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Carpe Diem

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Carpe diem was Lara Fabian's second album, originally released in 1994. It presents a well-crafted and varied selection of her French material ranging from typically dramatic French ballads, such as 'Je suis malade' and the single 'Si tu m'aimes', to the lively gospel sound of 'Saisir le jour'. Highlights include the smooth and romantic opener 'Puisque c'est l'amour', as well as the light and catchy 'Leila' and 'Au loin là-bas'. The album features one song in English, 'Bridge of Hope', the closing track. Carpe diem provides a good introduction to the talents of Lara Fabian and is a must for any Lara Fabian collection.

take the world by storm. She has such a set of lush, intense, technically perfect, powerful, versatile, unique, regal, expressive set of pipes. I am Chinese, born in France, immigrated to the US. I tell you that she is one those artists that only come once in a lifetime. Because she writes her own songs, she not only is the storyteller telling her own story but she interprets her creation to such a world class caliber. I do Karaoke. When I do her songs in the US, people take notice and always ask me who is this person that I always seem so passionate about. Her talent is unmistakable. The most beautiful songs in this CD are: Pas sans toi, Si tu m'aimes, Je vivrai, Tu t'en vas, Je suis malade. This voice has a timeless quality that she joins the ranks of Barbra Steinsand, Celine Dion, Whitney Houston, Patti LaBelle. God bless the new Force. May she be allowed to enrich the World with her themes of Love, World Unity, Equality, Brotherhood, Innocence, Hurt, Longing, Undying Passion, heroes. Lastly, I give her my undying credit for singing a song about Gays just like Celine Dion did. That took so much courage. That song took her to the top of the European Charts for 2 months. Celine's "Ziggy" made it to the top also for an amazing 4 months. I can't wait for Celine and Lara to do a POWER BALLAD. Peace to you.

Lara Fabian is exquisite! Barbara Streisand has nothing on her. The clarity of her voice is above all else. Let's hope she has been booked already for the choir in heaven. She is angelic! More albums please! "For Always" with Josh Groban is the most beautiful song I have ever heard and will be the new wedding song of the future!

THIS CD PROVES THAT MS. FABIAN HAD AWESOME TALENT FROM THE START.
"LEILA" IS A GREAT, UPLIFTING TUNE, "PUISQUE C'EST L'AMOUR" IS QUITE SEDUCTIVE, & "SI TU M'AMIES" IS QUITE DRAMATIQUE. SHE'S ONE OF MY ALL-TIME FAVORITES.

Lara Fabian proves she's terrific here. It's a great oportunity to listen to one of the greatest composers/singers of the world!

This album is too good to be true if you take into account that it is only her second attempt. There is a huge gap between the quality of her first and second album. Carpe Diem was the start of big things of Lara with great tracks like Leila, Tu T'en Vas, Je Suis Malade where Lara illustrates her vocal power by singing acapella at the end of the song, Ramené-Moi, the lovely Pas Sans Toi, Saisir Le Jour (Carpe Diem) and the very emotional Si Tu M'aimes. This track was introduced here to her fans for the first time and was such a success that it was also included in her Pure album. I give the album 4 out of 5 because it is not the quality of an album like Nue, but still deserves a good point because it is absolutely fabulous for a second attempt.

This album shows how a young inexperienced artist transformed into a songwriter-maestro and vocal extraordinaire. A must for every fan and collector.

i have been looking for another album by lara fabian and chose this one based on the star ratings and the fact that she sings in french. loud vocals, loud music, boring songs...no soul. and i cannot believe i paid so much for it.