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  • @ericsicard910
    @ericsicard910 Před 20 dny +28

    The music of Broken Vow was co-composed by Walter Afanassiev and Lara Fabian.
    Walter Afanassiev, an american/brazilian from russian descent, is a legendary composer and producer (he co-composed some of the greatest initial hits of Mariah Carey such as All I Want for Christmas is You or Hero and was the producer of the Titanic soundtrack that increased Celine Dion WW fame). He is produced a song for Dimash among others.
    When this song was composed, Walter and Lara were engaged, they were living in San Francisco’s bay area, but apparently he cheated and she decided to break up. When she took this decision, that she knew would dramatically change both her personal and professional destiny, she wrote these incredible lyrics.
    Lara has said this is her preferred english song from all the songs she wrote in this language (there are many, and some are pure jewels).
    One reason is also because this song has then been covered by the greatests:
    - Barbra Streisand (she performed it in concerts from one of her tour but never recorded it),
    - Josh Groban (his cover made this song famous in US, she is her friend and role model and he made several duets with her),
    - Linda Eder,
    - Cakra Khan,
    - Gigi de Lana,
    - Regine Velasquez,
    - Almira (from 4th Impact),
    - Katrina Velarde,
    - Julie Anne San Jose,
    - Sarah Geronimo,
    - Morissette Amon,
    - Petra Berger,
    - Harrison Craig,
    - Rimar,
    - Jackie Evancho,
    - …
    For Jackie Evancho, and at the request of Jackie's parents who found the original lyrics were not a good fit for a young girl, Lara rewrote Broken Vow in french as "Imaginer" with a complete different meaning.
    But the original from Lara remains the absolute reference
    czcams.com/video/kJBGCI8aSE4/video.html

  • @ericsicard910
    @ericsicard910 Před 20 dny +29

    More information on Lara Fabian:
    Lara is recognized as one of the best vocalist ever seen on earth and all professionals list her in the top vocalist tier with Barbra, Whitney, Mariah, Celine, Aretha, Shirley Bassey, Lisa Fischer, ....
    In my personal opinion, she is even the best.
    There are a few vocal characteristics that are her signature: her famous resonance for instance that allows her to sing acapella without mic in venues with 10,000+ attendees. Her nickname in the singing world is "the ring" due to this. I would also list her amazing phrasing, breath management and her pleasant tone even when belting in her upper register.
    So she is one of the best vocalist ever, but on top of that, she adds a few things that make her an absolute package with no equivalence:
    • she speaks 2 languages natively (french, italian), and 2 others fluently (english, spanish), can speak a bit of dutch (and sicilian), and understand quite well russian and portuguese. She has sung in 12 languages in total
    • she is an amazing songwriter and wrote lyrics for 200+ songs, in the 4 languages she speaks fluently. She often co-composes the music, and is at the source of the melodic line.
    • she acts and performs on stage as nobody else, she colors and reveals the meaning of every single word in the songs, and her ability to emote, to draw you in is second to none
    • she is the sweetest soul on earth, very humble, down to earth and benevolent. She likes to meet others, and her fans are always pleasantly surprised when this happens.
    A quick background on her and her career:
    She is belgian, her father is flemish and grand mother on father side is dutch, but she also has italian roots (her mother is from sicilia) and American roots ( the father of her mother is from Detroit). She had been raised in Sicilia first for 7 years then in Belgium so she speaks both italian and french as native languages.
    She has been classically trained on vocal, piano and songs composition for 10 years ( from 8 to 18) in the Brussels Royal Conservatory.
    She is still having vocal lessons and training several times a week today. She only moved away from opera to pop because she is first and foremost a songwriter.
    After her Eurovision participation in 1988 (4th), she really started her career in Canada in the early 90s, more precisely in Quebec, the french-speaking part of Canada.
    She had been living for years in Montreal and has also Canadian citizenship. She moved to Sicilia end of 2022.
    She became very famous in Quebec in the early 90s with several double platine records and then conquered France in 1996/1997 (she topped charts there and some of her songs such as "Je t'aime" or "Tout" became classics of the french music).
    In 2000, she was about to penetrate the US Market, with a lot of media initial interest. Her first english song (I will love again), a pop dance song, stayed number one on the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart for 58 weeks in a row and was number 32 on the Billboard Hot 100.
    Her Album ("Lara Fabian") was about to become a massive hit, and the concert "From Lara With Love" was recorded to be broadcasted everywhere in the US.
    This concert is legendary, packed with masterpieces (covered by many great vocalists later on).
    But a dispute with Sony on artistry directions, and the will from Celine Dion's staff to block her progress in the US, completely broke this plan.
    She thus refocused back on Europe and made huge success there, extending her reach to Eastern Europe and Central Asia where she became an absolute superstar through her collaboration with Igor Krutoy during several years. She is absolutely massive in Russia for instance.
    She is also a star in Brazil as her song "Love By Grace", used as the soundtrack for a very famous soap opera, topped the charts for months and become a recurrent in the local singing contests since then.
    Many of her songs became classics and were covered by the other singing legends: Barbra Streisand, Shirley Bassey, Josh Groban (they are friends and he told she is a role model for him), Linda Eder, …
    With her success in Europe, Brazil and part of Asia, she is the inspiration of the new generation of vocalists: most of them are coming from there.
    Thru their covers of Lara Fabian songs, USA and many other countries are now rediscovering her.
    She is Dimash's idol:
    • I’ve read somewhere that, when he was a child, he was listening her songs every night to get asleep.
    • He covered many of her songs, most of these were composed by Igor Krutoy and written by by Lara.
    Out of my mind I can list:
    ○ Adagio (She wrote it and is the original performer),
    ○ Mademoiselle Hyde (she wrote it and is the original performer),
    ○ Love of Tired Swans (she wrote the song in French under the title "Je t'aime encore" and was the original performer of the french then the russian versions, Dimash covered the russian version)
    ○ Ascolta La Voce / Vocalize (this was a pure vocalization and she was the original performer, then lyrics were added for Dimash and it was rebranded as "Know")
    • She also wrote the lyrics of Dimash's song "Your Love".
    • And she covered "Love is like a dream" before him (song from Igor Krutoy originally performed by Alla Pugacheva).
    • Finally, they also performed "Ti Amo Cosi" together, in trio with Aida Garafulina: this is a song that she performed originally with Dmitri Hvorostovsky and Sumi Jo then again later with Dmitri and Alina Yarovaya, before this new trio with Dimash and Aida.
    Dimash is now also working with Igor Krutoy: Igor and Dimash connected after his Adagio cover, also endorsed by Lara.
    Igor came back from retirement and composed severals songs for him after it.
    Many other top vocalists from the current generation covered her songs, some have Lara as a role model and big inspiration (singers from every region in the world: from China and Taiwan, to Philippines, Indonesia, Russia, Kazakhstan, Armenia, Bulgaria, Turkey, Netherlands, Greece, Israel, Lebanon, Italy, France, Belgium, Norway, UK, USA, Canada, Brazil, Australia, Central Africa, …)
    ○ Floor Jansen (Adagio),
    ○ Polina Gagarina (Adagio, Je t’aime),
    ○ Diana Ankudinova (Tomorrow is a lie),
    ○ Morissette Amon (Broken Vow),
    ○ Gabriel Henrique (Love by Grace),
    ○ Cakra Khan (Broken Vow),
    ○ Charice Penpengco (Adagio),
    ○ Katrina Velarde (Broken Vow),
    ○ Regine Velasquez (Broken Vow),
    ○ Dmitri Hvorostovsky (Adagio),
    ○ Giulia Falcone (Adagio, Caruso, Je suis malade, Je t'aime),
    ○ Forestella (Je suis Malade),
    ○ Almira (from 4th Impact band) (Broken Vow),
    ○ Gigi de Lana (Broken Vow)
    ○ Julie Anne san Jose (Adagio, Broken Vow),
    ○ Rimar ( Adagio, Broken Vow, Know),
    ○ Il Divo (Adagio)
    ○ Daria Bentsa (I guess I loved you),
    ○ Sarah Geronimo (Broken Vow)
    ○ Laura Bretan ( Adagio, Caruso),
    ○ Jackie Evancho (Je t’aime, Caruso and Broken Vow, BV rewritten as « Imaginer » by Lara for Jackie),
    ○ Harrison Craig (Broken Vow),
    ○ Amir (Je t’aime),
    ○ Pauline Aguirre (Adagio)),
    ○ George Peris (Broken Vow, Humana),
    ○ Vitas (Adagio),
    ○ Wanessa Camargo (Love by Grace),
    ○ Anastasia Luna (Adagio),
    ○ Jeck (Je T’Aime),
    ○ Evgenia Fanfara (Adagio),
    ○ Anne Sila (pas sans toi, Tu es mon autre),
    ○ The Canadian Tenors (Adagio),
    ○ Anna Eriksson (Je suis malade),
    ○ Choi Sung Hoon (Je suis malade),
    ○ Soprano Turetsky band (Adagio),
    ○ Sarah Naura Irbah (Mademoiselle Hyde),
    ○ Elisabetta Rinaldi (Adagio),
    ○ Alyona Yarushina (Adagio),
    ○ Marie Payet (Pas sans toi),
    ○ Laurh (Immortelle),
    ○ Inger Lise Hope (Adagio),
    ○ Håkon Sønsterud Tollefsrød (Broken Vow),
    ○ Flora Tandi (Bambina),
    ○ Cindy Chao (Yeliel My Angel),
    ○ Majda Roumi (Adagio),
    ○ Abraham Mateo (Adagio),
    ○ Petra Berger (Adagio, Broken Vow),
    ○ Russel Watson (Adagio),
    ○ Katerina Maslova (Je t’aime, I guess I loved you)
    ○ Annointed (Love by Grace),
    ○ Sevara Nazarkhan (Je t’aime)
    ○ ....
    NB: Lara did cover Caruso , Je suis malade, and Love by grace, these are not her originals, but I mention these here as the related artists were attracted to cover it again after listening to Lara’s version.
    Today, Lara still has an amazing voice and tone and can still reach the 5th octave with resonance ; she still offers these emotive renditions that are her unique signature.
    In June 2022, she kicked off a WW tour and stunned her fans once again with 5 magical concerts in Canada. She completed the europe part in September/October 2022 and I attended a concert from this tour. It was packed and she was again spectacular.
    On April, May, June 2023 she had again some wonderful concerts in Tbilissi, Georgia, then in Ouzbekhistan, Kazakhstan, Romania.
    She is about to release a new album and just completed another popular tour in eastern europe (Czech Republic, Moldavia, Croatia, Romania, Bulgaria, Turkiye, Hungary) and in Canada in april-june 2024. She also appeared as a guest in some big events such as Hauser’s concert in Royal Albert Hall (May 9th 2024). Then, after some rest and a few TV Shows, she will tour France in 2025.
    The first song of her new album (titled "Ta Peine" - Your Sorrow) was released late January 2024 and is a success in France. Her album is expected to be released in fall 2024.
    Sorry if I was long, but I hope this gives some context on Lara.

    • @gloren2373
      @gloren2373 Před 20 dny +1

      They are my fave forien artist igor/ lara Dimash and Josh groban my i love the voice of lara fabian and how she performed on stage ❤

    • @ericsicard910
      @ericsicard910 Před 20 dny

      @@gloren2373 totally agree. check one her duet with Josh: For Always.
      Orchestra conducted by the composer, the great John Williams. This duet, and also a solo version by Lara, were in the soundtrack of Steven Spielberg’s movie "A.I."
      czcams.com/video/V4dttmn3ppU/video.html

  • @clarakam3858
    @clarakam3858 Před 8 dny +1

    She is the definition of a diva ! She can really sing live ! If you want to be a singer wach some performens off her live! Singers like that are not every where on the planet on this days & it' s sad ! Long live the Queen Lara! Love from Romania❤.

  • @user-wx1zn2go8r
    @user-wx1zn2go8r Před 15 dny +1

    Maravillosa Lara ❤❤❤❤❤

  • @anneharley5319
    @anneharley5319 Před 19 dny +3

    Thankyou for reacting to one of my favourite performances ever x

  • @reneedevry4361
    @reneedevry4361 Před 20 dny +15

    Thank you very much for this.❤️👍
    This is not one of Laras more impressive vocal skill songs but it is one of my favorites.🤩
    When Eric shows up, I suggest you follow his lead with this exceptional world class artist.
    Lara Fabian has written songs and lyrics for Dimash and she was one of his top inspirations in his youth. Dimash has told us that he used to listen to Lara's voice to help sooth him and wind down at night.
    Lara used to live in Montreal, Quebec, Canada and I consider it one of the highlights of my life to have seen her at a table nearby enjoying a lunch with a friend. She is as stunningly beautiful in real life and glows like an angel.❤
    🥰🥰Much love from a Canadian Dear🇨🇦

    • @HeemzCastGaming
      @HeemzCastGaming Před 20 dny +2

      Thank you for an amazing gem I’m looking forward to more suggestions from you for many artists from all over including more of her

    • @reneedevry4361
      @reneedevry4361 Před 20 dny

      ​​​​@@HeemzCastGaming
      Happy to add to your music adventure❤
      Black Pink "Pink Venom" MV (S.korea Hip Hop)
      NiNi Music "Huyao" MV (Taiwan Metal Folk)
      Siti Nurhaliza "Get Here" St Alberts London (Malaysia vocalist)
      Père Jason "SkyFall" / The Voice (Nigeria vocalist)
      Hua Chenyu "Here We Are" /Mars Concert 2019 (China multi-genre vocalist)
      City of Sound "But One Ghost"MV (USA, cinematic Rock)
      Deloraine "Ragnarok" - also many Witcher covers, Czeck Republic Myth/Fantasy Folk)
      Ekaterina Shelehova "Savage Daughter" MV (russian/canadian vocalist)
      Heilung 'Anoana" MV (experimental primal Folk- Norway/Denmark/Germany)
      Loreena McKennitt "Stolen Child" - choose video from Ron B's channel- 4.32 ... Live from Spain with lyrics (Canadian Folk vocalist)
      Skámöld og Sinfó "Hefnd"
      (Icelandic Metal - sung in Icelandic, no subtitles but vocals and instrumentation plus full symphony is excellent. All their songs are about Icelandic/Old Norse legends)
      Good luck as I believe this will keep you occupied for a while😂😂😂
      And thank you but I don't need a shout out for anything🥰🇨🇦

  • @cassebonbon8925
    @cassebonbon8925 Před 20 dny +12

    The most Beautiful voice on earth ❤

  • @marywebster2488
    @marywebster2488 Před 18 dny +2

    Broken Vows is my favorite Lara song. I heard her sing this live in Budapest April 30. Wow! 😮
    Then four days later I attended Dimash’s concert. 😊 Heaven? Very close to!

    • @HeemzCastGaming
      @HeemzCastGaming Před 17 dny +1

      That sounds like one of the best times to bear witness two legends live and in person

  • @michaellahoud14
    @michaellahoud14 Před 20 dny +11

    Lara is The Queen of Resonance and vowel coordination. She is The Ring. The perfect singer.

  • @ildefonsobenitez6624
    @ildefonsobenitez6624 Před 20 dny +14

    Lara's just one of the greatest performers in the world

  • @ReiCasca
    @ReiCasca Před 20 dny +11

    Simplesmete a melhor!

  • @raquelra5878
    @raquelra5878 Před 20 dny +17

    👸🏼 Queen Lara 😍

  • @ericsicard910
    @ericsicard910 Před 20 dny +17

    Here is a short list of suggestions to start a journey with Lara (I said short because she wrote or co-wrote 200+ songs in 4 languages)
    • Adagio (english version) : czcams.com/video/bqoS-KOLV_4/video.html (covered among others by Dimash, Floor Jansen, Dame Shirley Bassey, Il Divo)
    • You are not from here (english): czcams.com/video/Vv8XFXKXRLI/video.html
    • Broken Vow (english): czcams.com/video/kJBGCI8aSE4/video.html ( Covered by Barbra Streisand, Josh Groban, Linda Eder, Gigi de Lana, Almira (4th impact), Morissette Amon, Katrina Velarde, Regine Velasquez, Cakra Khan, Jackie Evancho, Harrison Craig, ...)
    • I guess I loved you (english): czcams.com/video/EwI-HIfSyqU/video.html
    • Je t'aime (french): czcams.com/video/b7medSoc2fA/video.html (covered by Polina Gagarina, Amir, Giulia Falcone, …)
    • I am A-WA (english):
    czcams.com/video/mKLdLox918A/video.html
    • Tu es mon autre (French, duet with Maurane):
    czcams.com/video/kfQbUMZXhAE/video.html
    • Si tu m’aimes (French):
    czcams.com/video/Wg-Zv9cWuDE/video.html
    • Pas sans toi (French):
    czcams.com/video/H12LGDnl6pI/video.html
    • Par Amour (French):
    czcams.com/video/rjrTd8VeP64/video.html
    • Llora (Spanish):
    czcams.com/video/8Fh35Foo9CA/video.html
    • Dites-moi pourquoi je l’aime (French):
    czcams.com/video/-85T-iR7dfc/video.html
    • Tout (French): czcams.com/video/XYBNk6dgpgQ/video.htmlsi=dklL5InGnOLdiAG2
    • Bambina (French): czcams.com/video/gyG-7TuZCFk/video.html
    • Mademoiselle Hyde (English):
    czcams.com/video/SZm-lhuSyI4/video.html (covered by Dimash)
    • Ta Peine (French):
    czcams.com/video/wFYwtIL95wk/video.html
    • Quedate (Spanish):
    czcams.com/video/cX0CPdBV75E/video.html
    Original songs but she didn’t write these:
    • For Always, Duet with Josh Groban (Soundtrack of Spielberg’s A.I. movie, english):
    czcams.com/video/V4dttmn3ppU/video.html
    • I will love again (english):
    czcams.com/video/RuNPZwN13Q0/video.html

    When she covers a song, she often makes it her own.
    Some amazing covers she made:
    • Je suis malade (french, song from Serge Lama): czcams.com/video/eHSyk4SGtuY/video.html ( her version was covered by Forestella, Giulia Falcone, …)
    • Caruso (italian, song from Lucio Dalla): czcams.com/video/BP2KnLemT78/video.html
    • Perdere L'Amore (italian, song from Massimo Ranieri): czcams.com/video/mcmhCfH9OfQ/video.html
    • Yentl Medley (Papa can you hear me + A piece of sky, chained , cover of her idol Barbra Streisand, english): czcams.com/video/zW8lalHMwxk/video.html
    • I will always love you (cover of Dolly Parton / Whitney Houston, english): czcams.com/video/4f-wx-ue89U/video.html
    • Love by grace (cover of Wynona Judd, english):
    czcams.com/video/8V0pGXZxxzE/video.html (her version was covered by Gabriel Henrique)
    • Calling You (cover of Jevetta Steele, english):
    czcams.com/video/KkfXEb_VyLM/video.html
    • Voir un ami pleurer (cover of Jacques Brel, french): czcams.com/video/TEnJu1Dthvs/video.html
    • Quand on n’a que l’amour (cover of Jacques Brel, french): czcams.com/video/rW7iusDbYjY/video.html
    Also a few famous duets:
    • Requiem pour un fou (with Johnny Hallyday, french) :
    czcams.com/video/zR1rkt_0biA/video.html
    • The Prayer (with Michael Bolton, english):
    czcams.com/video/M__6PFD1YEw/video.html
    • La Solitudine (with Laura Pausini, italian):
    czcams.com/video/Bgv-jUZH60w/video.html
    • Il y a (with Isabelle Boulay, french): czcams.com/video/F61JEarOwuo/video.html
    • Et maintenant (with Florent Pagny, french):
    czcams.com/video/Mi0E0pLLxf0/video.html
    And her famous trio:
    • Ti Amo Cosi (with Dimash and Aida Garafulina, italian):
    czcams.com/video/XaQFfqC3lnU/video.html

    • @HeemzCastGaming
      @HeemzCastGaming Před 20 dny +2

      Thank you for these gems I look forward to checking these out

  • @charbelgebrael
    @charbelgebrael Před 19 dny +1

    Lara❤

  • @powerblades
    @powerblades Před 21 dnem +12

    The Ultimate Queen 👸🏼

  • @karik7959
    @karik7959 Před 7 dny

    Thanks from France !

  • @MartinWeng
    @MartinWeng Před 20 dny +8

    Love Lara ❤️
    Love from Denmark ❤️

  • @guymarcbravoso1341
    @guymarcbravoso1341 Před 20 dny +9

    Lara's songs are rich and varied 15 records over 140 songs
    don't be content with her early live performances from the 2000s
    with these vocal performances
    Lara is much more than that
    some spectacular tracks
    "I an a Wa"czcams.com/video/mKLdLox918A/video.html
    "l'oubli"czcams.com/video/3ob-a4tPNcg/video.html
    "dance"czcams.com/video/nHYi7rYD1yk/video.html
    "par amour"czcams.com/video/rjrTd8VeP64/video.html
    "tango"czcams.com/video/9p1UrKzYti0/video.html
    "papillon"czcams.com/video/dzWit_mevK0/video.html
    and many more to discover
    Lara Fabian is a true artist, author, composer and performer.
    a sunny woman who catches you like a moth in the light.
    lara
    the best of humanity.

    • @HeemzCastGaming
      @HeemzCastGaming Před 20 dny

      I’ll save this comment thank you for dropping some amazing gems for us to check out

  • @paragon4everxo
    @paragon4everxo Před 20 dny +2

    With Lara's blessings, Josh Groban did a cover of this song from a males perspective. It's just as beautifully heart-wrenching. 💔

    • @susanstrand5599
      @susanstrand5599 Před 19 dny

      His was first I heard about 20 years ago and was captivated. At that time I knew nothing of Lara Fabian but then found her on CZcams about 7 years ago. I haven’t stopped my admiration of this woman’s incredible talent since that first song!! She’s been completely blessed with the best voice I’ve ever known.

  • @davidscroggins7728
    @davidscroggins7728 Před 19 dny +9

    More Lara please I love this woman !!!

  • @aryc1848
    @aryc1848 Před 19 dny +7

    Thank you for the reaction. Lara is amazing !

  • @spirossofianossisko
    @spirossofianossisko Před 19 dny +2

    ΑΓΑΠΗΤΈ η λαρα είναι η βασίλισσα της καρδιάς μας. Καλώς ήρθες στον κόσμο της. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @lucyzellars6230
    @lucyzellars6230 Před 19 dny +1

    Thanks for this reaction ❤️❤️👍👍❤️❤️