"Fabian Forte Fabiano Anthony Forte (born February 6, 1943), professionally known as Fabian, is an American singer and actor. Forte rose to national prominence after performing several times on ""American Bandstand"". He became a teen idol of the late 1950s and early 1960s. Eleven of his songs reached the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 listing. Fabian Forte is the son of Josephine and Dominic Forte; his father was a Philadelphia police officer. He is the oldest of three brothers. Forte was discovered in 1957 by Bob Marcucci and Peter DeAngelis, owners of Chancellor Records. At the time, record producers were looking to"
"license by Warner Music France, included the singles ""Quand je ne chante pas"", ""Ma vie dans la tienne"", ""L'oubli"" and ""Ton désir"". The album was certified ""Platinum"" in France, Gold in Belgium, and has sold over 150,000 copies worldwide. In 2016 Fabian began work on a new English album, her 13th studio album, planned for release in 2017 under the title ""Camouflage"", with a Swedish-American music production team. The album consists of 12 titles and was available for pre-order on August 4, 2017. A first single, ""Growing Wings"", was released on the same date. The second single of the album"
"out of his mind. I told him, ""leave me alone. I'm worried about my dad'."" When Fabian's father returned from hospital he was unable to work, so when Marcucci persisted, Fabian and his family were amenable and he agreed to record a single. Frankie Avalon, also of South Philadelphia, suggested Forte as a possibility. ""They gave me a pompadour and some clothes and those goddamned white bucks"", recalled Fabian, ""and out I went."" ""He was the right look and right for what we were going for"", wrote Marcucci later. Fabian was given an allowance from the record company of $30"
"him. Fabian married Sicilian musician/artist Gabriel Di Giorgio in 2013. Lara Fabian Lara Sophie Katy Crokaert (born 9 January 1970), better known as Lara Fabian, is a Canadian-Belgian singer, songwriter, musician, actress and producer. She sold over 20 million records worldwide as of September 2017 and is one of the best-selling Belgian artists of all time. She was born in Etterbeek, Brussels to a Belgian father and a Sicilian mother. Since 1996 she holds a Canadian citizenship alongside the original Belgian. As of 2015 she lived in Walloon Brabant province in Belgium just outside Brussels. She has since moved back"
"Lara Fabian Lara Sophie Katy Crokaert (born 9 January 1970), better known as Lara Fabian, is a Canadian-Belgian singer, songwriter, musician, actress and producer. She sold over 20 million records worldwide as of September 2017 and is one of the best-selling Belgian artists of all time. She was born in Etterbeek, Brussels to a Belgian father and a Sicilian mother. Since 1996 she holds a Canadian citizenship alongside the original Belgian. As of 2015 she lived in Walloon Brabant province in Belgium just outside Brussels. She has since moved back to Montreal. Fabian is the only child of Pierre Crokaert,"
"with the French Polydor label for several albums and ""Pure"" was released in June 1997. ""Pure"" sold more than two million copies in France; the album went platinum in less than two weeks, and spawned several hit singles: ""Tout"", ""Je t'aime"", ""Humana"", each of which sold more than a million copies, and the anti-homophobia anthem ""La Différence"". The album won a Félix for Popular Album of the Year at the 1997 ADISQ gala and was nominated for two Juno Awards in the Best Selling French Album category, and for Fabian as Best Female Singer. In February 1998, Fabian received the"
"the ""World Music Awards"" in Monaco, where she received Best Selling Record for the Year 1998 for her album ""Pure"". In July 1999, with over six million records already sold across Europe, Polydor rereleased Fabian's self-titled debut album. In the summer of 1999, Fabian recorded her first English-language album, ""Lara Fabian"", in New York and San Francisco for the Sony label. The songs were written and produced with Rick Allison and Dave Pickell, Walter Afanasieff, Glen Ballard and Patrick Leonard. The album debuted at #1 on the Billboard 'Heatseekers' album chart, reached #1 on the French album chart and #2"
"Your Feet"" written and produced by Gary Barlow. Towards the end of 2002, Fabian released her second live album, ""Live 2002"", from her latest tour, together with a DVD showcasing concerts recorded in December 2001 in Belgium at the Forest National and at Le Zénith in Paris. Her 2003 stint at the Casino de Paris every Monday night consisted of concerts to small audiences which were released as a live CD and DVD at the end of 2003, under the title ""En toute intimité"". In 2004, Fabian released her second English album, ""A Wonderful Life"". The project was commercially unsuccessful"
"Rick Allison Rick Allison (real name: ""Éric Vleminckx"", born July 17, 1964, in Brussels) is a Belgian-born Canadian singer, author and record producer. In 1990, Allison met singer Lara Fabian in a piano-bar in Brussels. They started writing their first songs together and went to Montréal in 1991 to work on Fabian's first album. This record came out in 1991 in Canada and was a huge commercial success. Allison produced Fabian's following francophone albums ""Carpe Diem"", ""Pure"" and ""Nue"", all of which performed very well and spawned several hit singles in Canada and French-speaking Europe. He also worked on her"
"Discovery of the Year award during the Victoires de la Musique Gala. Also in 1998, Polydor released ""Carpe diem"" in Europe. In November 1998, she received the Félix Award for Artist with the Most Recognition Outside Quebec at the 'ADISQ Gala'. In December, she was named as Revelation of the Year by Paris Match, which put her on its cover to mark this occasion. In March 1999, Fabian released her first live album, named ""Live"", which debuted at #1 on the French charts. This helped seal an international recording contract with Sony Music. In May 1999, Fabian was honoured at"
"Marcucci was angry that he did not see the film and hit the singer. In 1963, he signed a contract with Dot Records. He spent the next thirteen years concentrating on acting. Fabian later said in 1971 that ""I must say I never knew him (Marcucci) to cheat me out of any money due me and he never promised me anything he didn't deliver."" He says he left the manager because ""all the songs were sounding the same. So I bought myself out of the contract. It cost me plenty - a lot more than I thought it would."" 20th"
"Lara Fabian (2000 album) ""Lara Fabian"" is the fourth studio album and the first English album by the Belgian recording artist Lara Fabian. It was first released on 29 November 1999 in France and later it was released worldwide in 2000. The album features the hit singles ""I Will Love Again"", ""I Am Who I Am"" and ""Love by Grace"". After the Francophone star's huge success, in 1998 and 1999, Lara went to New York City and San Francisco to record her first album in English. She wrote or co-wrote most of the songs, working with Rick Allison and producers"
"Claudio Fabi Claudio Fabi (born 29 July 1940) is an Italian record producer, composer, conductor, pianist and arranger. Born in Rome, Fabi studied at the Pesaro Conservatory and later at the Santa Cecilia Conservatory, where he graduated in piano. In 1966 he became responsible for the classical music sector of RCA Italiana. In 1969 he became director of the Italian branch of Phonogram Records, and in 1971 he became artistic director of Numero Uno, a label founded by Mogol and Lucio Battisti. Fabi contributed to launch the careers of Premiata Forneria Marconi (of whom he produced the first six albums),"
"new song, ""Aime"", recorded in a studio in Montreal, Quebec. In June 2007 Fabian worked in Rome and Los Angeles to record tracks for her next studio album. In the meantime, the single ""Un Cuore Malato"" (with Gigi D'Alessio) reached the top of the Italian charts and #16 in France. In Los Angeles, Fabian worked with Dave Stewart on a multilingual album, reputed to include songs in English, Spanish, French, Italian and a few other languages. This album was planned for release in late 2008. Also in 2007, Fabian was in Québec to perform a two night concert at the"
"Studio’s, Cave Man Studio’s and Afari Studio’s. All the mixing and mastering was done at the Marley Estate owned Tuff Gong Recording Studios. Fabian’s vision on his music came with the guidance from powerhouse producers Rohan ""Snowcone"" Fuller and Clive Hunt. Fabian’s vision is to continue the work that Bob Marley started, and spreading the gospel of reggae music and unity worldwide. He continues to seek guidance from Bunny Wailer who has given him the most advice on his music career. Fabian Marley Fabian Marley was born on the 27th July 1968 in Kingston, Jamaica. Fabian Marley claimed that Bob"
"a week. He also kept working part-time at a pharmacy as well as studying at South Philadelphia High School, while practicing his singing. Fabian later said ""I didn't know what I was doing, but I knew my goal, to try to make extra money. That meant a lot to our family. I rehearsed and rehearsed, and I really felt like a fish out of water. And we made a record. And it was horrible. Yet it got on [the legendary Philadelphia rhythm and blues radio program] Georgie Woods. For some reason, Georgie Woods played it."" The song was ""Shivers"", which"
"enhanced sound and liner notes. In an effort to create additional content, Código Records, a subsidiary of the Emusica label, allowed DJ's and producers to remix original material. As of July 27, 2018, Fania is owned by Concord Music, which acquired the label from Codigo Entertainment. Fania's catalogue included 19,000 master recordings and 8,000 compositions. Fania Records Fania Records is a New York based record label founded by Dominican-born composer and bandleader Johnny Pacheco and Italian-American lawyer Jerry Masucci in 1964. The label took its name from an old Cuban song by the singer Reinaldo Bolaño. Fania is known for"
"victims in ""Ten Little Indians"" (1965). In October 1965, Fox announced it had picked up Fabian's option to make three more films for the studio, starting with ""Custer's Last Stand"". However, that film was not made and Fabian made no further films for Fox. In November 1965, he signed a seven-picture deal with American International Pictures. His first film for the company was alongside ""Beach Party"" stars Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello in the 1966 stock car racing film ""Fireball 500"". AIP then sent him to Italy to play a role originally intended for Avalon, ""Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl"
"2004, Allison won the International Achievement Award with co-writer Lara Fabian at the Francophone SOCAN Awards in Montreal. Rick Allison Rick Allison (real name: ""Éric Vleminckx"", born July 17, 1964, in Brussels) is a Belgian-born Canadian singer, author and record producer. In 1990, Allison met singer Lara Fabian in a piano-bar in Brussels. They started writing their first songs together and went to Montréal in 1991 to work on Fabian's first album. This record came out in 1991 in Canada and was a huge commercial success. Allison produced Fabian's following francophone albums ""Carpe Diem"", ""Pure"" and ""Nue"", all of which"
"on his album Un Souhait. ""Imaginer"" was originally written in English, under the name 'Broken Vow', by Fabian and songwriter Walter Afanasieff. They rewrote the lyrics especially for Jackie Evancho, in French, for her album ""Dream with Me"". The original meaning of the song, about a sad love, is completely changed in the French version to describe a dream of a beautiful world without war or hunger. Fabian and French singer Patrick Fiori began a relationship at the start of 1998. She was in a relationship with French director, producer, and composer beginning in 2006, and has a daughter with"
"Bob Marcucci Robert Phillip ""Bob"" Marcucci (February 28, 1930 – March 9, 2011) was an American lyricist, talent manager, film producer, and the owner of Chancellor Records and Robert P. Marcucci Productions. He discovered and managed the careers of Fabian and Frankie Avalon, amongst others. The 1980 movie, ""The Idolmaker"", is loosely based on his life in the record industry. Born and raised in Philadelphia, Bob Marcucci started in the music industry at age 25, as a songwriter, after which he borrowed $10,000 from his father to launch Chancellor Records. One of his first signed acts was Frankie Avalon, but"
"negotiation with Fania Records, previous recording company 4Points, a recording journey with Fania Records begins. Fausto recorded two musical productions with Fania Records: 1) “El Amor es Natural"" recorded in Buenos Aires Argentina and produced by Fabian Ross and ""La Responsabilidad"" with Larry Harlow and orchestra and produced by Larry Harlow. After a breach of contract with Fania Records by mutual agreement, Fausto Rey recorded a romantic album called: “El Nido del Amor"" and later recorded a duo production with legend Dominican singer Mr. Rafael Colón; Fausto produced both albums. After few years out oh the recording studios, then he"
"The song was a composition by Jacques Cardona and Alain Garcia entitled ""Croire"" (Belief) which reached a respectable fourth place (while Celine Dion won the contest representing Switzerland). The single became a hit in Europe, selling nearly 500,000 copies. In 1990, Fabian and musical collaborator Rick Allison moved to Montreal, Quebec, Canada to embark on a career in North America. They started their own music label and publishing company, Productions Clandestines. In August 1991, her self-titled French-language debut album, ""Lara Fabian"", was released in Canada and sold over 100,000 copies. The album went gold in 1993, and platinum the following"
"eastern European public. She has since established herself as a superstar in Russia and the Ukraine. Fabian was a guest performer on show of October 30 of the Ukrainian X Factor, singing ""Mademoiselle Hyde"" and ""Demain N'Existe Pas"", taken from the album and also her longtime classic ""Adagio"". In 2012 she sang ""Ma Solitude"", a duet with Greek singer George Perris, on his album Un Souhait. Fabian released her new album ""Le Secret"" on April 15, 2013, which consists of 17 brand new songs. On the same day of the album release she showcased her new songs at the Théâtre"
"including Pietro Mascagni's historic 1940 recording of his opera ""Cavalleria rusticana"", complete with the original spoken introduction (in Italian) by the composer. EMI used the label for CDs consisting of re-released music recorded during the LP era, primarily in stereo. Some early digital recordings were also reissued on the label. EMI's classical-music operations were sold to Warner Music Group in 2013 after its dismantling by Universal Music. The status of which company owns Seraphim is now unknown. Seraphim Records Seraphim Records is the sister label of Angel Records. During the 1960s through the 1980s, it was Angel's low-price label; recordings"
"record it herself. A Wonderful Life (album) The singer/songwriter, Lara Fabian's second English album and sixth studio album, ""A Wonderful Life"" was released in June 2004. In France, the album sold an estimated 82,000 copies. ""A Wonderful Life"" was Fabian's last album under her contract with Sony Records and she subsequently left the company. The album consists mostly of acoustic-influenced pop tracks. Fabian had been offered and turned down, the track ""Review My Kisses"" before it was recorded by US country music star LeAnn Rimes for her 2002 album ""Twisted Angel"". However Fabian was so impressed with Rimes' performance that"
"who is Flemish, and Maria Luisa Serio, a Sicilian. Fabian’s parents recognized her talents early on and enrolled her in the Royal Conservatory of Music in Brussels when she was eight. She sings in eight languages: French, English, Spanish, Potuguese, Italian, Flemish, German and Russian. During the 1980s, Fabian entered a number of European competitions and won several prizes. She released her first single, ""L'Aziza est en pleurs"" / ""Il y avait"" in 1986. In 1988, the RTL TV channel in Luxembourg invited Fabian to represent the country at the 33rd Eurovision Song Contest, held that year in Dublin, Ireland."
"slower, English-language soul ballads sung by Bataan himself. As a vocalist, Bataan's fame in the Latin music scene at the time was only rivaled by Ralfi Pagan. Disagreements over money with Fania Records head Jerry Masucci led Bataan to eventually leave the label. While still signed to Fania however, Bataan secretly started Ghetto Records, a Latin music label which got its initial funding from a local gangster, George Febo. Bataan produced several albums for other artists, including Papo Felix, Paul Ortiz and Eddie Lebron. In 1973, he helped coin the phrase ""salsoul"", lending its name to his first post-Fania album."
"in live performances. She is multilingual, in fact she speaks French, Spanish, Italian and English. She has also sung in Azerbaijani, German, Greek, Hebrew, Portuguese, Russian, and Turkish. Fabian has written for other artists such as French female singers Chimène Badi, Nolwenn Leroy and Myriam Abel. She also composed for Daniel Lévi and is said to be currently working with a former contestant from ""Nouvelle Star 3"", Roland. She has often praised the voice and talent of successful female singer Amel Bent, who was also a contestant on that show. She wrote ""Dis-moi comment t'aimer"" for Greek singer George Perris"
"to EMI's Capitol Records, while Sony Music Latin was offering double of Capitol's sum to Selena's father and manager, Abraham Quintanilla, Jr. Behar thought that he had discovered the next Gloria Estefan, but on coming to know about this, his superior called Behar illogical since he had only been in Texas for a week. Quintanilla Jr. chose EMI Latin's offer because of the potential for a crossover, and he wanted his children to be the first musicians to sign with the company. Before Selena signed her contract with EMI Latin in 1989, Behar and Stephen Finfer requested Selena for an"
"video for the song was released on 4 April 2013. Le Secret (album) Le Secret is a 2013 album by Belgian-Italian-Canadian international singer Lara Fabian. It was released on 15 April 2013. The album is produced by her label 9Productions. Distribution was by Warner Music France. after Fabian left her earlier distribution label Universal France. The album was a big success selling a certified 18,768 copies in its first week of release and appearing at number 1 in SNEP, the official French Albums Chart. She released the single ""Deux ils, deux elles"" as a pre-release, after performing it live during"
"named Del-Fi Records. The first release was ""Caravan"" by Henri Rose, which sold well, and led to Warner Bros. Records offering Keane $8000 for Henri Rose's contract, which he accepted, and which enabled him to buy out his business partner. Another early Del-Fi release was ""Chicken Grabber"" by The Nite Hawks, which although not a success at the time, was featured in John Waters' film ""Pink Flamingos"". In May 1958, Keane discovered Ritchie Valens performing a Saturday matinee show in a movie theatre in Pacoima and invited Valens to audition in the basement of his home, where he had set"
"a fourth solo album. Among the record labels that Rabin pitched his work to was Arista Records, but recalled owner Clive Davis rejecting them on the basis of the songs sounding ""too strange, and would not be a hit"", and suggested that Rabin ""write stuff more like Foreigner and then come back. I never did"". Rabin then landed a development deal with Geffen Records who introduced Rabin to musicians with the intention of forming Asia, but Rabin declined due to the lack of chemistry and his preference in making a solo album. Rabin's deal with Geffen ceased in 1982, but"