She has this ability to convey emotions through the coldest people. No amount of toughness can resist her voice. She transcends languages, cultures and beauty to touch the human heart. She is divine.
You just discovered an international legend. A complete artist: phenomenal singer in 13 languages, songwriter in 4 languages, second-to-none in acting and emotions conveying. Also amazing vocal coach. She is one of Dimash’s main idols, probably the most influential on the way he sings and performs. He made several covers of her songs (Adagio, Madeoiselle Hyde, Love of Tired Swans, Know) and she even wrote the lyrics of his song Your Love. I checked your channel and all your favorites artists have covered at least one of her songs: Diana Ankudinova, Morissette, Gigi de Lana, Almira (4th Impact), Gabriel Henrique, … She is still performing amazingly at 54 yo and just completed a successful international tour in Europe and Canada.
the transition to an an a cappella sequence was especially breathtaking ! if I gave my life, my love and my singing career to someone who didn't care for me.........I'd feel the absolute despair she does.........MALADE!........notice her complete dedication to the performance at the end, she is emotionally drained........
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, Aretha, Shirley Bassey, 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 10,000+ 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, and is at the source of the melodic line. • 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 and grand mother on father side is dutch, but she also has italian roots (her mother is from sicilia) and American roots ( the father of her mother is from Detroit). She had been raised in Sicilia first for 7 years 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 only moved away from opera to pop because she is first and foremost a songwriter. After her Eurovision participation in 1988 (4th), she really 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 moved to Sicilia end of 2022. She became very famous in Quebec in the early 90s with several double platine records 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 was 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 (singers from every region in the world: from China and Taiwan, to Philippines, Indonesia, Russia, Kazakhstan, Armenia, Bulgaria, Turkey, Netherlands, Greece, Israel, Lebanon, Italy, France, Belgium, Norway, UK, USA, Canada, Brazil, Australia, Central Africa, …) ○ 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), ○ Charice Penpengco (Adagio), ○ 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), ○ Harrison Craig (Broken Vow), ○ Amir (Je t’aime), ○ Pauline Aguirre (Adagio)), ○ George Peris (Broken Vow, Humana), ○ Vitas (Adagio), ○ Wanessa Camargo (Love by Grace), ○ Anastasia Luna (Adagio), ○ Jeck (Je T’Aime), ○ Evgenia Fanfara (Adagio), ○ Anne Sila (pas sans toi, Tu es mon autre), ○ The Canadian Tenors (Adagio), ○ Anna Eriksson (Je suis malade), ○ Choi Sung Hoon (Je suis malade), ○ Soprano Turetsky band (Adagio), ○ Sarah Naura Irbah (Mademoiselle Hyde), ○ Elisabetta Rinaldi (Adagio), ○ Alyona Yarushina (Adagio), ○ Marie Payet (Pas sans toi), ○ Laurh (Immortelle), ○ Inger Lise Hope (Adagio), ○ Håkon Sønsterud Tollefsrød (Broken Vow), ○ Flora Tandi (Bambina), ○ Cindy Chao (Yeliel My Angel), ○ Majda Roumi (Adagio), ○ Abraham Mateo (Adagio), ○ Petra Berger (Adagio, Broken Vow), ○ Russel Watson (Adagio), ○ Katerina Maslova (Je t’aime, I guess I loved you) ○ Annointed (Love by Grace), ○ 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 2022 and I attended a concert from this tour. It was packed and she was again spectacular. On April, May, June 2023 she had again some wonderful concerts in Tbilissi, Georgia, then in Ouzbekhistan, Kazakhstan, Romania. She is about to release a new album and just completed another popular tour in eastern europe (Czech Republic, Moldavia, Croatia, Romania, Bulgaria, Turkiye, Hungary) and in Canada in april-june 2024. She also appeared as a guest in some big events such as Hauser’s concert in Royal Albert Hall (May 9th 2024). Then, after some rest and a few TV Shows, she will tour France in 2025. The first song of her new album (titled "Ta Peine" - Your Sorrow) was released late January 2024 and is a success in France. Her album is expected to be released in fall 2024. Sorry if I was long, but I hope this gives some context on Lara.
“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) ua-cam.com/video/eHSyk4SGtuY/v-deo.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 ua-cam.com/video/SyILdRAOS88/v-deo.html
Welcome to the amazing world of the best female vocaliste of this century, she is now 54yo, still got a great voice, glamour look, writing new songs and touring the world, she is the full package.I greatly enjoy your honest reaction and opinion, i am a new member of your channel
Oi Monica, You know that Lara topped the charts in Brazil right? You remember "Love by Grace", from Laços de Familia? Huge success in Brazil. Or "Meu Grande Amor" from O Clone? Or maybe "I guess I loved you" from Senhora de Destino? This was Lara…
She is the real beast live. Her performances from the same concert as this song are insane! "Adagio" --> ua-cam.com/video/bqoS-KOLV_4/v-deo.html "You're not from here" --> ua-cam.com/video/Vv8XFXKXRLI/v-deo.html "Perdere l'Amore" in Italian --> ua-cam.com/video/mcmhCfH9OfQ/v-deo.html "Caruso" --> ua-cam.com/video/BP2KnLemT78/v-deo.html "Quédate" in Spanish --> ua-cam.com/video/cX0CPdBV75E/v-deo.html "Broken Vow" --> ua-cam.com/video/FNVR0yK8Ec8/v-deo.html
I didn't know about her until a few months ago, through reactions here. Then I discovered she was on tour, and that was it, instant decision, buy the ticket, book the flight, and just GO. Twenty-odd years after these videos, she has a magnificient voice, and she can gut you like a fish in multiple languages, as well as being an upbeat, dynamic performer on the uptempo numbers. If you ever ever get the chance to see her perform live, take it.There's no one like her.
@@neiloliver4745 wow, you are luck, there are some singer that I would love to watch a concert, I leave in Brasil, not only Lara Fabian but other singers across the Ocean, thanks for share your experince 🤗
@@monicameluci I've been going to concerts for 35 years, that was the one and only time I flew to one. It was so worth it. Check out her "Perdere L'Amore", it's majestic.
Μόνικα καλώς ήρθες στον μαγικό κόσμο της θεάς Λάρα. Είναι η φωνή από άλλον πλανήτη όπως την αποκάλεσαν μεγάλοι μουσικοί στήν Αμερική. Είναι η βασίλισσα της μουσικής της ομορφιάς καί τής καρδιάς μας.❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Lara is incredible. She takes a breath at the end and holds her phrase/note for 21 1/2 seconds. The remaining length of the video, you see her struggle to recover her return to the moment.....INCREDIBLE!
Monica. I couldn't stop looking into your eyes during this performance. A pure revelation of your emotions. Thanks for that reaction. I will never forget this moment.
Here is a short list of suggestions to start a journey with Lara (I said short because she wrote or co-wrote 200+ songs in 4 languages) • Adagio (english version) : ua-cam.com/video/bqoS-KOLV_4/v-deo.html (covered among others by Dimash, Floor Jansen, Dame Shirley Bassey, Il Divo) • You are not from here (english): ua-cam.com/video/Vv8XFXKXRLI/v-deo.html • Broken Vow (english): ua-cam.com/video/kJBGCI8aSE4/v-deo.html ( Covered by Barbra Streisand, Josh Groban, Linda Eder, Gigi de Lana, Almira (4th impact), Morissette Amon, Katrina Velarde, Regine Velasquez, Cakra Khan, Jackie Evancho, Harrison Craig, ...) • I guess I loved you (english): ua-cam.com/video/EwI-HIfSyqU/v-deo.html • Je t'aime (french): ua-cam.com/video/b7medSoc2fA/v-deo.html (covered by Polina Gagarina, Amir, Giulia Falcone, …) • I am A-WA (english): ua-cam.com/video/mKLdLox918A/v-deo.html • Tu es mon autre (French, duet with Maurane): ua-cam.com/video/kfQbUMZXhAE/v-deo.html • Si tu m’aimes (French): ua-cam.com/video/Wg-Zv9cWuDE/v-deo.html • Pas sans toi (French): ua-cam.com/video/H12LGDnl6pI/v-deo.html • Par Amour (French): ua-cam.com/video/rjrTd8VeP64/v-deo.html • Llora (Spanish): ua-cam.com/video/8Fh35Foo9CA/v-deo.html • Dites-moi pourquoi je l’aime (French): ua-cam.com/video/-85T-iR7dfc/v-deo.html • Tout (French): ua-cam.com/video/XYBNk6dgpgQ/v-deo.htmlsi=dklL5InGnOLdiAG2 • Bambina (French): ua-cam.com/video/gyG-7TuZCFk/v-deo.html • Mademoiselle Hyde (English): ua-cam.com/video/SZm-lhuSyI4/v-deo.html (covered by Dimash) • Ta Peine (French): ua-cam.com/video/wFYwtIL95wk/v-deo.html • Quedate (Spanish): ua-cam.com/video/cX0CPdBV75E/v-deo.html Original songs but she didn’t write these: • For Always, Duet with Josh Groban (Soundtrack of Spielberg’s A.I. movie, english): ua-cam.com/video/V4dttmn3ppU/v-deo.html • I will love again (english): ua-cam.com/video/RuNPZwN13Q0/v-deo.html
When she covers a song, she often makes it her own. Some amazing covers she made: • Je suis malade (french, song from Serge Lama): ua-cam.com/video/eHSyk4SGtuY/v-deo.html ( her version was covered by Forestella, Giulia Falcone, …) • Caruso (italian, song from Lucio Dalla): ua-cam.com/video/BP2KnLemT78/v-deo.html • Perdere L'Amore (italian, song from Massimo Ranieri): ua-cam.com/video/mcmhCfH9OfQ/v-deo.html • Yentl Medley (Papa can you hear me + A piece of sky, chained , cover of her idol Barbra Streisand, english): ua-cam.com/video/zW8lalHMwxk/v-deo.html • I will always love you (cover of Dolly Parton / Whitney Houston, english): ua-cam.com/video/4f-wx-ue89U/v-deo.html • Love by grace (cover of Wynona Judd, english): ua-cam.com/video/8V0pGXZxxzE/v-deo.html (her version was covered by Gabriel Henrique) • Calling You (cover of Jevetta Steele, english): ua-cam.com/video/KkfXEb_VyLM/v-deo.html • Voir un ami pleurer (cover of Jacques Brel, french): ua-cam.com/video/TEnJu1Dthvs/v-deo.html • Quand on n’a que l’amour (cover of Jacques Brel, french): ua-cam.com/video/rW7iusDbYjY/v-deo.html Also a few famous duets: • Requiem pour un fou (with Johnny Hallyday, french) : ua-cam.com/video/zR1rkt_0biA/v-deo.html • The Prayer (with Michael Bolton, english): ua-cam.com/video/M__6PFD1YEw/v-deo.html • La Solitudine (with Laura Pausini, italian): ua-cam.com/video/Bgv-jUZH60w/v-deo.html • Il y a (with Isabelle Boulay, french): ua-cam.com/video/F61JEarOwuo/v-deo.html • Et maintenant (with Florent Pagny, french): ua-cam.com/video/Mi0E0pLLxf0/v-deo.html And her famous trio: • Ti Amo Cosi (with Dimash and Aida Garafulina, italian): ua-cam.com/video/XaQFfqC3lnU/v-deo.html
Lara's songs are rich and varied 15 records over 140 songs don't be content with her early live performances from the 2000s with these vocal performances Lara is much more than that some spectacular tracks "I an a Wa"ua-cam.com/video/mKLdLox918A/v-deo.html "l'oubli"ua-cam.com/video/3ob-a4tPNcg/v-deo.html "dance"ua-cam.com/video/nHYi7rYD1yk/v-deo.html "par amour"ua-cam.com/video/rjrTd8VeP64/v-deo.html "tango" ua-cam.com/video/9p1UrKzYti0/v-deo.html "papillon"ua-cam.com/video/dzWit_mevK0/v-deo.html and many more to discover. Lara Fabian is a true artist, author, composer and performer. a sunny woman who catches you like a moth in the light. lara the best of humanity....
Lara is an amazing and expressive soloist. If you like to watch an amazing quartet perform the same song, listen to Forestella’s Je suis Malade. Note: French is foreign to them.
Haha you chosed a very good song to discover Lara Fabian. Her « Adagio » live performance is also a must to watch. I’m a part of a new viewers of your channel : a sort of « reactions vidéo to Lara’s performances hunters » 😂 (I’m sure that I saw more than 100) and your react is certainly one of the best. We can read your emotions, and that’s beautiful! Thanks!
In the intro she says language is not a barrier to emotion, and then she proves it. I see you have already heard from one of her biggest fans, Eric Sicard, and he will steer you in the right direction. Now that you have broken the ice you will get a lot of requests for Lara, and rightfully so
Hey, you're doing? Lara is the Queen of resonance, breath control, sustaining long notes, phrasing, the best composer and stories teller. That's why she's known as The Ring. Trained to be an Opera Singer for 10 years, but decided to compose and performe Pop songs. Fluently in 4 languages and has already sang in 12 languages perfectly. You should react to her singing Adagio 2 months ago with the Cellist Stjepan Hauser, she also sang Caruso with a new version Higher than usual, at the same concert. It was outstanding!!! Lara Fabian Adagio (London Royal Opera House) ua-cam.com/video/ikWpOJT4y9g/v-deo.htmlsi=9c3wFWA0XiNGBuDW Lara Fabian Caruso (London Royal Opera House) ua-cam.com/video/n6cJq0Jjyy8/v-deo.htmlsi=1trGkt3wD-oDqTcU PS:She's currently 54 years, touring around the world and she has been also the vocal coach at Francophone version of The Voice in France and Canada since the past 10 years.
🇨🇦 Eric Sicard is our resident Lara expert and in order to catch up, you should read his comments (I think there are 5) entirely ! In the meantime, I would suggest you listen to "Caruso" next, from the same concert ! 🇨🇦
Hi 🤗 first I wanna thank you for the informations, I'm reading all the coments second, how I did not listen before??? Let me explain better, I don't watch open TV and I don't listen any radio station for years, so I'm really glad to meet so many amazing singers and bands that I would never find by my on, I was listening only rock, I still listen, but not only rock 🤘😘
Lol her song Love by Grace had been #1 in Brazil for a few months and she was invited as the main guest by all brazil tv greats at that time (Raul Gil, Xuxa, …).
@@vidaemvideos883 Expliquei melhor meu comentário, eu só ouvia rock, música dos anos 80, trash music, tipo Sidney Magal e Gretchen e Eurodance basicamente.
Beautiful & heartfelt reaction! When you have time, please react to another great song: “Caruso” (in Italian) - just phenomenal! It's performed live (Lara is at her best when performing live in front of an audience) from this same concert: “From Lara With Love" (every song from this concert is a masterpiece, truly!) Here's the link to a high quality video: (subtitles available) ua-cam.com/video/BP2KnLemT78/v-deo.htmlsi=21kXtL7AOPJkU9cE Thank you!
Please, just check it out her short close up version of the last part of Je Suis Malade in 2023. She hits an F#5 effortless and the sustains a C5/B4 for over 12 seconds. She's was 53 years in 2023. It's AMAZING 🤩 🤩 ua-cam.com/video/a_Qy-8uF_90/v-deo.htmlsi=JiPGfwp_YIauf2rP
Hola Mónica, si quedaste impresionada con esta actuación, tienes que ver J t'aime. Te dejo el enlace a continuación. Desde chile con cariño. ua-cam.com/video/qO3b-MyyTZg/v-deo.html
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She has this ability to convey emotions through the coldest people. No amount of toughness can resist her voice. She transcends languages, cultures and beauty to touch the human heart. She is divine.
You just discovered an international legend. A complete artist: phenomenal singer in 13 languages, songwriter in 4 languages, second-to-none in acting and emotions conveying. Also amazing vocal coach.
She is one of Dimash’s main idols, probably the most influential on the way he sings and performs. He made several covers of her songs (Adagio, Madeoiselle Hyde, Love of Tired Swans, Know) and she even wrote the lyrics of his song Your Love.
I checked your channel and all your favorites artists have covered at least one of her songs: Diana Ankudinova, Morissette, Gigi de Lana, Almira (4th Impact), Gabriel Henrique, …
She is still performing amazingly at 54 yo and just completed a successful international tour in Europe and Canada.
the transition to an an a cappella sequence was especially breathtaking ! if I gave my life, my love and my singing career to someone who didn't care for me.........I'd feel the absolute despair she does.........MALADE!........notice her complete dedication to the performance at the end, she is emotionally drained........
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, Aretha, Shirley Bassey, 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 10,000+ 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, and is at the source of the melodic line.
• 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 and grand mother on father side is dutch, but she also has italian roots (her mother is from sicilia) and American roots ( the father of her mother is from Detroit). She had been raised in Sicilia first for 7 years 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 only moved away from opera to pop because she is first and foremost a songwriter.
After her Eurovision participation in 1988 (4th), she really 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 moved to Sicilia end of 2022.
She became very famous in Quebec in the early 90s with several double platine records 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 was 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 (singers from every region in the world: from China and Taiwan, to Philippines, Indonesia, Russia, Kazakhstan, Armenia, Bulgaria, Turkey, Netherlands, Greece, Israel, Lebanon, Italy, France, Belgium, Norway, UK, USA, Canada, Brazil, Australia, Central Africa, …)
○ 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),
○ Charice Penpengco (Adagio),
○ 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),
○ Harrison Craig (Broken Vow),
○ Amir (Je t’aime),
○ Pauline Aguirre (Adagio)),
○ George Peris (Broken Vow, Humana),
○ Vitas (Adagio),
○ Wanessa Camargo (Love by Grace),
○ Anastasia Luna (Adagio),
○ Jeck (Je T’Aime),
○ Evgenia Fanfara (Adagio),
○ Anne Sila (pas sans toi, Tu es mon autre),
○ The Canadian Tenors (Adagio),
○ Anna Eriksson (Je suis malade),
○ Choi Sung Hoon (Je suis malade),
○ Soprano Turetsky band (Adagio),
○ Sarah Naura Irbah (Mademoiselle Hyde),
○ Elisabetta Rinaldi (Adagio),
○ Alyona Yarushina (Adagio),
○ Marie Payet (Pas sans toi),
○ Laurh (Immortelle),
○ Inger Lise Hope (Adagio),
○ Håkon Sønsterud Tollefsrød (Broken Vow),
○ Flora Tandi (Bambina),
○ Cindy Chao (Yeliel My Angel),
○ Majda Roumi (Adagio),
○ Abraham Mateo (Adagio),
○ Petra Berger (Adagio, Broken Vow),
○ Russel Watson (Adagio),
○ Katerina Maslova (Je t’aime, I guess I loved you)
○ Annointed (Love by Grace),
○ 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 2022 and I attended a concert from this tour. It was packed and she was again spectacular.
On April, May, June 2023 she had again some wonderful concerts in Tbilissi, Georgia, then in Ouzbekhistan, Kazakhstan, Romania.
She is about to release a new album and just completed another popular tour in eastern europe (Czech Republic, Moldavia, Croatia, Romania, Bulgaria, Turkiye, Hungary) and in Canada in april-june 2024. She also appeared as a guest in some big events such as Hauser’s concert in Royal Albert Hall (May 9th 2024). Then, after some rest and a few TV Shows, she will tour France in 2025.
The first song of her new album (titled "Ta Peine" - Your Sorrow) was released late January 2024 and is a success in France. Her album is expected to be released in fall 2024.
Sorry if I was long, but I hope this gives some context on Lara.
“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)
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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
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Welcome to the amazing world of the best female vocaliste of this century, she is now 54yo, still got a great voice, glamour look, writing new songs and touring the world, she is the full package.I greatly enjoy your honest reaction and opinion, i am a new member of your channel
Thank you very much for subscribe , this song is so beatiful and her permanece is full of emotion❤
Oi Monica,
You know that Lara topped the charts in Brazil right?
You remember "Love by Grace", from Laços de Familia?
Huge success in Brazil.
Or "Meu Grande Amor" from O Clone?
Or maybe "I guess I loved you" from Senhora de Destino?
This was Lara…
She is the real beast live. Her performances from the same concert as this song are insane!
"Adagio" --> ua-cam.com/video/bqoS-KOLV_4/v-deo.html
"You're not from here" --> ua-cam.com/video/Vv8XFXKXRLI/v-deo.html
"Perdere l'Amore" in Italian --> ua-cam.com/video/mcmhCfH9OfQ/v-deo.html
"Caruso" --> ua-cam.com/video/BP2KnLemT78/v-deo.html
"Quédate" in Spanish --> ua-cam.com/video/cX0CPdBV75E/v-deo.html
"Broken Vow" --> ua-cam.com/video/FNVR0yK8Ec8/v-deo.html
Lara's just one of the greatest performers in the world.
Lara Fabian one of the greatest of all time and my no 1 favourit female artist. Great reaction. Thank you from a finn in Sweden.🎉
The greatest vocalist of all time.
Lara Fabian is the best of the best. Period!
I didn't know about her until a few months ago, through reactions here. Then I discovered she was on tour, and that was it, instant decision, buy the ticket, book the flight, and just GO. Twenty-odd years after these videos, she has a magnificient voice, and she can gut you like a fish in multiple languages, as well as being an upbeat, dynamic performer on the uptempo numbers. If you ever ever get the chance to see her perform live, take it.There's no one like her.
@@neiloliver4745 wow, you are luck, there are some singer that I would love to watch a concert, I leave in Brasil, not only Lara Fabian but other singers across the Ocean, thanks for share your experince 🤗
@@monicameluci I've been going to concerts for 35 years, that was the one and only time I flew to one. It was so worth it. Check out her "Perdere L'Amore", it's majestic.
Μόνικα καλώς ήρθες στον μαγικό κόσμο της θεάς Λάρα. Είναι η φωνή από άλλον πλανήτη όπως την αποκάλεσαν μεγάλοι μουσικοί στήν Αμερική. Είναι η βασίλισσα της μουσικής της ομορφιάς καί τής καρδιάς μας.❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Lara is simply one of the best voices on earth! Thanks for the reaction.
Lara is incredible. She takes a breath at the end and holds her phrase/note for 21 1/2 seconds. The remaining length of the video, you see her struggle to recover her return to the moment.....INCREDIBLE!
Obs: Lara uses to sing this last acapella part without the MIC in HUGES places. Her resonance is out of this world.
Ciao, non ci sono commenti da fare.....lei è semplicemente LARA.....la 👑 . Tanti saluti dall'italia
Great reaction, Monica. Thanks for sharing. Lara is simply amazing. Such a Queen. 👸🏼
Monica. I couldn't stop looking into your eyes during this performance. A pure revelation of your emotions. Thanks for that reaction. I will never forget this moment.
@@user-lw5wv8zf7q i can not forget this beatiful song and Lara Fabian voice and this amazing performance ❤
Here is a short list of suggestions to start a journey with Lara (I said short because she wrote or co-wrote 200+ songs in 4 languages)
• Adagio (english version) : ua-cam.com/video/bqoS-KOLV_4/v-deo.html (covered among others by Dimash, Floor Jansen, Dame Shirley Bassey, Il Divo)
• You are not from here (english): ua-cam.com/video/Vv8XFXKXRLI/v-deo.html
• Broken Vow (english): ua-cam.com/video/kJBGCI8aSE4/v-deo.html ( Covered by Barbra Streisand, Josh Groban, Linda Eder, Gigi de Lana, Almira (4th impact), Morissette Amon, Katrina Velarde, Regine Velasquez, Cakra Khan, Jackie Evancho, Harrison Craig, ...)
• I guess I loved you (english): ua-cam.com/video/EwI-HIfSyqU/v-deo.html
• Je t'aime (french): ua-cam.com/video/b7medSoc2fA/v-deo.html (covered by Polina Gagarina, Amir, Giulia Falcone, …)
• I am A-WA (english):
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• Tu es mon autre (French, duet with Maurane):
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• Si tu m’aimes (French):
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• Pas sans toi (French):
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• Par Amour (French):
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• Llora (Spanish):
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• Dites-moi pourquoi je l’aime (French):
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• Tout (French): ua-cam.com/video/XYBNk6dgpgQ/v-deo.htmlsi=dklL5InGnOLdiAG2
• Bambina (French): ua-cam.com/video/gyG-7TuZCFk/v-deo.html
• Mademoiselle Hyde (English):
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• Ta Peine (French):
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• Quedate (Spanish):
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Original songs but she didn’t write these:
• For Always, Duet with Josh Groban (Soundtrack of Spielberg’s A.I. movie, english):
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• I will love again (english):
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When she covers a song, she often makes it her own.
Some amazing covers she made:
• Je suis malade (french, song from Serge Lama): ua-cam.com/video/eHSyk4SGtuY/v-deo.html ( her version was covered by Forestella, Giulia Falcone, …)
• Caruso (italian, song from Lucio Dalla): ua-cam.com/video/BP2KnLemT78/v-deo.html
• Perdere L'Amore (italian, song from Massimo Ranieri): ua-cam.com/video/mcmhCfH9OfQ/v-deo.html
• Yentl Medley (Papa can you hear me + A piece of sky, chained , cover of her idol Barbra Streisand, english): ua-cam.com/video/zW8lalHMwxk/v-deo.html
• I will always love you (cover of Dolly Parton / Whitney Houston, english): ua-cam.com/video/4f-wx-ue89U/v-deo.html
• Love by grace (cover of Wynona Judd, english):
ua-cam.com/video/8V0pGXZxxzE/v-deo.html (her version was covered by Gabriel Henrique)
• Calling You (cover of Jevetta Steele, english):
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• Voir un ami pleurer (cover of Jacques Brel, french): ua-cam.com/video/TEnJu1Dthvs/v-deo.html
• Quand on n’a que l’amour (cover of Jacques Brel, french): ua-cam.com/video/rW7iusDbYjY/v-deo.html
Also a few famous duets:
• Requiem pour un fou (with Johnny Hallyday, french) :
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• The Prayer (with Michael Bolton, english):
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• La Solitudine (with Laura Pausini, italian):
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• Il y a (with Isabelle Boulay, french): ua-cam.com/video/F61JEarOwuo/v-deo.html
• Et maintenant (with Florent Pagny, french):
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And her famous trio:
• Ti Amo Cosi (with Dimash and Aida Garafulina, italian):
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Eric.. No chance to meet you in Bucharest September 14th for our famous beer together?? 😊
@@Francesco71rm no, Francesco, I won’t be there unfortunately.
Next year in Paris !
@@ericsicard910 in this case it will be 2 beers😊
Adagio and Broken Vow from the same concert are a must. The entire concert, "From Lara with Love", is fantastic.
An incredible artist in live , surely the best live vocal in the World music
Lara Fabian is Fantastic 😻
queen lara x
Thank you!! Always look for comments from Eric Sicard. He is the Lara Fabian expert. ❤
There is no-one better.
Lara's songs are rich and varied 15 records over 140 songs
don't be content with her early live performances from the 2000s
with these vocal performances
Lara is much more than that
some spectacular tracks
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"l'oubli"ua-cam.com/video/3ob-a4tPNcg/v-deo.html
"dance"ua-cam.com/video/nHYi7rYD1yk/v-deo.html
"par amour"ua-cam.com/video/rjrTd8VeP64/v-deo.html
"tango" ua-cam.com/video/9p1UrKzYti0/v-deo.html
"papillon"ua-cam.com/video/dzWit_mevK0/v-deo.html
and many more to discover.
Lara Fabian is a true artist, author, composer and performer.
a sunny woman who catches you like a moth in the light.
lara
the best of humanity....
Lara is an amazing and expressive soloist.
If you like to watch an amazing quartet perform the same song, listen to Forestella’s Je suis Malade. Note: French is foreign to them.
@@maryjohn3807 really? I wanna listen.
Haha you chosed a very good song to discover Lara Fabian. Her « Adagio » live performance is also a must to watch. I’m a part of a new viewers of your channel : a sort of « reactions vidéo to Lara’s performances hunters » 😂 (I’m sure that I saw more than 100) and your react is certainly one of the best. We can read your emotions, and that’s beautiful! Thanks!
In the intro she says language is not a barrier to emotion, and then she proves it. I see you have already heard from one of her biggest fans, Eric Sicard, and he will steer you in the right direction. Now that you have broken the ice you will get a lot of requests for Lara, and rightfully so
watch broken vow with orchestral its very emotionnal too from lara
Lara, the most beautiful voice in the world ❤❤
The true Queen!!!
Hey, you're doing? Lara is the Queen of resonance, breath control, sustaining long notes, phrasing, the best composer and stories teller. That's why she's known as The Ring. Trained to be an Opera Singer for 10 years, but decided to compose and performe Pop songs. Fluently in 4 languages and has already sang in 12 languages perfectly. You should react to her singing Adagio 2 months ago with the Cellist Stjepan Hauser, she also sang Caruso with a new version Higher than usual, at the same concert. It was outstanding!!!
Lara Fabian Adagio (London Royal Opera House)
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Lara Fabian Caruso (London Royal Opera House)
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PS:She's currently 54 years, touring around the world and she has been also the vocal coach at Francophone version of The Voice in France and Canada since the past 10 years.
@@EmanuelRecemConvertido thank you for the informations and sugestions I watch the links 🤗
Muito bom !!! Sou fã da Lara !!!
🇨🇦 Eric Sicard is our resident Lara expert and in order to catch up, you should read his comments (I think there are 5) entirely !
In the meantime, I would suggest you listen to "Caruso" next, from the same concert ! 🇨🇦
she is one of the best ever … try her Broken Vow
Hi 🤗 first I wanna thank you for the informations, I'm reading all the coments second, how I did not listen before??? Let me explain better, I don't watch open TV and I don't listen any radio station for years, so I'm really glad to meet so many amazing singers and bands that I would never find by my on, I was listening only rock, I still listen, but not only rock 🤘😘
Ela é bem conhecida no Brasil
@@vidaemvideos883 fora os voach né ou eu mudei pro apartamento errado, todo santo fim de semana eu ouço funk pela janela e eu moro no 11° andar
Lol her song Love by Grace had been #1 in Brazil for a few months and she was invited as the main guest by all brazil tv greats at that time (Raul Gil, Xuxa, …).
@@ericsicard910 ok, I got it, it's being years since I don't watch open TV, I met Ricky Vallen last year.
@@vidaemvideos883 Expliquei melhor meu comentário, eu só ouvia rock, música dos anos 80, trash music, tipo Sidney Magal e Gretchen e Eurodance basicamente.
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Beautiful & heartfelt reaction! When you have time, please react to another great song: “Caruso” (in Italian) - just phenomenal!
It's performed live (Lara is at her best when performing live in front of an audience) from this same concert:
“From Lara With Love"
(every song from this concert is a masterpiece, truly!)
Here's the link to a high quality video:
(subtitles available)
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Thank you!
Hi, a new reaction is coming soon ❤
Watch the end where se takes time to come back to reality
Tomorrow is a Lie by Lara Fabian please
Please, just check it out her short close up version of the last part of Je Suis Malade in 2023. She hits an F#5 effortless and the sustains a C5/B4 for over 12 seconds. She's was 53 years in 2023. It's AMAZING 🤩 🤩 ua-cam.com/video/a_Qy-8uF_90/v-deo.htmlsi=JiPGfwp_YIauf2rP
👍✅🇨🇵💥
you can find a better record, a bit longer, with her before, explaining the power of singing, and after the end of the song
I watched part of it, I like to share my first impression but know I will watch the entire vídeo ❤
Hola Mónica, si quedaste impresionada con esta actuación, tienes que ver J t'aime. Te dejo el enlace a continuación.
Desde chile con cariño.
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Obrigado pelo video. VocÊ disse que tem uma nova câmera. Se puder melhorar a qualidade dos pixels será melhor. Saudações do Brasil
Ixi Maria, se vc assistir um vídeo antigo, esse vai parecer maravilhoso, meu filho pode me ajudar, obrigada pela dica e obrigada por assistir 🤗
@@monicameluci Seu canal irá crescer, e logo logo terá uma câmera nova. Eu acredito em você.
@@ReiCasca Então, eu naaci e mor em SP, meu canal é novo e claro que fico feliz com mais inscritos ,meu fica ainda mais feliz mas eu ganho dinheiro como Youtu.be, recebo 50 dollares por me, eu sou bancária, já faz 20 anos 😁