Lorie

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Lorie
Lorie presenting her Live Tour 2006 DVD in October 2006
Lorie presenting her Live Tour 2006 DVD in October 2006
Background information
Birth name Laure Pester
Born May 2, 1982 (1982-05-02) (age 26)
Plessis Bouchard, Val d'Oise, France
Origin France
Genre(s) Pop, electropop, R&B, dance-pop
Occupation(s) Singer, songwriter
Years active 2001-present
Label(s) Epic, Columbia
Associated acts 4You, Les Enfoirés, Serge Lama
Website www.loriefanclub.com

Laure Pester, known professionally as simply Lorie, is a French pop singer, often referred to as the "Britney Spears of France" (although her image is somewhat more wholesome and family-friendly). In the space of three years she released three albums, working with producer, songwriter and composer Johnny Williams (grandson of 'musette' accordion star André Verchuren) and her father manager André Pester (a former studio manager at French radio station RTL).

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[edit] Characteristics

Her image portrays her as a clean-cut and child-friendly teen icon, with little of the overt sexuality displayed by her contemporaries in the French teen-pop market, e.g. Alizee - her relationship with Filipino-American pop-star Billy Crawford was widely publicized but remained scandal-free. As a result, she has a particularly strong following among schoolchildren.

Musically, she remains a straight pop act, occasionally moving towards pop-rock like many other French female starlets (e.g. Jenifer Bartoli) - the single Week End is an example of this. Her act is characterized by energetic dance routines, with simple music videos that showcase her talents.

She is currently dating Canadian singer Québec's Garou.

[edit] Discography

[edit] Studio albums

Year Title Date of release Sales Certification (France)[1] Peak position
FR [2] FR (DD) BE (WA) SUI
2001 Près de Toi 30 September 2001 1,000,000 3 x Platinum (2004) 2 — 8 18
2002 Tendrement September 16, 2002 900,000 Platinum (2002) 1 — 11 13
2004 Attitudes January 19, 2004 500,000 Platinum (2004) 1 — 1 5
2005 Best Of April 4, 2005 115,000 Gold (2005) 2 — 4 77
Rester la même October 31, 2005 340,000 Platinum (2005) 1 — 7 36
2007 2lor en moi ? November 26, 2007 100,000 Gold (2007) 7 22 23 56

[edit] Live albums

Year Title Date of release Sales Certification (France)[1] Peak position
FR [2] FR (DD) BE (WA) SUI
2003 Live Tour 2003 August 25, 2003 250,000+ 2 x Gold (2003) 3 — 11 39
2004 Week-end Tour 2004 October 4, 2004 180,000+ Gold (2004) 2 — 5 69
2006 Live Tour 2006 40,000+ — 27 — 19 —

[edit] Singles

Year Title Date of release Sales Certification (France)[1] Peak position Album
FR [3] FR (DD) BE (WA) SUI
1999 "Baby boum" — — — — — — —
2001 "Près de moi" May 2, 2001 624,860 Platinum (2002) 2 — 1 — Près de toi
"Je serai (ta meilleure amie)" October 16, 2001 469,641 Gold (2001) 5 — 5 25
2002 "Toute seule" March 19, 2002 267,255 Silver (2002) 8 — 12 44
"J'ai besoin d'amour" October 1, 2002 306,802 Gold (2003) 7 — 15 24 Tendrement
"À 20 ans" January 13, 2003 160,557 Silver (2003) 15 — 20 38
2003 "Sur un air latino" May 19, 2003 696,445 Platinum (2003) 1 — 1 8
"Week-end" December 15, 2003 267,255 Gold (2004) 2 — 6 8 Attitudes
2004 "La Positive Attitude" April 5, 2004 122,628 — 9 — 8 31
"Ensorcelée" June 14, 2004 128,674 Silver (2004) 13 — 21 28
"C'est plus fort que moi" December 6, 2004 94,722 — 15 — 18 41
2005 "Toi et Moi" March 7, 2005 142,126 Silver (2005) 7 — 9 29 Best Of
"Rester la même" December 5, 2005 60,000+ — 15 — 28 88 Rester la même
2006 "S.O.S" February 27, 2006 65,000+ — 13 — 24 84
"Parti pour zouker" May 26, 2006 110,000+ Silver (2006) 5 — 12 67
"Fashion Victim" October 23, 2006 35,000+ — 20 — 33 —
2007 "Je vais vite" December 3, 2007 80,000+ — (2008) 3 13 7 — 2lor en moi ?
2008 "Play" March 28, 2008 12

[edit] DVDs

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c Lorie's certifications in France Chartsinfrance.net (Retrieved May 17, 2008)
  2. ^ a b Lorie's albums, French Albums Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved May 17, 2008)
  3. ^ Lorie's singles, French Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved May 17, 2008)
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Lorie
Studio albums
Près de Toi (2001) · Tendrement (2002) · Attitudes (2004) · Rester la même (2005) · 2Lor En Moi? (2007)
Live albums
Live Tour (2003) · Week End Tour (2004) · Live Tour 2006 (2006)
Singles
"Près de moi" (2001) · "Je serai (ta meilleure amie)" (2001) · "Toute seule" (2002) · "J'ai besoin d'amour" (2002) · "À 20 ans" (2002) · "Sur un air latino" (2004) · "Week End" (2003) ·
"La Positive Attitude" (2003) · "Ensorcelée" (2004) · "C'est plus fort que moi" (2004) · "Toi et Moi" (2005) "Rester la même" (2005) · "S.O.S" (2006) · "Parti pour zouker" (2006) · "Fashion Victim" (2006) · "Je vais vite" (2007) · "Play" (2008)
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