I have been listening to many vocalists for over 50 years, and in my humble experience in music as a former vocalist over 30 years. Lara Fabian is the most complete vocalist and performer I have ever heard in my life. Her technique, her connection with the song, translating to be an exceptional communicator is one of a kind, and last but not least her beauty, even as of today she still is unique. And many might argue about other divas, yes, amazing vocals, but the emotional connection with any song she performs is a total display of glory... as I said once and repeat, LARA FABIAN IS A MASTERPIECE!!! Please check this performance of a song composed in the 70s, which catapulted her career in Canada and Europe, regretfully didn't make it the US industry because it resulted in an internal conflict in Sony as possible competition with Celine Dion, who has my total respect. So, she deserves a standing ovation, that's my humble opinion. The following video is her performance of "Je Suis Malade": ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-dVvlmpo5g9k.html
Of course her beauty is the least because beauty and singing has anything to do with each other: only in the USA people think that is important! Look how many ugly singers there are in Europe and you'll see that has anything to do with anything!
I'm soo ashamed to say that she's only known in Wallonië, a small part of Belgium. She's half Belgian and half Sicilian and grew up in Brussels, Belgium. But the Flemish part of Belgium never heard of her even though she's such a great singer and known in a a great part of the world.
Wow. Thanks. I was soooo pisssed when I found Lara 2 years ago. How on earth could a talent this gargantuan have escaped me for 30 years. Lara is the best of the last 30 years. She is the original gangster, OG, the CEO, The holy trinity reports to the Queen, Lara, long may she reign. Thanks for the reaction. I can tell you are hooked now. Good luck.
More information on Lara Fabian: Lara is recognized as one of the best vocalist ever seen on earth and all professionals list her in the top vocalist tier with Barbra, Whitney, Mariah, Celine, Lisa Fischer, .... In my personal opinion, she is even the best. There are a few vocal characteristics that are her signature: her famous resonance for instance that allows her to sing acapella without mic in venues with 8,000 attendees. Her nickname in the singing world is "the ring" due to this. I would also list her amazing phrasing, breath management and her pleasant tone even when belting in her upper register. So she is one of the best vocalist ever, but on top of that, she adds a few things that make her an absolute package with no equivalence: • she speaks 2 languages natively (french, italian), and 2 others fluently (english, spanish), can speak a bit of dutch (and sicilian), and understand quite well russian and portuguese. She has sung in 12 languages in total • she is an amazing songwriter and wrote lyrics for most her songs, in the 4 languages she speaks fluently. She often co-composes the music with the composer. • she acts and performs on stage as nobody else, she colors and reveals the meaning of every single word in the songs, and her ability to emote, to draw you in is second to none • she is the sweetest soul on earth, very humble, down to earth and benevolent. She likes to meet others, and her fans are always pleasantly surprised when this happens. A quick background on her and her career: She is belgian, her father is flemish, but also has italian roots (her mother is from sicilia) and American roots ( her grandfather is from Detroit). She was raised in sicilia first then in Belgium so she speaks both french and italian as native languages. She has been classically trained on vocal, piano and songs composition for 10 years ( from 8 to 18) in the Brussels Royal Conservatory. She is still having vocal lessons and training several times a week today. She started her career in Canada in the early 90s, more precisely in Quebec, the french-speaking part of Canada. She now lives in Montreal and has also Canadian citizenship She became very famous there and then conquered France in 1996/1997 (she topped charts there and some of her songs such as "Je t'aime" or "Tout" became classics of the french music). In 2000, she was about to penetrate the US Market, with a lot of media initial interest. Her first english song (I will love again), a pop dance song, stayed number one on the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart for 58 weeks in a row and number 32 on the Billboard Hot 100. Her Album ("Lara Fabian") was about to become a massive hit, and the concert "From Lara With Love" was recorded to be broadcasted everywhere in the US. This concert is legendary and the song you just reviewed is from this concert. But a dispute with Sony on artistry directions, and the will from Celine Dion's staff to block her progress in the US, completely broke this plan. She thus refocused back on Europe and made huge success there, extending her reach to Eastern Europe and Central Asia where she became an absolute superstar through her collaboration with Igor Krutoy during several years. She is absolutely massive in Russia for instance. She is also a star in Brazil as her song "Love By Grace", used as the soundtrack for a very famous soap opera, topped the charts for months and become a recurrent in the local singing contests since then. Many of her songs became classics and were covered by the other singing legends: Barbra Streisand, Shirley Bassey, Josh Groban, … With her success in Europe, Brazil and part of Asia, she is the inspiration of the new generation of vocalists: most of them are coming from there. Thru their covers of Lara Fabian songs, USA and many other countries are now rediscovering her. She is Dimash's idol: I’ve read somewhere that, when he was a child, he was listening her songs every night to get asleep. He covered many of her songs, most of these were composed by Igor Krutoy and written by by Lara. Out of my mind I can list: ○ Adagio (She wrote it and is the original performer), ○ Mademoiselle Hyde (she wrote it and is the original performer), ○ Love of Tired Swans (she wrote the song in French under the title "Je t'aime encore" and was the original performer of the french then the russian versions, Dimash covered the russian version) ○ Ascolta La Voce / Vocalize (this was a pure vocalization and she was the original performer, then lyrics were added for Dimash and it was rebranded as "Know") She also wrote the lyrics of Dimash's song "Your Love". And she covered "Love is like a dream" before him (song from Igor Krutoy originally performed by Alla Pugacheva). Finally, they also performed "Ti Amo Cosi" together, in trio with Aida Garafulina: this is a song that she performed originally with Dmitri Hvorostovsky and Sumi Jo then again later with Dmitri and Alina Yarovaya, before this new trio with Dimash and Aida. Dimash is now also working with Igor Krutoy: Igor and Dimash connected after his Adagio cover, also endorsed by Lara. Igor came back from retirement and composed severals songs for him after it. Many other top vocalists from the current generation covered her songs, some have Lara as a role model and big inspiration: ○ Floor Jansen (Adagio), ○ Polina Gagarina (Adagio, Je t’aime), ○ Diana Ankudinova (Tomorrow is a lie, Ascolta la Voce), ○ Morissette Amon (Broken Vow), ○ Gabriel Henrique (Love by Grace), ○ Cakra Khan (Broken Vow), ○ Katrina Velarde (Broken Vow), ○ Regine Velasquez (Broken Vow), ○ Giulia Falcone (Adagio, Caruso, Je suis malade, Je t'aime), ○ Forestella (Je suis Malade), ○ Almira (from 4th Impact band) (Broken Vow), ○ Julie Anne san Jose (Broken Vow), ○ Rimar ( Adagio, Broken Vow, Know), ○ Il Divo (Adagio) ○ Daria Bentsa (I guess I loved you), ○ Sarah Geronimo (Broken Vow) ○ Laura Bretan ( Adagio, Caruso), ○ Jackie Evancho (Je t’aime, Caruso and Broken Vow, BV rewritten as « Imaginer » by Lara for Jackie), ○ Amir (Je t’aime), ○ Vitas (Adagio) ○ Anastasia Luna (Adagio), ○ Evgenia Fanfara (Adagio), ○ Choi Sung Hoon (Je suis malade), ○ Majda Roumi (Adagio), ○ Harrison Craig (Broken Vow), ○ Petra Berger (Adagio, Broken Vow), ○ Katerina Maslova (Je t’aime, I guess I loved you) ○ .... NB: Lara did cover Caruso , Je suis malade, and Love by grace, these are not her originals, but I mention these here as the related artists were attracted to cover it again after listening to Lara’s version. Today, Lara still has an amazing voice and tone and can still reach the 5th octave with resonance ; she still offers these emotive renditions that are her unique signature. In June 2022, she kicked off a WW tour and stunned her fans once again with 5 magical concerts in Canada. She completed the europe part in September/October and I attended a concert from this tour. It was packed and she was again spectacular. Sorry if I was long, but I hope this gives some context on Lara.
Not quite long enough. You left out Josh Groban 😊. Seriously, this was a great summary. It could easily have been book-length. There is so much about her to know and love. She's a world treasure.
@@janetsmiley6778 I know. He and Shirley Bassey and Barbra Streisand were mentioned in a small paragraph but, none of them were included in the listing below that for some reason. You can never write too much about Lara. We will always want more.
I speak French, same country of Lara. I believe that our little Friend Céline was a little Jaleous of Lara who was the new "Diva" in US. But if you want, try to see "Je suis Malade" ( same concert ), with english subtitle. You'll see why Celine was afraid :) :)
Dimash, who is a huge fan of hers, sings a cover of this song. Also, Adagio in G minor is a classical piece, Lara wrote the lyrics. Her diction is a little like Celine Dion because just like Celine Lara is French speaking. She also lives in Canada but is originally from Belgium. “Je suis malade” is a must.
As others have commented, Je Suis Malade should be the next Lara Fabian song you listen to. Even though you can never hear Adagio again for the first time, you CAN hear Je Suis Malade, which many think is even better, and it is her signature song! Don't take your eyes off her when she sings, because Lara is also a performer as you have no doubt noticed. I so enjoyed seeing your mind blown because there was no way you could be prepared for the full force that is Lara. While I like Celine, I do think there was some stuff going on there to keep Lara down. Which never fails to remind me that while I like Jennifer Hudson, I can't help but feel for Jennifer Holliday, and if you haven't heard her sing And I Am Telling You, then you should so do that one next! I'm not in your Patreon, but I did suggest Lara to you, and I'm glad you received another suggestion so it came to be.
De hecho Celine y su equipo más el sello, bloquearon a Lara en USA. Es un hecho conocido. Y mira como es la vida. Ahora Celine probablemente no pueda volver a cantar.
In case you haven't found out yet where you heard this song before, it's called Adagio because Lara made this wondeful song based on the classical piece of Albinoni's Adagio
Hi MRLBOYD, you have the feel that you know this Song, because Dimash Cover it, and that is because Dimash is a big Lara's fan, and the Song is her Original (Inspired from a Classic). Lara is a Famous Singer and she has a very long Carrier (she is 53 years old now). She is Belgian/Italian, live in Canada and she Speaks French, Flamings, Italian, and Spanish. By - Enrico.
My first time on your channel. I found Laura a year ago while I was viewing song reactions. I've listened to many of her songs mainly in French, but also in Italian, Spanish and English. I understand that she sings in 12 or 13 languages and speaks fluently in 4, French, Italian, Spanish, and English. She has an amazing voice and in my humble opinion, she is by far the best vocalist ever. I suggest you play Caruso, Broken Vow, Perdere L"Amore. She never made it big in the USA because of pressure from Celine Dion's management who felt threatened that she would surpass their artist.
Sir, you juste gave me goosebumps when you said "I'm desappointed that I will never experience again the feeling of the first time I heard this song". As for the comparison with Céline Dion, I would say that Lara Fabian's voice is somehow "warmer" than hers. And yes, try "Je suis malade" from the same live concert. It's mandatory ^^^
Adagio is an italian word, that means "Slowly". This is also used in music to define the pace of a music (a bit slow, between lento and andante) and also as a name of a piece of a sonate, concerto or symphony that is using that specific pace. The music from this song of Lara Fabian is a pop translation of an italian classic piece called "Albinoni's Adagio". It was written in 1958 by Remo Giazotto who was an admirer of Albinoni, a musician from the 17th/18th century. He claimed it was from him and give his music this name but there is consensus today that he most probably has composed it himself. The classic music piece is globally famous and there were many different translations into different songs, with different music composition and different lyrics (Daniele Licari, Sarah Brightman and Sissel Kyrkjebo for instance). But the most famous version, by far, is Lara’s version: it was translated into a pop song for her, she wrote lyrics in english and italian for it and is the original performer of this new version. She kept the title Adagio and wrote a story with a double meaning: a woman that is awaiting to find her love / an artist that is awaiting the god of inspiration. This song has become a classic and has been covered by many : Shirley Bassey (!!), Dimash (Lara is his absolute idol and he covered several of her songs), Floor Jansen, Polina Gagarina, Giulia Falcone, Laura Bretan, Il Divo, Rimar, Vitas, Anastasia Luna, Evgenia Fanfara, , … They made great covers but none of these match the amazing storytelling performance of Lara, or her ability to use vocal subtleties to be in sync with the music, exposed in her live from the concert From Lara with Love. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-bqoS-KOLV_4.html Her italian version is also amazing. You can check her recent rendition in Paris early october 2022 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-BulgxI-8zj4.html
Brillant reaction. The only part of "Céline" here is the french language background for both of them. The part of the song that you already know is probably Albinoni's Adagio in G minor...
Hello 👋 From Morocco 🇲🇦 On that historic evening, Lara Fabian took the Adagio to another level.. 😨🎤 " Adagio" It means in Italian "slowly", Lara killed us slowly
Hey MRLBOYD, so glad you finally discovered Lara. Please take note that as good as this song is, she has better ones. Please check her song Je suis malade (available with french and english subs). Then proceed to Caruso (italian song available with english subs), Broken Vow (in english) and her live performance of Je t'aime in Paris. Trust me you will fall in love everytime. Keep up the great work my kind sir.
She is at the top and deservedly so! She does have phraseologies which sound similar to Celine and also Barbra Streisand because all three are doing things correctly but not in a strict operatic form. If you haven’t already checked it out, Caruso is one of my favorites of hers and the back story is touching as well. It wouldn’t hinder your review if you read that first for context. ❤️
Hello, merci beaucoup pour ton analyse, très bonne analyse. Sache que lara fabian est l'idole de dimash et une inspiration à beaucoup d'artiste. Elle est unique ,elle chante avec son cœur et son âme, elle est toujours très expressive avec son corps et son visage. Sache que lara a 52ans et elle chante encore et fais toujours des concerts. Continue à réagir à ce même concert . Écoute absolument la chansons , je suis malade ,tu va être sous le choc de ca performance, les paroles de la chanson sont très dure et très émouvante et lara avec son expression corporelle rajoute de l'émotion, tu peu préparer une boîte de mouchoir .
Sache aussi que lara est belge,canadienne et qu'elle chante dans 12 langues différente, français, anglais, italien, espagnol, portugais, allemand, russe, adzerbagian, grec, turc, hébreu et latin et parle couramment 4 langues
Welcome to the Lara Fabian "rabbit hole", one of the best, if not the best female singer to ever live and defiantly one of the most beautiful creatures I ever laid eyes on! What took you so long?
Lara, Is a worldwide Star ⭐️ that some how escaped the attention of the American Music Industry. Today 1/6/2024 she sings in 12 different languages & speaks 7. Born in Belgium, moved to Italy (Sicily), and now living in Quebec. Lara has gained Canadian Citizenship. She considers Italian her mother tongue. In an interview where she would go in & out various languages. To me I found that astounding, she went on a late night show. She was asked to sing something in all 12 languages in a relative short time. She did that like it was nothing. Across the pond she was on the “EuroPop Rock Chart”.
As others have suggested, you absolutely have to listen to Je Suis Malade (from the same concert). Do it with the subtitles on so you can understand the words. I'm not sure there's ever been a song and performance that will rip your heart out as much as that one. And let the video go to the end -- she stays in the moment, she doesn't even come out of the song to acknowledge the audience even until after the video. 20-30 seconds and she is still in that performance trance. She doesn't sing, she performs, she assumes the song. It's like she is telling it to you, one on one, for the very first time, as if it is just happening. Very special. Adagio is spectacular. However, Je Suis Malade is an entirely different level.
Celine showed more her voice than emotions. Lara has the voice, great performer like an actress. She gives her soul when she preforms. Also she was screwed in the US by Celine's manager because he was afraid that Lara would be more famous than Celine. So Lara didn't got the deal.
I didn’t know you were reacting to french singers but i didn’t even know she did an english song, she did hella classics in france my mom used to bother me with her songs every weekend
Lol she has written songs in 4 languages and sung in 12. Some of her english songs were covered by Barbra Streisand, Josh Groban, Shirley Bassey, … She has a major influence on the new generation: Dimash, Diana Ankudinova, … People in France don’t have a clue on who she really is on the music scene (and I’m french)
The first time feeling is not "lost and gone". I have heard this song so many times I've lost count and each time is like the first time. Including the tearing up and getting weak in the knees. ❤
Make sure when you react to Je Suis Malade that you have subtitles, the lyrics are incredible, and are in French. I don’t know French but it is one of my favorite songs. You notice I said when and not if, because I know you will listen to it.
Lara makes Celine sound like a hack. Do "Je suis malade" next, and then "Caruso" or "Broken Vow" - all from the same concert. Lara should always be experienced live. There are "restored" versions that have better sound quality.
Ciao, non essere deluso in circolazione ci sono centinaia e centinaia di esibizioni straordinarie una meglio dell'altra di LARA in diverse lingue che canta, puoi pescare a caso nel mucchio è tutto oro. Se vuoi provare un'altra prima di (ADAGIO) puoi provare la versione italiana, anche quella spettacolare!!!. Saluti.
It took you long enough. I posted many links of her performances before. Do not worry about that experience that is lost. Seek her out you will find more and experience over and over again.
Mr B...surprised this was your first LF experience. (you may have listened to the Dimash version) Take the time to listen to the concert in "Lara with Love" several years ago. By the time you are finished you will agree she is the definition of Performance Art and one of the top 5 artists in the world (pop genre). She is also a polyglot.8 languages. Enjoy.
If you're going to listen "Je suis malade", which is in French, I recommend you to use a video with english subtitles. Lyrics are as important as her voice in this masterpiece
Amigo,cuando termines con Lara,te queda por descubrir otra 2 divas más,Mónica NARANJO (EUROPA,SOBREVIVIRÉ...)y Diana NAVARRO(EL PERDON,SOLA SALAMANCA ...).Vas a tener mucho éxito en tu canal.Un saludo desde Bruselas.
You have probably heard one of the many covers of this, but this is all Lara and she co-wrote the lyrics ! 🇨🇦 You should read below what Eric says about Lara and her career and her music ! You think you heard Celine because they both come from Montreal ! Lara is a lot more talented than Celine !
in the 70's there was a trumpet version of this, which is an ancient unfinished work by i think Albinoni, very very good trumpet take, you want your ears to have heard this in their ear lives ( back from bing-googlint) something like this but in my memory it was just the trumpet and outdoor echo/reverb - this one has trumpet & organ ( that piece is a bit supporific or elevating you have to pick one ) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ZbZfHuyKVn0.html&ab_channel=AlexSuzano
You feel like you’ve heard this piece because you’ve probably heard Dimash Kudaibergen cover Lara Fabian‘s version and he sang it in her key. For a male, that’s why it was a spectacular, once in a lifetime performance of this particular piece. By the way, it is a classical piece, written in the early 1700’s, by Tomaso Albinoni and latter transcribed and completed in 1945. It is a musical, term and adagio (which means slow in Italian), is used purely to describe a slow tempo in classical music pieces, or a portion of larger works, This is Lara Fabian‘s huge crossover hit, from 1996 or thereabouts, to which she had put English lyrics. Prior to that the first crossover version of this music was done by the opera tenor José Carreras back in 1995, but he had sung it with Italian lyrics. As you say, Lara’s version is magnificent! Lara Fabian is “like” no one. No other female popular singer has her timbre, her tone, vocal control, expressiveness and her technique. Celine Dion sounds nasal comps to her and tends to shriek rather than belt, Barbra doesn’t shriek, but she has become too technical and cold. The difference is that Lara sings from the chest, even on her highest notes. Celine sings from her throat often, making that tinny noise. Sorry to most folks out there - have never, ever liked the sound of Celine. Even nowadays, if I catch a song of Celine Dion’s that I do not know, I will just automatically comment, “Who is that awful singer? OMG!” And then I’ll be told that it’s Celine Dion. She can hit the high notes, etc. but it’s not a pleasant voice to my ear, because she lacks some of the finesse that Lara Fabian has in her tone and expressiveness.
@@lizatsurkan4323 Why would you feel sorry for me? I’m perfectly happy without having the utterly screechy singing of Celine Dion, or the overly affected singing of Barbra Streisand in my life! FYI - The first time I ever heard the Celine Dion singing, and I didn’t even know who it was, I cringed from the sound of that nasal tone. Barbara used to be great, but she became overproduced since her Somewhere album and I have really gone off that whole tone. So what? You have know what to hear in voices. Lara Fabian has a lower register, a slightly lower timbre, which is much more pleasing to many ears. However, she can still reach very high tones, effortlessly, and because of the timbre of her voice, she doesn’t sound screechy. At any rate, it’s a matter of opinion, and I don’t feel sorry for you because you have yours. Merry Christmas!🎄
@@OperaJH Keep your mediocre boring Lara. No one needs her when they can have real vocalists with actual skills. And much prettier and more unique voices
OK. Now u know whos the best singer in the world. Recomendations from the same show: Je suis Malade, Broken WOW, Love by Grace, Perdere Lamore and Caruso. Thx for the video
