It’s a crime how unknown she is in the USA! Lara is marvelous! Lara and Dimash are the best vocalists for me now.

Welcome to Lara's world.... She is Amazing !

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 most her 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 now lives in Montreal and has also Canadian citizenship She became very famous there 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 and the song you just reviewed is from this concert. 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), … 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), ○ 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.

I speak French and the meaning of each word is also expressed in her gestures, in her face and her voice in the most moving manner. I've seen the same video many times and never get tired of it

It's not 10 years ago, this show is from late 90s,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,She is the Top Female vocaliste in the world, major star in Europe, speaks fluently 4 languages, (Italian, French, English, Spanish) also Russian and Portugese. More than 30 millions album sold world wide and almost unknown in the USA, i will let others explain her story, she is now 53 yo and just finished a world Tour in 2022.

For real... I cannot comprehend how the world is not truly familiar with Lara. She is the best vocalist, performer, artist alive!

She's absolutely perfect. Listen to her "Je t'aime" performance and you'll see nothing like that again. The audience is just amazing!

I cried when I first watched this performance and I don't even understand the lyrics! I believe she has this unique talent for communicating the message through her songs and the emotions she let on during her performance. I Love her and have been following her since.

This entire performance is just a masterclass in connection with emotions in a performance. The shivering breaths like she's on the verge of crying, dropping out of song into speech as if nothing matters anymore not even singing, and even dropping the mic and basically shouting in despair at the audience for a second... and then you see how it takes her a moment after the song to gather herself and come back to reality

She is among the top vocalists in history in my opinion. What a talent she is.

I never heard her performance and I haven't cried. And I'm a grown ass 47yo man. I believe this is her experience. I believe her. My wife looks at me like I'm crazy when I watch Lara. This performance is more than 20y old today but it must be the best live performance ever. Even the rocks cry with her pain

This performance is a rare occurrence. It was perfect!. The theatrics in her performance are as impressive as her control. Truly one of our generations great performances.

To be what she is to this day, Lara studied since she was 8 years old and spent 10 years at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels, she was educated to be a great singer and she succeeded, for me she is one of the greatest, if not the best.

Lara is an incredible multilingual storyteller. Please react to "Caruso" at the same concert.

Non seulement Lara est une excellente chanteuse, interprète mais également une très haute Âme qui vibre très haut. Pour votre information elle reprend ici une chanson initialement interprétée par un très grand chanteur français. Sa prestation est ainsi un exploit car elle propose une nouvelle version de cette chanson que tout le monde connaît en France ❤

Notre magnifique LARA vous a époustouflé ,ecoutez ,CARUSO en ITALIEN adagio en ANGLAIS bonjour de FRANCE ❤❤❤

Lara's just one of the greatest performers of the last thirty years.

Hello everybody, I'm an old guy from the south of France and am a fan of Lara Fabian. I enjoyed your comments. We can, indeed, feel her sadness and despair, her breath and sighs and sobbings. Then her tone and expression changes to anger. She really is an excellent performer. This song had been written and performed by a male singer (Serge Lama) in the 70's. It didn't have the success that Lara had about 20 years later. By the way, from what I've read, Lara has inspired Dimash. It would be interesting to compare Lara Fabian singing 'Adajo' live and Dimash singing it too. Not comparing who sings it the best, but compare each of them in their own style. It is sang in english. Thank you again for your very interesting analysis.

🇨🇦 This is her concert, "From Lara with Love" on TV in 1999 ! Lara is still performing at 53 yrs and sounds almost exactly the same !

She also sings in english, spanish an italien and even more... the full concert has many wonderful performances... Adagio, perdere l'amore, broken vow... You should also react to them...

This song is a Serge Lama song but Lara masters emotional songs.

My Dear Karisma, I've been away from your channel for far to long, but I've been invigorated by the the UT universe that i have found my self in, making audiophile friends across the globe. I had no idea. One artist that my new friends kept suggesting,(these are fans from Italy, Peru, Beirut, France) was Ms. Lara Fabian. I had heard the name three weeks ago but never followed up, until last Saturday. Since than I've become obsessed with her sound. She has been on the international stage for many years and is very well known in Europe, but not in North America. I'm enclosing two performances of her original composition "Adagio" . One in Italian the other in English. She's reportedly has a three octave range. To my unpracticed ear, no clue. That is why I make a plea to you for enlightenment. Lara Fabian - Adagio Italian (Live with a Philharmonic Orchestra at Night of The Proms 2007) Lara Fabian - Adagio (Video) Any consideration for this new explorer in sound will be forever grateful. Yours in music. Rb

You are absolutely right. It is not her song, but she had a pretty dramatic emotional real life around that time. You are also right in that Lara preplans virtually everything in her performances. She has never, or almost never, left anything to chance. You are right that most singers have one or two but not all the attributes that make a great performer. Lara is not only a technically excellent singer with a beautiful tone, but she also applies to her performances her emotional intelligence, her physical energy and serious acting and songwriting ability. A tour through her career will demonstrate that. For her acting (and singing) check out Madamoiselle Hyde, a film of song episodes with lyrics by her and music by Igor Krutoy from 2010. (It is not "light" viewing). But I recommend you first check out her performance of Yentl from her Pure concert . IMO she could have been a Broadway star. You may not know that two of her early idols were Barbra Streisand and the late Freddie Mercury. Have fun!

There is no one else who can perform onstage like Lara Fabian. Her father said she is a 'storyteller in song' and surely, after hearing this performance, there is no doubt that she is. The great French singer/songwriter Johnny Halliday often invited Lara to perform with him.

I am "Sabathiel" (the first pronunciation was correct) and made this request. Thanks so much for the reaction and being true to your word of doing this. I deliberately picked this performance and this video with the English subtitles so that people can understand what Lara was emoting about. I did my English cover version with my own composed English lyrics uploaded to KZfaq. Just do a KZfaq search of This Void's Killing Me (My life is over). I sang it in the same key as this performance and using the exact copy backing track. Feel free to check it out.

She is the best female singer I have ever heard! She combines best of everything, voice and performance!

Lara, my favourite female singer of all time ❤

Lara Fabian is a real case study in all her interpretations. She's an Artist, never disappointed. I encourage you to continue your discoveries concerning Lara Fabian. take care of yourself.

This performance was in 1999 or 2000. The song was written for a man to sing but, incredibly, she sang it as a woman and pulled it off beautifully. She still sings today but, unfortunately she never received the recognition she so deservedly should have received. During the turn of the Century someone by the name of Celine Dion was making her mark and her support team felt threatened by Lara when she came to Canada and the States from Europe to make her mark. They did everything they could to make it difficult for Lara and Lara eventually went back to Europe very disappointed because she didn't accomplish what she wanted to do. Ironically, she is receiving more attention via these old video's then she ever did back then. A note about you. Thank you very much for a wonderful, very professional yet at the same time an emotional explanation of what was going on as Lara sang this classic song. Another note: This video is about Lara Fabian and my wish is to not take anything away from it. But, because of your obvious expertise there is another artist whom I wish you would consider listening to. I'm not giving you links or anything like that but I will plant a seed with you and just mention her name. It is Angelina Jordan.

For a french you don't know how it's difficult to hold back tears. Magnifique tout simplement

More Lara Fabian please from the famous Montreal concert "From Lara With Love".

One of the greatest performances of all time. Often come back to this.

Thsi song was written by iconic French singer Serge Lama (who made a name for himself by also creating a musical about the Emperor Napoléon Bonaparte), and composed by Alice Dona, his former partner in life. It quickly became a hit and his most famous song, so much so that he can not perform without singing it at everyone of his gigs. Lara Fabian covered it the way we hear it here, and that probably was her best performance ever. She is a highly skilled singer, but her choice got her to work with poorly inspired producers and tour managers. This got her a reputation of a "superficial" singer, when all she ever wanted was to live her passion for singing. This moment shows how invested and focused she is, perhaps too deeply to have a good knowledge of what happens around her (my 2 cents analysis on what she has been through). Some day tough, she may well kick back and surprise everyone with her true and pure talent. I strongly recommend everyone to have a listen at the duet she performed with the late (Claude) Maurane during the 18th "Victoires de La Musique" (French awards for musicians and performers, in pop, classical, jazz). They paired to sing live "Tu Es Mon Autre" ( = "You are my other [one]" or "You are my alter ego"), and this probably was one of the greatest moment in the history of live pop music. One to remember indeed, and everyone in France and Belgium has a place in their hearts for this song.

Merci beaucoup pour cet hommage à Lara Fabian avec cette magnifique chanson. Bonjour depuis la France 🥰

She is wonderfull so emontial my biggest fan i am from holland and curacao❤🇱🇺🇨🇼🇱🇺🇨🇼💗💗💗

Thank you Johan.... fantastic reaction to a beautiful performance.... she is great😊 Maybe it is the French lyrics BUT also the performance that brings memories back of Edith Piaff.... Please do not get me wrong....I am not comparing...... just memories...😂

I’ve loved Lara for years now and I totally agree and I’m equally dumbfounded as to why she’s pretty much unknown here Also thanks to Lara I found Dimash ❤❤❤

Glad you finally discovered Lara Fabian. She is the world’s Greatest Singer. She hits and holds notes through songs, that Celine,(who I admire),have a break in. I had the opportunity to see her perform a few years ago in Ft. Lauderdale. I thought I would have had to go to Europe to see her. She performed with a small ensemble instead of her usual large orchestra. The whole night was magical, worth every moment. Watch the video of her and Michael Bolton perform The Prayer. Just amazing!

I am from Lebanon.. Of course we know who she is. Especially in this performance, she is beyond wonderful. And it takes me to another world. Rather, I can write poetry in my language because I am influenced by this performance

Lara is amazing and a beautiful soul (not corrupted by this world)

Way more than 10 years ago!

Lara is at the level of Celin Dion, in fact there was a bit of friction between the two due to the press defining her as Belgian (and French) Celin Dion, of Italian origin, she speaks Italian perfectly, English, French, she is an artist, indeed a star of music even a little underrated, just listen to Caruso of our Italian Sacred Monster who unfortunately passed away Lucio Dalla, just listen to Adagio, where he narrates a poem while singing and then explodes with unattainable and very long notes, rare artists succeed and she is one of those... I love her from. Before. times that I heard her sing Adagio, she is a humble, composed woman, never scandals, nice, I have no other adjectives to define how great she is

Another Master Class from the Fabulous Lara! Yes, she truly inhabits the character and is a wonderful word painter & story-teller extraordinaire! Every gesture, expression, note, phrase and every breath between are micro-intentional, carefully and skillfully crafted to 'serve the song'. No-one does 'love and loss' with the fine nuance of Lara, who manages to ride that thin line between the extremes of emotional expression and total vocal control. The only time I've ever seen her (almost ) lose that edge was in a performance of Broken Vow. Lara's parents were Belgian and Sicilian and she spent her formative years in those countries as well as in Canada, so she is truly multi-cultural and multi-lingual. [ If you haven't seen her version of 'Caruso' you are in fr a huge treat! ] So many singers look up to her, deservedly so, including the phenomenal Dimash, who cites Lara as a very significant role model. Lara is a skilled songwriter, but this was not her own song, but originally performed by French singer songwriter; Serge Lama, composed with Alice Dona. 😊

I heard her over 10 years ago. Did'n't understand the language, but I absolutely LOVED her and her singing. Same with the LIVE version of "Je t'aime" when the audience started the song without her, and "Caruso."

this title is one of the jewels of French song. it was initially created in 1973 by another French artist Serge Lama who was struggling in a very complicated sentimental situation. he talks about it to one of his friends (composer) who creates this superb melody for him and Serge Lama lays down these words so strong and full of feeling in less than 20 minutes. when he sang his title it was clear to many that Serge Lama put a lot into it (it was not a story it was His Story). a few years later Lara asked him for permission to repeat the title (and adapted it for a female artist) knowing the story behind this title, she also puts a lot into the interpretation of this title

This is a cover of the song "je suis malade". The original singer is Serge Lama. A very famous French singer! He's 80 years! I invite you to discover the classic record. And regarding Lara Fabia, we love her here in France, since the begining, more than 20 years ago, with her first mega hit: Je t'aime ! You must ear it ! Cheers from Paris! And we miss you Lara and Serge (both, even if for over reason). Ps: Sorry for my english :/ 😉

You should hear her sing live "Caruso" of Lucio Dalla. She's breathtaking comparing to this. Do that one! She melts you on that song.

Celine Dion’s staff was scared of Lara and was the reason she couldn’t penetrate the US market as planned. But she is a star in many countries. Thru Dimash, many others are rediscovering her.

One of the best live performance of all time in my books.beautiful songs,perfectly executed by an otherwordly beautiful woman.

Lara is so underrated but to be she is the top 5, best female singers ever

I've watched this performance so many times, but it still gives me goosebumps.

Unparalleled among female vocalists (as Dimash is among male vocalists). I suggest you react to Lara performing live with Johnny Halliday!

You've found the queen or diva! Thank you for such a thoughtful and thorough analysis of this song. She has multiple other masterpieces (or master classes) as well. She is native with her Italian and French (born in Belgium), but also fluent in English and Spanish. She is familiar with a few more and can sing in multiple others including Russian. Her work with composer Igor Krutoy is some of the classiest stuff you will find. She has done covers of Barbra, Whitney and Mariah which are as good as the originals. This is why I consider her just as good, if not better, when it comes to her power, resonance (often referred to as "The Ring") and emotion. I subscribed with hopes of hearing you critique more of her musicality.

I just recently discovered Lara and there are almost no words that do justice in describing her live performances. You are right pointing out her singing ability combined with the way she performs is what makes her so great. It's sad that she never made in big in America when she was in her prime. Supposedly, certain powers in the music industry saw her as a threat and purposely squelched her entrance into the American market. Of course now with the internet, they can no longer keep her greatness a secret. Thank you so much for giving us Lara Fabian.

No other song, no other interpretation of this song, captures the insanity of passion like this. My skin crawls every time. Incredible. Beautiful.

You will enjoy also “Je t’aime” , live in Paris 2001.

Great reaction and comments! Lara is amazing. She is so expressive and put her soul into the songs. Please check Adagio, a cover of her song sang by Dimash Qudaibergen in I am a Singer 2017 in China. He is considered one of the greatest singers in the world. Thank you and many blessings.

For a moment, I thought Milton Friedman is reviewing Lara. Yes. Great reaction!

Thank you for a brilliant analysis of Lara's Je suis Malade. You hit on it perfectly; Lara is not only an exceptional vocalist but she is a phenomenal performer. Having been fortunate to have seen her in concert a baker's dozen times in various venues over the years, I can attest to that first hand. Again, thank you.

LARA World Star and she will remain so forever!!))))

Lara Fabian was born gifted with such a talent for singing. PLUS, she was very well trained by the best opera teachers from Belgium and Italy, but she decided to sing pop songs, she also has the knowledge to sing in operatic way, she studied from her 8 to 18 at the Belgium Conservatory of Music (there she learned Bel Canto, piano [she composes her own songs on piano), she started singing professionaly at the age of 15, in 1985, her first video clipe came when she turned 16, in 1986 and her first world wide albilum was releaseat the begin of 1990. Then since 1998 she kept having vocal lessons with her Italian teacher untill nowdays, she has two vocal teachers (From Belgium and Italy) and she keeps having vocal lessons at least 3 times per week on-line. Lara also workz as a vocal coach on The Voice Canada, she already worked as the vocal coach at the Star Academy program in France from 2004 /2008. Please react to Lara Fabian - Llora live in Kremlin 2010 (Llora means cry in English). She speaks fluently and composes in 4 languages (English, Spanish, Italian and French), but she is able to speak and understand a little bit of Russian, Dutch and Portuguese, she already sang live in 12 languages. Thank you.

Please, react to Adagio!!!! You won't regret it 😊😊😊

Can you listen to that PASSION.. 😢 THAT DEEP INNER PAIN.. TRULY AMAZING. Caruso made me Cry an Italian Song she Sings. Deep.😮.

What a great reaction video and fabulous analysis, I found your insight fascinating, please do more from Lara from this concert as all the songs are epic!

Exelente reacción!Saludos desde Costa Rica! Hermosa canción e increíble interpretación de Lara Fabián, la mejor cantante e intérprete del mundo entero, la voz de cristal más bella y perfecta que existe! Reacciona por favor a Adagio, Caruso, You're not from here, Perderé l'amore, Quédate, Traviatta, Desesperate hausewife, Mademoiselle hide, Lebedy, Parce que tu pars! Gracias

I love watching intelligent reactions to amazing vocalists like Lara Fabian. I was wondering if you have had the pleasure of listening to a Kazac singer by the name of Dimash? He is a young talent who draws his inspiration from Lara Fabian. It would be my honor to listen to you react to Dimash singing “SOS” at the Slavic bazaar. He is guaranteed to change your perspective on what the human voice can do.😊

I've probably watched this performance 50 times including a number of analyses by vocal coaches. Your review is the most insightful one I've seen to date and for that, thank you.

Superbe interprétation de Lara de cette magnifique chanson de Serge Lama 😊

A vocal coach who doesn't know Lara Fabian... 🙄

She's a Belgian francophone artist who made her singing carreer in France, especially with this song who was actually sung in the 70's by an old French male singer Serge Lama, lyrics by Alice Dona who wrote for many French singers. This song was very popular when Serge Lama sung it but Lara Fabian took it to a next level. Funnily it's still sung by contestants in all these Voice and what have you contests.

This is more like 25 years ago. She started her career in Quebec then went to France and flood the world on the go. She did not get a good enough marketing as Celine did though which is why you hardlyknow her

Song from a former big French singer with a opera voice style named Serge Lama and that explain the necessity to embody this song that way. I think she is capable of a very subtle work with here voice and interpretation without screaming loud.

Lara transformed that song into a piece of art. Singing, breathing, talking are like different movements in one song. If there will be a "Hall of Fame" for music performances, that one needs to be a part of it.

French person here : I realise that parts of the translation of the song is less impactful than the original text. So just to point it out : - "Je crèverai seule" - "I'll die alone". The verb "crever" which is used here means "burst" / "pop" (like a balloon) / "die". It holds more intansity than "die" (= "mourir" in french). Also, it's way less polite than "mourir", and it's a level of language that you will use with persons you're close with and/or with people you despise. The ambiguity is the reason behind that choice. - "T'arrives" - "You come". In good french it's not "T'arrives" but "Tu arrives". The pronoun "Tu" is contracted as "T'" here to create intimacy between her and the person she is talking to. It shows also that she don't care about their opinion. She is bawling out to them about their behavior. In the context of the song it again shows that she despise that person while loving them. Also to had context: in France, singers tends a lot to sing-talk to act the song rather than """""just""""" singing it out beautifully. The beauty of the text is way more important in our culture than """""just""""" the beauty of the singing voice.

I can remember how many times I watched this video and each time I cry because I can feel the pain of this love....

You didn't know Lara Fabian?!! I am not French or Canadian, but I even knew Lara and watched this 15 years ago!

Very perspicaceous reaction, and very enjoyable. I have watched it several times and learn a bit more each time. While many people call Lara a "diva", she refuses this accolade. If being a "diva" means being a world-level apex performer with nothing to prove, and due a high level of respect,, then she is a diva. Internationally only a few others ( examples being Aida Garifullina and Dimash) are these days at this level. However, the word "diva" implies less laudable characteristics such as being molly-coddled or big-headed or difficult to work with. While Lara is known to be very demanding of her colleagues in her concerts, she has shown in her interviews that she is approachable, modest , generous, and funny. Disarmingly "normal"! I look forward to other reviews you might like to do on Lara. Cheers!

She went through so many ugly things in her life.. the world wasn't kind to her at all... my heart is breaking everytime I hear her singing this song, where she uses all that pain to create something absolutely beautiful...

remember this moment which was on TV in Montreal more than 25 years ago and I said to myself at that moment (Celine Dion no. 2) what stupidity I was saying because Miss Lara is unique and one of the most beautiful voice of the world. she lives in the province of Quebec and will be on tour this spring in the province of Quebec and 25 years later I will attend and enjoy a great singer. Thanks to the video (Je suis malade) which woke me up. Merci beaucoup!

This is the most exact critiqu of the peice that I've ever felt.

Please more Lara Fabian reactions!! ❤❤

Lara completely changed my world in 2000 when I first heard her magical voice in France. I believe her personal connection to this song likely had to do with her relationship with Patrick Fiori. They sang beautifully together. It was sad when that relationship ended. 💕

I so love her. Getting goosebumps every time I listen to her. Divine ❤

Thank you for such a great reaction! You have now covered our Queen, long may she reign. Please do more, you will be shocked at the global community that is devoted to her.

Super reaction to Lara Fabian, one of today’s queens of chanson francaise. Thank you. And recently, your magnificent reaction to a magic DUTCH girl, Emma, singing Voilà in the same chanson francaise tradition. Why not go the whole way, back to origins, and analyse Edith Piaf for us. It would be difficult, I know, as videos are rare (for starters, try « Edith Piaf Officiel » on utube), but it would be fascinating to hear your comments and analyses of this superb singer from another, historically and musically different era. I respect your reactions and work ethic so much that I would love to hear you on this subject.

Best singer female in world

Exactly as I was thinking watching that performance. And it was a performance in every form. There are singers and there are artists. Singers sing, some really well, others not so well, but they sing. Artists perform, they take on the part as their own, act out and take possession of the lyrics as their own, and in doing so produce a complete performance. Done well, as in this case, the audience are drawn into it feeling all the emotion as if it was really happening in that moment. In this case she totally embodied the song and even hung onto it at the end. Whether that was real or just part of the act I guess only she knows, but I suspect she was drawing on a personal experience somewhere down the line. I've head this song many times on French radio, and in truth find it quite irritating, mostly because of my poor understanding of the French language. Seeing that performance and having the lyrics in English subtitles put a whole new angle on it. Great choice.

She is the best❤

I Love your reaction and analysis of Lara’s performance. The best reaction I’ve seen in years. Thank you🌷

I found your channel today. By accident. I know this beautiful and talented singer, LARA moves me... She let her audience know how fragile we all are, we all experience deep emotional pain and sadness,... It is beyond words how amazing it is the way she can take us all in her journey and reminds us how Divine beings we all are, born out of love and to love we surrender. She is so talented, beautiful inside and out, her light radiates. I thank you for your comments, so beautufil, honest and sincere. It touched my heart and soul 🙏 greetings from the Netherlands ❤ (Mylene Farmer is also worth looking at😉)

Nice job. Please more Lara or us. Perdere lamore, brken wow, adagio, caruso ... shes amazing

To me she took a cool song and turned it into something absolutely incredible. The man who originally sang it didn't put as much emotion in it. She included a lot of her style in her interpretation and turned a stone into a gem.

Your video reaction to Lara Fabian's song was one of the best I've seen. This song was not written by her, but she wrote many others. I also draw your attention to Eric Sicard's comments which are most instructive and interesting concerning Lara Fabian. His comments will tell you why Lara is such an exceptional performer. Lots of love from Paris (France)

this song is a cover song but Lara has a song she wrote that is about a similar personnal situation it is called Broken Vow. But Lara knowing Serge Lama who co wrote je suis malade know each other so being the wonderfull performer Lara is a master in her performances on stage ny favorite performer and she can sing in many many languages that is remarcable.

Eu amo quando Lara canta "Broken Vow". 😍

I first came to know who Lara Fabian was when she sang "The Dream Within", the end credit track of the 2001 movie Final Fantasy: Spirits Within. It was a beautiful song and her voice was stunning to me. I haven't heard much of her stuff over the years, but that first introduction to her talent will always stay with me. Listening to her sing this song live absolutely blew me away.

I've often said to students that when you sing a song, please listen to the words. Try to feel what you are saying, and emphasise the feelings of the words and the story. This video is a Master class on that very subject. She not only of course has an incredible talent, but she is feeling and living the song, almost as an acting performance with the words and music beeing the guide. Just incredible.

This is a powerful song, very emotional and for an Italian it’s deeply felt. She’s just a professional singer with a great vocal and cultural background. She’s the best!

No one pours themselves out on stage emotionally like Lara. I've listened to this performance of this song many times, and it still gives me goosebumps--especially that last note.

When i see some one who writes "Vocal Coach" in their description and hasn't heard Lara or Dimash i immediately know you haven't seen anything in music. And i ponder as to how people coach when they haven't heard either of them. Then i remember the music industry doesn't like actual music but products that sell. Therefor most of the gods of music are left behind in obscurity for majority of the world. Don't take this as an attack on your credibility as vocal coach but more as an observation to what has been happening in the music industry in the last 2 decades. Talent been pushed away in favor of Cardy B's of the world. I'm glad you found this gem. May the rabbit hole be long for you.