Lara Fabian
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 9, 1970 (age 56)
- Birthplace
- Etterbeek, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium
Biography
Lara Sophie Katy Crokaert (born January 9, 1970), better known as Lara Fabian, is a Belgian-Canadian pop singer and songwriter. She has sold over 20 million records worldwide as of 2021 and is one of the best-selling Belgian artists of all time. She was born in Etterbeek, Brussels, to a Belgian father and a Sicilian mother. She lived the first part of her childhood in Sicily, Catania, speaking Italian as her first language. She moved to Quebec in 1991 and since 1995, she has held Canadian citizenship alongside her Belgian one. In 2003, she returned to Brussels to be close to her parents in Belgium and in 2015 lived in Walloon Brabant province in Belgium just outside Brussels. In 2017, she returned permanently to Montreal, Quebec, to be with her family. Fabian is the only child of Pierre Crokaert, who is Flemish, and Maria Luisa Serio, a Sicilian. 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. During the 1980s, Fabian entered a number of European competitions and won several prizes. She released her first single, "L'Aziza est en pleurs" / "Il y avait" in 1986. In 1988, the RTL TV channel in Luxembourg invited Fabian to represent the country at the 33rd Eurovision Song Contest, held that year in Dublin, Ireland. The song was a composition by Jacques Cardona and Alain Garcia entitled Croire (Belief) which reached a respectable fourth place (while Celine Dion won the contest representing Switzerland). The single became a hit in Europe, selling nearly 500,000 copies. In 1990, Fabian and musical collaborator Rick Allison moved to Montreal, Quebec, Canada to embark on a career in North America. They started their own music label and publishing company, Productions Clandestines. In August 1991, her self-titled French-language debut album, Lara Fabian, was released in Canada and sold over 100,000 copies. The album went gold in 1993, and platinum the following year. The success of upbeat dance-pop singles such as "Le jour où tu partira", "Les murs", and "Qui pense à l'amour" gave Fabian radio exposure. She received several nominations at the 1993 ADISQ awards, and a poll published around that time voted her Québec's most promising singer. Constant touring in Québec helped Fabian's 1994 album Carpe diem become her breakthrough album. The album went Gold three weeks after its release, and spawned three hit singles: "Tu t'en vas", "Si tu m'aimes", and "Leïla". The following year, the album went triple platinum. Fabian received two Félix awards at the 1995 ADISQ gala: Best Show Of The Year and Best Female Singer Of The Year (a category that is voted for by the public). In 1996, Walt Disney Studios hired Fabian as the voice of the character of Esmeralda in the Canadian French version of the animated feature The Hunchback of Notre Dame. Disney also included "Que Dieu aide les exclus", Fabian's French version of the song "God Help The Outcasts", on the film's English soundtrack album alongside Bette Midler's version. Since 1996 Lara Fabian has also held Canadian citizenship alongside her original Belgian passport. ... Source: Article "Lara Fabian" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Known For
De-Lovely
Hit Man Returns - David Foster & Friends
Star Academy
Arlette
Les Enfoirés 2024 - On a 35 ans !
Les Enfoirés 1998 - Enfoirés en cœur
Les Enfoirés 2001 - L'odyssée des Enfoirés
The Voice : La Plus Belle Voix
N'oubliez pas les paroles - Primes événementiels
The Voice Kids
Lara Fabian : en toute intimité
Les Enfoirés, 15 ans d'Enfoirés
Photos
Filmography
Lara Fabian: Best of Kyiv
Movie · as self
Lara 9 Fabian
Movie
Les Enfoirés 2026 - La Ballade des Enfoirés
Movie · as Self
The Lara Effect
TV · 6 eps
Hiba Tawaji à l'Olympia
Movie · as Self
Laurent Gerra, l'anniversaire-événement
Movie · as Self
Serge Lama, le dernier rappel
Movie · as Self
Vos 40 chansons préférées des Enfoirés
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Les Enfoirés 2024 - On a 35 ans !
Movie
Saint-Denis le pré-show
Movie
Nos Voix Pour Toutes 2024
Movie · as Self
Serge à Paris
TV · as self · 1 ep
Avec Florent Pagny, tout le monde ELA
Movie · as Self
Arlette
Movie · as Ministre française
The Unexpected Getaway
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Pour une histoire...
Movie · as Self - Performer
Van Lab
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Chez Marcus
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Star Académie
TV · as Elle-même - Marraine de l'Académie · 183 eps
Lara
Movie · as Self
Une chance qu'on s'a
Movie · as Self - Guest Artist
La tour
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
L'autre midi à la table d'à côté
TV · as Self · 8 eps
Tous en cuisine avec Cyril Lignac
TV · as Self · 1 ep
On va se le dire
TV · as Self · 1 ep
L'effet Wow
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Bonsoir bonsoir!
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Studio G
TV · as Self · 1 ep
La Boîte à secrets
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Johnny Hallyday - Stade de France 98
Movie · as Self
Pour emporter
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Tout le monde aime
TV · as Self · 1 ep
1res fois
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Cette année-là
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Ensemble, pour Noël !
Movie · as Self
Bien
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Y'a du monde à messe
TV · as Self · 1 ep
La vraie nature
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Microphone
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Folie passagère
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui
Movie
Viens-tu faire un tour?
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Voice Kids
TV · as Coach Lara Fabian · 8 eps
Lara Fabian - Mademoiselle Zhivago
Movie · as Femme
Toute la télé chante pour le Sidaction
Movie · as Self
La Voix
TV · as Self - Coach · 26 eps
Entrée principale
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Grégory Lemarchal - Cinq ans
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Voice : La Plus Belle Voix
TV · as Self - Coach · 32 eps
The Unexpected Getaway
TV · as Self · 1 ep
In Lieu of Flowers
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Hit Man Returns - David Foster & Friends
Movie · as Self
Lara Fabian - Toutes les femmes en moi font leur Show
Movie
Lara Fabian - Tlfm font leur show
Movie · as Herself
Lara Fabian and Igor Krutoy - Live Kremlin State Palace
Movie
Messmer: Drôlement mystérieux
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Les Enfants de la télé
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Ça finit bien la semaine
TV · as Self · 4 eps
X-Factor
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
En direct de l'univers
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Panique dans l'oreillette
TV · as Self · 1 ep
N'oubliez pas les paroles - Primes événementiels
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Vlog
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Lara Fabian - Un regard 9 Live
Movie · as Herself
Salut les Terriens !
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Muppets TV
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Les Enfoirés, 15 ans d'Enfoirés
Movie
Star Academy 1, 2 & 3 en concert au Parc des Princes
Movie · as Self
De-Lovely
Movie · as Musical Performer - "So In Love"
La chanson de l'année
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Tout le monde en parle
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Willkommen bei Carmen Nebel
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Lara Fabian : en toute intimité
Movie · as Self
Autour de la guitare
Movie · as Self
Belle et Bum
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Star Académie
TV
Lara Fabian Live
Movie
Ricardo
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Sucré salé
TV · as Self · 2 eps
L'Invité
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Star Factory
TV · 2 eps
Les Enfoirés 2001 - L'odyssée des Enfoirés
Movie
Stars à domicile
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Star Academy
TV · as Self · 11 eps
The Apartment
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Lara Fabian - From Lara with Love
Movie · as Herself
Johnny Hallyday Allume le feu au Stade de France
Movie · as Self
Les Enfoirés 1998 - Enfoirés en cœur
Movie
Vivement dimanche prochain
TV · as Self · 1 ep
La fureur
TV · as Self - Musical Guest · 2 eps
Vivement dimanche
TV · as Self · 4 eps
Michel Sardou - Salut !
Movie · as Self
Lara Fabian - Pure
Movie · as herself
Stars 90
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Victoires de la musique
TV · as Self · 4 eps
Miss USA
TV · as Self - Entertainment · 1 ep
Eurovision Song Contest
TV · as Self - Luxenbourg Contestant · 1 ep