41 Facts About Lara Fabian

Lara Fabian has sold over 20 million records worldwide and is one of the best-selling Belgian artists of all time.

Lara Fabian was raised between the Italian city of Catania and the Belgian town of Ruisbroek, speaking Italian as her first language.

Lara Fabian's parents recognized her talent early on and enrolled her in the Royal Conservatory of Brussels when she was eight years old; she studied there for 10 years.

In 1988, the RTL TV channel in Luxembourg invited Lara Fabian to represent the country at the 33rd Eurovision Song Contest, held that year in Dublin, Ireland.

Lara Fabian received several nominations at the 1993 ADISQ Awards, and a poll published around that time voted her Quebec's most promising singer.

Lara Fabian received two Felix Awards at the 1995 ADISQ gala: Best Show of The Year and Best Female Singer of The Year.

Since 1996, Lara Fabian has held Canadian citizenship alongside her original Belgian passport.

In February 1998, Lara Fabian received the Discovery of the Year award during the Victoires de la Musique Gala.

In May 1999, Lara Fabian was honoured at the World Music Awards in Monaco as the best-selling Benelux artist.

In July 1999, with over six million records already sold across Europe, Polydor rereleased Lara Fabian's self-titled debut album.

In 2002, Lara Fabian contributed to the World Soccer Championship CD release, with the song World at Your Feet written and produced by Gary Barlow.

Towards the end of 2002, Lara Fabian released her second live album, Live 2002, from her latest tour, together with a DVD showcasing concerts recorded in December 2001 in Belgium at the Forest National and at Le Zenith in Paris.

In June 2004, Lara Fabian released her second English album, A Wonderful Life.

In October 2006, Lara Fabian released a CD and DVD of this associated tour, both titled Un regard 9 Live and recorded during the concert of 29 March 2006, at Le Zenith in Paris.

In June 2007 Lara Fabian worked in Rome and Los Angeles to record tracks for her next studio album.

In Los Angeles, Lara Fabian worked with Dave Stewart on a multilingual album, reputed to include songs in English, Spanish, French, Italian, and a few other languages.

Also in 2007, Lara Fabian was in Quebec to perform a two-night concert at the Olympia de Montreal.

Lara Fabian performed again in Eastern Europe, with a more acoustic set, and included English recordings from the album Every Woman in Me.

Lara Fabian recorded the album "Nuit Magique" with Canadian singer Coral Egan.

Later in 2010, Lara Fabian released a concept album in Russia and Ukraine called Mademoiselle Zhivago which achieved success in Russia.

Lara Fabian first introduced one of these songs in 2009 during the New Wave Festival in Latvia, performing "Demain n'existe pas".

Lara Fabian has been promoting this project in both countries both on television and by performing a series of concerts presenting the new songs live to the eastern European public.

Lara Fabian released her new album Le Secret on 15 April 2013, which consists of 17 brand new songs.

Lara Fabian was announced as being one of the 20 singers in the "Big" category.

Lara Fabian called the song she decided to submit "A hymn to lightness, to enthusiasm".

In November 2015, Lara Fabian released her 9th studio album, titled Ma vie dans la tienne, consisting of songs she co-wrote and co-composed with David Gategno and Elodie Hesme.

In 2016, Lara Fabian began work on a new English album, her 13th studio album, planned for release in 2017 under the title Camouflage, with a Swedish-American music production team.

Lara Fabian toured throughout the world, making 40 appearances, ending the tour in Paris, in June 2018.

In September 2018, Lara Fabian announced the release of her new single, "Papillon".

On 16 December 2020, Lara Fabian discreetly unveiled a collection of 12 experimental musical tracks, the fruit of her introspection and her isolation during the COVID-19 lockdown.

Lara Fabian takes on the role of director of Star Academie on TVA in 2021.

Lara Fabian has had occasional roles as an actress, most notably in the 2022 film Arlette.

Lara Fabian is a soprano with a vocal range that spans three octaves from C3 to G5 in live performances.

Lara Fabian has written for other artists, such as French female singers Chimene Badi, Nolwenn Leroy, and Myriam Abel.

Lara Fabian composed for Daniel Levi and is said to be currently working with a former contestant from "Nouvelle Star 3", Roland.

Lara Fabian has often praised the voice and talent of successful female singer Amel Bent, who was a contestant on that show.

Lara Fabian wrote "Dis-moi comment t'aimer" for Greek singer George Perris on his album Un Souhait.

Lara Fabian wrote the English lyrics for the song "Your Love", music by Igor Krutoy and interpreted by Dimash Qudaibergen.

Lara Fabian was in a relationship with Rick Allison, with whom she wrote her greatest hits, for 14 years until their separation in March 2003.

Lara Fabian was in a relationship with French director, producer, and composer Gerard Pullicino that lasted from 2006 to 2012.

Lara Fabian married Sicilian magician Gabriel Di Giorgio in 2013.