Lara Fabian

At a young age, Fabian began her musical education, studying at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels at the age of eight. Her time there helped to develop her vocal talent, taking inspiration from her classical voice training as much as she did from Queen and Barbara Streisand. After finishing her time at the school, Fabian entered a number of European competitions, winning several prizes. In 1988, she was invited to represent Luxembourg in the 33rd Eurovision Song Contest, which earned her a respectable fourth place, with the song "Croire (Trust)" selling 500,000 copies in Europe.

In 1990, she moved to Montreal, Canada, forming her own publishing company, Productions Clandestines, with her friend Rick Allison. Fabian found success straight away, with her self-titled debut album, which sold well in French-speaking Canada. Relentless touring helped bolster her popularity and upon the release of "Carpe Diem" in 1994, she had achieved a breakthrough hit, with the record becoming certified triple-Platinum the following year. Her third album, "Pure" was to be the record that garnered Fabian international stardom and mainstream success, selling two million copies in France.

Fabian next looked to create an English language record, with the self-titled release in 1999 expanding her popularity to new heights. The record debuted at number one on the US Billboard Album Chart, reaching number one in France and number two in Belgium. From there on, Lara Fabian cemented her global popularity, recording a further eight albums, as well as four live albums, that have sold an incredible 20 million records worldwide. As well as French and English, she has also recorded music in several different languages, including Spanish, Portuguese, Hebrew, Russian, German and Greek.

Lara Fabian has won a huge number of awards throughout her career. She has won five Félix awards and five Juno Awards and is widely regarded as the most successful Belgian-born female artist of all time.