservatory of Brussels]] when she was eight years old; she studied there for 10 years.<ref name="encyclopedia">{{cite web |last1=Hinchliffe |first1=Sam |title=Lara Fabian Singer, songwriter |url=https://www.encyclopedia.com/people/literature-and-arts/music-popular-and-jazz-biographies/lara-fabian|website=Encyclopedia.com|access-date=22 March 2020}}</ref>

== Career ==
=== 1986–1993: Early music career ===
{{See also|Lara Fabian (1991 album)}}
During the 1980s, Fabian entered a number of European competitions and won several prizes. She released her first single, "L'Aziza est en pleurs" / "Il y avait," in 1986.

In 1988, the [[RTL Télé Lëtzebuerg|RTL TV]] channel in Luxembourg invited Fabian to represent the country at the [[Eurovision Song Contest 1988|33rd Eurovision Song Contest]], held that year in [[Dublin]], Ireland. The song was a composition by Jacques Cardona and Alain Garcia entitled "[[Croire]]" (Believe), which reached a respectable fourth place (while [[Celine Dion]] won the contest representing Switzerland).<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://eurovisionworld.com/eurovision/1988/luxembourg|title=Eurovision 1988 Luxembourg: Lara Fabian – "Croire"|work=Eurovisionworld|access-date=7 August 2018|language=en-US}}</ref> The single became a hit in Europe, selling nearly 500,000 copies.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.tauronarenakrakow.pl/en/news/lara-fabian-in-tauron-arena-krakow/|title=LARA FABIAN IN TAURON ARENA KRAKÓW – TAURON Arena Kraków|date=15 December 2015|work=TAURON Arena Kraków|access-date=7 August 2018|language=en-US}}</ref>

In 1990, Fabian and musical collaborator [[Rick Allison]] moved to [[Montreal]], Quebec, Canada, to embark on a career in North America.<ref name="Keillor2008">{{cite book|author=Elaine Keillor|title=Music in Canada: Capturing Landscape and Diversity|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=P4rf9W02vv0C&pg=PT296|date=18 March 2008|publisher=McGill-Queen's Press – MQUP|isbn=978-0-7735-3391-2|pages=296–}}</ref> They started their own music label and publishing company, Productions Clandestines.

In August 1991, her self-titled French-language debut album, ''[[Lara Fabian (1991 album)|Lara Fabian]]'', was released in Canada and sold over 100,000 copies. The success of upbeat [[dance-pop]] singles such as "Le jour où tu partiras", "Les murs", and "Qui pense à l'amour" gave Fabian radio exposure. She received several nominations at the 1993 ''ADISQ Awards'', and a poll{{by whom|date=May 2017}} published around that time voted her Québec's most promising singer.

=== 1994–1996: Breakthrough album: ''Carpe diem'' ===
{{See also|Carpe diem (Lara Fabian album)}}
Constant touring in [[Québec]] helped Fabian's 1994 album ''[[Carpe diem (Lara Fabian album)|Carpe diem]]'' become her breakthrough album. The album went gold three weeks after its release, and spawned three hit singles: "Tu t'en vas", "Si tu m'aimes", and "Leïla". The following year, the album went double platinum.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://musiccanada.com/gold-platinum/?_gp_search=lara%20fabian|title=Gold Platinum Database (albums)|work=Music Canada |date=24 February 2000 |publisher=[[Music Canada]]|access-date=March 5, 2024}}</ref>

Fabian received two [[Félix Award]]s at the 1995 ADISQ gala: Best Show of The Year and Best Female Singer of The Year (a category that is voted for by the public).

In 1996, [[List of assets owned by Disney#Studio Entertainment|Walt Disney Studios]] hired Fabian as the voice of the character of Esmeralda in the Canadian French version of the animated feature ''[[The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996 film)|The Hunchback of Notre Dame]]''. Disney also included "Que Dieu aide les exclus", Fabian's French version of the song "God Help The Outcasts", on the film's English soundtrack album alongside [[Bette Midler]]'s version.

Since 1996, Lara Fabian has also held Canadian citizenship alongside her original Belgian passport.

=== 1997–1999: Mainstream international success: ''Pure'' and ''Live'' ===
{{See also|Pure (Lara Fabian album)|Live 1999 (Lara Fabian album)}}
After the success of ''Carpe diem'', Fabian signed a contract with the French [[Polydor Records|Polydor]] label for several albums and ''[[Pure (Lara Fabian album)|Pure]]'' was released in June 1997. ''Pure'' sold more than two million copies in France; the album went platinum in less than two weeks, and spawned several hit singles: "Tout", "Je t'aime", "Humana", "Si tu m'aimes", and the anti-[[homophobia]] anthem "La Différence". The album won a [[Félix Award]] for Popular Album of the Year at the 1997 [[ADISQ]] gala and was nominated for two [[Juno Award]]s in the Best Selling French Album category, and for Fabian as Best Female Singer.

In February 1998, Fabian received the Discovery of the Year award during the [[Victoires de la Musique]] Gala. Also in 1998, Polydor released ''[[Carpe diem (Lara Fabian album)|Carpe diem]]'' in Europe. In November 1998, she received the [[Félix Award]] for Artist with the Most Recognition Outside Quebec at the 'ADISQ Gala'. In December, she was named as Revelation of the Year by [[Paris Match]], which put her on its cover to mark this occasion.

In March 1999, Fabian released her first live album, named ''[[Live 1999 (Lara Fabian album)|Live]]'', which debuted at {{abbr|No.|Number}}{{sp}}1 on the French charts. This helped seal an international recording contract with [[Sony]] Music. In May 1999, Fabian was honoured at the ''[[World Music Awards]]'' in Monaco as the best-selling Benelux artist.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.leparisien.fr/culture-loisirs/le-nouveau-triomphe-de-lauryn-hill-07-05-1999-2000611210.php|language=fr|title=Le nouveau triomphe de Lauryn Hill |date=6 May 1999 }}</ref> In July 1999, with over six million records already sold across Europe, Polydor rereleased Fabian's [[Lara Fabian (French album)|self-titled debut album]].

=== 1999–2001: Extension of success to the US and Latin America: ''Lara Fabian'' ===
{{See also|Lara Fabian (1999 album)}}
In the summer of 1999, Fabian recorded her first English-language album, ''[[Lara Fabian (2000)|Lara Fabian]]'', in New York and San Francisco for the Sony label. The songs were written and produced with [[Rick Allison]] and Dave Pickell, [[Walter Afanasieff]], [[Glen Ballard]] and [[Patrick Leonard]].

The album debuted at No.{{sp}}1 on the Billboard 'Heatseekers' album chart, reached No.{{sp}}1 on the French album chart, and was No.{{sp}}2 on the Belgian album chart.  For the Asian version of the album, Fabian collaborated with American-Taiwanese pop star [[Leehom Wang]] on the song "Light of My Life".

The [[dance-pop]] song "[[I Will Love Again]]", her first English single, reached No.{{sp}}1 on the US ''Billboard'' [[Hot Dance Music/Club Play]], and peaked No.{{sp}}32 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]], No.{{sp}}10 [[Adult Contemporary (chart)|Adult Contemporary]], as well as appearing in several international charts. This included the [[UK Singles Chart]], where it peaked at No.{{sp}}63.<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book
| first= David
| last= Roberts
| year= 2006
| title= [[British Hit Singles & Albums]]
| edition= 19th
| publisher= Guinness World Records Limited
| location= London
| isbn= 1-904994-10-5
| page= 192}}</ref> The follow-up ballad, "[[Love By Grace]]", entered the [[Adult Contemporary (chart)|Adult Contemporary]] chart, peaking at No.{{sp}}24. In February 2001, "Love By Grace" became the theme song of the lead couple in the Brazilian soap opera ''[[Laços de Família]]'', broadcast by [[Rede Globo]] in Brazil and Portugal. For several weeks, the song was number 1 on most Brazilian and Portuguese radio stations. The third single, the [[dance-pop]] song "I Am Who I Am", remixed by [[Hex Hector]], did not chart. In Europe, the single "Adagio" charted at No.{{sp}}5 on the French singles chart and No.{{sp}}3 on the Belgian singles chart.

During this period, Fabian recorded songs for several Hollywood motion picture soundtracks, including "The Dream Within" for the ''[[Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within]]'' soundtrack, and "For Always" for the ''[[A.I. (movie)|AI:Artificial Intelligence]]'' soundtrack, which contained both a solo version and a duet with [[Josh Groban]].

=== 2001–2003: ''O Canada 2001'' and return to French roots: ''Nue'', ''Live 2002'' and ''En toute intimité'' ===
{{See also|Nue (Lara Fabian album)|Live 2002 (Lara Fabian album)|En Toute Intimité (Lara Fabian album)}}
''[[Nue (Lara Fabian album)|Nue]]'' (Naked), Fabian's fourth French album, was released in the Fall of 2001 in both Québec and France. ''Nue'' is a documentation of her emotional ride in the years since success of the previous album.  The album reached No.{{sp}}1 in Belgium and No.{{sp}}2 in France but had little impact in Québec. The album was also released in Portugal and reached the top 10 on the album charts during the Fall of 2001.

The first single, released in the summer of 2001, was the anthem "J'y crois encore," which was a top 20 French hit.  Other singles followed, including "Immortelle", "Aimer Déjà," and in 2002 "[[Tu es mon autre]]" (a duet with fellow Belgian, [[Maurane]], which was nominated for song of the year and reached the top 5 in France).

Also in 2001, she collaborated with [[David Foster]] and the [[Vancouver Symphony Orchestra]] to record the Canadian national anthem, ''[[O Canada]]'', in an English version, a French version, and a bilingual (French/English) version, for a promotion of the Government of Canada.

In 2002, Fabian contributed to the ''World Soccer Championship'' CD release, with the song ''World at Your Feet'' written and produced by [[Gary Barlow]].

Towards the end of 2002, Fabian released her second live album, ''[[Live 2002 (Lara Fabian album)|Live 2002]]'', from her latest tour, together with a DVD showcasing concerts recorded in December 2001 in Belgium at the Forest National and at [[Le Zénith]] in Paris.

Her 2003 stint at the Casino de Paris every Monday night consisted of concerts to small audiences, which were released as a live CD and DVD at the end of 2003, under the title ''[[En Toute Intimité (Lara Fabian album)|En toute intimité]]''.

=== 2004: Second English language release: ''A Wonderful Life'' ===
{{See also|A Wonderful Life (Lara Fabian album)}}
In June 2004, Fabian released her second English album, ''[[A Wonderful Life (Lara Fabian album)|A Wonderful Life]]''.

The project was commercially unsuccessful but critically praised.{{citation needed|date=May 2017}} The more organic sound on the album is attributed to the work of French guitarist [[Jean-Félix Lalanne]], and producers [[Desmond Child]], [[Anders Bagge]] and the British team True North (composed of Take That singer [[Gary Barlow]] and [[Elliot John Kennedy]]).  "Review My Kisses", written by Desmond Child, was first recorded by [[LeAnn Rimes]] in 2002 for her album ''Twisted Angel''.

The first single released for radio was "The Last Goodbye" in the US and a number of other countries (except France). In France, the song "No Big Deal" was the first single.  Neither of the songs achieved success and the album was not promoted; and its release was cancelled in the United States.

In Brazil, the song "I Guess I Loved You" achieved moderate success when included on a soap opera entitled "[[Senhora do Destino]]" (Her own Destiny), a well-known Brazilian television series. The song also gained some popularity in Portugal, for the same reason, though it was never officially released or promoted.

In 2004, in the [[MGM]] film ''[[De-Lovely]]'', Fabian performed the numbers "Another Openin', Another Show" (with chorus) and "So in Love" (with [[Mario Frangoulis]]) from the [[Cole Porter]] musical ''[[Kiss Me, Kate]]''.

=== 2005–2006: A new musical direction: ''9'' and ''Un Regard 9'' ===
{{See also|9 (Lara Fabian album)|Un regard 9 Live}}
After a sabbatical in 2004, Fabian returned to the music scene spring of 2005 with her fifth French album, ''[[9 (Lara Fabian album)|9]]''.  The album is performed in a new style, with smoothness, serenity and joy, a departure from the deep, dramatic style of earlier recordings.

''9'' yielded the hit single "La Lettre", a song co-written with her new partner, [[Jean-Félix Lalanne]], with whom she produced the album's 11 tracks.  Other singles released included "Ne lui parlez plus d'elle", "Un Ave Maria", "Il ne manquait que toi" and the gospel-infused "L'homme qui n'avait pas de maison".

In October 2006, Fabian released a CD and DVD of this associated tour, both titled ''[[Un regard 9 Live]]'' and recorded during the concert of 29 March 2006, at [[Le Zénith]] in Paris.  The CD presents 15 live performances and a new song, "Aime", recorded in a studio in [[Montreal]], Quebec.

=== 2006–2007: An Italian collaboration and live concerts in Europe ===
In June 2007 Fabian worked in Rome and Los Angeles to record tracks for her next studio album.

In the meantime, the single "Un cuore malato " (with [[Gigi D'Alessio]]) reached the top of the Italian charts and No.{{sp}}16 in France.

In Los Angeles, Fabian worked with [[Dave Stewart (Eurythmics)|Dave Stewart]] on a multilingual album, reputed to include songs in English, Spanish, French, Italian, and a few other languages.  This album was planned for release in late 2008.{{citation needed|date=June 2022}}

Also in 2007, Fabian was in Québec to perform a two-night concert at the Olympia de Montreal. In October she was a surprise guest at a concert Gigi D'Alessio gave in France at the Olympia in Paris. Soon after, her daughter was born.

=== 2009: Return to the music scene: ''Toutes les femmes en moi'' ===
{{See also|Toutes les femmes en moi}}
A few months after her daughter's birth, Fabian carried out a tour of Ukraine, Russia and Greece.  She also made a few TV appearances (such as 60th Anniversary of Israel where Fabian performed a Hebrew song and duetted with Israeli singer [[Achinoam Nini|Noa]]).

During 2008, Fabian was in Belgium preparing to record a French album with pianist [[Mark Herskowitz]]. The album, ''[[Toutes les femmes en moi]]'', was partly recorded in Montreal, and was released in May 2009. The first single, [[Soleil, Soleil]], is a cover of the [[Nana Mouskouri]] song. The second single was ''Toutes les Femmes en moi'', the only original song on the album.

=== 2010: "Tour Les Femmes Font Leur Show", ''Mademoiselle Zhivago'' ===

Throughout the first half of 2010, Fabian embarked on a European tour of concerts, throughout France, Switzerland, and Belgium, incorporating the main repertoire of her last album ''Toutes Les Femmes En Moi'' along with some classic and fan favorites. She also performed again in Eastern Europe, with a more acoustic set (piano-voice), and included English recordings from the album ''Every Woman in Me''.
In September 2010, she finally released her 2009 album ''Toutes Les Femmes En Moi'' in Québec. She also recorded the album "Nuit Magique" with Canadian singer Coral Egan.

Later in 2010, Fabian released a concept album in Russia and Ukraine called ''[[Mademoiselle Zhivago]]'' which achieved success in Russia.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://lenta.ru/articles/2011/02/05/chart/|title=Имеющие уши Что слушали россияне в 2010 году}}</ref> It features 11 songs in different languages by Russian composer [[Igor Krutoy]]. It features stories about a woman who experiences several lives over the years and centuries. Eleven music videos, one each song, were combined to create a full-length film, produced and directed by Ukrainian film producer [[Alan Badoev]].  The album itself, containing a CD and a DVD, was first released in Ukraine in October 2010 and in Russia in November.

The whole set of songs composed by Fabian with Igor Krutoy is in English, French, Italian, Spanish, and Russian. She first introduced one of these songs in 2009 during the New Wave Festival in Latvia, performing "Demain n'existe pas". Later, in 2010, she returned to that same stage, performing new songs from the already finalized project. She has been promoting this project in both countries both on television and by performing a series of concerts presenting the new songs live to the eastern European public. Fabian was a guest performer on the show of 30 October of the Ukrainian X Factor, singing "Mademoiselle Hyde" and "Demain n'existe pas", taken from the album and also her longtime classic "Adagio".

In 2012, she sang "Ma solitude", a duet with Greek singer [[George Perris]], on his album ''Un Souhait''.

=== 2013: ''Le Secret'' ===
Fabian released her new album ''[[Le Secret (album)|Le Secret]]'' on 15 April 2013, which consists of 17 brand new songs. On the same day of the album release, she showcased her new songs at the [[Théâtre de Paris]]. Her first single is "[[Deux ils, Deux elles]]", released 20 February 2013. The song talks about the love between two men and two women, speaks about tolerance and [[Straight ally|acceptance]] of the [[LGBT community]] – just like her previous song "[[La Différence]]".

=== 2014: "Make Me Yours Tonight" / "Al Götür Beni" ===
Planned tour dates in early 2014 were cancelled and recording delayed while Fabian recovered from ear damage.<ref name=malade>[http://www.leparisien.fr/loisirs-et-spectacles/malade-lara-fabian-annule-la-fin-de-sa-tournee-20-01-2014-3512527.php "Malade, Lara Fabian annule sa tournée"]. Leparisien.fr, 20 January 2014.</ref><ref name=legras/> In August she released a duet with Turkish Artist [[Mustafa Ceceli]]. The title, "Make Me Yours Tonight," written by Anthony James and Yiorgos Bellapaisiotis, was released as an EP in English and Turkish versions ("Al Götür Beni"), as well as in additional "acoustic" versions.

=== 2015: Performer at the 65th Sanremo, ''Essential Lara Fabian'' and ''Greatest Hits Tour 2015'' ===
On 14 December 2014, during L'Arena, broadcast on the Italian channel [[Rai 1]], presenter [[Massimo Giletti]] and guest [[Carlo Conti]] revealed<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.sorrisi.com/musica/i-cantanti-di-sanremo-2015-i-20-concorrenti/|title = Sanremo 2015, i nomi dei 20 artisti in gara al Festival|date = 14 December 2014|access-date = 14 December 2014|website = Sorrisi.com}}</ref> the names of the new performers at the [[Sanremo Music Festival 2015|65th Sanremo Music Festival]]. Fabian was announced as being one of the 20 singers in the "Big" (main) category. It was the second time she has appeared on the [[Teatro Ariston|Ariston]] stage (since [[Sanremo Music Festival 2007|her guest featuring in 2007]] with [[Gigi D'Alessio]]) and the first time as a solo competitor. In several interviews, she dedicated her performance to her mother. Fabian called the song she decided to submit "A hymn to lightness, to enthusiasm".

On the evening show on 10 February 2015, Fabian performed her new single "Voce" for the Italian market.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.rai.tv/dl/RaiTV/programmi/media/ContentItem-a732c361-5206-41d3-a82b-7276147a367f.html|title = Lara Fabian canta "Voce" – Sanremo 2015|date = 10 February 2015|access-date = 10 February 2015|website = Rai.TV}}</ref> It is to be included in a new greatest hits album, ''Essential Lara Fabian,'' specifically released in the country by [[Warner Music Group|Warner Italy]].<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.closermag.fr/people/people-francais/info-closer-lara-fabian-revient-sur-sa-participation-a-san-remo-c-est-un-g-468554|title = LARA FABIAN REVIENT SUR SA PARTICIPATION À SAN REMO : "C'EST UN GRAND CONCOURS COMPLIQUÉ" (INTERVIEW)|date = 17 February 2015|access-date = 17 February 2015|website = closermag.fr|publisher = Mondadori Magazines France|last = Serra|first = Michele}}</ref>

On the evening of 12 February 2015, a visibly moved Fabian sang on the same stage "Sto male",<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.rai.tv/dl/RaiTV/programmi/media/ContentItem-75bbf369-f4ff-428c-9548-27ddfb0c9e75.html|title = Lara Fabian canta Sto male – Sanremo 2015|date = 12 February 2015|access-date = 13 February 2015|website = Rai.TV}}</ref> [[Ornella Vanoni]]'s Italian version<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://video.repubblica.it/dossier/sanremo-2015/sanremo-lara-fabian-canta-sto-male/191873/190826|title = Sanremo, Lara Fabian canta ''Sto male''|date = 13 February 2015|access-date = 13 February 2015|website = video.repubblica.it|publisher = Gruppo Editoriale L'Espresso|url-status = dead|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150213141428/http://video.repubblica.it/dossier/sanremo-2015/sanremo-lara-fabian-canta-sto-male/191873/190826|archive-date = 13 February 2015|df = mdy-all}}</ref> of her already popular rendition of "[[Je suis malade (song)|Je Suis Malade]]". This was the night of the Sanremo sub-competition for cover versions; she eventually lost to [[Nek]] and his "[[:it:Se telefonando/No|Se telefonando]]," formerly popularized by [[Mina (Italian singer)|Mina]].

On the evening of 13 February, she performed  "Voce",<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://video.repubblica.it/dossier/sanremo-2015/sanremo-lara-fabian-voce/192032/190994|title = Sanremo, Lara Fabian: "Voce"|date = 13 February 2015|access-date = 14 February 2015|website = video.repubblica.it|publisher = Gruppo Editoriale L'Espresso|url-status = dead|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150214232049/http://video.repubblica.it/dossier/sanremo-2015/sanremo-lara-fabian-voce/192032/190994|archive-date = 14 February 2015|df = mdy-all}}</ref> once more, before losing the entire competition.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://video.repubblica.it/dossier/sanremo-2015/sanremo-big-eliminati-biggio-mandelli-fabian-raf-tatangelo/192056?video|title = Sanremo, big eliminati: Biggio-Mandelli, Fabian, Raf, Tatangelo|date = 14 February 2015|access-date = 14 February 2015|website = video.repubblica.it|publisher = Gruppo Editoriale L'Espresso}}</ref> She was already pending since the premiere.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.soundsblog.it/post/335154/sanremo-2015-10-febbraio-diretta-streaming-canzoni-ospiti-al-bano-romina-cantanti-big-scaletta-esibizioni|title = Sanremo 2015 prima serata: Grignani, Fabian, Britti, Di Michele e Coruzzi a rischio eliminazione|date = 11 February 2015|access-date = 14 February 2015|website = soundsblog.it|publisher = Canale Blogo Entertainment}}</ref> An article in the local San Remo Festival publication, "Farewell to foreigners at Sanremo", written by Erika Cannoletta, maintained that a lack of meritocracy and obscure political issues backstage had contributed to the reasons that led to the elimination of the artist.  Before this, the Italian audience and press were generally rather cold towards Fabian, especially in relation to her fame in the country. In a fairly scathing and controversial article titled "''Sanremo 2015, who is Lara Fabian? The international star whom nobody ever heard of''",<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.ilfattoquotidiano.it/2015/02/11/sanremo-2015-lara-fabian-star-internazionale-nessuno-mai-sentito/1415172/|title = Sanremo 2015, chi è Lara Fabian? La star internazionale che nessuno ha mai sentito|date = 11 February 2015|access-date = 14 February 2015|website = ilfattoquotidiano.it|publisher = Editoriale il Fatto S.p.A.}}</ref> writer and music critic Michele Monina (of [[Il Fatto Quotidiano]]) questioned the fame, career and quality of the singer, generating a heated debate on its comment section.

On 15 February, she performed one last time on Domenica In, Rai 1, receiving a standing ovation.  The singer will reprise her tour in support of her new release beginning from 21 February 2015, by performing at the [[Menora Mivtachim Arena|Nokia Arena]], [[Tel Aviv]], Israel.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.chartsinfrance.net/communaute/index.php?/topic/47271-lara-fabian-greatest-hits-tour-2015/|title = Lara Fabian "Greatest Hits Tour 2015"|date = 31 January 2013|website = chartsinfrance.net}}</ref>

=== 2015: ''Ma vie dans la tienne'' ===
In November 2015, Lara released her 9th studio album, titled ''Ma vie dans la tienne'' ("My Life In Yours"), consisting of songs she co-wrote and co-composed with David Gategno and Elodie Hesme. The album, which was released under license by Warner Music France, included the singles "Quand je ne chante pas", "Ma vie dans la tienne", "L'oubli" and "Ton désir". The album was certified "Platinum" in France, Gold in Belgium, and has sold over 150,000 copies worldwide.

=== 2016–2018: ''Camouflage'' and world tour ===
[[File:LaraFabianLiveinAthens2018 08.jpg|thumb|Fabian performing in 2018]]
In 2016, Fabian began work on a new English album, her 13th studio album, planned for release in 2017 under the title ''Camouflage'', with a Swedish-American music production team . The album consists of 12 titles and was available for pre-order on 4 August 2017. A first single, "Growing Wings", was released on the same date. The second single of the album was "Choose What You Love Most (And Let It Kill You)." The Camouflage World Tour, produced by her new producer and manager [[Matt Ersin]], started in Miami on 2 February 2018. She toured throughout the world, making 40 appearances, ending the tour in Paris, in June 2018.<ref name=":1" /> During the concert dates in Russia, producer [[Matt Ersin]]'s refusal to exclude the track "La Différence", which depicts images of same-sex couples in the stage visuals, from the show, caused a legal quagmire with the Russian authorities.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lefigaro.fr/musique/on-m-a-menacee-lara-fabian-craint-pour-sa-securite-si-elle-chante-la-difference-en-russie-20190321|language=fr|title=Lara Fabian craint pour sa security si elle chante en Russie |publisher=Le Figaro |date=21 March 2019}}</ref>

=== 2018–2020: ''Papillon & World Tour'' ===
In September 2018, Fabian announced the release of her new single, "[[Papillon (Lara Fabian album)#Singles|Papillon]]". Written by Fabian, [[Moh Denebi]] and [[Sharon Vaughn]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.monafm.fr/news/lara-fabian-annonce-un-nouveau-single-et-un-album-pour-f%C3%A9vrier-2019-7481|language=fr|title=Lara Fabian annonce un nouveau single et un album pour février 2019 – Mona FM|website=Monafm.fr|access-date=22 March 2020}}</ref> The single was released on 5 October 2018. It's the first single from her [[Papillon (Lara Fabian album)|fourteenth album]], also titled Papillon, released on 8 February 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.larafabian.com/bio |title=Larafabian |access-date=28 September 2018 |archive-date=28 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180928161328/https://www.larafabian.com/bio |url-status=dead }}</ref> To support the release of the album, Lara Fabian embarked upon the 50 World Tour with a concert in New York at the Beacon Theatre on 16 September 2019, before moving on to visit over 20 other locations across the USA, Russia and Europe.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |title=Lara Fabian Embarks On '50' World Tour 2019 |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/Lara-Fabian-Embarks-On-50-World-Tour-2019-20190910 |website=[[Broadway World]] |access-date=19 September 2019}}</ref> The tour celebrates her 50th birthday, three decades in the music industry and 14 studio albums. Lara Fabian claims 20 million records sold.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chartsinfrance.net/Lara-Fabian/news-112463.html|title =Lara Fabian, 50 ans et épanouie : elle dresse le bilan de sa carrière "fabuleuse"|date = January 9, 2020|website=chartsinfrance.net|author= Yohann Ruelle}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://la-story.com/2019/09/singer-lara-fabian-heads-out-on-50-world-tour-promoting-new-album-papillon-buy-us-tix-now/|title=Singer Lara Fabian Heads Out on "50" World Tour, Promoting New Album, "Papillon"!|last=Wilson|first=Stevie|date=13 September 2019|website=La-story.com|language=en-US|access-date=8 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://eventseeker.com/artist/2869-lara-fabian|title=Lara Fabian – Artist Profile|website=Eventseeker.com|language=en|access-date=8 January 2020}}</ref> However, according to various media, her official record sales are estimated at 12 million worldwide.<ref name=legras/><ref name=fabian-ma/><ref name=fnactickets/><ref name=rtl.be/><ref>[https://www.ouest-france.fr/culture/people/lara-fabian-regrette-l-acharnement-et-la-mechancete-de-yann-barthes-6268190 Ouest-France], 19 March 2019</ref><ref>[https://www.sudouest.fr/2019/02/17/lara-fabian-sort-son-14e-album-j-ai-toujours-chante-comme-j-en-ai-envie-5828923-4691.php Sud-Ouest], 17 February 2019</ref><ref>[https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2018/04/21/la-renaissance Journal de Montréal], 21 April 2018</ref>

In February 2019, Fabian separated from the management company Odacity and producer/manager Matt Ersin, who managed her career since 2015. Subsequently, she entrusted the coordination of the upcoming "50 World Tour" to the Romanian company "ICT Agency" (International Creative Talents). Payment issues between Fabian and ICT culminated in her cancelling of various concerts.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.romaniajournal.ro/spare-time/lara-fabian-cancelled-show-in-bucharest-over-alleged-non-payment-organizers-deny-to-sue-her/ |title=Lara Fabian cancelled show in Bucharest over alleged non-payment, organizers deny, to sue her |publisher=Romania Journal |date=4 February 2020}}</ref>  The remaining dates of the tour were postponed following the escalation of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].

=== 2020–present: '' Lockdown Sessions '' ===

On 16 December 2020, Lara Fabian discreetly unveiled a collection of 12 experimental musical tracks, the fruit of her introspection and her isolation during the [[COVID-19]] lockdown. ''Lockdown Sessions'' came out in a limited edition without a label, and offers a unique journey of the singer accompanied again by Moh Denebi.

She takes on the role of director of ''[[Star Académie]]'' on TVA in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.qub.ca/tvaplus/tva/star-academie|language=fr|title=Star Académie – TVA – voir les vidéos en rattrapage|access-date=3 November 2021|website=Qub.ca}}</ref>

She has also had occasional roles as an actress, most notably in the 2022 film ''[[Arlette (2022 film)|Arlette]]''.

== Artistry ==
Fabian is a [[soprano]] with a [[vocal range]] that spans three [[octaves]] from [[C (musical note)|C3]] to [[D (musical note)|G5]] in live performances. Beginning 2001–2004, the French media began referring to Fabian as one of the {{lang|fr|grandes voix québécoises}} ("great Quebecois voices") at the centre of contemporary trends in popular music. Other singers grouped in this category included [[Isabelle Boulay]], [[Céline Dion]], [[Natasha St-Pier]], [[Garou (singer)|Garou]], [[Daniel Lavoie]], [[Lynda Lemay]], [[Bruno Pelletier]] and [[Roch Voisine]]. However, the musicologist Catherine Rudent concludes that only Boulay, Dion and St-Pier truly resemble Fabian in répertoire, voice and techniques of interpretation. These singers have in common a style inherited from [[soul music]], in which expressive vocality takes priority over the text, making full use of registers of the chest and head, vocal ornamentation and improvisation.<ref>Catherine Rudent: ''L’analyse musicale des chansons populaires phonographiques. Musique, musicologie et arts de la scène''. Université Paris 4 Paris-Sorbonne, 2010.</ref>

In addition to [[#Personal life|her main languages]], Fabian has also sung in [[Azerbaijani language|Azerbaijani]], [[German language|German]], [[Modern Greek|Greek]], [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]], [[Ecclesiastical Latin|Latin]], [[Mandarin Chinese]], [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]], [[Russian language|Russian]] and [[Turkish language|Turkish]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-05/21/c_137195477.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180526224145/http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-05/21/c_137195477.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 May 2018|title=Belgian singer Lara Fabian enchants fans in Athens performance – Xinhua {{!}} English.news.cn|website=Xinhuanet.com|access-date=7 August 2018}}</ref>

== Writing for other artists ==
Fabian has written for other artists, such as French female singers [[Chimène Badi]], [[Nolwenn Leroy]], and [[Myriam Abel]].  She also composed for [[Daniel Lévi]] and is said to be currently working with a former contestant from "Nouvelle Star 3", Roland. She has often praised the voice and talent of successful female singer [[Amel Bent]], who was also a contestant on that show.
She wrote "Dis-moi comment t'aimer" for Greek singer [[George Perris]] on his album [[Un Souhait]].
"[[Imaginer]]" was originally written in English, under the name '[[Broken Vow]]', by Fabian and songwriter Walter Afanasieff. They rewrote the lyrics especially for [[Jackie Evancho]], in French, for her album ''[[Dream with Me]]''. The original meaning of the song, about a sad love, is completely changed in the French version to describe a dream of a beautiful world without war or hunger. 
She wrote the English lyrics for the song "Your Love", music by Igor Krutoy and interpreted by Dimash Qudaibergen.

== Personal life ==
Fabian is a [[polyglot]]. Raised as a native [[Sicilian language|Sicilian]]{{citation needed|date=August 2020}} and [[Italian language|Italian]] speaker, she also learned [[French language|French]] and some [[Flemish language|Flemish]] while living in Belgium, as well as English and [[Spanish language|Spanish]], which she studied at school.<ref name="encyclopedia"/>

Fabian was in a relationship with [[Rick Allison]], with whom she wrote her greatest hits, for 14 years until their separation in March 2003.<ref>{{Cite web |date=13 August 2022|language=fr|title=La vraie nature (2017) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAEGZJWHr5s&t=1250s |access-date=19 September 2022 |website=YouTube}}</ref>

Fabian was in a relationship with French director, producer, and composer {{ill|Gérard Pullicino|fr||it}} that lasted from 2006 to 2012. They have a daughter together, born in 2007.<ref>{{Cite web |last=C. |first=M. |date=30 May 2022|language=fr|title=Lara Fabian dévoile une rare photo de sa fille Lou, qui a bien changé |trans-title=Lara Fabian reveals a rare photo of her daughter Lou, who has changed a lot |url=https://www.parismatch.com/People/Lara-Fabian-maman-sa-fille-Lou-a-bien-change-1808719 |access-date=19 September 2022 |website=Paris Match}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Lombard |first=Gonzague |date=6 February 2020|language=fr|title=Lara Fabian: Pourquoi sa fille Lou ne deviendra jamais chanteuse |trans-title=Lara Fabian: Why her daughter Lou will never become a singer |url=https://www.purepeople.com/article/lara-fabian-pourquoi-sa-fille-lou-ne-deviendra-jamais-chanteuse_a373556/1 |access-date=19 September 2022 |website=Purepeople}}</ref>

She married Sicilian magician Gabriel Di Giorgio in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://fr.news.yahoo.com/lara-fabian-chanteuse-dit-à-magicien-163241308.html|title=Lara Fabian : La chanteuse a dit oui à son magicien |date=28 June 2013 |language=fr |website=News.yahoo.com |access-date=24 August 2016}}</ref>

== Discography ==
{{Main|Lara Fabian discography}}

*''[[Lara Fabian (1991 album)|Lara Fabian]]'' (1991)
*''[[Carpe diem (Lara Fabian album)|Carpe Diem]]'' (1994)
*''[[Pure (Lara Fabian album)|Pure]]'' (1996)
*''[[Lara Fabian (1999 album)|Lara Fabian]]'' (1999)
*''[[Nue (album)|Nue]]'' (2001)
*''[[A Wonderful Life (Lara Fabian album)|A Wonderful Life]]'' (2004)
*''[[9 (Lara Fabian album)|9]]'' (2005)
*''[[Toutes les femmes en moi]]'' (2009)
*''Every Woman in Me'' (2009)
*''[[Mademoiselle Zhivago]]'' (2010)
*''[[Le Secret (album)|Le Secret]]'' (2013)
*''[[Ma vie dans la tienne]]'' (2015)
*''[[Camouflage (Lara Fabian album)|Camouflage]]'' (2017)
*''[[Papillon (Lara Fabian album)|Papillon]]'' (2019)
*''[[Lockdown Sessions (Lara Fabian album)|Lockdown Sessions]]'' (2020)
*'' Je suis la (2024)

== Tours and residencies ==
*''[[En Toute Intimité]]'' (2003)
*''[[Un regard 9 Live]]'' (2006)
*''Tour Les femmes font leur show'' (2010)
*''Greatest Hits Tour'' (2015)
*''Ma vie dans la tienne Tour'' (2016)
*''Camouflage World Tour'' (2018)
*''50 World Tour'' (2019–2020)
*''The Best of Lara Fabian – World Tour'' (2022)
*''Je T'Aime World Tour'' (2025–2026)

== Awards ==
* '''Etoile Cherie FM Awards'''
**2005 – Best Female Star of the Year
* '''[[Félix Award]]s'''
**1995 – Best Show of the Year – Songwriter/Performer
**1995 – Female Vocalist of the Year
**1997 – Popular Album of the Year – Pure
**1998 – Artist with most Recognition Outside of Quebec
**2000 – Quebec Artist Having Biggest Success in a Language Other Than French
* '''[[IFPI]] Platinum Europe Awards'''
**1999 – Award for Sales Over 2 Million Units
* '''[[NRJ Music Awards]] Nomination'''
**2000 – Francophone Female Artist of the Year
* '''[[Victoires de la Musique]]'''
**1998 – Revelation of the Year
* '''Women to Women Without Borders'''
**2000 – Gold Medal
* '''[[World Music Awards]]'''
**1999 – Best Selling [[Benelux]] Recording Artist of the Year
**2001 – Best Selling Benelux Artist of the Year
* '''[[Juno Award]] Nominations'''
**1996 – Best New Solo Artist of the Year
**1996 – Best Selling Francophone Album of the Year – Carpe Diem
**1998 – Best Female Vocalist of the Year
**1998 – Best Selling Francophone Album of the Year – Pure
**2001 – Best Female Artist
* '''[[SOCAN]] Awards'''
**1995 – Pop/Rock Music – Il suffit d'un éclair
**1996 – Pop/Rock Music – Leila
**1998 – Pop/Rock Music – Humana
**2004 – International Achievement Award<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.socan.ca/about/awards/2004-socan-awards|title=2004 SOCAN AWARDS |date=7 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161007065403/http://www.socan.ca/about/awards/2004-socan-awards |access-date=3 November 2021|archive-date=7 October 2016 }}</ref>

== Bibliography ==
{{cite book |first= Lara |last= Fabian |date=2021|title= Tout - Je passe à table |trans-title= Everything - I go to the table |url= |publisher= Libre Expression  |location= Montréal |isbn=978-2764813485 |quote= |language=fr}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.francetvinfo.fr/replay-radio/le-monde-d-elodie/tout-lara-fabian-se-raconte-dans-un-livre-de-cuisine-autobiographique_5489799.html|title=Tout : Lara Fabian se raconte dans un livre de cuisine autobiographique|website=France TV Info |date=5 December 2022 |access-date=24 December 2022}}</ref>

== See also ==
*[[List of number-one dance hits (United States)]]
*[[List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
{{Commons category}}
* {{Official website|http://www.larafabian.com}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060519055311/http://www.rfimusique.com/siteen/biographie/biographie_6084.asp Biography of Lara Fabian] at the [[Radio France Internationale]] (archived)
* [http://www.last.fm/music/Lara+Fabian Last.fm – Lara Fabian]
* [http://www.ooltra.net/Index.php?a=LaraFabian English translations of Lara Fabian's songs]

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