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
Kalpataru
Lara Fabian Lyrics
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Conduit son ciel au désespoir
Mange des étincelles
Et broie du noir
Et la misère, elle, ne vient pas
De notre terre
Elle est la mère
qu'on assassine
Fragiles éventails nous sommes
Exposés aux vents glacés qui résonnent
Brisés, nos cœurs pèsent une tonne
Jamais heureux, jamais
Assez
Quand dans nos audaces
Se glissera un peu d'amour
Nous verrons la trace
De meilleurs jours
Quand dans nos prières
Il y aura le vœu sincère
De ne plus enfanter
de guerre
D'immenses flammes s'élèveront
Miroir de nos âmes gardiennes du son
Nos dernières larmes couleront
Heureux à jamais, heureux
Libérer de la vie sans sens
Animer sa présence
Anahata, ananda, amrita,
Anahata, kalpataru
Anahata, ananda, amrita,
Anahata, kalpataru
D'immenses flammes s'élèveront
Miroir de nos âmes gardiennes du son
Nos dernières larmes couleront
Heureux à jamais, heureux
Anahata, ananda, amrita
The song "Kalpataru" opens with the line "L'homme traîne ses peines" (Man drags his burdens), lamenting about the despair and darkness that plagues him. The lines that follow describe the feeling of hopelessness that surrounds the singer, exacerbated by the fact that misery seems to be a result of not only humanity's actions, but also its ignorance towards the natural world. The scattered references to love and peace serve as a beacon of hope amidst the overwhelming bleakness that pervades the song.
The chorus, which repeatedly chants "Anahata, ananda, amrita, Kalpataru," refers to the Hindu chakra system, specifically the fourth chakra, Anahata, which is associated with love and harmony. Kalpataru is a wish-granting tree in Hindu mythology, symbolizing the abundance of life and the fulfillment of desire. The song creates a sense of longing for these ideals, and the belief that they can be attained through a profound connection to the self and the world around us.
Overall, "Kalpataru" is a deeply introspective song that grapples with the human tendency towards darkness and seeks to illuminate a path towards healing and renewal.
Line by Line Meaning
L'homme traîne ses peines,
The man carries his burdens,
Conduit son ciel au désespoir
Leading his own heaven to despair
Mange des étincelles
Feeds on sparks
Et broie du noir
And crushes blackness
Et la misère, elle, ne vient pas
And misery, she never comes
De notre terre
From our land
Elle est la mère
She is the mother
qu'on assassine
That we assassinate
Fragiles éventails nous sommes
Fragile fans we are
Exposés aux vents glacés qui résonnent
Exposed to the icy winds that resonate
Brisés, nos cœurs pèsent une tonne
Broken, our hearts weigh a ton
Jamais heureux, jamais
Never happy, never
Assez
Enough
Quand dans nos audaces
When in our audacity
Se glissera un peu d'amour
Will come a little love
Nous verrons la trace
We will see the trace
De meilleurs jours
Of better days
Quand dans nos prières
When in our prayers
Il y aura le vœu sincère
There will be a sincere wish
De ne plus enfanter
To no longer give birth
de guerre
To war
D'immenses flammes s'élèveront
Immense flames will rise
Miroir de nos âmes gardiennes du son
Mirrors of our sound-guardian souls
Nos dernières larmes couleront
Our last tears will flow
Heureux à jamais, heureux
Happy forever, happy
Libérer de la vie sans sens
Free from senseless life
Animer sa présence
Animate one's presence
Anahata, ananda, amrita,
Anahata, ananda, amrita,
Anahata, kalpataru
Anahata, kalpataru
Anahata, ananda, amrita,
Anahata, ananda, amrita,
Anahata, kalpataru
Anahata, kalpataru
D'immenses flammes s'élèveront
Immense flames will rise
Miroir de nos âmes gardiennes du son
Mirrors of our sound-guardian souls
Nos dernières larmes couleront
Our last tears will flow
Heureux à jamais, heureux
Happy forever, happy
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: GREGG MANGIAFICO, JANEY CLEWER, LARA FABIAN
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Adel García Morales
Con reminiscencias de oriente, una canción hermosa y con la voz de Lara se hace la magia
Rama BAKHOUM
Ma préférée de l'album. Elle m'empoooorte
Lemmy 1916
@Enki Tree 🇨🇵 🙏🙏🙏🙏✊✊✊
Enki Tree 🇨🇵
oui mais, est-il vraiment possible d'avoir une préférence, tant cet album intimiste de Lara est en réalité un chef d'œuvre, trop méconnu.
Paola Lilla
Favolosa, magica Musica!
Supriya Halder
Amazing
Yakup Öndeş
👍🎶❣️💐🧿👏🌍
Katarina Stanojcic
BLows me away. Incredible, I'm speechless.
Th67 BT
Lara nous livre,un voyage,tout simplement,avec cette chanson
Angie Guerreiro Reinaudo 😜
on est bien mieux seuls Lara l'avait comprit ☮️