Top 5 Myths About Lara Fabian's Voice-- DEBUNKED! (Part 1: Vowels and Vibrato)

This is the first installment of a two-part series designed to dispel some common falsehoods about Lara's voice/technique. Stay tuned for part 2!

[@melvinnixon2378]

I have never doubted any feat Lara has attempted because she never fails to shine beyond measure. I believe Lara has one of the few greatest voices on earth!!!!

[@susanwenner8738]

For me, no matter what she is singing nor what language there is a moving quality and tone that encompasses my emotion.

[@ih1550]

ِActually I don't care about all the comparisons n voice analysis - I just love her voice n she is my favorite singer!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@valkarenchannel3663]

Well said. Same as me and my husband. We love Lara

[@valkarenchannel3663]

Well said. Same as me and my husband. We love Lara

[@embracetruthecho]

How could anybody find fault with Lara Fabian? She is classy, eloquent, powerful, passionate and she has perfect pitch. She is the best female vocalist in the world - HANDS DOWN. You really don't have to explain her technique. If anybody wants to hate - it is out of shear jealousy. Nobody can come close to her talent.

[@jimballard1895]

Lara Fabian is, for me, faultless

[@deanr.johansen6377]

She chose not to tour the U.S. Yea, there is that. It is not a fault, per se. It was her choice, and she has done well. She has an amazing voice along with rare passion.

[@ediego-zp3op]

Her technique is absolutely amazing but personally i think she should cut back a little on the round sound . I feel like it would create a lot more variety and color in how she sounds . Not everything needs to perfectly resonate

[@tommylarsson2025]

She could but why should she? If that would be her style she would probably do it. In a way she might better be compared with opera singers than pop/rock singers cause I guess she has a kind of classical training in her bag. Like a hybrid of soul/pop/opera is my feeling of her. Great singer by all meaning.

[@Mohamedmifxal]

You better drag those haters into the mud. Lara is THE Queen

[@WarperBlade]

I think the 'vibrato myth' is because sometimes she stops her vibrato during long notes. And what's wrong with singing in the easiest manner, especially since she only started doing that after a certain age? (Using an Ah vowel) Singing in a heady mix is also an "easy way of singing" and that's the only way (almost) that Celine can sing above a C#5 nowadays. I'm not complaining. Her G#'s and Bb's still sound amazing.

[@uiteren2845]

Its stylistic choice though we cant blame her for that

[@FabianFans]

The one big example of her stopping her vibrato during a long note is in the very last C#5 in Adagio, and I'm certain that's intentional because she does vibrato on that same note (C#5) during the "you won't let go" part.

[@uiteren2845]

@@FabianFans Its like straight tone, then vibrato. It depends on what she wants to do with her voice

[@uiteren2845]

@@FabianFans she starts with a straight tone on "you wont let go" then uses vibrato on "ohhh". Same goes with the very last Adagio

[@pittroadsixzeroseven]

She is so underrated, I love her voice. I love her accent when she sings, you can here it in some of the words she sings. You have to or it doesn’t sound right. I hear it in all types of musicians. She sings from her lungs like a trained singer should not from the throat.

[@yongsua1989]

For the closed vowel example, you may include Lara's G5 WE in Bridge of Hope. It's amazing.

[@Tom-nb6wq]

I'd love the next part to be about her vocal agility since many people criticize her for being not agile and even go as far as saying she isn't as good of a singer just because of her melismata. There are of course some performances of her where her agility wasn't on point like when she covered "Vision of Love" but these performances where before her prime and she clearly shows in sings like "Bambina" that she has great agility. Oh and thank you so much for the video it's really good, as usual. It's always great to see someone really putting effort into their videos!

[@FabianFans]

Thank you! Do you think you could link me some of your favorite examples of her agility?

[@Tom-nb6wq]

@@FabianFans Yes sure! These are just a few examples I don't really have the time to search for more right now, but I will send you more if I find some: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rYOQZmWamJaqrMk at about 2:55 and 3:38 kzbin.info/www/bejne/b6mxmXiIn6ZksKc at about 1:56 and 3:02 kzbin.info/www/bejne/rV6mq3adqMl1m6M at about 1:38 kzbin.info/www/bejne/Zp-Zp4mGhsejb9E at about 3:24 The whole last performance also shows her amazingly connected registers, I'd count this as some kind of agility too.

[@FabianFans]

@@Tom-nb6wq thank you! Don't hesitate to reply here if you find anything, I'm always open for input.

[@johnle7705]

@@FabianFans That would be great if you make a video about her agility. I really like it when she runs notes fast

[@Diego_Santa]

Tom Q I would maybe include “I guess I loved you” and “Vocalise”. kzbin.info/www/bejne/p2KWq5tpobaIa7c at 1:55 kzbin.info/www/bejne/g2iypHqLj6-Uirs at 1:41

[@jojo_8989]

Thanks a lot for making the analysis of this video! This is very clearly explain... I leaned a lot here especially vowels. It significantly affects the delivery of the song! And Lara is a master at it!

[@jeannelima8281]

I think Lara is a excellent, awesome singer with great performance. She literally express all the emotions of the song. About being famous in America isn’t that important if an artist has greatness within. The other part of the world will recognize the talent. When you do what you love there isn’t any need to be molded like the world dictates. Whoever listen to her will follow her.

[@luismarrero6573]

Lara siempre nos deleita con sus interpretaciones.....las modulaciones y la resonancia de su voz son ....unicas......

[@yongsua1989]

Great video, can't wait other part.

[@tasoslts3480]

You were really savage on those haters on this video, you rubbed the proof in their faces!! xD I will always love Celine a bit more, but I can't deny that Lara is one of the best vocalists on earth!!

[@dkalbryte5715]

I get alot of hate from Céline fans even if I make the mildest of criticisms on her vocals. Attacked even by the YT channeler herself! I do like Dion, but, to me, Lara just has something that sets her apart from all singers. But our ears are subjective and it comes down to personal taste at the end of the day. I must agree the Lara and Celine really put to shame all of these other female singers of this decade. They ought to learn from the maestras. 💙💙 btw, I've often wondered if I were Lara or Celine listening to some atrocious vocals today what are they really thinking in their minds? Lol

[@soaribb32]

It's hard for me to imagine any flaws on her technique

[@viniciusjesus4496]

Lara is classic trained study 10 years on a conservatory to some haters or amateurs choir people say stupid things about her.

[@alexandrepicard2144]

10:28 the shade!! I'm quacking!😂😂

[@viettienle4992]

@Ana Martins And the most deranged part is jereme keep copy paste hate comment about Lara on many Celine clip, which is so annoyingly ridiculous and stupid. I use to be Celine fan around the late 90s but not now anymore. I do sometimes listen to her old song and under many clip I see him (Jereme) keep posting false comments about Lara

[@XDF745]

Quack quack quack. 🦆 🦆 🦆

[@meltaway520]

Lara is a great singer,in the same year she published the first English album in her personal studio with Christina. Lara is good as the three international female singers Whitney,Mariah and Celine.I call them four great voices. However,Christina was a hit,but Lara was ignored,I still can't understand it now, why are such great singer not valued by Americans?

[@powerblades]

Love Music whitney and mariah is totally understandable because they are both americans. Celine was very lucky to marry a rich husband and sing a song of a blockbuster...

[@thicucdo4690]

The reason why Lara did not succeed in the US is, her music style was not 'à la mode' with the music trends at that moment. The beginning of the 21st century saw the prominence of 'teen pop' and 'boy bands' music style with some great examples such as Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, N'Sync, Westlife,... Audience did not like sentimental ballads anymore. Even great divas struggled with their career at that time: Whitney had a bad reputation for transporting the cracks, cocaine on April 2000, Mariah had to discount her single to make it #1 on the chart and still argued with her company, Celine just retired for a short time due to her husband's illness. After 2001, their careers all went down until the 'emancipation' of Mariah in 2005. In short, Lara went to the US market at a very unsuitable time. Her 2000 album containes mostly powerful ballads, semi-classical songs and just some dance-pop trendy songs such I Will Love Again or I Am Who I Am, which was of course not enough to make a big success on the charts. The most successful song was I Will Love Again, which peaked at #1 on the US Dance-club songs (really trendy, right?). If only she had released that album in 1997 or even earlier, it would have been really successful.

[@thicucdo4690]

@Ana Martins Yeah, I think that's how music industry work. There are too many artists and music made everyday so audience have to choose which ones to listen to, so obviously they'll choose something trendy and chart-topping. Sometimes die-hard and long-time fans are very precious to the artist, in my opinion.

[@jdescoto981]

powerblades Whitney and Mariah are more appreciated in Asia rather than in America.

[@faizolhassan2901]

Who cares what Americans think.? great singer is a great singer, approved !!!

[@shh4874]

Okay but why do I love her growls so much hahahah and is it just me but I, in most cases, actually like straight notes, it is completely satisfying to me..

[@chimanruler15]

7:05 I always wondered why Mariah's notes sounded squeezed sometimes, even though they sounded effortless. Now, I know why. Anyway, nice video. I actually learned a thing or two about singing. I must know where you got all this wonderful knowledge. :) 10:17 Is that guy seriously trying to put overrated Celine above Lara? Pitiful.

[@FabianFans]

Thank you! I learn a lot of this from kpopvocalanalysis and singwise!

[@chimanruler15]

@@FabianFans Of course. :)

[@jadalba9760]

@@FabianFans so lara turning the oh in VoL to an ah is nothing wrong? It's actually a good thing?

[@octobremikee8699]

5:48 should be enough to debunk those stupid claims. Great video as always anyway :pp

[@octobremikee8699]

"Unfortunately, some people never learn. :)" False tho, they simply don't wanna see the truth

[@FabianFans]

@@octobremikee8699 I'm not sure if dede is capable of learning anything, unfortunately 🙄

[@octobremikee8699]

@@FabianFans LMAO I YELLED DJDJDJEJDJJDJD Didn't think of that, he really doesn't seem to be able to ouch lmao

[@viettienle4992]

@@FabianFans Recently, I and dedede discuss on Lara cover of Barbra's evergreen. He keep saying stupid things and making up bad thing to bash at Lara until I lure into a trap in a C.D video that he accept that our Lara doesn't always sings A vowel. How could someone be so stupid like that, no one could always sing with A vowels like that!

[@FabianFans]

@@viettienle4992 Why bother with someone who doesn't have a brain?

[@littlelamb8048]

What's the piano music at 00:28? It's so beautiful!

[@牧村永治]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/iIvVlJSFo9aoY6c Ikr? I've also downloaded that for therapeutic purpose like 6-7 years ago. And then I came across this video and seeing it's also being used here.

[@gabys4953]

We want a part 2 !!!!! 🙏🏻

[@mathstervn]

I love this video, but the text need be slower...

[@jhonmendoza3255]

I'm so Excited while watching this video😱😱😍❤

[@thicucdo4690]

Great video, just a little thing: 3:24 the "ee" vowel sound is correlative with the letter "i" in 'existe', not the 'e'. Actually, the sound "ee" does not really match with the "ui" in the "suis". The most impressive part of this video is that she can adjust the openess of the sound to adapt to the emotions of the song, which is quite difficult if the singer's technique and voice are not flexible enough. 10:21 reminds me of the recent comments of dedede jereme in which he tried to claim that Lara voice had been modified during her promotion of Lara Fabian in the United States in 2000 :) Well now I think he could not be French because he can't even write a proper comment in French :) Anyway it's hard to make him aware of something called nasality :)

[@FabianFans]

Ah yes, I accidentally highlighted the wrong part of the word in j'existe. What is the vowel in "suis" then? And yea, dede is just a lunatic who's been doing this since 2013.

[@thicucdo4690]

@@FabianFans I think it has the sound like the "ui" in the "pluie", which is pronounced as /ɥi/- /plɥi/, and it's a semi-vowel according to Wiki en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_phonology This sound also exists in the "ui" of "lui"!

[@viettienle4992]

@@thicucdo4690 Your French phonation knowledge is very accurate. Perhaps you are Viet Kieu Pháp right?

[@thicucdo4690]

@@viettienle4992 Thank you for your compliment! I'm not a Viet Kieu Phap, I'm just studying French since Lara sings a lot of songs in French :D Thanks to listening to Fabian I have learned a lot of French phonetical sound, but I'm still struggle with listening to spoken French, it's too fast to understand :D I feel that French songs are easier to listen to than conversations :D

[@viettienle4992]

@@thicucdo4690 Chào bạn Do, thật thấy làm vui khi ngày càng có nhiều người bít tới Lara và những bài hát Pháp văn của cô ấy. Mình là người Việt - Canada và đang cư trú ở đây, ngày trước mình cũng đã học Pháp văn ở đây vì bắc buộc nhưng mình cũng hơi tệ khoản nghe và nói haha ^^ đúng thật chỉ khi hát tiếng Pháp ca si mới dễ nghe, không bít ngoài Lara bạn còn nghe những ca si Pháp nào không ?

[@valkarenchannel3663]

What ever you say, Lara is the best singer she is amazingly different from others.

[@jeanja9486]

This video is the best!!!

[@Tom-nb6wq]

I think Lara generally modifies the more closed vowels "ee" and "oo" to sound closer like an "uh" (I think it's called something like the schwa-sound but I'm not quite sure) which she did for example when she sang "believe" at the end of Adagio in her vocal prime (not quite as often in her more recent performances as you showcased in the video) so that the "ee" vowel in "believe" sounds more resonant. It almost reminds me of the german "ü" vowel. But I'm not a vocal coach or anything like that so it could also just be wrong.

[@paolalilla9183]

Mi piace tantissimo traccia di Video dove Lara' fa prove di vocalizzazione, lì, oltre a Sua Massima Voce, dimostra di Essere Vera Artista : allena Voce-Strumento che ha ricevuto da Sua nascita 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@spearaluna8633]

I salute u for making this awesome video

[@Axelisfabian]

Her E5 is like E6 for me . . .. .

[@meltaway520]

Her E5 it's so wonderful！

[@jojo_8989]

Yes, very open tone. Optimum resonance

[@Luke-qi6pf]

I think Lara prefers open vowels because the open vowels keep the same sound

[@jojo_8989]

14:56 does anyone sounds the same like me here? The F#5 sounds like a F#6 to me! So piercing!

[@MadameCorgi]

I can hear that too. It's to do with harmonics. You can hear it often in 'very resonant' belts

[@tasosGRvocals]

Beautiful video ❤ There's is no doubt about Lara's vocal brilliance 👑

[@Diego_Santa]

“One of Lara’s weaknesses is the vowel E” lmao

[@paolalilla9183]

Eccellentissima Voce di Lara Fabian Risuonera' Sempre in Tutto il Mondo.

[@tommylarsson2025]

All singers had good or bad days. To sing live is tough. You can have bad monitoring, your voice can be tired, your mood can be low etc. So if Lara sometimes are not perfect in pitch or whatever it could just be some of the above reasons. And find a singer that never fail on this parts if you listen live without auto-tune. You won't. Either you be moved by a singer or you won't. To search for errors just to put someone down is just to aim at the wrong target. It says more about the source than the target.

[@bakipido4348]

I know I'm late but OMG can someone plz send me the link of this video? 😳 3:27 and 14:28

[@ani6438]

Redondea las vocales ❤

[@michaelsayed]

Lara is the best singer in the world, those fee slaty people that don't like that will never admit it.

[@guimonteiro9078]

Thank you, that was very interesting !

[@sharonlabrecque1655]

Excellent video. Lara is Fabulous! A true artist.

[@rafaelrestrepoa]

La voz de Lara es la sonrisa de los Dioses

[@user-sx5os1vn9h]

Спасибо за записи, бесконечно хочу слушать певицу!

[@uiteren2845]

YAY NEW VIDEO

[@powerblades]

Spit the facts baby 😂😂

[@Diego_Santa]

powerblades 🐸☕️

[@teddykal9838]

your videos are my guilty pleasure

[@dkalbryte5715]

Mine too. I've watched this one over and over since its upload. Am I obsessed with Lara, Lara's vocals {technique} and FabianFans? 😳 Not I! Lol

[@azmelmahamud5155]

Excuse me, may i know, where did you get this video clip on minute 2:08 ? Can you send me this video link please?

[@FabianFans]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/i5zUcpaof5tkjcU

[@azmelmahamud5155]

@@FabianFans thank you very much 😄😄😄

[@dedvilla2825]

I still wait for the second part, please.

[@Eli.stef.]

What song is at 4:19 ?

[@Diego_Santa]

Comme ils dissent

[@arttez8068]

when the vowel is shaped correctly the tongue shouldn’t be a thought it’s automatically falls in place. When singing correctly you should never have to think of the tongue.

[@yurijeovane3899]

Belting maravilhoso

[@iurydias1233]

Song name 2:02 Pleasee?

[@Diego_Santa]

Le blues du businessman

[@LuanHenriquee16]

song name 6:15 pleaseeee

[@FabianFans]

La lettre

[@LuanHenriquee16]

@@FabianFans thanx thanx I'm in love with this song, 9 incredible album

[@ledianesilva6894]

Where's dedede jereme?

[@FabianFans]

In some basement smoking crack probably.

[@ledianesilva6894]

LOL!!!!!!

[@viettienle4992]

@@ledianesilva6894 I have muted him by many using his mindless statements about Lara in return on many Celine clips. Finally he started to realize something about Lara talents.

[@FabianFans]

@@viettienle4992 He's been at it since 2013, I think. Every year he shits out a new turd. First, it was about Lara having an amazing mix but terrible "chest" belts, then he started saying she can't project her voice, then he switched to defending Celine's throatiness ("throaty is good because loud and power!!!" lol), then he tried claiming Lara can only support and not resonate whereas Celine can resonate but not support (LMFAO)...Thankfully other Celine fans mostly refrain from entertaining him but this one moron named Vocal Showcase Production (or something like that?) talked to him and told him that Lara "strains her pharynx"....nevermind that you can't even strain your pharynx, it's literally a cavity, but oh well. If it was up to me, no one would be allowed to comment on youtube without at least having passed high school. Clearly that idiot never even learned how to read.

[@牧村永治]

I'm dying reading this LMFAO

[@La-ud3jd]

The queen

[@SKMRify]

Not to mention Lara's vibrato isn't heavy and annoying like that of many a singer. Only people like Whitney Houston and SoHyang have a hefty vibrato that doesn't get overwhelming; most singers sound unbearable after a while.

[@pebbie363]

Cough Jennifer Hudson cough...

[@the.warrior]

anyway she"s great,

[@Danydanielballet]

Lara Fabián best Voice world

I idolize her so much vocally, I wish I could like her original material...like, maybe it’s because I only know a few songs, but I simply can’t like any of her songs :/

[@FabianFans]

It's understandable, she isn't really the most commercially-oriented artist. Her best works are in French too/

[@dkalbryte5715]

@@FabianFans my jaw dropped at the above comment. My Lara. I refrained from replying. In ways I wanted her to be a global phenomenon but coincidedly I'm glad she stays unique. I'm still watching those "reactions" videos by "vocal coaches" who've never heard of her. I'm shocked still. Lol. They certainly know Gaga or Cyrus though😌

[@viettienle4992]

10:04 someone really love to copy-paste hate comments :)

[@francenoel2223]

Je suis d'accord avec vous Lara Fabien est trop bonne j'adore cette chanteuse de josee

[@yakupondes3668]

👍🎶❣️💐🧿👏🌍

[@dinhthaifuog]

10:16 when u do not know, do not understand then shut up be better

[@dedvilla2825]

😘😘😘

[@ЗалинаД-й1с]

Солнце мое.

[@KapilSharma-tb5rq]

This is the strangest video ever.

[@FabianFans]

Why so?

[@KapilSharma-tb5rq]

@@FabianFans OMG I'm so sorry. I meant to wrote strongest* .. hahah so sorry. This is the most nuanced video. especially the vowels part. I am an English teacher(tefl) and have also briefly taken some vocal lessons and this all is so pertinent.

[@FabianFans]

@@KapilSharma-tb5rq Ah I see, that's ok! Thank you!😁