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
Surrender To Me
Lara Fabian Lyrics
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The answer may not be in black and white
We're always tryin' to prove who's right or wrong
And now we're givin' up without a fight
But I know when you're gone
I wish I held on
So baby surrender to me
So baby surrender to me
Tonight
I don't want our love
To cause you so much pain
If this is how it's gonna be
I'll walk away
Oh neither one of us
Should ever say goodbye
Let's forget about the past and who's to blame
Cause when this is all gone
We'll wish we'd held on
So baby surrender to me
There'll be no holding back now
So baby surrender to me
Tonight
How could this love be in danger
Used to be so good
So right
To think that faith could make us strangers
Slowly in your arms
Tonight
So baby surrender to me
There'll be no holding back now
So baby surrender to me
Tonight
Oh baby surrender
The lyrics to Lara Fabian's song "Surrender to Me" seem to be inspired by the classic dilemma of a couple who has been together for a long time. In this case, the song suggests that it's possible that the couple has been together "much too long" and that the "answer may not be in black and white" as they struggle with who is right or wrong. The lyrics portray a sense of hopelessness as the couple seems to have given up without putting up a fight.
However, the singer knows that if the person she loves were to leave, she would regret not holding on. Therefore, she asks her love to surrender themselves to her, assuring them that they won't hold back and that they should let go of trying to be right or wrong. The idea here is that they should make up before it's too late because they might grow to regret not doing so.
As the song progresses, the lyrics suggest that the relationship is important and they don't want their love to cause any more pain. They are willing to walk away if that is what's needed. But they don't want either of them to say goodbye because that would mean the end of the relationship. The singer urges them to forget the past and any blame so that they can move past it and strengthen their love.
In the end, the song encourages surrendering to each other to make things work. It expresses the idea that sometimes in a relationship, you need to let go of your pride and surrender to the person you love to make things right.
Line by Line Meaning
Is it that we've been together much too long
Could it be that our relationship has gone stale due to its duration?
The answer may not be in black and white
It's possible that there isn't a clear-cut solution to our problems.
We're always tryin' to prove who's right or wrong
We often argue in an attempt to prove one of us is right, and the other is wrong.
And now we're givin' up without a fight
Instead of fighting for our relationship, we're choosing to give up.
But I know when you're gone
I'm aware that I'll miss you terribly when you're no longer here.
I wish I held on
I'll regret not doing more to keep our relationship together.
So baby surrender to me
Let's come together and work on our relationship without holding back.
There'll be no holding back now
We should go all out in saving our relationship.
I don't want our love
I don't want our relationship to bring you pain.
To cause you so much pain
I don't want our relationship to hurt you so much.
If this is how it's gonna be
If we can't resolve our issues, then...
I'll walk away
...I'll have to leave our relationship.
Oh neither one of us
Neither of us should...
Should ever say goodbye
...consider ending our relationship.
Let's forget about the past and who's to blame
We need to move on from our past arguments and not place blame.
Cause when this is all gone
Because when our relationship is over...
We'll wish we'd held on
...we'll regret not trying harder to save it.
How could this love be in danger
How is it possible that our relationship is in trouble?
Used to be so good
Our relationship used to be wonderful.
So right
Our love felt so perfect and right.
To think that faith could make us strangers
It's hard to believe that circumstance could turn us into people who don't know each other.
Slowly in your arms
I find comfort in your embrace.
Tonight
Now, let's work on our relationship tonight.
Oh baby surrender
Let's give in to love and work on our relationship wholeheartedly.
Contributed by Camilla E. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Алена Романова
Сама любовь, красота в этих голосах, этой музыке, Боже, как же это прекрасно!огромный привет из России, мы очень любим гениальную и красивую музыку! !!
Ibolya Pápainé Noszlopy
Óóóó micsoda. Gyönyörűséges duett fantasztikus lenyűgözö, teljesen magával ragadott. Gratulálok és köszönöm szépen 🙏💖🔥
Laszlo Elek
Nekem is nagyon tetszett. Szeretem Lara Fábián. Mindig van egyuj világsztár. Így kerek a világ.
Diana González
Hermosa cancion y preciosas voces !!!!!
Jarek Sułek
Angels Voices !!!, beautifull ballad ❤️❤️❤️, magic klima 🥰🥰🥰-thank you very much Richard and Lara🤗🤗🤗
MikeSPx24bj9
Lara Fabian had as much talent, skill, & ability as Celine Dion, it's just she didn't get promoted the same way. Listen to ANY of her songs and you will hear the vocal range, the dynamics, and emotion she put into her songs. It's truly amazing.
Janet Taylor
Truly amazing and so very true Lara is sensational .
petfan music
Couldn't agree more. Have been fortunate enough to see Lara Fabian twice in concert since discovering her on YouTube four or five years ago. She brought me to my knees with the sheer brilliance of her performance, not to mention emotionally wringing me out. Utter perfection. Lara is a true artist, unforgettable, magical, inspiring. She has it all.
Kiona McNutt
Just discovered her. ❤️👏❤️
Michael McVady
True. I have been fortunate to meet and talk with her. She is as wonderful as she appears, maybe more so.
Not dissing Celine, I have not yet met her.