Lorie
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{{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians -->
| Name = Lorie
| Img = Lorie.jpg
| Img_capt = Lorie presenting her Live Tour 2006 DVD in October 2006
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| Landscape =
| Background = solo_singer
| Birth_name = Laure Pester
| Alias =
| Born = {{birth date and age|1982|5|2}}<br><small>[[Plessis Bouchard]], [[Val d'Oise]], [[France]]</small>
| Died =
| Origin = [[France]]
| Instrument =
| Voice_type =
| Genre = [[pop music|Pop]], [[electropop]], [[contemporary R&B|R&B]], [[dance-pop]]
| Occupation = [[Singer]], [[songwriter]]
| Years_active = 2001-present
| Label = [[Epic Records|Epic]], [[Columbia Records|Columbia]]
| Associated_acts = [[4You]], [[Les Enfoirés]], [[Serge Lama]]
| URL = [http://www.loriefanclub.com/ www.loriefanclub.com]
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}}
'''Laure Pester''', known professionally as simply '''Lorie''', is a [[France|French]] pop singer, often referred to as the "[[Britney Spears]] of France" (although her image is somewhat more wholesome and family-friendly). In the space of three years she released three albums, working with [[Record producer|producer]], [[songwriter]] and [[composer]] Johnny Williams (grandson of 'musette' [[accordion]] star [[André Verchuren]]) and her father manager André Pester (a former studio manager at French radio station [[RTL Group|RTL]]).
== Characteristics ==
Her image portrays her as a clean-cut and child-friendly teen icon, with little of the overt sexuality displayed by her contemporaries in the French teen-pop market, e.g. [[Alizee]] - her relationship with Filipino-American pop-star [[Billy Crawford]] was widely publicized but remained scandal-free. As a result, she has a particularly strong following among schoolchildren.
Musically, she remains a straight [[pop music|pop]] act, occasionally moving towards [[pop-rock]] like many other French female starlets (e.g. [[Jenifer Bartoli]]) - the single ''Week End'' is an example of this. Her act is characterized by energetic dance routines, with simple music videos that showcase her talents.
She is currently dating Canadian singer Québec's [[Garou (singer)|Garou]].
==Discography==
===Studio albums===
{| class="wikitable sortable"<noinclude></noinclude>
! rowspan="2" | Year
! rowspan="2" | Title
! rowspan="2" | Date of release
! rowspan="2" | Sales
! rowspan="2" | Certification (France)<ref name="Certif">Lorie's certifications in France [http://www.chartsinfrance.net/certifications/artiste-868.htm Chartsinfrance.net] (Retrieved [[May 17]], [[2008]])</ref>
! colspan="4" | Peak position
|-----
|width="40" align="center"|<small>[[France|FR]]</small> <ref name="French">Lorie's albums, French Albums Chart [http://lescharts.com/search.asp?cat=a&search=Lorie Lescharts.com] (Retrieved [[May 17]], [[2008]])</ref>
|width="40" align="center"|<small>[[France|FR]] (DD)</small>
|width="40" align="center"|<small>[[Belgium|BE]] (WA)</small>
|width="40" align="center"|<small>[[Switzerland|SUI]]</small>
|-----
|[[2001 in music|2001]]
|''[[Près de Toi]]''
|[[30 September]] [[2001]]
|align="center"|1,000,000
|align="center"|3 x Platinum <small>(2004)</small>
|align="center"|2
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|8
|align="center"|18
|-----
|[[2002 in music|2002]]
|''[[Tendrement]]''
|[[September 16]], [[2002]]
|align="center"|900,000
|align="center"|Platinum <small>(2002)</small>
|align="center"|1
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|11
|align="center"|13
|-----
|[[2004 in music|2004]]
|''[[Attitudes (Lorie album)|Attitudes]]''
|[[January 19]], [[2004]]
|align="center"|500,000
|align="center"|Platinum <small>(2004)</small>
|align="center"|1
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|1
|align="center"|5
|-----
|rowspan="2" | [[2005 in music|2005]]
|''[[Best Of (Lorie album)|Best Of]]''
|[[April 4]], [[2005]]
|align="center"|115,000
|align="center"|Gold <small>(2005)</small>
|align="center"|2
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|4
|align="center"|77
|-----
|''[[Rester la même]]''
|[[October 31]], [[2005]]
|align="center"|340,000
|align="center"|Platinum <small>(2005)</small>
|align="center"|1
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|7
|align="center"|36
|-----
|[[2007 in music|2007]]
|''[[2lor en moi ?]]''
|[[November 26]], [[2007]]
|align="center"|{{formatnum:100000}}
|align="center"|Gold <small>(2007)</small>
|align="center"|7
|align="center"|22
|align="center"|23
|align="center"|56
|}
===Live albums===
{| class="wikitable sortable"<noinclude></noinclude>
! rowspan="2" | Year
! rowspan="2" | Title
! rowspan="2" | Date of release
! rowspan="2" | Sales
! rowspan="2" | Certification (France)<ref name="Certif"/>
! colspan="4" | Peak position
|-----
|width="40" align="center"|<small>[[France|FR]]</small> <ref name="French"/>
|width="40" align="center"|<small>[[France|FR]] (DD)</small>
|width="40" align="center"|<small>[[Belgium|BE]] (WA)</small>
|width="40" align="center"|<small>[[Switzerland|SUI]]</small>
|-----
|[[2003 in music|2003]]
|''[[Live Tour|Live Tour 2003]]''
|[[August 25]], [[2003]]
|align="center"|{{formatnum:250000}}+
|align="center"|2 x Gold <small>(2003)</small>
|align="center"|3
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|11
|align="center"|39
|-----
|[[2004 in music|2004]]
|''[[Week End Tour|Week-end Tour 2004]]''
|[[October 4]], [[2004]]
|align="center"|{{formatnum:180000}}+
|align="center"|Gold <small>(2004)</small>
|align="center"|2
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|5
|align="center"|69
|-----
|[[2006 in music|2006]]
|''[[Live Tour 2006]]''
|
|align="center"|{{formatnum:40000}}+
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|27
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|19
|align="center"|—
|}
===Singles===
{| class="wikitable sortable"<noinclude></noinclude>
! rowspan="2" | Year
! rowspan="2" | Title
! rowspan="2" | Date of release
! width="100" rowspan="2" | Sales
! rowspan="2" | Certification (France)<ref name="Certif"/>
! colspan="4" | Peak position
! rowspan="2" | Album
|-----
|width="40" align="center"|<small>[[France|FR]]</small> <ref>Lorie's singles, French Singles Chart [http://lescharts.com/search.asp?cat=s&search=Lorie Lescharts.com] (Retrieved [[May 17]], [[2008]])</ref>
|width="40" align="center"|<small>[[France|FR]] (DD)</small>
|width="40" align="center"|<small>[[Belgium|BE]] (WA)</small>
|width="40" align="center"|<small>[[Switzerland|SUI]]</small>
|-----
|[[1999 in music|1999]]
|"Baby boum"
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
|-----
|rowspan="2"|[[2001 in music|2001]]
|"[[Près de moi]]"
|[[May 2]], [[2001]]
|align="center"|624,860
|align="center"|Platinum <small>(2002)</small>
|align="center"|2
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|1
|align="center"|—
|align="center" rowspan="3"|''Près de toi''
|-----
|"[[Je serai (ta meilleure amie)]]"
|[[October 16]], [[2001]]
|align="center"|469,641
|align="center"|Gold <small>(2001)</small>
|align="center"|5
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|5
|align="center"|25
|-----
|rowspan="3"|[[2002 in music|2002]]
|"[[Toute seule]]"
|[[March 19]], [[2002]]
|align="center"|267,255
|align="center"|Silver <small>(2002)</small>
|align="center"|8
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|12
|align="center"|44
|-----
|"[[J'ai besoin d'amour]]"
|[[October 1]], [[2002]]
|align="center"|306,802
|align="center"|Gold <small>(2003)</small>
|align="center"|7
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|15
|align="center"|24
|align="center" rowspan="3"|''Tendrement''
|-----
|"[[À 20 ans]]"
|[[January 13]], [[2003]]
|align="center"|160,557
|align="center"|Silver <small>(2003)</small>
|align="center"|15
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|20
|align="center"|38
|-----
|rowspan="2"|[[2003 in music|2003]]
|"[[Sur un air latino]]"
|[[May 19]], [[2003]]
|align="center"|696,445
|align="center"|Platinum <small>(2003)</small>
|align="center"|1
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|1
|align="center"|8
|-----
|"[[Week End (Lorie song)|Week-end]]"
|[[December 15]], [[2003]]
|align="center"|267,255
|align="center"|Gold <small>(2004)</small>
|align="center"|2
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|6
|align="center"|8
|align="center" rowspan="4"|''Attitudes''
|-----
|rowspan="3"|[[2004 in music|2004]]
|"La Positive Attitude"
|[[April 5]], [[2004]]
|align="center"|122,628
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|9
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|8
|align="center"|31
|-----
|"Ensorcelée"
|[[June 14]], [[2004]]
|align="center"|128,674
|align="center"|Silver <small>(2004)</small>
|align="center"|13
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|21
|align="center"|28
|-----
|"C'est plus fort que moi"
|[[December 6]], [[2004]]
|align="center"|94,722
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|15
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|18
|align="center"|41
|-----
|rowspan="2"|[[2005 in music|2005]]
|"Toi et Moi"
|[[March 7]], [[2005]]
|align="center"|142,126
|align="center"|Silver <small>(2005)</small>
|align="center"|7
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|9
|align="center"|29
|align="center" rowspan="1"|''Best Of''
|-----
|"Rester la même"
|[[December 5]], [[2005]]
|align="center"|60,000+
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|15
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|28
|align="center"|88
|align="center" rowspan="4"|''Rester la même''
|-----
|rowspan="3"|[[2006 in music|2006]]
|"S.O.S"
|[[February 27]], [[2006]]
|align="center"|65,000+
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|13
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|24
|align="center"|84
|-----
|"[[Parti pour zouker]]"
|[[May 26]], [[2006]]
|align="center"|110,000+
|align="center"|Silver <small>(2006)</small>
|align="center"|5
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|12
|align="center"|67
|-----
|"Fashion Victim"
|[[October 23]], [[2006]]
|align="center"|35,000+
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|20
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|33
|align="center"|—
|-----
|[[2007 in music|2007]]
|"[[Je vais vite]]"
|[[December 3]], [[2007]]
|align="center"|80,000+
|align="center"|— <small>(2008)</small>
|align="center"|3
|align="center"|13
|align="center"|7
|align="center"|—
|align="center" rowspan="2"|''2lor en moi ?''
|-----
|[[2008 in music|2008]]
|"Play"
|[[March 28]], [[2008]]
|
|
|align="center"|12
|align="center"|
|align="center"|
|align="center"|
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|}
== DVDs ==
* ''Je serai (ta meilleure amie)''
* ''Près de Vous''
* ''Tendrement Vôtre''
* ''[[Live Tour]]''
* ''[[Week End Tour]]''
* ''[[Best Of (Lorie)|Best Of]]''
* ''[[Live Tour 2006]]''
==External links==
*Official Site (http://www.lorieonline.net)
*Official Fan Club (http://www.loriefanclub.com)
*Sony Music France (http://www.sonymusic.fr)
==References==
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