Lara Fabian returns to the spotlight with her new album “Je suis là”, produced largely with the brothers Yaacov and Meir Salah as well as Slimane, who wrote the single “Ta Pain” for her. A 15th disc on which the diva meditates around the universal theme of love, that which makes “ like a madman, like a soldier », with the look of a 54-year-old woman, notably on the single “Je t’ai chasses”. “ We are sometimes very impatient with time, we give it little space, we don’t really appreciate its power. I know that we often analyze the subject of love, that we caricature it, but for me it is the fifth element. It is something that precedes us, that goes infinitely faster than us, that understands faster than us » indicates in the program “En aside”, broadcast Monday on Canal+, the Belgian-Canadian singer, still moved by the bond she has forged with the public for 35 years: “ We can’t imagine what the path, the career, will be like, but I knew in my heart, in my soul, that I was a singer from the age of 5. That voice was an incredible gift ».
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During this intimate interview, during which she discusses her marriage proposal live on Quebec television, Lara Fabian evokes with great emotion her friend Maurane, who died in 2018 and with whom she gave birth to the hit “Tu es mon autre”, and the duets which marked her life as an artist. After singing with Johnny Hallyday, Florent Pagny, Vitaa, Michael Bolton or Serge Lama, does the singer still have an unfulfilled wish? The answer is yes and it may surprise you! “ My dream would be to sing with Céline. We have so much in common from our origins, our origins of love for music and songs » assure Lara Fabian.
“For a host of reasons that sometimes escape me…”
If this revelation can raise eyebrows, it is because in the collective imagination, Lara Fabian and Celine Dion have been competing since the 90s when they became huge stars, the team of the star of the Paris Olympics having sabotaged the career of its rival in the United States. Half-heartedly, the interpreter of “Everything” admitted that obstacles always stand between them even if, for her part, she does not vow to Celine Dion only admiration. “ I don’t know if it will be possible [de faire un duo] for a host of reasons that sometimes escape me, and at the same time I continue to remain that kid, that teenager, who listened to it on her Walkman. She is a few years older than me. I was 12 years old and I was already listening to this song written by Eddy Marnay called “My friend left me”. She accompanied me throughout my adolescence » she recalls.
“It would be a big dream to be able to sing with her”
Moreover, when Lara Fabian began to gain notoriety in Canada from 1991, the two artists crossed paths several times in various shows and musical ceremonies. “ I arrive in her country, Quebec, and I have the opportunity to see her once or twice very furtively, and then also once at a big event which is the Junos, the Canadian Grammys » remembers the singer who, unfortunately, did not really form a relationship with her colleague. And it’s not his doing… “ At the time the name of this profession, the name of this show business, was “The name of the game”, it was necessary to separate people who apparently might have things in common or resemble each other. So I never had the chance to really talk to him » laments Lara Fabian in hindsight. His appearance in “En aside” is therefore the ideal opportunity to launch an appeal: “ It would be a big dream to be able to sing with this incredible soul ».
In 2020 while she was a coach in “The Voice”, Lara Fabian had brushed aside any rumor of resentment towards Celine Dion. “ How could someone who was inspiring to me have made me suffer? The media used this to make me suffer. I’m not the only one to have been a Turkish head. The list of personalities who have been targeted is long… » she put forward as a theory in the pages of the magazine TV Major Channels.
