Post by davidhr on Dec 2, 2007 14:08:08 GMT -5
Lara is presumably firmly embedded in learning how to be a mother, so this past week featured no new information concerning her activities. In the wake of the birth of 'little Lou', several news stories appeared in the big French magazines; translations are provided below. There is little 'new' information, except for the weight of the baby. Thanks go to Vivi66 from "Les délires d'une blonde" for the postings. Unfortunately, what appears to be a most interesting article, posted by 'catfan' on the same site from France Dimanche, at
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is to a large extent unreadable because the image is too small. One can see, however, that they did note that after months of providing intimate details on her website, Lara actually chose to have the birth be in secret [private note: and it was this surprising mid-course change that led to much of the consternation.] Here are the other articles, which emphasize Lara's [well-deserved] happiness:
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Closer Magazine/PUBLIC
Lara Fabian: Mother of a little Lou
Mother and singer fulfilled, she no longer lacks the happiness of motherhood.
Soon to be 38 years old, Lara Fabian has just tasted the joys of motherhood. Baby Lou arrived November 20th.
Never will Lara Fabian have floated in as much happiness. Tuesday November 20 at 1800, the singer gave birth to a baby girl named Lou in Uccle, not far from Brussels, in the region where she herself had seen the day. Lara Fabian and her companion, the television director Gerard Pullicino, 49 years old, became parents without bumps and without worries. Lou weighs 3.5 kilos [note: 7.7 pounds] and is in marvelous health. Even if she waited a little while arriving after term, the little girl offers to the couple, lovers for more than two years, the coronation of their happiness. For 20 years, the singer of Canadian nationality, has consecrated her life to music. Passionate, Lara Fabian has strung together hits and tourneys until becoming an incontrovertible star of French variety. At 37 years old - she will become 38 years old January 9 - she wanted to write a new chapter of her life. The meeting with Gerard Pullicino touched her deeply. This mature man, and known as one of the best in his profession, emerged to be the father of her first child.
LARA SAVOURS HER NEW LIVE AS A MOTHER IN BELGIUM
Forthcoming as she had never been, Lara wanted to tell her fans during her pregnancy at each point about this event that transformed her. "The last months have been happy and serene…This pregnancy is a pleasure…Life is wandering betweens seas and lakes…and no stress" she wrote on her site. Before retaking the road of the studios, Lara savours her new life as a mother in Belgium, where she gave birth, in this country where all began.
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ICI PARIS
Lara Fabian
One has been able to read all about the birth of her baby last week…
Everything circulated these last days about Lara Fabian and the arrival of her child. Certainly the singer is overjoyed with happiness. But you don't know everything about the birth of Lou…
She has always said: "A life without a child, it is a life without love! Not only has she found the man of her life, the director Gerard Pullicino, but even more she shares today with him an unequalled joy: a little Lou, who from now on is going to set the rhythm of their days…and their nights.
Since June 25, the date on which Lara informed her fans with her Internet site that she was four months pregnant, the singer's admirers have been able to follow almost live the evolution of her pregnancy. At 37 years old, she had the desire to cry out to the entire Earth how beautiful her life was.
Going with the current of the messages, one learned thus that all passed extremely well for her. Neither any nausea nor extraordinary alimentary desires had come to darken her daily routine. Then inevitably, one was on the lookout for the J Day. While counting the weeks with Lara and Gerard. And then, some days ago, a brusque agitation took over in the editorial offices, in celebrity magazines: Lara had given birth!
Problem: several contradictory pieces of information fed showbiz conversations.
No one really knew if the singer was hospitalized. Where? When? How? Not any information on her site…impossible to know. From all evidence, the arrival of this baby was so anticipated that certain people had taken their desires for realities. Everyone had an opinion on everything. The most crazy rumors circulated.
There is in fact only one single reality: Lou disembarked on planet Earth and in the life of her parents Tuesday November 20, at 1400 exactly, in a Belgian clinic. She weighs 3.4 kilos [7.5 pounds]. And evidently the mother and father are in seventh heaven!
Scarcely had the news become known when hundreds of admirers descended on Lara's fan-club site to leave a small word of felicitation in the book of gold. Without a doubt, Lara still hasn't had the time to read all these sincere and moving messages. It's feeding time, with diapers, and other agitated nights. After the international success in song, after life as a couple, the star finally found that which she has looked for for such a long time: the happiness of three…
Nathalie Rolles
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VOICI
Lara Fabian: When one speaks of Lou…
We worried and began to ask ourselves if the baby of the singer wasn't still sleeping in the liquid comfort of the maternal palace. November 20, in a clinic in Brussels, Lara finally gave birth to a baby daughter, named Lou, whose arrival in the world was expected 10 days earlier. Still a little one and she left with all her teeth.
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Undoubtedly, future plans are far from Lara's mind at this point, but several fans on the official site commented about the likelihood of her appearing in a stage show starting in January (as she had previously indicated). Apparently there has been no mention in the French press of such a show, no listings for tickets - no publicity of any kind. All this makes such an occurrence unlikely, given the economics, not to mention the time needed for rehearsals. The guess on the various sites is probably not before the spring [and given the past history of Lara's novel anticipated ventures, it may never happen].
Finally, there are some nice pictures of Lara from earlier years at
lararoch.free.fr/Lara/Lara_Photo.htm
In particular, one of the best pictures I've ever seen is at:
lararoch.free.fr/Lara/Lara/laravictoire2003.jpg
David
img240.imageshack.us/my.php?image=francedimanche23nov2007ft7.png
is to a large extent unreadable because the image is too small. One can see, however, that they did note that after months of providing intimate details on her website, Lara actually chose to have the birth be in secret [private note: and it was this surprising mid-course change that led to much of the consternation.] Here are the other articles, which emphasize Lara's [well-deserved] happiness:
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img88.imageshack.us/my.php?image=nv27005wx8.jpg
Closer Magazine/PUBLIC
Lara Fabian: Mother of a little Lou
Mother and singer fulfilled, she no longer lacks the happiness of motherhood.
Soon to be 38 years old, Lara Fabian has just tasted the joys of motherhood. Baby Lou arrived November 20th.
Never will Lara Fabian have floated in as much happiness. Tuesday November 20 at 1800, the singer gave birth to a baby girl named Lou in Uccle, not far from Brussels, in the region where she herself had seen the day. Lara Fabian and her companion, the television director Gerard Pullicino, 49 years old, became parents without bumps and without worries. Lou weighs 3.5 kilos [note: 7.7 pounds] and is in marvelous health. Even if she waited a little while arriving after term, the little girl offers to the couple, lovers for more than two years, the coronation of their happiness. For 20 years, the singer of Canadian nationality, has consecrated her life to music. Passionate, Lara Fabian has strung together hits and tourneys until becoming an incontrovertible star of French variety. At 37 years old - she will become 38 years old January 9 - she wanted to write a new chapter of her life. The meeting with Gerard Pullicino touched her deeply. This mature man, and known as one of the best in his profession, emerged to be the father of her first child.
LARA SAVOURS HER NEW LIVE AS A MOTHER IN BELGIUM
Forthcoming as she had never been, Lara wanted to tell her fans during her pregnancy at each point about this event that transformed her. "The last months have been happy and serene…This pregnancy is a pleasure…Life is wandering betweens seas and lakes…and no stress" she wrote on her site. Before retaking the road of the studios, Lara savours her new life as a mother in Belgium, where she gave birth, in this country where all began.
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img88.imageshack.us/my.php?image=nv27004be3.jpg
ICI PARIS
Lara Fabian
One has been able to read all about the birth of her baby last week…
Everything circulated these last days about Lara Fabian and the arrival of her child. Certainly the singer is overjoyed with happiness. But you don't know everything about the birth of Lou…
She has always said: "A life without a child, it is a life without love! Not only has she found the man of her life, the director Gerard Pullicino, but even more she shares today with him an unequalled joy: a little Lou, who from now on is going to set the rhythm of their days…and their nights.
Since June 25, the date on which Lara informed her fans with her Internet site that she was four months pregnant, the singer's admirers have been able to follow almost live the evolution of her pregnancy. At 37 years old, she had the desire to cry out to the entire Earth how beautiful her life was.
Going with the current of the messages, one learned thus that all passed extremely well for her. Neither any nausea nor extraordinary alimentary desires had come to darken her daily routine. Then inevitably, one was on the lookout for the J Day. While counting the weeks with Lara and Gerard. And then, some days ago, a brusque agitation took over in the editorial offices, in celebrity magazines: Lara had given birth!
Problem: several contradictory pieces of information fed showbiz conversations.
No one really knew if the singer was hospitalized. Where? When? How? Not any information on her site…impossible to know. From all evidence, the arrival of this baby was so anticipated that certain people had taken their desires for realities. Everyone had an opinion on everything. The most crazy rumors circulated.
There is in fact only one single reality: Lou disembarked on planet Earth and in the life of her parents Tuesday November 20, at 1400 exactly, in a Belgian clinic. She weighs 3.4 kilos [7.5 pounds]. And evidently the mother and father are in seventh heaven!
Scarcely had the news become known when hundreds of admirers descended on Lara's fan-club site to leave a small word of felicitation in the book of gold. Without a doubt, Lara still hasn't had the time to read all these sincere and moving messages. It's feeding time, with diapers, and other agitated nights. After the international success in song, after life as a couple, the star finally found that which she has looked for for such a long time: the happiness of three…
Nathalie Rolles
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img138.imageshack.us/my.php?image=nv27006jk8.jpg
VOICI
Lara Fabian: When one speaks of Lou…
We worried and began to ask ourselves if the baby of the singer wasn't still sleeping in the liquid comfort of the maternal palace. November 20, in a clinic in Brussels, Lara finally gave birth to a baby daughter, named Lou, whose arrival in the world was expected 10 days earlier. Still a little one and she left with all her teeth.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Undoubtedly, future plans are far from Lara's mind at this point, but several fans on the official site commented about the likelihood of her appearing in a stage show starting in January (as she had previously indicated). Apparently there has been no mention in the French press of such a show, no listings for tickets - no publicity of any kind. All this makes such an occurrence unlikely, given the economics, not to mention the time needed for rehearsals. The guess on the various sites is probably not before the spring [and given the past history of Lara's novel anticipated ventures, it may never happen].
Finally, there are some nice pictures of Lara from earlier years at
lararoch.free.fr/Lara/Lara_Photo.htm
In particular, one of the best pictures I've ever seen is at:
lararoch.free.fr/Lara/Lara/laravictoire2003.jpg
David
However, I thought she might have named her Sophie or something Italian.