Lorie (singer)
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Lorie
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Laure Pester |
| Also known as | Lorie Pester |
| Born |
2 May 1982 Le Plessis-Bouchard, Val d'Oise, France |
| Origin | France |
| Genres | Pop, electro, dance, zouk, R&B, samba |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, actress, producer, composer |
| Instruments | singing , djembé |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Labels | Epic, Columbia |
| Associated acts | 4You, Les Enfoirés, Serge Lama, Garou |
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Laure Pester, professionally known as Lorie, (born 2 May 1982) is a French singer. Sometimes referred to as the French version of Britney Spears, 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 was over in early 2009.
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 “peoplesound” and the song received 15,000+ downloads in two months. Thereafter Epic Group Project of Sony Music France signed Lorie, who was only eighteen at the time. “Près de moi” was officially released in 2001, accompanied by a highly popular music video. It was certified Platinum in France for over 500,000 copies sold. Its parent album “Près de toi”, released on 30 October 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.
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.
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