Laure Pester was only a teenager when her breakthrough hit, the easy listening chanson "Pres de moi", struck gold — or rather, platinum. Its innocent video, followed quickly by those of summery ballad "Je serai (ta meilleure amie)" and PG-13 party hit "Toute seule" established her as France's very own Britney Spears-esque teenage heartthrob. Lorie's later image makeover was, then, a surprise to her dedicated fans — but even as she successfully transformed to cater to adult contemporary audiences, she also wrung French Antillean zouk and eurodance influences into her admirable second stint.