Post by davidhr on Dec 17, 2019 8:05:57 GMT -5
Lara resumed her 50 World Tour this past week, going first to Craoiva, to make up for the cancelled concert of a month ago, then to Tel Aviv, Israel, and last night in Sofia, Bulgaria.
Starting first with Craiova, it wasn’t an ordinary concert. The advertisement for the event, to which Lara was a ‘special invitee’, can be seen at;
www.facebook.com/larafabianromania/photos/p.2707302082626105/2707302082626105/?type=1&theater
As indicated by TVR Craiova,
www.facebook.com/TVRCraiova/videos/1458799977628861/
featured little snippets of Je t’aime and Caruso along with interviews (in Romania) of various people involved. The highlight, and the only one so far with a complete video, was of Lara singing ‘Caruso’ with the Romanian tenor Bogdan Mihai,
Caruso: www.youtube.com/watch?v=or5GW1vzc1o
Also available were parts of:
Je suis malade (inc): www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FhEtr_cTec
Je t’aime (inc): www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5DwrORzjbY
Some pictures and a short video from Craiova can be found at:
www.facebook.com/bogdan.mihai.792/videos/pcb.2597219240395035/2597217840395175/?type=3&theater
And Manu Pitois put some photos on at
www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10218321656206249&set=pcb.10218321657886291&type=3&theater
along with the comment, “Thank you Craiova ! Romania #50worldtour @larafabianofficial #symphonic orchestra #jetlag”
Lara provided closure with the following:
“Lara Fabian - Thank you Craiova for your kind hearts opened towards me tonight ... I love you ❤ #50WorldTour
While Lara advertised this show as a replacement for her postponed concert, it obviously wasn’t as she was there as an ‘invited’ singer among others, rather than giving a complete performance.
Lara then went to Tel Aviv, appearing there for the first time in four years. An interview with her appeared in the Jerusalem Post (https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Culture/Love-conquers-all-for-Lara-Fabian-606047), copied below (it was given on October 28th):
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Love conquers all for Lara Fabian
Belgian superstar serenades Israelis one more time.
By JENNIFER GREENBERG
A smoky piano bar. A casual singing gig. A 17-year-old star, waiting to be discovered. When Lara Fabian took to the stage one dark evening to brighten the mood, she had no idea just how important this show would be. Blinded by the spotlight, she couldn’t see a very prominent producer in the crowd, one who would instantly fall in love with her voice and ultimately introduce her talent to the world at the prestigious Eurovision Song Contest.
Thirty years later, Fabian is considered the most successful female singer to come out of Belgium. Her sweet, yet sultry albums croon tales of love in both English and French. To celebrate her 50th birthday, she is heading off on a world tour and arriving in Tel Aviv at the Menora Mivtachim Arena on December 14.
JG: When did music first enter your life?
LF: I got to really know music through the passion and love that my parents shared for it. My mom and dad both sang, and my dad played a couple of instruments. Music was never an obligation for me; from a very young age, I understood it as a moment of freedom where you could express yourself. I realized how much joy it could bring and how much that meant to me. I felt complete when I was in contact with it.
JG: You come from quite a multicultural family, your father being Belgian and your mother Sicilian. Do those Belgian-Italian influences come through in your music?
LF: My greatest influence came from my parents’ love of classical music. We listened to a lot of arias and operas growing up. Then, my dad became enamored with country music and my mom with vocalists – from Streisand to Maria Callas. Growing up, I became a huge fan of Freddie Mercury, Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins. That’s where I really started developing my songwriting skills on a personal level.
JG: How important was representing Luxembourg at the 1988 Eurovision Song Contest (placing fourth to Celine Dion) in shaping your career?
LF: It was one of the most extraordinary experiences I’ve ever had because it put me through the test in many respects. Did I have the spine to undergo stress, pressure, media? Was it something that I was built to go along with?
Part of me was extraordinarily naïve. They asked me to do Eurovision after hearing me at a piano bar. I was only 17. Something sparked the interest of this producer and he asked me to do it. My mom and dad came along; everything was a family matter for us.
JG: Your Eurovision song “Croire” (“To Believe”) has a very optimistic outlook. Your lyrics seem to have become more realistic as you’ve matured.
LF: I think you can be optimistic and mature at the same time. It just depends how gracefully you blend those two elements. I’m a very optimistic person, woman, mother and singer. And at the same time, I’m very realistic when I look at other aspects of my life. I’ve always nurtured the brighter side. Whenever I’ve gone through turmoil, I’ve tried to learn from those moments and take away a lesson because there’s always a lesson when you’re on your knees, always.
JG: Let’s talk about your most recent album, Papillon. It seems like there are a lot of themes surrounding love in the album (“Par Amour,” “Je Ne T’aime Plus,” “Sans Ton Amour”), which is not a rarity in your work.
LF: I’ve always written about love. I have to say, I’m pretty mono-thematic because I believe that love is an endless theme to explore. “Love,” in the sense of the Greek word, can be such a journey. One that we all run after. We all search through this kind of sentiment for the truth of who we are. So, I pretty much have encountered endless inspiration if I connect myself to that theme.
JG: What prompted your return to French songs after your last album, which was exclusively in English?
LF: I guess my nature. I am a multilingual animal. I’ve always switched from Italian to French to English. It’s never been a matter of choosing, it’s a matter of being all these things at different times. [Language choice] comes naturally as I write. Some compositions are translatable while some simply can’t be sung in another language. They’d lose their genesis. Like “Je T’aime.” I’ve tried a million times to translate it and I can’t! It would lose its meaning.
And, of course, when I realized that I hadn’t put out a French record in five years, I thought, hmmm, maybe it’s time.
JG: Producing 14 studio albums is quite a feat. As you near 50 are you looking to slow down?
LF: I’ll be turning 50 on stage, so this is a big celebration. I have a next project that I’d really like to take on after the world tour. After that, I would love to find a way to be more stable.
JG: You are no stranger to Israel, right?
JG: Does that strengthen your connection to the country?
LF: It does. It had an influence of course, but way before that one of my first managers was from Tel Aviv. I’m Sicilian and for some reason there is this subtle connection in the way we see family, children, our elders. Over the years, I’ve gathered such a copious amount of people that are part of that community and that I am very close to.
JG: Anything you’re looking forward to on this trip?
LF: Well, I remember being in the White City [in Tel Aviv] and Jerusalem and feeling so serene. [Israel] has so much to it on a philosophical and spiritual level. I’m eager to reconnect.
JG: What songs can our audience expect?
LF: We’re browsing through 30 years of significant songs throughout these past three decades. What connected me to the audience. I’m telling stories I’ve never told before. How certain things got triggered in my life, and why I landed there or there. Who did I meet to develop this part of my career? It’s going to be a little more theatrical than what I’m used to allow people to get to know me better. Not just to hear me sing, but also to understand me from a different perspective after I’ve told these stories.
I would like to finish by saying that I feel very privileged that I can share with the audience, again, another moment in my life. Sometimes you go to a city once and that’s it. You have one chance and you have to take it as a one-timer in your life. I’m blessed to say that over 10 years, I’ve been lucky enough to go there over and again.
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Very interesting comment about having one more project to take on the world stage and after that “finding a way to be more stable” (i.e., touring less). Of course, plans change, which is especially true with Lara.
In Tel Aviv she went back to her typical show, and there were many more audience videos. Concentrating on the relatively complete ones:
Adagio: www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbqHgoaWT14
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UI63gRPG0vo
Alleluia: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8668NSB1NaY
Hurshat ha eucalyptus: www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHTofKFW0e4
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7VuJu3anhqM
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IKYvmYUBsw
Je suis malade: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jb9Y-d3tfKY
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPNF-6oAmkU
Je t’aime: www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZLyAsXyrTY
www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7RsHge0R1Q
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpXvBzVkP5E
J’y crois encore: www.facebook.com/lea.tov.7/videos/1349026648620297/
La difference, Si tu m’aimes, je suis malade : www.facebook.com/lea.tov.7/videos/1348992415290387/
Pas sans toi: www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_E-_-bQ-ko
Tu t’en vas: www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqMdRM_jT0o
The highlight here was the song added to the setlist, “Hurshat ha eucalyptus“, which Lara sang in Hebrew, as she has done previously.
Some wonderful pictures from Tel Aviv can be found at:
with Lara’s caption, “just Landed in Tel Aviv 💕 #50WorldTour”
Then of the concert itself,
www.facebook.com/LaraFabianBienPlusQuunePassionCorseReunion/photos/pcb.1289987087862131/1289985511195622/?type=3&theater
Once again, Manu Pitois provided some nice scenic shows, not only of the concert but of Tel Aviv and then of Jerusalem
www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10218336318372794&set=pcb.10218336320332843&type=3&theater
www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10218333637665778&set=pcb.10218333641945885&type=3&theater
Finally, it was on to Bulgaria, again for a standard concert. Some videos are already available, e.g.,
Adagio: www.facebook.com/LaraFabianTheVoiceOfPassion/videos/797388200726270/
Je t’aime: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zJ3gBJKDE4
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlV87T_jEYY
Perdere l’amore: www.facebook.com/LaraFabianTheVoiceOfPassion/videos/1030286940643037/
Take Me Home Country Roads: www.facebook.com/LaraFabianTheVoiceOfPassion/videos/1314747642062506/
And there are a few pictures, first Lara and the city
www.facebook.com/LaraFabianTheVoiceOfPassion/photos/a.789993644349446/3284230801592372/?type=3&theater
with the comment, “"Beautiful Sofia ... see you in a while #50WorldTour"
Then again some photos from the concert,
www.facebook.com/LaraFabianTheVoiceOfPassion/photos/pcb.3284623651553087/3284623288219790/?type=3&theater
Lara seemed in very good voice, and did not appear, as far as we can tell, to have any physical difficulties.
Though it has been generally known for weeks, Lara made it even more official by providing broader publicity for her proposed ‘duet’ with a fan at one of her concerts utilizing the ‘smule’ app. She posted a video discussing how people could enter
bit.ly/ChantezavecLaraFabian. She said,
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“Little message from Lara ... To your microphones
"As I told you, I decided to offer you the opportunity to make a virtual duet with me on the song" Pas sans toi" via the Smule application ...
bit.ly/ChantezavecLaraFabian
I will choose the best performers, and I will invite them to sing it live with me on stage on some dates of the "50 World Tour"
To participate, record your performance on the Smule application and share it on social networks via # LaraDuo50
And those who wish that I can discover their complete service, you can share it on your IGTV Instagram, always with the # LaraDuo50 Look forward
to hearing from you .... Love "
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If one looks on youtube, one can see many, many people have taken advantage of Lara’s duet structure with ‘Pas sans toi’ to advertise themselves. This was a great idea to get people involved, and in a way, they already feel they’ve sung a duet with her.
Before she left on her concert tour, Lara had some ‘Voice’ activity to report:
“Lara Fabian-today shooting coaching with the talents of my team @thevoice _ Tf1
Thanks to my Brigitte Delouis and @mariocoiff for this beauty... you are so wonderfully good! Love #thevoice #coaching #glamsquad”
Lara’s next filming for La Voix is January 15-17, when the ‘Battles’ will take place between members on the same teams. A nice associated photo of Lara can be found at;
www.facebook.com/LaraFabianBienPlusQuunePassionCorseReunion/photos/a.496393310554850/1286714618189378/?type=3&theater
Again, none of these shows will be seen for a couple of months.
Also before Lara left for her concerts, as noted in the previous update she was at AICOM, for whom she serves as Godmother. The beginning of an article about this can be seen at
www.dhnet.be/medias/musique/on-a-visite-l-academie-musicale-du-coach-belge-de-lara-fabian-il-m-a-permis-de-sortir-de-ma-detresse-vocale-5df28d409978e272f97149eb?fbclid=IwAR1ANOMRRkFLXas1uG0Z3WABe9UNK49yDMWvioc5sOfpo6VZXdEoZcgynpw
The part that is available without becoming a subscriber, reads,
“Pierre-Yves Paque, Special Envoy in Paris "La DH" exclusively visited the Musical Academy of Lara Fabian's Belgian voice coach, Pierre-Yves Duchesne.”
"With Pierre-Yves, we've known each other for a dozen years, " says Lara Fabian in the wings of AICOM, the International Academy of Musical Comedy (see the video on dh.be) located in Paris. "In fact, it was my daughter's dad [Gérard Pullicino, Editor's note] who took me to see his musical Grease. At that time, I was from Quebec. I lived in Europe and I no longer had my teacher, who unfortunately fell very ill. I was looking for a replacement, someone experienced in the classic technique from which I came. " (...)
There is an associated video with Lara concerning the importance of having a vocal coach,
www.dhnet.be/medias/musique/on-a-visite-l-academie-musicale-du-coach-belge-de-lara-fabian-il-m-a-permis-de-sortir-de-ma-detresse-vocale-5df28d409978e272f97149eb?fbclid=IwAR0USo7rjlQYKlscTveRQflS_mH5bXtO_RNjoOFbyReg--fGz1V7YIA7nrc
In particular, Lara said, “He allowed me to get out of my vocal distress”. And in response, there was this, “Lara Fabian behind the scenes of the Parisian school of her vocal coach Pierre Yves Duchesne: L'Aicom! 15 years is being celebrated! Thank you Lara for your words...
#larafabian #pierreyvesduchesne #aicom
Interesting photo(s) of the week: from the Lara Fabian Mexico site,
www.facebook.com/LaraFabianfromMexico/photos/rpp.556364357750962/2559975410723170/?type=3&theater
There’s a cute video of Lara reacting to some Quebecois singing “Je t’aime” at
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Dmg-O173QU
(There was a time, in France, when Lara might well have reacted differently…but then it would probably have been done in a different spirit).
And in a more accomplished vein, several websites have noted that the clip “Par amour” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjrTd8VeP64&fbclid=IwAR3CyqhMCyY4uewaVOJTmNUF1NJuPD4Nv4ra39zy-3Z3EU-oFCDwp5wJ6fo) has now exceeded 4 million views. Along with the wide-ranging concert schedule displayed this past week, there’s no denying Lara’s worldwide popularity.
Lara has a few more concerts in the current phase of the tour, December 18 in Bratislava (Slovakia) and December 20 in Dubai (UAE). After that it will be back to Belgium for Christmas with her Father, (unless there is some additional ‘Voice’ activity in-between). Despite the hectic schedule, she seems to be back in form and sincerely enjoying herself, and enjoying the fans enjoying her! A good end to the year for Lara, which has had plenty of high points (and challenges).
David
Starting first with Craiova, it wasn’t an ordinary concert. The advertisement for the event, to which Lara was a ‘special invitee’, can be seen at;
www.facebook.com/larafabianromania/photos/p.2707302082626105/2707302082626105/?type=1&theater
As indicated by TVR Craiova,
“Exceptional show in Craiova! Elena Teodorini International Festival organized by the Romanian Opera in Craiova had a special guest with the famous singer Lara Fabian. The star apologized in front of the fans for postponing the show on November 17."
Lara sang with an orchestra; the video posted on their website at
www.facebook.com/TVRCraiova/videos/1458799977628861/
featured little snippets of Je t’aime and Caruso along with interviews (in Romania) of various people involved. The highlight, and the only one so far with a complete video, was of Lara singing ‘Caruso’ with the Romanian tenor Bogdan Mihai,
Caruso: www.youtube.com/watch?v=or5GW1vzc1o
Also available were parts of:
Je suis malade (inc): www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FhEtr_cTec
Je t’aime (inc): www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5DwrORzjbY
Some pictures and a short video from Craiova can be found at:
www.facebook.com/bogdan.mihai.792/videos/pcb.2597219240395035/2597217840395175/?type=3&theater
And Manu Pitois put some photos on at
www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10218321656206249&set=pcb.10218321657886291&type=3&theater
along with the comment, “Thank you Craiova ! Romania #50worldtour @larafabianofficial #symphonic orchestra #jetlag”
Lara provided closure with the following:
“Lara Fabian - Thank you Craiova for your kind hearts opened towards me tonight ... I love you ❤ #50WorldTour
http://instagram.com/p/B5_DlPGiSpz
While Lara advertised this show as a replacement for her postponed concert, it obviously wasn’t as she was there as an ‘invited’ singer among others, rather than giving a complete performance.
Lara then went to Tel Aviv, appearing there for the first time in four years. An interview with her appeared in the Jerusalem Post (https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Culture/Love-conquers-all-for-Lara-Fabian-606047), copied below (it was given on October 28th):
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Love conquers all for Lara Fabian
Belgian superstar serenades Israelis one more time.
By JENNIFER GREENBERG
A smoky piano bar. A casual singing gig. A 17-year-old star, waiting to be discovered. When Lara Fabian took to the stage one dark evening to brighten the mood, she had no idea just how important this show would be. Blinded by the spotlight, she couldn’t see a very prominent producer in the crowd, one who would instantly fall in love with her voice and ultimately introduce her talent to the world at the prestigious Eurovision Song Contest.
Thirty years later, Fabian is considered the most successful female singer to come out of Belgium. Her sweet, yet sultry albums croon tales of love in both English and French. To celebrate her 50th birthday, she is heading off on a world tour and arriving in Tel Aviv at the Menora Mivtachim Arena on December 14.
JG: When did music first enter your life?
LF: I got to really know music through the passion and love that my parents shared for it. My mom and dad both sang, and my dad played a couple of instruments. Music was never an obligation for me; from a very young age, I understood it as a moment of freedom where you could express yourself. I realized how much joy it could bring and how much that meant to me. I felt complete when I was in contact with it.
JG: You come from quite a multicultural family, your father being Belgian and your mother Sicilian. Do those Belgian-Italian influences come through in your music?
LF: My greatest influence came from my parents’ love of classical music. We listened to a lot of arias and operas growing up. Then, my dad became enamored with country music and my mom with vocalists – from Streisand to Maria Callas. Growing up, I became a huge fan of Freddie Mercury, Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins. That’s where I really started developing my songwriting skills on a personal level.
JG: How important was representing Luxembourg at the 1988 Eurovision Song Contest (placing fourth to Celine Dion) in shaping your career?
LF: It was one of the most extraordinary experiences I’ve ever had because it put me through the test in many respects. Did I have the spine to undergo stress, pressure, media? Was it something that I was built to go along with?
Part of me was extraordinarily naïve. They asked me to do Eurovision after hearing me at a piano bar. I was only 17. Something sparked the interest of this producer and he asked me to do it. My mom and dad came along; everything was a family matter for us.
JG: Your Eurovision song “Croire” (“To Believe”) has a very optimistic outlook. Your lyrics seem to have become more realistic as you’ve matured.
LF: I think you can be optimistic and mature at the same time. It just depends how gracefully you blend those two elements. I’m a very optimistic person, woman, mother and singer. And at the same time, I’m very realistic when I look at other aspects of my life. I’ve always nurtured the brighter side. Whenever I’ve gone through turmoil, I’ve tried to learn from those moments and take away a lesson because there’s always a lesson when you’re on your knees, always.
JG: Let’s talk about your most recent album, Papillon. It seems like there are a lot of themes surrounding love in the album (“Par Amour,” “Je Ne T’aime Plus,” “Sans Ton Amour”), which is not a rarity in your work.
LF: I’ve always written about love. I have to say, I’m pretty mono-thematic because I believe that love is an endless theme to explore. “Love,” in the sense of the Greek word, can be such a journey. One that we all run after. We all search through this kind of sentiment for the truth of who we are. So, I pretty much have encountered endless inspiration if I connect myself to that theme.
JG: What prompted your return to French songs after your last album, which was exclusively in English?
LF: I guess my nature. I am a multilingual animal. I’ve always switched from Italian to French to English. It’s never been a matter of choosing, it’s a matter of being all these things at different times. [Language choice] comes naturally as I write. Some compositions are translatable while some simply can’t be sung in another language. They’d lose their genesis. Like “Je T’aime.” I’ve tried a million times to translate it and I can’t! It would lose its meaning.
And, of course, when I realized that I hadn’t put out a French record in five years, I thought, hmmm, maybe it’s time.
JG: Producing 14 studio albums is quite a feat. As you near 50 are you looking to slow down?
LF: I’ll be turning 50 on stage, so this is a big celebration. I have a next project that I’d really like to take on after the world tour. After that, I would love to find a way to be more stable.
JG: You are no stranger to Israel, right?
LF: I’ve been there a few times already and I’ve always had a special connection to it, much like Canada, where I now live. For a long time, my musicians were from Tel Aviv. I’ve traveled a lot to Israel for personal and professional reasons. The father of my daughter is also Jewish.
JG: Does that strengthen your connection to the country?
LF: It does. It had an influence of course, but way before that one of my first managers was from Tel Aviv. I’m Sicilian and for some reason there is this subtle connection in the way we see family, children, our elders. Over the years, I’ve gathered such a copious amount of people that are part of that community and that I am very close to.
JG: Anything you’re looking forward to on this trip?
LF: Well, I remember being in the White City [in Tel Aviv] and Jerusalem and feeling so serene. [Israel] has so much to it on a philosophical and spiritual level. I’m eager to reconnect.
JG: What songs can our audience expect?
LF: We’re browsing through 30 years of significant songs throughout these past three decades. What connected me to the audience. I’m telling stories I’ve never told before. How certain things got triggered in my life, and why I landed there or there. Who did I meet to develop this part of my career? It’s going to be a little more theatrical than what I’m used to allow people to get to know me better. Not just to hear me sing, but also to understand me from a different perspective after I’ve told these stories.
I would like to finish by saying that I feel very privileged that I can share with the audience, again, another moment in my life. Sometimes you go to a city once and that’s it. You have one chance and you have to take it as a one-timer in your life. I’m blessed to say that over 10 years, I’ve been lucky enough to go there over and again.
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Very interesting comment about having one more project to take on the world stage and after that “finding a way to be more stable” (i.e., touring less). Of course, plans change, which is especially true with Lara.
In Tel Aviv she went back to her typical show, and there were many more audience videos. Concentrating on the relatively complete ones:
Adagio: www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbqHgoaWT14
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UI63gRPG0vo
Alleluia: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8668NSB1NaY
Hurshat ha eucalyptus: www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHTofKFW0e4
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7VuJu3anhqM
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IKYvmYUBsw
Je suis malade: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jb9Y-d3tfKY
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPNF-6oAmkU
Je t’aime: www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZLyAsXyrTY
www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7RsHge0R1Q
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpXvBzVkP5E
J’y crois encore: www.facebook.com/lea.tov.7/videos/1349026648620297/
La difference, Si tu m’aimes, je suis malade : www.facebook.com/lea.tov.7/videos/1348992415290387/
Pas sans toi: www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_E-_-bQ-ko
Tu t’en vas: www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqMdRM_jT0o
The highlight here was the song added to the setlist, “Hurshat ha eucalyptus“, which Lara sang in Hebrew, as she has done previously.
Some wonderful pictures from Tel Aviv can be found at:
http://instagram.com/p/B6A6JTxiEya
with Lara’s caption, “just Landed in Tel Aviv 💕 #50WorldTour”
Then of the concert itself,
www.facebook.com/LaraFabianBienPlusQuunePassionCorseReunion/photos/pcb.1289987087862131/1289985511195622/?type=3&theater
Once again, Manu Pitois provided some nice scenic shows, not only of the concert but of Tel Aviv and then of Jerusalem
www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10218336318372794&set=pcb.10218336320332843&type=3&theater
www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10218333637665778&set=pcb.10218333641945885&type=3&theater
Finally, it was on to Bulgaria, again for a standard concert. Some videos are already available, e.g.,
Adagio: www.facebook.com/LaraFabianTheVoiceOfPassion/videos/797388200726270/
Je t’aime: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zJ3gBJKDE4
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlV87T_jEYY
Perdere l’amore: www.facebook.com/LaraFabianTheVoiceOfPassion/videos/1030286940643037/
Take Me Home Country Roads: www.facebook.com/LaraFabianTheVoiceOfPassion/videos/1314747642062506/
And there are a few pictures, first Lara and the city
www.facebook.com/LaraFabianTheVoiceOfPassion/photos/a.789993644349446/3284230801592372/?type=3&theater
with the comment, “"Beautiful Sofia ... see you in a while #50WorldTour"
Then again some photos from the concert,
www.facebook.com/LaraFabianTheVoiceOfPassion/photos/pcb.3284623651553087/3284623288219790/?type=3&theater
Lara seemed in very good voice, and did not appear, as far as we can tell, to have any physical difficulties.
Though it has been generally known for weeks, Lara made it even more official by providing broader publicity for her proposed ‘duet’ with a fan at one of her concerts utilizing the ‘smule’ app. She posted a video discussing how people could enter
http://instagram.com/p/B5-QUL0itx3, in particular following the instructions at
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“Little message from Lara ... To your microphones
"As I told you, I decided to offer you the opportunity to make a virtual duet with me on the song" Pas sans toi" via the Smule application ...
bit.ly/ChantezavecLaraFabian
I will choose the best performers, and I will invite them to sing it live with me on stage on some dates of the "50 World Tour"
To participate, record your performance on the Smule application and share it on social networks via # LaraDuo50
And those who wish that I can discover their complete service, you can share it on your IGTV Instagram, always with the # LaraDuo50 Look forward
to hearing from you .... Love "
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If one looks on youtube, one can see many, many people have taken advantage of Lara’s duet structure with ‘Pas sans toi’ to advertise themselves. This was a great idea to get people involved, and in a way, they already feel they’ve sung a duet with her.
Before she left on her concert tour, Lara had some ‘Voice’ activity to report:
“Lara Fabian-today shooting coaching with the talents of my team @thevoice _ Tf1
Thanks to my Brigitte Delouis and @mariocoiff for this beauty... you are so wonderfully good! Love #thevoice #coaching #glamsquad”
http://instagram.com/p/B55L_MPi-pm
Lara’s next filming for La Voix is January 15-17, when the ‘Battles’ will take place between members on the same teams. A nice associated photo of Lara can be found at;
www.facebook.com/LaraFabianBienPlusQuunePassionCorseReunion/photos/a.496393310554850/1286714618189378/?type=3&theater
Again, none of these shows will be seen for a couple of months.
Also before Lara left for her concerts, as noted in the previous update she was at AICOM, for whom she serves as Godmother. The beginning of an article about this can be seen at
www.dhnet.be/medias/musique/on-a-visite-l-academie-musicale-du-coach-belge-de-lara-fabian-il-m-a-permis-de-sortir-de-ma-detresse-vocale-5df28d409978e272f97149eb?fbclid=IwAR1ANOMRRkFLXas1uG0Z3WABe9UNK49yDMWvioc5sOfpo6VZXdEoZcgynpw
The part that is available without becoming a subscriber, reads,
“Pierre-Yves Paque, Special Envoy in Paris "La DH" exclusively visited the Musical Academy of Lara Fabian's Belgian voice coach, Pierre-Yves Duchesne.”
"With Pierre-Yves, we've known each other for a dozen years, " says Lara Fabian in the wings of AICOM, the International Academy of Musical Comedy (see the video on dh.be) located in Paris. "In fact, it was my daughter's dad [Gérard Pullicino, Editor's note] who took me to see his musical Grease. At that time, I was from Quebec. I lived in Europe and I no longer had my teacher, who unfortunately fell very ill. I was looking for a replacement, someone experienced in the classic technique from which I came. " (...)
There is an associated video with Lara concerning the importance of having a vocal coach,
www.dhnet.be/medias/musique/on-a-visite-l-academie-musicale-du-coach-belge-de-lara-fabian-il-m-a-permis-de-sortir-de-ma-detresse-vocale-5df28d409978e272f97149eb?fbclid=IwAR0USo7rjlQYKlscTveRQflS_mH5bXtO_RNjoOFbyReg--fGz1V7YIA7nrc
In particular, Lara said, “He allowed me to get out of my vocal distress”. And in response, there was this, “Lara Fabian behind the scenes of the Parisian school of her vocal coach Pierre Yves Duchesne: L'Aicom! 15 years is being celebrated! Thank you Lara for your words...
#larafabian #pierreyvesduchesne #aicom
Interesting photo(s) of the week: from the Lara Fabian Mexico site,
www.facebook.com/LaraFabianfromMexico/photos/rpp.556364357750962/2559975410723170/?type=3&theater
There’s a cute video of Lara reacting to some Quebecois singing “Je t’aime” at
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Dmg-O173QU
(There was a time, in France, when Lara might well have reacted differently…but then it would probably have been done in a different spirit).
And in a more accomplished vein, several websites have noted that the clip “Par amour” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjrTd8VeP64&fbclid=IwAR3CyqhMCyY4uewaVOJTmNUF1NJuPD4Nv4ra39zy-3Z3EU-oFCDwp5wJ6fo) has now exceeded 4 million views. Along with the wide-ranging concert schedule displayed this past week, there’s no denying Lara’s worldwide popularity.
Lara has a few more concerts in the current phase of the tour, December 18 in Bratislava (Slovakia) and December 20 in Dubai (UAE). After that it will be back to Belgium for Christmas with her Father, (unless there is some additional ‘Voice’ activity in-between). Despite the hectic schedule, she seems to be back in form and sincerely enjoying herself, and enjoying the fans enjoying her! A good end to the year for Lara, which has had plenty of high points (and challenges).
David