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Lorie - Biography

14-11-2006 23:36 | 0 reaction(s) | add reply
Lorie (real name Laure Pester) was born on May 2, 1982 in Le-Plessis-Bouchard, France. At 3, she started dancing & at 6, she started ice-skating. During 10 years, she wanted to be a professional sportswoman. She got 12 medals ! At 15, Laure gave up ice-skating, nicknamed herself Lorie & started singing. She released her first single "Baby Boum" in 1998 but it was unsuccessful. Thanks to her father Dominique Pester, Lorie met producer Johnny Williams in September 2000. She recorded the song "Près De Moi" & Johnny put the song on the Internet website peoplesound.fr. 15,000 people downloaded this song ! Fabrice Nataf, head of the site, contacted Sony Music & Lorie signed to Sony Music in November 2000.

On May 2, 2001, the day of her 19th birthday, Lorie released her first single, "Près De Moi". The video was shot in Miami Beach, FL. In October 2001, she released her first album Près De Toi & her second single "Je Serai (Ta Meilleure Amie)" was dedicated to her best friend Mialy, who appeared in the video. In March 2001, Lorie released her third single "Toute Seule", the B-side of this single was "By My Side", the English adaptation of "Près De Moi" co-written by Billy Crawford. In May 2002, for her 20th birthday, she released her DVD "Près De Vous" & the autobiography "Mes Secrets" in September.

In September 2002, Lorie released her second album Tendrement & the first single "J'Ai Besoin D'Amour". The same year, she started her first tour in France. The second single was "À 20 Ans", released in January 2003. In May 2003, Lorie released her summer anthem "Sur Un Air Latino". Her first live album & her DVD Lorie Live came out in August 2003. Lorie became a member of Les Enfoirés in 2003.

In January 2004, Lorie released her third album Attitudes, the singles were "Weekend", "La Positive Attitude", "Ensorcelée" & "C'Est Plus Fort Que Moi". "Con Sabor Latino" was a B-side & the Spanish adaptation of "Sur Un Air Latino". The last single was composed by Jean-Jacques Goldman. Her second live album & her DVD Weekend Tour came out in December 2004.

In April 2005, Lorie released her first compilation Best Of Lorie & the single "Toi & Moi". In October 2005, she released her fourth album Rester La Même & the title-track was the first single. The following singles were "SOS", "Partie Pour Zouker" & "Fashion Victime". Her third live album Live Tour 2006 was released in October 2006. Going on to a more disco/Tecktonik style, Lorie released her fifth album 2Lorenmoi in November 2007.


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