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
Tu T'En Vas
Lara Fabian Lyrics
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Je te dirais
Reste avec moi
Sur mon cœur et mon âme
Se brise un larme
Je n'ai pas le droit
J'ai envie de te garder là
Te parler tout bas
Et je vois dans tes yeux
Que c'est elle que tu veux
Tu t'en vas me laissant seule derrière toi
Tu t'en vas et mon cœur s'envole en éclats
Tu t'en vas en arrachant un bout de moi
Mais tu t'en vas
Retrouver ceux qui t'appartiennent
Retrouver celle qui se fait tienne sous ton toit
Anéantie je te souris
Je ne peux plus parler
Je regarde derrière moi
Et je prends dans mes bras
Le calendrier
Des jours à t'attendre, à mourir
À m'ennuyer de toi
J'aurais envie d'aller tout lui dire
Mais si tu ne me revenais pas
Comment te regarder près de moi
Tu t'en vas en me laissant seule derrière toi
Tu t'en vas et mon cœur s'envole en éclats
Tu t'en vas en arrachant un bout de moi
Mais tu t'en vas
C'est la dernière fois
Je ne suis qu'une deuxième voix
Celle que ton cœur n'entendras pas
Va t'en retrouver celle qui t'aime sous ton toi
The lyrics of the song Tu T’En Vas by Lara Fabian are heartbreaking yet insightful. The singer speaks of her love for someone who is leaving her, and though she wishes to keep him close, she knows she cannot. The beginning of the song shows her desire to keep her lover with her, speaking of how her heart and soul break when she thinks of his departure. She wishes to keep him close, to talk with him and feel his touch. However, she knows that he desires someone else, and thus she must let him go. Her fear is palpable, for she is scared of the emptiness that may come if he never returns, and how she could look into his eyes in the future if he does.
As the song progresses, she accepts that he must leave and watches as he does so. She is sad, but she cannot stop him from leaving. She looks behind herself and takes the calendar of the days she will need to wait until he returns (if he does), a time period that she knows will be filled with loneliness and longing. Though she wishes to tell his new love of their connection, she cannot take that risk as she fears it may make him never return. The chorus repeats her pain of being left alone, with her heart breaking and him taking a piece of her with him. She acknowledges that she is just a second choice, a second voice that his heart will not hear. The final line is a heartbreaking request for him to go and find the one he loves under his own roof.
Line by Line Meaning
Si je pouvais
If I could
Je te dirais
I would tell you
Reste avec moi
Stay with me
Sur mon cœur et mon âme
On my heart and my soul
Se brise un larme
A tear breaks
Je n'ai pas le droit
I don't have the right
J'ai envie de te garder là
I want to keep you here
Te parler tout bas
Speak to you softly
Quand ma peau nue frémit sous tes doigts
When my naked skin shivers under your touch
Et je vois dans tes yeux
And I see in your eyes
Que c'est elle que tu veux
That it's her you want
Tu t'en vas me laissant seule derrière toi
You leave me alone behind you
Tu t'en vas et mon cœur s'envole en éclats
You leave and my heart shatters
Tu t'en vas en arrachant un bout de moi
You leave tearing a piece of me
Retrouver ceux qui t'appartiennent
To find those who belong to you
Retrouver celle qui se fait tienne sous ton toit
Find the one who makes herself yours under your roof
Anéantie je te souris
Devastated, I smile at you
Je ne peux plus parler
I can no longer speak
Je regarde derrière moi
I look behind me
Et je prends dans mes bras
And I take in my arms
Le calendrier
The calendar
Des jours à t'attendre, à mourir
Days to wait for you, to die
À m'ennuyer de toi
To miss you
J'aurais envie d'aller tout lui dire
I would like to go and tell her everything
Mais si tu ne me revenais pas
But if you don't come back to me
Comment te regarder près de moi
How to look at you near me
C'est la dernière fois
It's the last time
Je ne suis qu'une deuxième voix
I'm just a second voice
Celle que ton cœur n'entendras pas
The one your heart won't hear
Va t'en retrouver celle qui t'aime sous ton toi
Go find the one who loves you under your roof
Lyrics © Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada (SOCAN)
Written by: LARA FABIAN, MARIO PARENT, RICK ALLISON
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Andrew Rodriguez
Si je pouvais, je te dirais reste avec moi
Sur mon cœur et mon âme, se brise une larme
Je n'ai pas le droit
J'ai envie de te garder là
Te parler tout bas
Quand ma peau nue frémit sous tes doigts
Et je vois dans tes yeux que c'est elle que tu veux
Tu t'en vas en me laissant seule derrière toi
Tu t'en vas et mon cœur s'envole en éclats
Tu t'en vas en arrachant un bout de moi mais tu t'en vas
À chaque fois
Retrouver ceux qui t'appartiennent
Retrouver celle qui se fait tienne sous tes draps
Anéantie, je te souris
Je n'peux plus parler
Je regarde derrière moi et je prends dans mes bras
Le calendrier
Des jours à t'attendre à mourir,
À m'ennuyer de toi
J'aurais envie d'aller tout lui dire
Mais si tu n'me revenais pas
Comment te garder près de moi
Tu t'en vas en me laissant seule derrière toi
Tu t'en vas et mon cœur s'envole en éclats
Tu t'en vas en arrachant un bout de moi mais tu t'en vas
C'est la dernière fois
Je ne suis qu'une deuxième voix,
Celle que ton cœur n'entendra pas
Va-t'en retrouver celle qui t'aime sous ton toit
39Supergirl39
Bonjour Lara ,
malgré toutes ces années cette chanson me touche toujours autant
j'ai un immense coup au cœur dès que j'entends ta magnifique voix
39Supergirl39
une voix pure , une voix qui te rentre comme un coup de masse en plein coeur ................... une femme vraie , une vraie chanteuse qui veut avant tout rester dans ton coeur
Katrine Patenaude
Cette chanson me donne des frissons à chaque fois que je l'écoute. Ces paroles m'ont accompagné dans une période difficile de ma vie. Renversant cette chanson :'(
Isuku Midoriya
lara,t as une belle voix .
facyal Lagal
Janananana Vanessa facyal ❤️❤️
Kelly Gunner
💜
Busta Cathou
Ma chanson préférée quand j’avais 7-8 ans hahaha elle avait un tout autre sens pour moi 💜 je pense que je dois encore avoir cette album en Cd quelques part 😂☮️
Hanot Noam
Mon dieu! Mais c'est vraiment une déesse!!!! Lara, tu es une diva!! Franchement, la chanson, les accords magnifiques et ta voix sublime, tout ça, ca me met des frissons. BRAVO LARA, je t'adore, tu es mon idole!!!!
Marjorie Condette
Cette chanson est juste sublime ♥
Hanot Noam
Lara... à chaque fois que tu chantes, tu m’émeut profondément!!!! Tu es une diva! Je t'adore ma Lara, je suis vraiment fan de tout ce que tu fais, tu es juste géniale, tes musiques aussi et puis ta voix est vraiment super belle! Je t'adore ma Lara, reste comme tu es!! Noam