Lorie

Laure Pester, professionally known as Lorie, is a French artist, often referred to as the "Britney Spears of France". It is thanks to 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) that Lorie is the star she is today. Lorie is a multi-platinum songstress who has sold over eight million albums worldwid... more

Laure Pester, professionally known as Lorie, is a French artist, often referred to as the "Britney Spears of France". It is thanks to 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) that Lorie is the star she is today. Lorie is a multi-platinum songstress who has sold over eight million albums worldwide as of December 2007. Her first studio album Près de toi was certified triple platinum in France and she followed it with five other certified albums. It is expected that Lorie starts working on a new album, the follow-up to her 2007 record 2Lor en moi?, before the end of this year. Lorie is also a comedian. She lent her voice for many French versions of international movies such as Stuart Little 2. She stars in the TF1 TV film De feu et de glace which will premiere this spring. She guest-starred as a Parisian Parisian model in the highly... less