Three years after the release of her first album, which went gold and platinum, she released her second album, Carpe Diem, which launched the career of this singer-songwriter in French-speaking countries, especially in Quebec. Within three weeks, the album went gold. She then took her music on tour, performing to over 150,000 admirers, while her album went three times platinum. She was especially appreciated by the Canadian public and music industry. In 1995, she was awarded two Félix awards by Quebec's association of recording artists (ADISQ), namely Best Female Vocalist of the year (by popular vote), and Best Live Performance of the year.
Then, things began to pick up!
In 1996, Walt Disney Studios immortalized Lara's voice. In addition to incarnating Esmeralda, the heroine of the animated feature The Hunchback of Notre Dame, she sang the theme song ("Que Dieu aide les exclus") on the film's soundtrack.
In October, her third album "Pure" went platinum in less than two weeks. Thanks to this album, she won the 1997 Félix for Album of the Year. The same year, "Pure" was launched in France where over two million albums were sold within two years. Thanks to this resounding success, which eloquently expressed the affection of her loving and faithful fans, Lara was awarded the prize for New Artist of the Year at the prestigious French gala Les Victoires de la Musique. This was in February 1998, a few months before the concert tour in several French cities that led to the recording of an album (Lara Fabian Live) in March 1999 which went platinum a few months later. Lara Fabian was praised by music lovers and critics alike...
In addition to receiving the Félix for Quebec Artist Having the Most Impact Outside Quebec, she was voted Personality of the Year by the magazine Paris Match, which featured her on its front cover. While her fame grew, she was honored at the World Music Awards for Best Selling Artist for "Pure". Between appearances in Europe, Lara often returned to New York City and San Francisco to record her first album in English. She wrote or co-wrote most of the songs, working with Rick Allison and producers Walter Afanasieff (Mariah Carey), Pat Leonard (Madonna), Sam Watters (ex-Color Me Badd) and Brian Rawling (Cher's "I Believe").
Produced by Sony Records, the self-titled album was launched in May 2000 on America's most popular morning television show, NBC's Today Show. Invitations poured in, and Lara Fabian appeared on The Tonight Show, The View, Access Hollywood, Craig Kilborn, Entertainment Tonight...
The album's first excerpt, I will Love Again, hit No. 1 on the Billboard Dance Music charts and settled in for 58 weeks! Thanks to this resounding success, she received the Félix for Quebec Artist Having the Most Impact in a Language other than French. The songs on the album thrilled audiences worldwide.
In February 2001, Love By Grace became the theme song of the lead couple in the Brazilian soap opera Laços de Familia, broadcast by TV Globo for millions of viewers in Brazil and Portugal. For several weeks, the song was number 1 on most Brazilian and Portuguese radio stations. Love by Grace generated an incredible frenzy around the artist… You just don't top the billboards of Portuguese speaking countries everyday!
After From Lara with Love, her first American TV special broadcast by PBS, the singer-songwriter participated in the very popular WTKU New York radio special, Miracle on 34th Street, where many popular artists appeared, including Michael Jackson, Christina Aguilera, Marc Anthony, Ricky Martin and Toni Braxton.
Shortly after, when her self-titled English-language album was released in Asia, Lara scored a number one hit on the Taiwanese top ten, a great moment for the artist. Many were particularly impressed with the song Light of my Life (found only on the Asian edition of the album), which she interpreted with Lee-Hom, Asia's top male Chinese-speaking vocalist. This song was included in the movie feature China Strike Force, starring newcomer Lee-Horn along with Aaron Kwok, a box-office idol throughout Asia.
Eagerly awaited in several cities throughout the world, Lara has brilliantly dealt with her growing popularity by frequently appearing abroad. The artist has performed in several European and American capitals, and has enjoyed every minute of her travels. Solid gold in Canada, Germany, Switzerland and Norway, Lara Fabian went platinum in Belgium, Brazil and France and triple platinum in Portugal. She enjoyed the longest number 1 run on Billboard's Heatseeker Chart in 2000.
Last May, Lara was awarded yet another prize at the World Music Awards in Monaco, where she sang Adagio. She also returned to New York and Los Angeles to lend her voice to the original soundtracks of two long-awaited international super productions in July 2001: She interpreted the song The Dreams Within, featured in the movie Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within, as well as For Always, the vocal version of the title song of A.I., Steven Spielberg's latest feature.
In addition to a new French-language album in September 2001, Lara Fabian launched the first single on her new album in May, "J'y crois encore", which can be heard on radio stations in Quebec and Europe.
From France to Brazil, in Italy, Belgium, Norway, Switzerland, Germany, Portugal, Japan and the United States, Lara Fabian has established her reputation as a determined singer-songwriter. Barely 10 years after the release of her first album, Lara has conquered the hearts of millions of fans throughout the world, whose fervor is equaled only by their affection for this talented and authentic artist. Eight million records sold worldwide to this day testify to her achievement.
Her best-selling European DVD and CD, En Toute Intimité, released in October 2003, was an intimate, acoustic piano-based collection showcasing Ms. Fabian performing songs in English, Italian and French.
After En Toute Intimité Lara Fabian released her 2nd English language album called "A wonderful life". Lara Fabian's latest release is an album in the French language with the title "Toutes Les Femmes en Moi", released in May 2009.
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 has sold over 800.000 copies in Russia. 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.
2020–present: Lockdown Sessions
On December 16, 2020, Lara Fabian discreetly unveiled a collection of 12 experimental musical tracks, the fruit of her introspection and her isolation during confinement. Lockdown Sessions came out in a limited edition without a label, and offers a unique journey of the singer accompanied again by Moh Denebi.
Fabian is a full lyric soprano with a vocal range that spans three octaves from C3 to G5 in live performances.
She is multilingual, she speaks Italian, French, Spanish, Sicilian, English and some Flemish.[citation needed] She has also sung in Azerbaijani, German, Greek, Hebrew, Mandarin Chinese, Portuguese, Russian, and Turkish
Je t'aime encore
Lara Fabian Lyrics
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D'autres façons de se quitter
Quelques éclats de verre
Auraient peut-être pu nous aider
Dans ce silence amer
J'ai décidé de pardonner
Les erreurs qu'on peut faire
A trop s'aimer
D'accord, la petite fille
En moi souvent te réclamait
Presque comme une mère
Tu me bordais, me protégeais
Je t'ai volé ce sang
Qu'on aurait pas dû partager
A bout de mots, de rêves
Je vais crier
Je t'aime, je t'aime
Comme un fou, comme un soldat
Comme une star de cinéma
Je t'aime, je t'aime
Comme un loup, comme un roi
Comme un homme que je ne suis pas
Tu vois, je t'aime comme ça
D'accord je t'ai confié
Tous mes sourires, tous mes secrets
Même ceux dont seul un frère
Est le gardien inavoué
Dans cette maison de pierre
Satan nous regardait danser
J'ai tant voulu la guerre
De corps qui se faisaient la paix
Je t'aime, je t'aime
Comme un fou, comme un soldat
Comme une star de cinéma
Je t'aime, je t'aime
Comme un loup, comme un roi
Comme un homme que je ne suis pas
Tu vois, je t'aime comme ça
Je t'aime, je t'aime
Comme un fou, comme un soldat
Comme une star de cinéma
Je t'aime, je t'aime, je t'aime, je t'aime, je t'aime, je t'aime
Comme un loup, comme un roi
Comme un homme que je ne suis pas
Tu vois, je t'aime comme ça
Tu vois, je t'aime comme ça
In Lara Fabian's song, "Je t'aime encore", the singer reflects on a past relationship and the lingering feelings she holds for her former lover. The song starts off by acknowledging that while there were other ways to end the relationship, the two chose to part ways in silence, leaving her with bitterness. Despite this, she decides to forgive the mistakes they made in their relationship due to their intense love for each other.
The second verse speaks to the dynamic the two had in their relationship, where Lara Fabian refers to her partner as a protector and a motherly figure. However, she also takes responsibility for her actions, confessing to having taken advantage of their relationship by borrowing from them more than she should have. She also reveals that there were moments where she desired conflict instead of peace in their relationship.
The chorus of the song is where the singer truly expresses the depth of her love for her past lover, reaching levels of intensity equal to that of a madman, soldier, and even a movie star. She continues to compare her love to animals like a wolf and a king, and even a man that she is not. Despite these comparisons, she declares that she loves them just as they are.
Overall, the song portrays a complicated love story that demonstrates the complexity of human emotions and the challenges that come with navigating relationships.
Line by Line Meaning
D'accord, il existait
Okay, there were other ways to break up
D'autres façons de se quitter
Different ways to say goodbye
Quelques éclats de verre
A few shattered pieces of glass
Auraient peut-être pu nous aider
Could have maybe helped us
Dans ce silence amer
In this bitter silence
J'ai décidé de pardonner
I decided to forgive
Les erreurs qu'on peut faire
The mistakes that we can make
A trop s'aimer
From loving too much
D'accord, la petite fille
Okay, the little girl
En moi souvent te réclamait
Within me often requested you
Presque comme une mère
Almost like a mother
Tu me bordais, me protégeais
You tucked me in, protected me
Je t'ai volé ce sang
I stole your blood
Qu'on aurait pas dû partager
That we shouldn't have shared
A bout de mots, de rêves
Words and dreams exhausted
Je vais crier
I'm going to scream
Je t'aime, je t'aime
I love you, I love you
Comme un fou, comme un soldat
Like a madman, like a soldier
Comme une star de cinéma
Like a movie star
Comme un loup, comme un roi
Like a wolf, like a king
Comme un homme que je ne suis pas
Like a man that I am not
Tu vois, je t'aime comme ça
You see, I love you like this
D'accord je t'ai confié
Okay, I entrusted you
Tous mes sourires, tous mes secrets
All my smiles, all my secrets
Même ceux dont seul un frère
Even the ones only a brother
Est le gardien inavoué
Is the unspoken keeper
Dans cette maison de pierre
In this stone house
Satan nous regardait danser
Satan watched us dance
J'ai tant voulu la guerre
I wanted the war so much
De corps qui se faisaient la paix
Of bodies making peace
Je t'aime, je t'aime
I love you, I love you
Comme un fou, comme un soldat
Like a madman, like a soldier
Comme une star de cinéma
Like a movie star
Comme un loup, comme un roi
Like a wolf, like a king
Comme un homme que je ne suis pas
Like a man that I am not
Tu vois, je t'aime comme ça
You see, I love you like this
Je t'aime, je t'aime, je t'aime, je t'aime, je t'aime, je t'aime
I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you
Comme un loup, comme un roi
Like a wolf, like a king
Comme un homme que je ne suis pas
Like a man that I am not
Tu vois, je t'aime comme ça
You see, I love you like this
Lyrics © SONY ATV MUSIC PUBLISHING, LES EDITIONS CHARLOT
Written by: LARA FABIAN, RICK ALLISON
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Ángel Sáenz
Je adore cette chanson 😭❤️
Merci Lara 😘
Susan Wenner
Beautiful song from this talented artist.
Thank you doing this.
Nathália
Great video, incredible song 😍
Thank you so much❣🇧🇷
Marie Davin
Magnifique, vraie, merveilleuse Lara, 💖💖💖💖💖
Marie Christine Juge
Cette chanson elle est merveilleuse merci beaucoup Lara avec votre voix incroyable je suis toujours votre Fan ♥️♥️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Deema Al-Jawamis
My heart 😢
Mariam Cana Lopez
C'est magnifique💞incomparable belle quality supréme, grande voix Lara l'interprétation atteint votre áme❤️💘💋🎼🎵🎶
Frank Birch
Lovely video and good to see the translation. Thank you!
Salma (The Love System)
Thank you so much. Another lovely clip.
I just think that the translation may need some correction at the end; I think she says "I would keep this victory scilent", "I would pray to forget..." Instead of "I will...". It's more consistent with the rest of the lyrics as she is talking about staying on this love while she could have tried to forget it (but she didn't want to). However, I'm not completely sure as French is not my first language :)
Mohammed M
It is I would ,you are right