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Lara Fabian reaches out to English speakers with new album
TOP STORIES Bush lays claim to power, promises 'spirit of cooperation' Convicted spy Pope released For the past eight years, Lara Fabian has had success in Europe. She hopes to charm even more audiences with her new self-titled English-language CD NEW YORK (CNN) -- Lara Fabian, the classically trained vocalist with Sicilian and Belgian roots who has charmed Europe with her French recordings, is expanding her scope with her first English-language album. "Lara Fabian," which boasts the single "I Will love Again," mixes more traditional European sounds with pop to generate international appeal.
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Fabian, who has been recording in Europe for eight years, says she likes to experiment with many styles. "I don't want to have any category stamped on my VIDEO face," she told CNN WorldBeat at a recent show Singer Lara Fabian in New York. "I really want to have this freedom talks with CNN's -- music is freedom." Worldbeat about
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Music is also a way for Fabian to express her passions. "I am an open book through the songwriting," Fabian admitted. "It's such a beautiful exit to all these emotions that we don't know how to speak. ... I have this vehicle that is such a precious thing to me."
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Fabian's sentiments have been expressed best in French, though she is multilingual. Her previous
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"I believe in the fact that an audience has one heart," Fabian said. "I can just tell Rice, Niners divorce seems you one thing: If I sing the 'Adagio,' and I pull it out with all the honesty I have -- likely after season whether they're Japanese, Italian, American or Belgian or French -- they will react in the same way." Suns' Hardaway faces domestic violence charge The track "Adagio" is a dramatic statement, pairing her own lyrics with the eternal music of Italian composer Tomaso Albinoni. "My mother loved Albinoni" Fabian recalled. "Albinoni is one of the most amazing composers of the 18th century, and that song actually is one of the songs she played the most. "('Adagio') ... characterizes who I am, and what I've been studying for so many years," Fabian said. Fabian began formal lessons at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels at 8 and continued her studies for 10 years. She never doubted her calling, she says.
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