Lara Fabian Lara Sophie Katy Crokaert (born January 9, 1970), better known as Lara Fabian, is a Belgian-Canadian pop singer and songwriter. She has sold over 20 million records worldwide as of 2021Broadway World (2017)"Lara Fabian annule finalement sa tourn ...

's third studio album ''Pure'', was a three million-selling album, which reached Diamond status in

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, from which came the anti-

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anthem "La différence." The album went platinum in less than two weeks. Lara again was bestowed with awards, being awarded a

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for Popular Album Of The Year at the 1997

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gala and was also nominated for two

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in the Best Female Singer and Best Selling French Album categories. Pure has become one of the best-selling French-language albums of all time.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Pure (Lara Fabian Album) 1997 albums Lara Fabian albums Polydor Records albums