“Je suis Malade”, now a french classic, was written by famous French singer & songwriter Serge Lama together with composer/singer Alice Dona in 1973. This is based on his own experience and he was the original performer, hence some lyrics are a bit male-oriented (eg my mother leaves me, whiskies, I pour my blood in your body, …). When Serge Lama had a dinner with Alice Dona and told her about his obsessive love that was leading to a road block, she came back home and composed the music in a couple of hours. The morning after, she presented him the music and he wrote the lyrics in … 20 minutes. Serge Lama was the original performer in 1973, it started to be promoted on the radio, and the song was brought to fame only when, a few months after, Dalida covered it. She was an absolute mega star in France, another emotional powerhouse, and this song resonated very much with her own feelings. Her success with this song transformed it into a french classic, and started to make it famous abroad. But it is Lara Fabian that really made this song a very popular song in many countries with her cover in the mid 90s. At that time Dalida had already passed away, but Serge Lama was (and is) still alive. Dalida and Serge were two inspirations for Lara, so she sent an audio copy to Serge of her version. She was unknown at that time in France but he was so impressed with her vocal skills and her emotions rendering that he invited her in France to sing it as a duet during his own Paris concert in January 1995. It was a triumph. So he sat in a front row seat and asked her to sing it again alone. Lara also had made some subtle changes to the song that gave it even more power. Serge and Lara became good friends and performed several other duets later on. The 1999 version ("From Lara with Love" Concert in Montreal) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/m66DrM5luK3YpY0.html is legendary internationally and has attracted many artists to do a cover, even from non french-speaking countries. The most recent ones I am aware of are from italian singer Giulia Falcone, from the korean singer Choi Sung Hoon or from the korean band Forestella. Lara is used to perform the song very differently in each of her tour and for instance the En Toute Intimité, 2003, Paris Olympia version is even more dramatic kzfaq.info/get/bejne/id95f8eDprW3aGw.html
@tom74718 ай бұрын
This is truly one of the most poignant and beautiful performances I have ever seen on KZfaq! Thanks for the reaction!
@ericsicard9108 ай бұрын
The last note was 17s. In "You Are Not From Here", her last note is 21s with modulation up and beautiful decrescendo.
@hornerinf8 ай бұрын
Lara is seductive because her artistry compliments her beauty and her entire performance is magnetic.
@ericsicard9108 ай бұрын
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, 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 8,000 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 with the composer. • 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, but also has italian roots (her mother is from sicilia) and American roots ( her grandfather is from Detroit). She was raised in sicilia first 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 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 just moved back to Italy a few months ago (temporarily?). She became very famous in Quebec 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 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: ○ 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), ○ 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), ○ Amir (Je t’aime), ○ Vitas (Adagio), ○ Anastasia Luna (Adagio), ○ Jeck (Je T’Aime), ○ Evgenia Fanfara (Adagio), ○ Anna Eriksson (Je suis malade), ○ Choi Sung Hoon (Je suis malade), ○ Soprano Turetsky band (Adagio) ○ Majda Roumi (Adagio), ○ Harrison Craig (Broken Vow), ○ Petra Berger (Adagio, Broken Vow), ○ Katerina Maslova (Je t’aime, I guess I loved you) ○ 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 and I attended a concert from this tour. It was packed and she was again spectacular. On April and May 2023 she had again a wonderful concerts in Tbilissi, Georgia, and in Ouzbekhistan and Kazakhstan. Sorry if I was long, but I hope this gives some context on Lara.
@ericsicard9108 ай бұрын
Serge Lama, the songwriter and original performer of this masterpiece, was totally blown away by the covers Lara made and said from her, further illustrating your own words: « What I like most about her is that she is emotionally indecent! She is fully committed to the storytelling and the emotions conveying and doesn’t care how she looks likes in the process »
@user-pj1wd1qv8k6 ай бұрын
j'adore! merci
@jamesp77098 ай бұрын
One of my favorite things on KZfaq is watching reactors falling in love with Lara Fabian. Next... "Caruso", "Perdere L'amore" or "Broken vow" from the same 1999 concert!
@Elizabeth-gy8ou6 ай бұрын
I agree with you that in the past the music was better. You also have a soothing voice.
@Kings-0036 ай бұрын
Thank you 🙏
@michelegagne51698 ай бұрын
You are actually correct by saying "malade" without pronouncing the last "e". That is how it is spoken but when signing, pronouncing the last vowel is possible.
@susanstrand55998 ай бұрын
You said amazement!! That’s always the reaction when one meets Lara for the first time.
@reneedevry43618 ай бұрын
This, in my opinion, was one of those historic performances that anyone who has even the smallest appreciation for music, would have given everything to have witnessed in person.🤩 Music is on a natural run of de-evolving in a culture of instant gratification and low emotional development. Since this level of musical delivery requires sacrifice, practise and time to learn, it is no wonder it is so rare these days.🙄 The sex, slutty behavior and tabloid drama serves to distract from the total lack of vocal skill development and does a good job for the masses that are losing the empathy, hearing, or capacity to appreciate good musical/vocal composition. Soon enough, it will all be AI generated music and real music will become an oddity for the music nerds. Enjoy now as this will likely occur in your lifetime.☹️😔 I hope that artists like Lara, Aurora, and Dimash can keep creativity and musical expression alive but deep down, I know that they are whiskers in a mountain of straw.🥺 Great reaction.❤️ 🥰🥰Hugs from a Canadian Dear🇨🇦
@ericsicard9108 ай бұрын
I would add to your list Slimane, Pomme, … And also Eva Cassidy even if she is not with us anymore.
@reneedevry43618 ай бұрын
@@ericsicard910 Yes🌹👍
@lillm68747 ай бұрын
@@reneedevry4361 And Aurora😊
@reneedevry43617 ай бұрын
@@lillm6874 Aurora was on my list between Lara and Dimash.
@lillm68747 ай бұрын
@@reneedevry4361 How did I not see that🫣🥰
@clarakam38588 ай бұрын
She is a real diva in my book. A real singer❤❤❤
@lusciniamagna70328 ай бұрын
Ciao, LARA è una fantastica artista e una fantastica donna.......ora dovresti reagire alla canzone ADAGIO e c'è la versione italiana e la versione inglese, sono tutte due eccezionali ti consiglio di ascoltare quella del concerto FROM LARA WITH LOVE. Tanti saluti dall'italia.
@lone93098 ай бұрын
Nice reation, thank you for that.
@Kings-0038 ай бұрын
Thank you. 🙏
@shireeni86658 ай бұрын
Pronounced Je Swee Ma-laadaa.....😍
@Lecours286 ай бұрын
No A at the end in spoken french. It's ma-la-d. While singing, some accetuate the E at the end
@alexandermadrigal15408 ай бұрын
Gran reacción! Saludos desde Costa Rica! Hermosa e increíble obra maestra impresionante de Lara Fabián, única y sin comparación alguna, Lara Fabián, la mejor cantante e intérprete del mundo entero! Gracias!
@robertsirois83416 ай бұрын
Thank you for reacting to one of the greatest artists out there. Lara is a world class performer and i'm not surprised that she is Dimash's idol.The way she gets into character, tells the story and conveys emotion is just phenomenal. Speaks 4 languages ( French, English, Italian and Spanish) also convertional in russian and portugese , sings in 12 , wrote 90% of the songs on her 16 albums ( 3 in english) more than 30 millions albums sold and at age 54 still the # 1 voice and more gorgeous than ever . She just started a new world tour,
@lillm68747 ай бұрын
Absolutely looove this performance, I can’t even count how many times I’ve watched it😍
@ildefonsobenitez66248 ай бұрын
Lara is a total wonder. She sucks you into her song and hypnotizes you. She's one of the best performers in the world and it's great that you discovered her...
@Royal_BLT8 ай бұрын
LOL You discovered her ?? 🤣😅😂
@ildefonsobenitez66248 ай бұрын
@@Royal_BLT 👍🙏🤣
@Royal_BLT8 ай бұрын
🇨🇦 To learn more, read the comments from Eric Sicard, the first about Lara, and the second about this song ! I would recommend reacting to Caruso from the same concert !
@sharonlabrecque16558 ай бұрын
Lara Fabian is Fabulous 🤩
@MartinWeng8 ай бұрын
WOW great reaction ❤ This is a great interpretation from Lara ❤ She has several fantastic concerts with new interpretations of Her songs each time ❤ This one is from "From Lara With Love" one of my absolute favorites from Lara ❤ Another great track from this concert is one fo my most loved performances from Lara ever ❤ Perdere l'amore kzfaq.info/get/bejne/o8mdm6aXrZ-zloU.html Please note that this one is in Italian, while je sui malade is in Fansk and Broken wow was in English. Lara speaks 4 languages fluently and writes texts herself in all 4 languages Love Lara ❤ Love from Denmark ❤
@elizabethhurley11297 ай бұрын
❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
@ivark22648 ай бұрын
❤❤❤
@monaboutet68638 ай бұрын
Oh I'm so happy that you saw this iconic performance by Lara who, like Angelina Jordan, was born with her incredible voice. I'm looking forward to seeing more Lara. Happy holidays 🎉🎉
@fredericvieu67048 ай бұрын
Hello, merci de re1gur à lara fabian. Quelle information sur lara à te f1ire connaître. Lara est belge' canadienne. Elle chante d1ns 12 langues différente et parle couramment 5 langues . Considerer comme une des 5 plu belle voix au monde . Elle est numéro 1 pour retransmettre l'émotion d'une chanson . Ça voix, son language corporel , son expression du visage et ses respirations exagérer qui accentue l'émotion. Elle vie entièrement la chanzon . Elle est une inspiration à beaucoup de personnes. Kara à 53ans et fais toujours des tourner dans le monde entier et ce qui est exceptionnel c'est qu'elle met toujours autant d'émotion. Continue à écouter le même concert . Écoute la chanson caruso et perdere amor en italien , adagio, broken vow en anglais .
@fredericvieu67048 ай бұрын
Les artistes de maintenant chante merveilleusement bien et on des voix exceptionnelle, mes quand on les écoute il y a pas d'émotion qui ressort des paroles des chansons qu'il chante , biensur il y a encore des artistes comme lara qui retransmet l'émotion de la chanson qui vous envoûte et c'est gens la sont des masterclass. Tu verra si tu continue à écouter lara que même en 2023 c'est toujours ma même, elle retransmet l'émotion de la chanson. Continue pour le moment avec le meme concert et après tu pourra écouter les chansons de son album mademoiselle zhivago sorti en 2010.
@andregauvin68228 ай бұрын
Great reaction thx! Please check out perdere l'amore from this same concert thx
@PIPIPISTA3 ай бұрын
I sent your reaction to an african friend. He well like it.
@vincemoreno41408 ай бұрын
hello, Lara Fabian sings in more than 12 different languages and is fluent in French, Italian, English and Spanish, her musical repertoire is very varied and covers Barbara Streisand, Whitney Houston, Maria Caray, an exceptional and authentic artist and also a source of inspiration for many young singers like dimash she takes you on these
@user-tv8uy9vk5v8 ай бұрын
Super!!!
@toscanapellegrinei94207 ай бұрын
Simplesmente amo Lara Fabian ❤
@henkhessel36518 ай бұрын
That's why I like her and Lucy so much. I'll never feel this by Mariah or that Norwegian girl.
@Mickael_8 ай бұрын
you were right at first about the pronunciation of "malad(e)". That's how you say it in French, you don't pronounce the "e" at the end. Here, she's doing it in a musicality intention. 🎶
@marisabrihuegaparodi27657 ай бұрын
You need to hear another song from Lara, You are not from here. Is a beautiful song. I love this one
@spirossofianossisko8 ай бұрын
Είναι η βασίλισσα μας ❤️❤️♥️💖❤️❤️♥️💖💖
@Ocelot20008 ай бұрын
It is Malade like you said it, but to sing it she adds the extra syllable. It’s “Je swee malad” phonetically. She’s insane, she draws you into her story completely and your totally captivated. Forget that she has an incredible instrument on top of the performance.
@kriswalter82737 ай бұрын
hello so now you can understand why SHE IS INSPIRATION for a lot of singers ! (not only Dimash....)
@rejdechenes20837 ай бұрын
Je suis malade was written by Serge Lama and he gave the song to Lara Fabian. Later, he sang "Je t'aime" Lara's song, to her. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jeCHnJOSub2ugmg.html Turn on subtitles and choose english. This is a MUST watch if you love Lara.
@andreisuman7853Ай бұрын
have you seen the last 20 seconds after the last note
@andreisuman7853Ай бұрын
you should of listening without translation
@vincemoreno41408 ай бұрын
hello, Lara Fabian sings in more than 12 different languages and is fluent in French, Italian, English and Spanish, her musical repertoire is very varied and covers Barbara Streisand, Whitney Houston, Maria Caray, an exceptional and authentic artist and also a source of inspiration for many young singers like dimash she takes you on these
@vincemoreno41408 ай бұрын
hello, Lara Fabian sings in more than 12 different languages and is fluent in French, Italian, English and Spanish, her musical repertoire is very varied and covers Barbara Streisand, Whitney Houston, Maria Caray, an exceptional and authentic artist and also a source of inspiration for many young singers like dimash she takes you on these