Lorie (singer)

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Lorie
R&B, samba
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter, actress, producer, composer
Instrument(s)singing, djembé
Years active2001–present
LabelsEpic, Columbia, LMD2 Production
Websitewww.lorieofficiel.com

Laure Monique Pester, professionally known as Lorie, (born May 2, 1982) is a French singer.[1] She has sold over 8 million albums and singles worldwide as of December 2007. Her first studio album Près de toi was certified triple platinum in France and she followed it with five other certified albums. Lorie is also an actress, who lent her voice for many French versions of international movies including Stuart Little 2. She stars in the TF1 TV film De feu et de glace, and guest-starred as a Parisian model on the American soap opera The Young and the Restless. She has also launched a clothing line, "Lorie", only found in the Z stores in France. Her contract with Z ended in early 2009.

Career

2000–2001: First successes

When Lorie heard that producer Axel Brangeon was looking for a young girl that knew how to sing and dance, she immediately auditioned and won the contract. Lorie recorded "Près de moi", written by Johnny Williams and Louis Element, which was rejected by every record label. Williams uploaded the song onto a French website,

certified Platinum
in France for over 500,000 copies sold. Its parent album "Près de toi", released on October 30, 2001, became a triple Platinum recording in France with 1,000,000+ copies sold. The next singles "Je serai (ta meilleure amie)" and "Toute seule" were also certified Gold.

2002–2003: More successes

“Tendrement”, Lorie's second album, saw the light in 2002 with three commercially successful singles: “J'ai besoin d'amour”, “À 20 ans” and “Sur un air Latino”.

The album became as successful as “Près de toi” selling over a million copies in Europe. In April 2002, Lorie sung “Oser ses rêves” for the French soundtrack of the

Disney animation film Cinderella II: Dreams Come True and lend her voice for the French version of the movie Stuart Little 2
; she is the bird Margalo.

After touring for the promotion of her album, Lorie released a book called "Ma tournée" which sold over 200,000 copies, becoming one of the most successful books ever written by a singer in France. Later, her debut album "Près de toi" would come back to the lights after its release in Japan with new tracks (English versions of her songs "Près de moi" and "Toute Seule") including "Dans mes rêves" which was used in the

Évian in which Lorie was starring. She also confirmed her relationship with Filipino-American pop-star Billy Crawford
.

In late 2003, Lorie's first live album and music DVD come out, both entitled "Lorie Live Tour" which received a great response.

2004–2006: Attitudes and image change

Lorie in 2012

Come early 2004, "Attitudes" was already out and the singles "Week-end", "La positive attitude" and "Ensorcelée" were big hits. The album became Platinum in France because it sold over 600,000 copies. Lorie toured again to promote the album. The song "C’est plus fort que moi", written by Jean-Jacques Goldman, was later released to support the "Week-End Tour". In June, Lorie launched her very own clothing line, simply entitled "Lorie", exclusively sold in the Z stores in France. Her contract with Z was cancelled in early 2009.

In April 2005, Lorie's first

greatest hits
album.

In October 2005, Lorie released Rester la même (which means ‘Stay the same’), an album mixing various music influences including Zouk, RnB, pop and dance-pop. Lorie wanted to change her image from squeaky-clean to boogie singer. The title track, featuring rap act Second Degré, was first released to see the reaction which was generally positive, but the song did not perform as well as expected. The following singles "SOS" (reggaeton version), "Parti pour zouker" and "Fashion victim'" (official but promotional single for her Live Tour 2006). This album also received a Platinum certification in France, because it sold over 470,000 copies.

That same year, Lorie voiced the character Violette in the French version of the

Academy Award-winning animated film "The Incredibles
".

2007–2008: The metamorphosis

On November 26, 2007, Lorie's fifth studio album 2lor en moi? was released; it was the singer's most mature album and it is clear that the album's sound is influenced by

Tecktonik, the then-new dance. The first single from the album "Je vais vite" showcases Lorie's musical and personal evolution. Its follow-up "Play", featuring back vocals by her fiancé Garou
, was a worldwide minor club hit. On October 3, 2008 Lorie started her "Le Tour 2Lor", which ended in December 2008 to promote the album. The last single from the album, "Un garçon", officially released in December 2008, talks about homosexuality; the song and the video were harshly received from the French audience and in consequence, it "flopped", as it received little coverage. However, the album was certified Gold for selling at least 185,200 copies as of November 2008.

2lor en moi? was also released on August 18, 2008, in Canada under Garou's record label, Wolfgang Entertainment. Lorie also recorded "Heaven's Table", a critically acclaimed duet with Garou for his latest album. In June 2008, she wanted to try something new: acting. She starred as a lonely and lost ice-skater in the

guest-star as a Parisian model in the successful soap opera The Young and the Restless
in October. According to Yo-Club, as of March 2009, Lorie has officially sold about 8,000,000 records worldwide.

2011: Return to music

Lorie performing at her Tour 2Lor October 24, 2008 in Charleroi (Belgium)

Lorie's album Regardez-moi came out on November 21, 2011, with the first single "Dita" made available to purchase in France via iTunes and Amazon on August 26, 2011. In 2012, she produced a seventh album, Danse, on her own label, LMD2 Production

Tours

  • 2002–2003: Live Tour
  • 2004: Week End Tour 2004
  • 2006: Live Tour 2006
  • 2008: Le Tour 2LOR
  • 2019-2020: Des Choses à se dire

Featured on

  • 2002 : "Tous dans le même bateau" with Les Enfoirés
  • 2003 : "La Foire aux Enfoirés" with Les Enfoirés
  • 2003 : Pluri Elles, a Serge Lama album, on the song Les poètes
  • 2004 : Le cœur des femmes with Combat Combo
  • 2004 : "Les Enfoirés dans l'espace" with Les Enfoirés
  • 2005 : "Le Train des Enfoirés" with Les Enfoirés
  • 2005 : Et puis la terre, with A.S.I.E
  • 2006 : "Le Village des Enfoirés" with Les Enfoirés
  • 2007 : "La Caravane des Enfoirés" with Les Enfoirés
  • 2007 : Lonely, with 2A.M
  • 2008 : "Les Secrets des Enfoirés" with Les Enfoirés
  • 2009 : "Les Enfoirés font leur cinéma" with Les Enfoirés
  • 2010 : "Les Enfoirés... la Crise de Nerfs" with Les Enfoirés
  • 2011 : "Dans l'oeil des Enfoirés" with Les Enfoirés

Filmography

Year Title Role Director Notes
2002 Stuart Little 2 Margalo Rob Minkoff French Voice
2004 The Incredibles Violet Parr Brad Bird French Voice
2008 De feu et de glace Alexia Moreno Joyce Buñuel TV movie
The Young and the Restless Juliette Dean LaMont & Michael Stich TV series (1 episode)
Tinker Bell Tinker Bell Bradley Raymond French Voice
2009 Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure Tinker Bell Klay Hall French Voice
2010 Un mari de trop Stéphanie Louis Choquette TV movie
Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue Tinker Bell Bradley Raymond French Voice
2012 Secret of the Wings Tinker Bell Peggy Holmes French Voice
2013
Joséphine, ange gardien
 		Claire Pascal Heylbroeck TV series (1 episode)
Link 2 Lorie Daniel Bésikian & Franck Guedj Short
Zak herself TV series (2 episodes)
2014 Gates of the Sun: Algeria Forever Sanya Jean-Marc Minéo
The Pirate Fairy Tinker Bell Peggy Holmes French Voice
2015 Dragon Blade The Parthian Queen Daniel Lee
Chienne de Vie Lise Cyril Ferment Short
Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast Tinker Bell Steve Loter French Voice
2017
Murders at Grasse
 		Sophie Mournel Karim Ouaret TV movie
2017–2019
Tomorrow is Ours
 		Lucie Salducci Frédéric Chansel, Laure de Colbert, ... TV series (485 episodes)
2022 Les Mystères de la duchesse Maud Emmanuelle Dubergey TV movie

Theater

Year Title Author Director
2015–16 Pygmalion George Bernard Shaw Ned Grujic

Awards

  • 2003 : Rolf-Marbot Price for her song "J'ai besoin d'amour".
  • 2003 :
    World Music Award
    for "Best French Female Pop/Rock Artist".
  • 2003 : Inauguration of the Lorie statue in the Musée Grévin, the French wax museum.

Personal life

She was engaged to French-Canadian singer Garou but he decided to break up before the wedding in 2010, when she started a relationship with the French actor Philippe Bas that ended in 2012.[2]

Philanthropy

Lorie is a member of the Les Enfoirés charity ensemble since 2002.[3]

Other

In 2012 she was one of the contestants during the

third season of Danse avec les stars
.

Discography

Main article: Lorie discography
  • 2001 :
    Près de Toi
  • 2002 : Tendrement
  • 2004 : Attitudes
  • 2005 : Rester la même
  • 2007 :
    2lor en moi ?
  • 2011 : Regarde-moi
  • 2012 : Danse
  • 2017 : Les choses de la vie (as Lorie Pester)

DVDs

References

  1. ^ TMS Write for the Britney Spears Of France CM London Archived July 8, 2011, at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved January 14, 2010)
  2. ^ "Meilleures Fleshlights en 2023 ▶️ Les masturbateurs Fleshlights les mieux notés sur lamourgasme.com". Lamourgasme.com. August 4, 2020. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
  3. ^ "Lorie". Enfoires.com (in French). Archived from the original on June 30, 2017. Retrieved February 23, 2017.

External links

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