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Lara Fabian
Lara Sophie Katy Crokaert, known professionally as Lara Fabian, is a Belgian and Canadian singer and songwriter. Having sold over 12 million records worldwide, she is one of the best-selling Belgian artists of all time.
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entertainment · Belgian-Italian and Canadian singer and songwriter (born 1970) · singer · songwriter · actor · musician · also Lara Fabian, Lara Crokaert, Lara Sophie Katy Crokaert, Fabian
Born 9 January 1970 · Q192655
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2026· 2 entries
Published video “Lara Fabian - Je veux danser (Lyrics Vidéo)”.
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2025· 2 entries
Published video “Lara Fabian - Je suis de toi (Making Of)”.
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Published video “Lara Fabian - Je suis de toi (Clip officiel)”.
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2024· 6 entries
Released album “Je suis là”.
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Published video “Lara Fabian - Je suis de toi (Lyrics Vidéo)”.
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Published video “Lara Fabian - Je t'ai cherché (Lyrics Vidéo)”.
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Published video “Lara Fabian - Ta peine (Lyrics video)”.
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Published video “Lara Fabian - Ta peine (Clip officiel)”.
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Published video “Lara Fabian - Ta peine (Making of)”.
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2022· 1 entry
Released album “The Best of Live World Tour 2022”.
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2021· 1 entry
Released album “Lockdown Sessions”.
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2020· 2 entries
Published video “Lara Fabian - Par Amour (Live piano-voix)”.
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Published video “Lara Fabian – NOS CŒURS À LA FENÊTRE (Official video)”.
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2019· 2 entries
popcrush: Lara Fabian Celebrates 20th Anniversary of ‘Timeless’ Dance Hit ‘I Will Love Again’
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Released album “Papillon”.
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2017· 2 entries
Released album “Camouflage”.
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Returned permanently to Montreal, Quebec, to be with her family
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2016· 3 entries
Eurovision News%2c Polls and Information by ESCToday: Luxembourg: Lara Fabian is Mademoiselle Zhivago
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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
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Released album “Les Duos”.
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2015· 3 entries
Released album “Ma vie dans la tienne”.
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Released album “Essential”.
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Released album “Selection”.
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2013· 1 entry
Released album “Le Secret”.
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2012· 2 entries
Eurovision News%2c Polls and Information by ESCToday: Lara Fabian : “It's magical and dangerous at the same time”
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Sang "Ma solitude", a duet with Greek singer George Perris, on his album Un Souhait
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2011· 1 entry
Released album “Je me souviens”.
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2010· 6 entries
Released album “Best Of”.
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Released album “Mademoiselle Zhivago”.
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Released album “Toutes Les Femmes En Moi Font Leur Show”.
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Returned to that same stage, performing new songs from the already finalized project
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Fabian released a concept album in Russia and Ukraine called Mademoiselle Zhivago which achieved success in Russia
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Released album “Greatest Hits”.
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2009· 3 entries
Released album “Every Woman in Me”.
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Released album “Toutes les femmes en moi”.
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During the New Wave Festival in Latvia, performing "Demain n'existe pas"
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2007· 2 entries
With Gigi D'Alessio) and the first time as a solo competitor
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Fabian was in Québec to perform a two-night concert at the Olympia de Montreal
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2006· 2 entries
Released album “Un regard 9 live”.
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Fabian was in a relationship with French director, producer, and composer Gérard Pullicino that lasted from 2006 to 2012.
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2005· 1 entry
Released album “9”.
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2004· 4 entries
Released album “A Wonderful Life”.
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Released album “Lara Fabian Collection LongBox”.
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Fabian returned to the music scene spring of 2005 with her fifth French album, 9
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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
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2003· 2 entries
Released album “En toute intimité”.
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To be close to her parents in Belgium, and in 2015, she lived in Walloon Brabant province in Belgium, just outside Brussels
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2002· 3 entries
Released album “Live”.
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Fabian contributed to the World Soccer Championship CD release, with the song World at Your Feet written and produced by Gary Barlow
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"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)
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2001· 2 entries
Released album “Nue”.
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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
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2000· 1 entry
Released album “From Lara With Love”.
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1998· 2 entries
Awarded Victory of revelation (1998).
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Released album “De la révélation… à la consécration”.
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1996· 2 entries
Released album “Pure”.
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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
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1994· 1 entry
Released album “Carpe Diem”.
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1991· 1 entry
Released album “Lara Fabian”.
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1990· 2 entries
Fabian and musical collaborator Rick Allison moved to Montreal, Quebec, Canada, to embark on a career in North America
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And, since 1995, has held Canadian citizenship alongside her Belgian one
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1988· 1 entry
The RTL TV channel in Luxembourg invited Fabian to represent the country at the 33rd Eurovision Song Contest, held that year in Dublin, Ireland
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1970· 1 entry
Born 1970-01-09.
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