At the age of 14, the Belgian-Italian Lara Fabian was unknowingly setting t… Read Full Bio ↴At the age of 14, the Belgian-Italian Lara Fabian was unknowingly setting the stage for an impressive international career by singing in Brussels's clubs. A few years later, after winning many European contests and gaining some popularity, she launched her first single, followed by her first self-titled album...
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
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
Papillon
Lara Fabian Lyrics
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Quelqu'un m'entendra-t-il
Si je ne dis plus un mot
Quelqu'un me verra-t-il
Si je disparaissais
Je sais, je sais
J'aurais pu être un papillon
J'aurais vécu une unique journée
Je vole, volerais
M'habillerais de lumière
Je me cache, cacherais
De la pluie et du vent
Je regarderais la Terre
Apprécierais sa beauté
Je vole, volerais
Serai un papillon
Quelqu'un m'attendra-t-il
Pour que ma chrysalide
Se libère de ses fils
Et se lance dans le vide
Je sais, je sais
J'aurais pu être un papillon
J'aurais vécu, une unique journée
Je vole, volerais
M'habillerais de lumière
Je me cache, cacherais
De la pluie et du vent
Je regarderais la Terre
Apprécierais sa beauté
Je vole, volerais
Serai un papillon
Je vole, volerais
Je me cache, cacherais
Je regarderais la Terre
Apprécierai sa beauté
Je vole, volerais
Serais un papillon
Si je ne dis plus un mot
Quelqu'un me verra-t-il
Si je disparaissais
Je sais, je sais
J'aurais pu être un papillon
J'aurais vécu une unique journée
Je vole, volerais
M'habillerais de lumière
Je me cache, cacherais
De la pluie et du vent
Je regarderais la Terre
Apprécierais sa beauté
Je vole, volerais
Serai un papillon
Quelqu'un m'attendra-t-il
Pour que ma chrysalide
Se libère de ses fils
Et se lance dans le vide
Je sais, je sais
J'aurais pu être un papillon
J'aurais vécu, une unique journée
Je vole, volerais
M'habillerais de lumière
Je me cache, cacherais
De la pluie et du vent
Je regarderais la Terre
Apprécierais sa beauté
Je vole, volerais
Serai un papillon
Je vole, volerais
Je me cache, cacherais
Je regarderais la Terre
Apprécierai sa beauté
Je vole, volerais
Serais un papillon
Quelqu'un m'entendra-t-il
Is there anyone who will listen to me?
Si je ne dis plus un mot
If I stop speaking completely
Quelqu'un me verra-t-il
Will anyone see me?
Si je disparaissais
If I disappeared
Je sais, je sais
I know, I know
J'aurais pu être un papillon
I could have been a butterfly
J'aurais vécu une unique journée
I would have only lived for one day
Je vole, volerais
I fly, I would fly
M'habillerais de lumière
I would clothe myself in light
Je me cache, cacherais
I hide, I would hide
De la pluie et du vent
From the rain and the wind
Je regarderais la Terre
I would look at the Earth
Apprécierais sa beauté
Appreciating its beauty
Quelqu'un m'attendra-t-il
Will someone be waiting for me?
Pour que ma chrysalide
So that my chrysalis
Se libère de ses fils
Breaks free from its bonds
Et se lance dans le vide
And launches into the void
Je regarderais la Terre
I would look at the Earth
Apprécierai sa beauté
Appreciating its beauty
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Lara Crokaert, Mohammad Denebi, Sharon Vaughn
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Ig JPM
Quelqu’un m’entendra-t-il
Si je ne dis plus un mot
Quelqu’un me verra-t-il
Si je disparaissais
Je sais, je sais
J’aurais pu être un papillon
J'aurais vécu
Une unique journée
Je vole, volerais
M’habillerais de lumière
J’ me cache, cacherais
De la pluie et du vent
Je regarderais la terre
Apprécierais sa beauté
Je vole, volerais
Serais un papillon
Quelqu’un attendra-t-il
Pour que ma chrysalide
Se libère de ses fils
Et se lance dans le vide
Je sais je sais
J’aurais pu être un papillon
J'aurais vécu
Une unique journée
Je vole volerais
M’habillerais de lumière
J’ me cache cacherais
De la pluie et du vent
Je regarderais la terre
Apprécierais sa beauté
Je vole, volerais
Serais un papillon
Je vole, volerais
J’ me cache, cacherais
Je regarderais la terre
Apprécierais sa beauté
Je vole, volerais
Serais un papillon
BORIS GAUTHIER
Here you go my dear.
COUPLET1
Quelqu'un m'entendra-t-il ..
Si je ne dis plus un mot ?
Quelqu'un me verra-t-il ..
Si je disparaissais ?
REFRAIN
Je sais
Je sais
J'aurais pu être un papillon
J'aurais
Fais cure
D'une unique journée
Je vole-volerais
M'habillerais de lumière
Je me cache-cacherais
De la pluie et du vent
Je regarderais la Terre
Apprécierais sa beauté
Je vole-volerais
Serais un papillon
COUPLET2
Quelqu'un m'attendra-t-il
Pour que ma chrysalide
Se libère de ses fils
Et se lance dans la vie
REFRAIN
OUTRO
Je vole-volerais
Je me cache-cacherais
Je regarderais la Terre
Apprécierais sa beauté
Je vole-volerais
Serais un Papillon
Frank Birch
English translation:
Would someone hear me
if I didn’t say another word?
Would someone see me
if I were to disappear?
I know I could have been a butterfly
I would have lived a unique day.
I fly, would fly,
Would clothe myself in light.
I hide, would hide,
from the rain and the wind.
I would contemplate the earth,
Appreciate its beauty.
I would fly.
I would be a butterfly.
Will someone wait for my chrysalid
To free itself from its threads
And launch itself into space?
I know I could have been a butterfly.
I would have lived a unique day.
I fly, would fly,
Would clothe myself in light..
I hide, would hide,
From the rain and the wind
I would contemplate the Earth,
Appreciate its beauty.
I would fly.
I would be a butterfly.
Délires de Max
Simplement magnifique. De la musique au clip, c'est sublime. 🦋
Med Jay Paris
Une pure merveille, quand on prend le temps d'écouter la musique, de s'imprégner des paroles, on se rend compte de l'excellence et la profondeur de #Papillon bravo
Ig JPM
Quelqu’un m’entendra-t-il
Si je ne dis plus un mot
Quelqu’un me verra-t-il
Si je disparaissais
Je sais, je sais
J’aurais pu être un papillon
J'aurais vécu
Une unique journée
Je vole, volerais
M’habillerais de lumière
J’ me cache, cacherais
De la pluie et du vent
Je regarderais la terre
Apprécierais sa beauté
Je vole, volerais
Serais un papillon
Quelqu’un attendra-t-il
Pour que ma chrysalide
Se libère de ses fils
Et se lance dans le vide
Je sais je sais
J’aurais pu être un papillon
J'aurais vécu
Une unique journée
Je vole volerais
M’habillerais de lumière
J’ me cache cacherais
De la pluie et du vent
Je regarderais la terre
Apprécierais sa beauté
Je vole, volerais
Serais un papillon
Je vole, volerais
J’ me cache, cacherais
Je regarderais la terre
Apprécierais sa beauté
Je vole, volerais
Serais un papillon
Diana Z
Thank you for this!
Med Jay Paris
Félicitations Lara pour l'entrée de #Papillon dans le top 50 en France ! J'espère que les radios vont diffuser le titre :)
J10127
I'm in love with the new song!!!! It's amazing❤️ Lara you will forever be the best❤️ 🦋🦋🦋
Castells Ronald
Mais c est une tuerie ce clip et cette chanson ! Lara, trop heureux de te voir revenir avec cette œuvre 👌😘
Ivelina Dobreva
I do not speak or understand French, but I adore Lara. She has a voice of an angel. For me she is one of the greatest singers of our times. Greetings from Bulgaria. God bless her.
Estelle Winters
Sweet Jesus, I love this woman. What a huge departure. I love it! I don't speak French but I'm looking up the lyrics to this one.
Frank Birch
see above for English translation