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"Tu es mon autre" is a 2002 song recorded as a duet by Belgian singers
Lara Fabian Lara Sophie Katy Crokaert (; born 9 January 1970), known professionally as Lara Fabian (, , ), is a Belgian, Italian and Canadian singer and songwriter. She claims to have sold over 20 million records worldwide and to be one of the List of best ...
and Maurane. It was the fifth and last single from Fabian's fifth studio album ''
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'', and was released in October 2002. The song achieved success in France and Belgium (Wallonia) where it was a top five hit, becoming one of both singers' most successful hits.


Reception

The song was nominated in the category 'Song of the year' at the Victoires de la Musique. In France, the single was charted for 31 weeks, eight of them in the top ten, including a peak at No. 5 on 26 October 2002. In Belgium (Wallonia), the single debuted at No. 6 on 2 November 2002, then reached number two for three weeks, being blocked by Las Ketchup's hit " The Ketchup Song" ; it totalled 14 weeks in the top ten and 21 weeks on the chart (top 40). The song achieved a moderate success in Switzerland, but remained in the top 100 for 19 weeks.


Performances

In this song, Fabian and Maurane sing all the lyrics simultaneously. In the music video, the two singers are performing the song in front of each other, in a room full of mirrors. It deals with the themes of friendship and
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. "Tu es mon autre" was performed many times with many other artists, including Fabian's longtime collaborator
Rick Allison Rick Allison (born Éric Vleminckx, 17 July 1964 in Brussels) is a Belgian-born Canadian singer, author and record producer. Biography In 1990, Allison met singer Lara Fabian in a piano-bar in Brussels. They started writing their first songs to ...
(who participated in the song writing and production), during the singer's 2001/2002 tour. Both say to one another before the performance " ..a song that I wrote for you, and that you wrote for me ... The song was thus available in its live version on '' Live 2002'' (2002), '' En Toute Intimité'' and '' Un regard 9 Live'' (2009). In 2012, Fabian performed the song with Indonesian singer
Anggun Anggun Cipta Sasmi (; (born 29 April 1974), known mononymously as Anggun, is an Indonesian-French singer, songwriter, and television personality. Born in Jakarta, she began performing at the age of seven and recorded a children's album two yea ...
during a concert special on the
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.


Track listings

* CD single # "Tu es mon autre" – 3:42 # "Tu es mon autre" (instrumental) – 3:42 # "Tu es mon autre" (live) – 4:37


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References

{{Authority control 2002 singles Lara Fabian songs Maurane songs Pop ballads Female vocal duets Songs written by Rick Allison 2000s ballads Black-and-white music videos