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Lorie Pester

1982-05-02 (42 years old) in Plessis Bouchard, Val d'Oise, France

Laure Monique Pester, professionally known as Lorie, (born May 2, 1982) is a French singer. 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 ended 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 October 30, 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. After touring for the promotion of her album, Lorie released a book called "Ma tournée" which sold over 200,000 copies, becoming one of the most successful books ever written by a singer in France. Later, her debut album "Près de toi" would come back to the lights after its release in Japan with new tracks (English versions of her songs "Près de moi" and "Toute Seule") including "Dans mes rêves" which was used in the Évian in which Lorie was starring. She also confirmed her relationship with Filipino-American pop-star Billy Crawford. In late 2003, Lorie's first live album and music DVD come out, both entitled "Lorie Live Tour" which received a great response. Come early 2004, "Attitudes" was already out and the singles "Week-end", "La positive attitude" and "Ensorcelée" were big hits. The album became Platinum in France because it sold over 600,000 copies. Lorie toured again to promote the album. The song "C’est plus fort que moi", written by Jean-Jacques Goldman, was later released to support the "Week-End Tour". In June, Lorie launched her very own clothing line, simply entitled "Lorie", exclusively sold in the Z stores in France. Her contract with Z was cancelled in early 2009. ... Source: Article "Lorie (singer)" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Movies

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Nos Voix Pour Toutes
100 %|Nov 27, 2024
Music
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Pride Comedy Show
0 %|Jun 15, 2024
Comedy
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Les Héros de notre enfance
0 %|Dec 29, 2022
Documentary, TV Movie
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Les Mystères de la duchesse
70 %|Sep 11, 2022
TV Movie, Thriller, Drama, Crime
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Maddy Etcheban
62 %|Jan 25, 2020
Crime, Drama, Mystery
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Les Enfoirés jouent le jeu
75 %|Nov 30, 2019
TV Movie
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Les Enfoirés 2018 - Musique !
71 %|Mar 9, 2018
Music
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Enfoirés Kids
0 %|Dec 1, 2017
Music
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Chienne de vie
0 %|May 11, 2015
Horror, Drama
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Gates of the Sun
37.86 %|Mar 18, 2015
Action
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Dragon Blade
63.64 %|Feb 19, 2015
Adventure, History, Action, Fantasy
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One Husband Too Many
57 %|Oct 4, 2010
Comedy, Romance, TV Movie
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De feu et de glace
60 %|Nov 8, 2008
Comedy, Drama, TV Movie
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Lorie - Live Tour 2006
100 %|Nov 20, 2006
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Muppets TV
0 %|Oct 29, 2006
Comedy, Family, TV Movie
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Les Enfoirés, 15 ans d'Enfoirés
80 %|Nov 25, 2005
Music
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Lorie - Best of
100 %|Jun 6, 2005
Music
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Fan 2 : DVD 100% Lorie
100 %|Jun 1, 2005
Documentary, Music
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Lorie : Week End Tour
100 %|Dec 6, 2004
Music
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Lorie Live 2003
100 %|Sep 20, 2003
Music
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Lorie : Tendrement vôtre
100 %|May 5, 2003
Music, Documentary
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Lorie : Près de vous
100 %|May 2, 2002
Music, Documentary

Series

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Bertrand n'a pas sommeil
0 %|Jan 5, 2024
Talk
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La semaine des 4 Julie
20 %|Jan 6, 2020
Talk
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The secret song
80 %|Dec 29, 2018
Reality
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Fort Boyard, toujours plus fort !
60 %|Jul 7, 2018
Reality, Family, Action & Adventure
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Tomorrow Is Ours
63 %|Jul 17, 2017
Crime, Drama
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Quotidien
62 %|Sep 12, 2016
Talk
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Nina
58 %|Jun 17, 2015
Comedy, Drama
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Murders in...
72 %|Apr 23, 2013
Mystery, Drama, Crime
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La Parenthèse inattendue
85 %|Oct 31, 2012
Talk
actor
Opening Act
100 %|Jul 9, 2012
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Opening Act
100 %|Jul 9, 2012
Reality, Documentary
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Les orages de la vie
0 %|Oct 18, 2011
Reality, Documentary
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Danse avec les stars
60 %|Feb 12, 2011
Reality
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Panique dans l'oreillette
64 %|Sep 6, 2008
Talk
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La chanson de l'année
90 %|Jun 5, 2004
actor
L'Invité
45 %|Jan 1, 2002
Talk
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Star Academy
64 %|Oct 20, 2001
Reality
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Stars à domicile
67.5 %|Feb 3, 2001
Reality
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Vivement dimanche
32 %|Sep 20, 1998
Talk
actor
La fureur
80 %|Jun 25, 1998
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Fort Boyard
74 %|Jul 7, 1990
Family, Reality, Action & Adventure
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Victoires de la musique
20 %|Nov 23, 1985