French singer Lorie (born Laure Pester in 1982), was one of early '00s most commercially successful French pop artists before the American Idol inspired TV show era. Each of her LP releases was crowned with groundbreaking sales and fans' faithful following. Though she continued her career in the second half of the '00s, she was somehow eclipsed by the aforementioned TV show's growing effect on overall record sales. ~ Olivier Duboc, Rovi