Lorie (singer)

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Lorie
Lorie at the Monte-Carlo Television Festival
Background information
Birth name	Laure Monique Pester
Also known as	Lorie
Born	(1982-05-02) May 2, 1982 (age 42) Le Plessis-Bouchard, Val d'Oise, France
Genres	Pop, electro, dance, zouk, R&B, samba
Occupation(s)	Singer, songwriter, actress, producer, composer
Instrument(s)	singing, djembé
Years active	2001–present
Labels	Epic, Columbia, LMD2 Production
Website	www.lorieofficiel.com

Laure Monique Pester, professionally known as Lorie, (born May 2, 1982) is a French singer.^[1] She has sold over 8 million albums and singles 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. Lorie is also an actress, who lent her voice for many French versions of international movies including Stuart Little 2. She stars in the TF1 TV film De feu et de glace, and guest-starred as a Parisian model on the American soap opera The Young and the Restless. She has also launched a clothing line, "Lorie", only found in the Z stores in France. Her contract with Z ended in early 2009.