Lara was born in 1970 in Etterbeek. Her father is Flemish and her mother Sicilian.
At the age of 14, Lara Fabian was unknowingly setting the stage for an impressive international career by singing in Brussels clubs. A few years later, after winning many European contests and participating at the Eurovision Song Contest of 1988 for Luxemburg, she launched her first single, followed by her first self-titled album. Three years after the release of the first album, which went gold and platinum, she released her second album, Carpe Diem, which launched the career of this singer-songwriter in French-speaking countries. Within three weeks, the album went gold.

In 1996 Walt Disney Studios immortalised Lara's voice. In the animated feature The hunchback of Notre Dame she incarnated the voice of Esmeralda. In October 96 her third album Pure went platinum in less than two weeks! She even sold more than two million copies in France, which is quite scarce. Three years later, in 1999, Lara recorded her first album in English. She wrote or co-wrote most of the songs. This album was a success in many European countries and even in the USA where she sang her smash hit I will love again at the 2001 Miss USA Beauty Pageant.

It was also in 1999 that Lara decided to take a double nationality (Belgian-Canadian). Lara said that she knows she has Belgian roots and will keep these for her family but it was Canada which gave her the opportunity to sing. So she has chosen for a double nationality.

In 2001 a next album “Nue” was born and many hits were following. Lara is a big star in french spoken countries.
In 2005 her last album “9” was released. The song “La lettre” is the first chosen song of her album and became a big hit in all french spoken countries even in Canada.

Now in 2007 Lara is chosen for the fouth time in six years as the belgian entry for the OGAE Contest.