Robert Lauri

Artist Information

Biography

2009 :
2009, a new album will be released by Autumn : The Other Side of Robert Lauri An array of innovative melodies drifting over various continents and cultures. Each title releases its own emotional force and takes us into “another world”, where atmospheres are created by remarkable instrumental arrangements of astonishing chords that are ideal for conveying emotion and sensitivity. Robert Lauri makes us discover the range and diversity of the creative force of a tunesmith who deserves to be discovered by the general public. Robert Lauri offers us strong and astonishing musical atmospheres. Each title takes us into another musical world with various musical genres and rhythms, such as country, meditative, and classical styles mixed with pop, electro pop, soul, and so on and so forth. Certain melodies also evoke some captivating pieces of film music; others open up a haven of peace and meditation. Still others invite us to move. But even if the compositions float in their own magic, a common theme is guiding the weft of these creations: dream and relaxation. When listening to the instrumentals, you leave the ground to glide in your own world of emotions and imagination. A first extract from the album offers the public two titles (Hong Kong Café and Houston Day). The single is available at all the main sales sites in the world. In 2009, the artiste launched his MyConcert2009 programme (Concert à la Carte), which also contains a part allowing the public to participate in the production, and some sponsorship.


PUBLISHED BOOKS ON ROBERT LAURI A biography on Robert Lauri is published in french and english by Editions Publibook tracing the career of the singer, entitled “ Phare sur Robert Lauri and “ Spotlight on Robert Lauri ”.

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About Robert Lauri
Ambitious, without being career-minded, Robert Lauri blends his life and work.

Born into a family of musicians and artists, it was almost inevitable that Robert Lauri would become involved in the arts in some way. As a young boy he learned to play piano and guitar. Not content with just performing, Robert was soon composing great melodies to accompany his lyrics. Throughout his career, Robert Lauri has always been an original, remaining true to himself and his creative drive, unfettered by the ebb and flow of fads and fashion.

In 1976, a number of top names worked with him on his first album.

Published by Dick James Music, Elton John’s publisher, produced by Mitchel Hiller and Kay Kaplan, arranged by Robin Miller, this LP was recorded at the Olympic studio in London and distributed in Britain and Italy.
In 1976, a number of top names worked with him on his first album.

Published by Dick James Music “Elton John’s publisher”, produced by Mitchel Hiller and Kay Kaplan, arranged by Robin Miller, this LP was recorded at the Olympic studio in London and distributed in Britain and Italy.

Back in France, Robert Lauri signed with WEA Filipachi in 1980.

A very fine album came out of his work with JP Bourtayre, B. de Bosson and D. Rousseau. The lead song, Je jure, marched up the hit parades and soared quickly to number one, where it stayed for several weeks. Chantal Allon,Claudine Marousek-Dornhakl, D. Barbelivien, J-P Dreau, E. Rodagyl, other writers also worked with him on other hits.

Some years ago, Robert Lauri began a mystical phase and created the band ALEF.

This was an original concept that consisted of mixing hard-hitting, topical arrangements with texts from the Torah. Success was immediate on the airwaves.

Some great performance venues, such as L’Olympia, Le Zénith, Le Palais des Congrès and others staged their concerts in front of enthusiastic audiences.

After winning over audiences in Europe, ALEF conquered Canada and the United States, where their gigs included an appearance on the US Telethon.

In parallel to all this, he continued to write music and lyrics for numerous other bands and individual performers.

1998 saw Robert Lauri return to his first love. Composing country tunes produced songs touching on sensitive areas in a changing society at the dawn of a new millennium. Robert Lauri continued composing country tunes produced songs touching on sensitive areas in a changing society at the dawn of a new millennium. For the artist, the year 2008 has been marked by the realization of several substantial projects. During the past year, Robert Lauri has recorded and released four albums. The album “Liberty” has been recorded in Paris and New York. Two capitals whose cultural richness and musical diversity permeate this new album. The Liberty project is the fruit of the artist's collaboration with Franck Lupo in New York and Alain Pype, eminent French sound engineer, Pierre Cherez, an extraordinary guitarist. The authors that have collaborated in this project are Chantal Allon, Claudine Marousek-Dornhakl and Robert's son, Jessy, JNB. They translated the different atmospheres by their talent and their magic words. Two compilations of timeless creations about love, emotions and live experience have also been released, Si je meurs par hasard (If per Chance I die) and J'y crois encore (I still believe). Another musical univers is the concept Alef by Robert Lauri and Chantal Allon. Yaacov Alvo has adapted the psalms of David and Michel Bernholc took care of the musical arrangements. Yaacov and Robert Lauri did the vocals. Their new album, Resource has been released in Autumn 2008.

Instrumentation

Piano, guitare, programmer of synthesisers

Discography

http://robertlauri.downloadcentric.net/app gives the overview of the albums and singles released.
http://www.robert-lauri.com/fr/09_vente.htm provides the major download stores worldwide.

Official Website

http://www.robert-lauri.com

Links

• My Space Robert Lauri
• Official Website
• Revernation Robert Lauri

Audio

• Hong Kong Cafe
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• Houston Day
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• Voyage
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• Passion
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• Emotion
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• Storm
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• Tumulte
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• Liberte
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• Soleil rouge
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• Long Night
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• Energy
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Lyrics

• Liberte
• Tant s'aimer tant se haïr (Love-Hate)
• Toi mon destin
• Had just to get married
• Free
• I still believe
• It’s Him
• You, my destiny
• No matter
• Sweet love
• Love-Hate
• Telling You goodbye
• I can’t any more
• I’m so afraid
• On a thread
• Rosalynda
• I swear
• 17 Years
• Withered flowers
• Deep, Dark Cities
• How to kill time
• You’ll be there
• Don’t yield in this world
• Ten years
• It’s not the Ritz
• My prayers
• If perchance I die
• If the men

Video

Liberte

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Press

• Listen to Liberté [+ Show ]
  

  Listen to LIBERTE If you haven’t figured it out, yet, most of the VDT View music reviews focus on...Listen to LIBERTE
  
  If you haven’t figured it out, yet, most of the VDT View music reviews focus on music you may have otherwise not heard of. Not all of it, but definitely the majority of it. There’s a couple reasons for this: One, everybody knows that Metallica, for example, has released a new album, and almost everybody has something to say or write about it. That doesn’t mean we may not have something to say about “Death Magnetic,” but, if we don’t, it doesn’t mean you won’t hear it and about it from hundreds of other outlets. Two, people send VDT View e-mails touting some new album; we ask them for a review copy, no matter who it is, and if they send it, we review it. Robert Lauri’s “Liberte” is a case in point. I had never heard of Lauri prior to receiving an e-mail about his latest music, but have come to learn that he is a French musician, well known in France, who brings something of a Philip Glass-like composer’s reach to his disco-pop-rap jives. He sings in his native French, in a riveting voice. For “Liberte,” he sings while an earnest female voice translates the words into English, which doesn’t quite meet the desired effect of deep thoughts on the contradictions of liberty, but rather comes across as so serious, it is almost anything but. Yet, the package that contained “Liberte” included Lauri’s “Tant s’aimer tant se hair,” which is a truly mesmerizing piece of music, powerful, challenging, and, unless you understand French, its words will remain a mystery. But that’s OK, you don’t have to understand the words to appreciate Lauri’s voice on this CD.
  
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• Magazine Prestige Beaute & Elegance [+ Show ]
  

  Liberté ROBERT LAURI serait il en passe de devenir l'une des grandes figures de la variété français...Liberté
  ROBERT LAURI serait il en passe de devenir l'une des grandes figures de la variété française
  ? L'homme se produira sur scène en Amérique, alors que son nouveau single vient de sortir.
  Avec des textes conjointement signés avec Claudine Marousek Dornhaki, il nous offre une
  nouvelle vision de la chanson dans la langue de Voltaire. A découvrir.

• Robert Lauri annonce la sortie de son nouvel album «Liberté» en septembre [+ Show ]
  

  Robert Lauri annonce la sortie de son nouvel album «Liberté» en septembre. «Liberté» a été enre... Robert Lauri annonce la sortie de son nouvel album «Liberté» en septembre.
  «Liberté» a été enregistr é à Paris et à New York City . Deux capitales dont la richesse culturelle et la diversité des styles musicaux transparaissent tout au long de ce nouvel album. Les différents titres de "Liberté" proposent chacun un univers musical distinct, ponctué de textes profonds et sensibles, sur des arrangements innovants et des rythmes multiples. La réalisation du projet Liberté est le fruit des efforts conjoints d'Alain Pype, éminent ingénieur du son français, et de Robert Lauri. L'album sera distribué au format numérique dans le monde entier, sur les principaux sites.
  
  Une des ambiances les plus variées de l'album est le titre "Tant s'aimer et tant se haïr", où des chœurs intenses s'élèvent dans un merveilleux bourdonnement alors qu’une marche aux accents nordiques rythme la toile de fond. La combinaison d’un texte fort sur le thème de l' amour et ses contraintes, de jeux de cordes et d’une cadence qui s'envole, port ée par les choeurs, en font un titre qui a aussi une véritable dimension européenne.
  

• Mobifun [+ Show ]
  

  Nouvel album de Robert Lauri. Le nouveau disque du chanteur Robert Lauri qui s’intitule « Liberté...Nouvel album de Robert Lauri.
  
  Le nouveau disque du chanteur Robert Lauri qui s’intitule « Liberté » est prévu pour le mois de septembre. Avec ce nouvel opus, c’est sûr qu’il va nous offrir une musique encore meilleure que ses précédentes. Par ailleurs, Robert Lauri travaille en collaboration avec l’ingénieur du son français, Alain Pype.
  
  
  Enfin, l’album du chanteur Robert Lauri a été annoncé pour septembre. Personnellement, je pense que ce nouvel opus de Robert Lauri devrait nous surprendre. Pour ce nouveau disque, Robert Lauri met toutes les chances de son côté afin de nous offrir une musique encore plus percutante, innovante et surprenante que jamais. Je pense que vous allez vraiment adorer.
  
  Le nouvel album de Robert Lauri s’intitule « Liberté » et a été enregistré à Paris et New York City. Pour ce nouvel album, Robert Lauri a voulu donner à chacun de ses titres un style musical bien différent de ce qu’il fait habituellement. Par ailleurs, le nouvel album de Robert Lauri a été produit par l’ingénieur du son Alain Pype. Avec une telle collaboration, c’est sûr qu’on va avoir quelque chose de vraiment spectaculaire.
  
  En plus, ces chansons seront distribuées au format numérique sur les différents sites principaux de Robert Lauri. Avec autant d’innovation, je pense que ce nouvel album de Robert Lauri promet d’être vraiment génial. Alors, il ne nous reste plus qu’à être patients avant d’en savoir davantage. Qui sait, peut-être que ce prochain album prévu pour septembre nous réserve encore plus surprises.
  
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  Signature article : Lucy Windy
  
  

• Dream put Lauri on the road to success [+ Show ]
  

  FRENCHMAN Robert Lauri was never religious growing up in Paris, writes Simon Yaffe. He had never w...FRENCHMAN Robert Lauri was never religious
  growing up in Paris, writes Simon Yaffe.
  He had never written or recorded any songs
  with a spiritual element.
  But that all changed one night when his recently
  deceased mother came to him in a dream and
  told him that he should sing for God.
  Shortly after that he began a mystical phase
  and formed the band Alef, in 1989.
  The 52-year-old said: “Our songs consist of
  mixed hard-hitting, topical arrangements with
  texts from the Torah.”
  He was born to Algerian Jewish parents who
  had emigrated to France just after the Second
  World War, as Algerian nationalists sought independence
  for their country.
  Robert recalled: “We were not a religious family,
  I would say more of a traditional one — we
  kept the major festivals.”
  As a young boy he learned to play piano and
  guitar and was soon composing melodies to
  accompany his lyrics.
  Robert, who plays the piano and guitar, said:
  “My family has always been artistic and one of
  my older brothers was in a famous French band
  in the 1960s.”
  Alef’s new album, Resource, is released this
  month and the group will tour across America
  over the next few months.
  Robert’s career started when he moved to London
  in the late 1970s, where he worked for Elton
  John’s publishing company, Dick James Music.
  It was the music company which put out his
  first album and, in the following years, he
  released 12 more, working with the likes of Elton
  John, Bob Dylan and Donna Summer, as well as
  writing an album for Starsky and Hutch star
  David Soul.
  Growing up in France, Robert had many musical
  influence, but cites two names at the top of
  his list.
  He said: “I am a big fan of Elton John, so it was
  a big thing for me to work with him. I love Stevie
  Wonder as well, but really I am open to all kinds
  of music.”
  Many French Jews have emigrated to Israel
  over the past 10 years, but Robert said he had
  never encountered any antisemitism in the country.
  He has performed in Israel many times.
  He explained: “I absolutely love it there, and
  although I last played in Israel 10 years ago, I
  would like to perform there again soon.”
  As well as Alef, Robert’s solo album Liberte,
  which he recorded in Paris and New York, is due
  for release next month.
  He revealed: “The title track from the album
  features a music blend of pop and rap — the
  album is very poppy.”
  As well as an upcoming tour, Robert is writing
  the score for a new film, but “cannot say much
  more about it at the moment”.

• Netfemme [+ Show ]
  

  Robert Lauri - sortie de son nouvel album "Liberté" Robert Lauri annonce la sortie de son nouvel ...Robert Lauri - sortie de son nouvel album "Liberté"
  
  Robert Lauri annonce la sortie de son nouvel album «Liberté» en septembre.
  
  «Liberté» a été enregistré à Paris et à New York City. Deux capitales dont la richesse culturelle et la diversité des styles musicaux transparaissent tout au long de ce nouvel album. Les différents titres de "Liberté" proposent chacun un univers musical distinct, ponctué de textes profonds et sensibles, sur des arrangements innovants et des rythmes multiples. La réalisation du projet Liberté est le fruit des efforts conjoints d'Alain Pype, éminent ingénieur du son français, et de Robert Lauri. L'album sera distribué au format numérique dans le monde entier, sur les principaux sites.
  
  Voir le Clip "Liberté" sur Dailymotion :
  http://www.dailymotion.com/robert-lauri-press-office/
  Une des ambiances les plus variées de l'album est le titre "Tant s'aimer et tant se haïr", où des chœurs intenses s'élèvent dans un merveilleux bourdonnement alors qu’une marche aux accents nordiques rythme la toile de fond. La combinaison d’un texte fort sur le thème de l'amour et ses contraintes, de jeux de cordes et d’une cadence qui s'envole, portée par les choeurs, en font un titre qui a aussi une véritable dimension européenne.
  
  
  Pour plus d'informations sur la carrière de l'artiste : SITE OFFICIEL DE ROBERT LAURI
  http://www.robert-lauri.com
  

• Liberté .. Le dernier album de Robert Lauri [+ Show ]
  

  Cette rubrique dédiée à l'actualité musicale est proposée à intervalles réguliers sur notre site. L...Cette rubrique dédiée à l'actualité musicale est proposée à intervalles réguliers sur notre site.
  L'originalité et la nouveauté seront les seuls critères de sélection.
  
  Pétri de talent, il funambule sur le fil du temps avec justesse et sensibilité.
  Ambitieux sans être carriériste, il conjugue sa vie et son œuvre sur le mode de l'harmonie.
  Né dans une famille de musiciens, Robert Lauri, dès l'enfance a appris le piano et la guitare.
  Atavisme oblige, il hérite très tôt de cette force créatrice, composant des mélodies fortes à la hauteur de ces textes et affranchies des mouvances et des modes.
  
  En 86, des noms prestigieux collaborent à l'élaboration de son premier album.
  Produit par Dick James music "l'éditeur d'Elton John", réalisé par Mitchel hiller et Kay Kaplan, arrangé par Robin Miller, ce 33 Tours est enregistré au studio Olympic
  À londres et distribué en Angleterre et en Italie.
  
  De retour en France, Robert Lauri signe chez WEA filipachi en 87.
  Un très bel album naît de la complicité de JP bourtayre, B. de Bosson et D.Rousseau. Le titre-phare...
  Et je jure caracole aussitôt en tête des hits parades et sera très vite numéro un pendant plusieurs semaines.
  
  Chantal Allon, Claudine Maroussek ,D. Barbelivien, JP.Dreau,, E. Rodagyl. D'autres auteurs participeront aussi à l'élaboration d'autres succès.
  
  En 90, Robert Lauri entre dans une phase mystique et c'est la création du groupe Alef.
  Il s'agit d'un concept original consistant à mêler des arrangements percutants, actuels, à des textes issus
  de la bible. Un album, distribué par Saravah music, concrétise cette quête spirituelle, le succès est immédiat sur les ondes. Des scènes prestigieuses : L'Olympia, Le Zénith, Le Palais des Congrès... accueillent leurs concerts et un public enthousiaste
  Après avoir séduit le public européen, le groupe ALEF gagne le Canada et les Etats- Unis, où entre autres scènes, il aura le privilège de participer au Téléthon américain.
  
  Parallèlement il continue à écrire des musiques et des textes pour de nombreux groupes et interprètes.
  
  En 98 est la date du retour de Robert Lauri à ses premières amours. La composition de mélodies country, a donné naissance à des titres abordant des sujets sensibles de société en mutation à l'aube du troisième millénaire.
  L'amour y est évoqué avec nostalgie quelquefois, avec espoir toujours !
  Maturité, vécu, émotion sont les maîtres mots de ces nouvelles créations hors du temps, non convenues et si attachantes.
  et un nouvel album.......LIBERTE
  

• Fans pick tracks for Robert's gigs [+ Show ]
  

  FRENCH musician Robert Lauri values his fans so much that he wants them to become involved in th...FRENCH musician
  Robert Lauri values
  his fans so much that
  he wants them to
  become involved in the
  production of his
  music, writes Simon
  Yaffe.
  The 53-year-old is
  asking them to choose
  their favourite Lauri
  songs through his
  website as part of the
  Concert à la Carte.
  Robert was born to
  Algerian Jewish
  parents who emigrated
  to France just after
  the Second World War,
  as Algerian
  nationalists sought
  independence for their
  country.
  He recalled: “We
  were not a religious
  family, I would say
  more of a traditional
  one. We kept the major
  festivals.”
  He describes his
  latest album, The
  Other Side of Robert
  Lauri, as taking his
  music in a completely
  new direction.
  Robert said: “Each
  title of the album
  takes the listener to
  another world.
  “There are lots of
  instrumental
  arrangements that
  convey sensitivity and
  emotion.”
  Two songs from the
  album, Hong Kong Café
  and Houston Day, were
  released this week.
  Robert’s career
  started when he moved
  to London in the late
  1970s, where he worked
  for Elton John’s
  publishing company,
  Dick James Music.
  It was the music
  company which put
  out his first album
  and, in the following
  years, he put out 12
  more, working with
  the likes of Elton
  John, Bob Dylan and
  Donna Summer as well
  as writing an album
  for Starsky and Hutch
  star David Soul.
  Many French Jews
  have emigrated to
  Israel over the past 10
  years and Robert said
  antisemitism is a
  problem in the Fifth
  Republic.
  He explained: “My
  three children have
  suffered verbal abuse
  in Paris. It is difficult
  for them.
  “It is not easy being
  Jewish in France.”
  Up until 1989, he had
  never written or
  recorded any songs
  with a spiritual
  element.
  But that all changed
  one night when, he
  claimed, his recently
  deceased mother came
  to him in a dream and
  told him that he
  should sing songs for
  God.
  He then began a
  mystical phase and
  formed the band Alef,
  in 1989, whose songs
  consisted of hardhitting,
  topical
  arrangements with
  texts from the Torah.
  Robert, who plays
  the piano and guitar,
  said: “My family has
  always been artistic
  and one of my older
  brothers was in a
  famous French band in
  the 1960s called Black
  Sock.”

Setlist

Robert Lauri has performed in a lot of countries with the band Alef on stages for large audiences and performed in Paris in April 2009 in the famous concert hall, Alhambra.
3 repertoires : French Variety, instrumentals - innovative melodies and filmmusic, Alef by Robert Lauri

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