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| Lorie |
Lorie presenting her Live Tour 2006 DVD in October 2006
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| Background information |
| Birth name |
Laure Pester |
| Born |
May 2, 1982 (1982-05-02) (age 26)
Plessis Bouchard, Val d'Oise, France |
| Origin |
France |
| Genre(s) |
Pop, electropop, R&B, dance-pop |
| Occupation(s) |
Singer, songwriter |
| Years active |
2001-present |
| Label(s) |
Epic, Columbia |
| Associated acts |
4You, Les Enfoirés, Serge Lama |
| Website |
www.loriefanclub.com |
Laure Pester, known professionally as simply Lorie, is a French pop singer, often referred to as the "Britney Spears of France" (although her image is somewhat more wholesome and family-friendly). In the space of three years she released three albums, working with producer, songwriter and composer Johnny Williams (grandson of 'musette' accordion star André Verchuren) and her father manager André Pester (a former studio manager at French radio station RTL).
[edit] Characteristics
Her image portrays her as a clean-cut and child-friendly teen icon, with little of the overt sexuality displayed by her contemporaries in the French teen-pop market, e.g. Alizee - her relationship with Filipino-American pop-star Billy Crawford was widely publicized but remained scandal-free. As a result, she has a particularly strong following among schoolchildren.
Musically, she remains a straight pop act, occasionally moving towards pop-rock like many other French female starlets (e.g. Jenifer Bartoli) - the single Week End is an example of this. Her act is characterized by energetic dance routines, with simple music videos that showcase her talents.
She is currently dating Canadian singer Québec's Garou.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Studio albums
| Year |
Title |
Date of release |
Sales |
Certification (France)[1] |
Peak position |
| FR [2] |
FR (DD) |
BE (WA) |
SUI |
| 2001 |
Près de Toi |
30 September 2001 |
1,000,000 |
3 x Platinum (2004) |
2 |
— |
8 |
18 |
| 2002 |
Tendrement |
September 16, 2002 |
900,000 |
Platinum (2002) |
1 |
— |
11 |
13 |
| 2004 |
Attitudes |
January 19, 2004 |
500,000 |
Platinum (2004) |
1 |
— |
1 |
5 |
| 2005 |
Best Of |
April 4, 2005 |
115,000 |
Gold (2005) |
2 |
— |
4 |
77 |
| Rester la même |
October 31, 2005 |
340,000 |
Platinum (2005) |
1 |
— |
7 |
36 |
| 2007 |
2lor en moi ? |
November 26, 2007 |
100,000 |
Gold (2007) |
7 |
22 |
23 |
56 |
[edit] Live albums
[edit] Singles
| Year |
Title |
Date of release |
Sales |
Certification (France)[1] |
Peak position |
Album |
| FR [3] |
FR (DD) |
BE (WA) |
SUI |
| 1999 |
"Baby boum" |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 2001 |
"Près de moi" |
May 2, 2001 |
624,860 |
Platinum (2002) |
2 |
— |
1 |
— |
Près de toi |
| "Je serai (ta meilleure amie)" |
October 16, 2001 |
469,641 |
Gold (2001) |
5 |
— |
5 |
25 |
| 2002 |
"Toute seule" |
March 19, 2002 |
267,255 |
Silver (2002) |
8 |
— |
12 |
44 |
| "J'ai besoin d'amour" |
October 1, 2002 |
306,802 |
Gold (2003) |
7 |
— |
15 |
24 |
Tendrement |
| "À 20 ans" |
January 13, 2003 |
160,557 |
Silver (2003) |
15 |
— |
20 |
38 |
| 2003 |
"Sur un air latino" |
May 19, 2003 |
696,445 |
Platinum (2003) |
1 |
— |
1 |
8 |
| "Week-end" |
December 15, 2003 |
267,255 |
Gold (2004) |
2 |
— |
6 |
8 |
Attitudes |
| 2004 |
"La Positive Attitude" |
April 5, 2004 |
122,628 |
— |
9 |
— |
8 |
31 |
| "Ensorcelée" |
June 14, 2004 |
128,674 |
Silver (2004) |
13 |
— |
21 |
28 |
| "C'est plus fort que moi" |
December 6, 2004 |
94,722 |
— |
15 |
— |
18 |
41 |
| 2005 |
"Toi et Moi" |
March 7, 2005 |
142,126 |
Silver (2005) |
7 |
— |
9 |
29 |
Best Of |
| "Rester la même" |
December 5, 2005 |
60,000+ |
— |
15 |
— |
28 |
88 |
Rester la même |
| 2006 |
"S.O.S" |
February 27, 2006 |
65,000+ |
— |
13 |
— |
24 |
84 |
| "Parti pour zouker" |
May 26, 2006 |
110,000+ |
Silver (2006) |
5 |
— |
12 |
67 |
| "Fashion Victim" |
October 23, 2006 |
35,000+ |
— |
20 |
— |
33 |
— |
| 2007 |
"Je vais vite" |
December 3, 2007 |
80,000+ |
— (2008) |
3 |
13 |
7 |
— |
2lor en moi ? |
| 2008 |
"Play" |
March 28, 2008 |
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12 |
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