Lorie on Washed Up Celebs

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• 2000

  November 29: Signs contract with Epic Records after being one of the first singers to be discovered through Internet, where her song was downloaded 15000 times in 2 months.

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• 2001

  October 30: Her first album "Près De Toi" is released, will eventually reach the second spot in the charts and sell over a million copies.

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• 2002

  Ranked #97 on FHM France's yearly Sexiest Women list

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• 2002

  September 16: Her second album "Tendrement" is released, goes straight to the top of the charts and will eventually sell over a million copies.

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• 2003

  Won 66 places on FHM France's yearly Sexiest Women list, ranking #31

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• 2003

  The second most searched-for woman on Google France

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• 2003

  June 6: Won the Rolf-Marbot prize for her song "J'Ai Besoin D'Amour"

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• 2003

  June 12: Ranked #4 in a yearly study of the favorite celebrities of French kids aged 7 to 14

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• 2003

  October 3: Became the youngest celebrity to have a wax statue at the Musée Grévin

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• 2003

  October 12: Won the World Music Award for "Best French Female Pop/Rock Artist"

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• 2004

  Launched her own kid's fashion line with retail chain "Z".

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• 2004

  Won 2 places in the yearly study of the favorite celebrities of French kids aged 7 to 14, ranking #2

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• 2004

  Lost 6 places on FHM France's yearly Sexiest Women list, ranking #37

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• 2004

  January 19: Her third album "Attitudes" is released, goes straight to the top of the charts and will eventually sell over 500 thousand copies.

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• 2005

  Won 5 places on FHM France's yearly Sexiest Women list, ranking #32

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• 2005

  The third most searched-for female music artist on Yahoo France

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• 2005

  The fourth most searched-for celebrity on Yahoo France

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• 2005

  Lost 2 places in the yearly study of the favorite celebrities of French kids aged 7 to 14, ranking #4 again

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• 2005

  Launched her own kid's fashion line with retail chain "Z".

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• 2005

  January 21: Her song "La Positive Attitude" was name-dropped by prime minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin

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• 2005

  October 31: Her fourth album "Rester La Même" is released, goes straight to the top of the charts and will eventually sell over 300 thousand copies.

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• 2006

  The ninth most searched-for celebrity on Yahoo France, losing 5 spots

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• 2006

  The fourth most searched-for female celebrity on Yahoo France

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• 2006

  Lost 61 places on FHM France's yearly Sexiest Women list, ranking #93

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• 2006

  Lost another 2 places in the yearly study of the favorite celebrities of French kids aged 7 to 14, ranking #6

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• 2006

  January 19: Ranked first on a survey of the favorite celebrities of French kids aged 7 to 12.

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• 2006

  June 21: Was booed offstage after a performance during a free concert

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• 2007

  February 27: Lost 3 places in the yearly study of the favorite celebrities of French kids aged 7 to 14, ranking #9

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• 2007

  November 26: Her fifth album "2LorEnMoi" is released, goes straight to 7th spot in the charts and will eventually sell over 100 thousand copies.

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• 2008

  The "Z" chain discontinues her clothes line after 5 years.

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• 2008

  March 4: Won a place in the yearly study of the favorite celebrities of French kids aged 7 to 14, ranking #8

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• 2008

  June 21: Was once again booed offstage after a performance during a free concert

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• 2008

  October 2: Offered a "buy one/get one free" promotion for tickets to her Belgian concerts, due to lack of sales

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• 2008

  October 7: Was chosen to guest star in an episode of The Young And The Restless

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• 2008

  December 16: Ends her fourth concert tour after 2 months of playing to half empty halls and having to cancel nearly half her dates due to lack of sales.

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• 2009

  January 12: Declared the most frequently invited celebrity on French TV in 2008, with 16 appearances on various programs

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• 2009

  March 18: Lost 11 places in the yearly study of the favorite celebrities of French kids aged 7 to 14, ranking #19

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• 2009

  April 20: Her first TV film, Fire & Ice, is watched by over 6 million people and is the most watched program of the evening.

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• 2010

  March 2: Lost another 18 places in the yearly study of the favorite celebrities of French kids aged 7 to 14, ranking #37

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• 2010

  May 25: A magazine article describes her as a "former singer"

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• 2010

  July 25: It was revealed that she paid the paparazzi and the tabloids to take pictures of her and put her on magazine covers so she could stay in the limelight

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• 2010

  August 31: Her paid for tabloid covers are said to be amongst the magazine's best-selling issues

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• 2010

  October 7: Posed nude in French weekly Paris Match in an effort to jumpstart her career.

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• 2010

  October 11: Her second TV film is accused of plagiarizing the Reese Witherspoon comedy Sweet Home Alabama

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• 2010

  October 11: Her second TV film is watched by over 7 million people and is the most watched program of the evening.

  10
• 2011

  Lost another 18 places in the yearly study of the favorite celebrities of French kids aged 7 to 14, ranking #55, despite ranking at #38 in terms of recognition, with a grade of 5.75/10, making her rather disliked by the age group.

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• 2011

  December 3: Her cleavage is a worlwide trending topic on Twitter

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• 2011

  December 21: Her sixth album is declared the biggest flop of 2011, selling under 6000 copies in a month.

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• 2011

  December 27: Placed fifth on a survey of France's most disliked artists.

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• 2012

  January 28: Reported in the media that her next concert tour will be severely scaled back, and even possibly cancelled due to lack of sales. Her career is said to be collapsing

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• 2012

  January 30: Considering a contestant spot on the third season of French "Dancing With The Stars" to jumpstart her fading career.

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• 2012

  February 6: Asked about her lack of success, boldly answers the nonsensical "buying my album reminds people that they're getting older and they don't like that".

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