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Viktor Lazlo

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Viktor Lazlo
Viktor Lazlo
Lazlo at the Paris Book Fair 2011
Born
Sonia Dronnier

(1960-10-07) 7 October 1960 (age 64)
Lorient, France
NationalityFrench-
Occupation(s)writer, comedian, singer
Websitewww.viktorlazlo.net

Sonia Dronnier (born 7 October 1960), known by her stage name Viktor Lazlo, is a French writer, singer, and comedian.

Born in France, she studied in Belgium, where she is primarily known. Her biggest hit was "Breathless" in 1987. That year she also hosted the Eurovision Song Contest 1987 held in Brussels[1] as well as several TV shows and literary events.

She has published six novels between 2010 and 2024, and has also written short stories.

Dronnier took her stage name from Paul Henreid's character Victor Laszlo in the 1942 film Casablanca. She sings and acts in French, English, Spanish and German.

In October 2016, Lazlo announced the release of her new single "Promised Land". In February 2017, she released her new single "Lola & Jim" followed by new studio album Woman in October 2017.

Biography

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Lazlo was born in France to parents who are originally from Martinique and Grenada. She grew up in Belgium, studied art history and also worked as a model.

Discography

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Albums

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Most of her albums were released in an English/international and a French version. The discography lists both albums (naming the international version first). Also, numerous compilation albums have been released. The discography only lists those albums released by record companies to which she was signed at that point.

In 1987, a vocal clip of Lazlo announcing ‘Germany, ten points!’ at the Eurovision Song Contest was sampled in ‘Okay!’ by Okay!, a dance record that reached #1 in Austria and #2 in Germany.

Singles

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Single releases differed from country to country. The brackets indicate where the single was released. Int = international.

  • 1984 "Backdoor Man" (int)
  • 1985 "Canoë Rose" (France)
  • 1985 "Last Call for an Angel" (Belgium)
  • 1985 "Slow Motion" (int)
  • 1986 "Pleurer des rivières" (France)
  • 1986 "Sweet Soft & Lazy" (int)
  • 1987 "Breathless" (int)
  • 1987 "Take Me" (Germany)
  • 1988 "You Are My Man" (int)
  • 1988 "Amour Puissance Six" (int)
  • 1989 "City Never Sleeps" (int)
  • 1989 "In The Midnight Sky" (Germany)
  • 1990 "Das Erste Mal Tat's Noch Weh" (duet with Stefan Waggershausen) (Germany)
  • 1990 "Jesse" (duet with Stefan Waggershausen) (Germany)
  • 1990 "Ansiedad" (int)
  • 1991 "Baiser sacré" (duet with Xavier Deluc) (France)
  • 1991 "Teach Me To Dance" (int)
  • 1991 "Love Insane" (int)
  • 1991 "Balade De Lisa" (France)
  • 1993 "The Dream Is in Our Hands" (int)
  • 1993 "Vattene amore" (duet with Amedeo Minghi) (Italy)
  • 1994 "Engel Wie Du" (duet with Juliane Werding / Maggie Reilly) (Germany)
  • 1996 "My Love" (int)
  • 1996 "Turn It All Around" (int)
  • 1998 "Besame Mucho" (duet with Raul Paz) (int)
  • 1999 "Le message est pour toi" (duet with Biagio Antonacci) (int)
  • 2002 "The Sound Of Expectation" (promo single from "Amour(s)")
  • 2004 "Love To Love You Baby" (int)
  • 2004 "Total Disguise" (duet with Serhat) (English)
  • 2007 "J'attends" (promo single from "Begin The Biguine")
  • 2016 "Promised Land"
  • 2017 "Lola & Jim"
  • 2017 "Debout"
  • 2022 "Ouvre"

Charts

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Albums

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Year Album D[2] CH[2] AUT[2] NL[3] FR[4] BE
1985 She 34 27
1987 Viktor Lazlo 20 17 16 11
1989 Hot & Soul 22 22 30
1991 Sweet, Soft N' Lazy (The Exclusive Collection) 63
1991 My Delicious Poisons 71
2002 Loin de Paname 67
2017 Woman 157[5]

Singles

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Year Single D[6] FR[7] CH[6] AUT[6] BE[3] NL[4]
1985 Pleurer des rivières 27
1985 Canoë rose 14 33
1987 Breathless 7 33
1989 City Never Sleeps 53
1990 Das erste mal tat's noch weh 6 17 3
1990 Ansiedad 56 18
1991 Jesse (Douce Et Innocente) 25
1993 Engel wie du 14 25
1999 It's A Message For You 7
2017 Promised Land Tip[8]
2017 Debout Tip[9]

Bibliography

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  • La femme qui pleure. Romans Français (in French). Paris: Albin Michel. 2010. ISBN 978-2-226-19583-8. - Présentation du livre et interview
  • My name is Billie Holiday, Albin Michel, 2012 ISBN 978-2-226-24424-6
  • Les Tremblements essentiels, Albin Michel, 2015 - Présentation du livre
  • Les Passagers du siècle, Grasset, 2018,
  • Trafiquants de colères, Grasset, 2020,
  • Ce qui est pour toi, la rivière ne l'emporte pas, Robert Laffont, 2024

Ouvrages collectifs

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  • L'almanach insolite, Editions Mine de Rien, 2018
  • Voix d'écrivaines francophones - Anthologie du Parlement des Écrivaines Francophones, 2019
  • Nouvelles de Martinique, Magellan, 2021
  • Corps de fille, corps de femme, Des femmes-Antoinette Fouque, 2023[10]
  • 125 et des milliers, Harper & Collins, 2023

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Jeffries, David. "Biography: Viktor Lazlo". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 May 2010.
  2. ^ a b c "Viktor Lazlo – Alben". ChartSurfer.de. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Viktor Lazlo". Hitparade.ch. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  4. ^ a b "Viktor Lazlo". Hitparade.ch. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  5. ^ "Viktor Lazlo – Woman". Hitparade.ch. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  6. ^ a b c "Viktor Lazlo – Songs". ChartSurfer.de. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  7. ^ "LesCharts.com:Viktor Lazlo". LesCharts.com. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  8. ^ "Viktor Lazlo – Promised Land". Hitparade.ch. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  9. ^ "Viktor Lazlo – Debout". Hitparade.ch. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  10. ^ Voix d'écrivaines francophones : Corps de fille, corps de femme , site desfemmes.fr
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Preceded by Eurovision Song Contest presenter
1987
Succeeded by