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Sonia Dronnier (born 7 October 1960), known by her stage name Viktor Lazlo, is a French writer,singer, and comedian.
Viktor Lazlo | |
|---|---|
Lazlo at the Paris Book Fair 2011 | |
| Born | Sonia Dronnier 7 October 1960 Lorient, France |
| Nationality | French- |
| Occupation(s) | writer, comedian, singer |
| Website | www |
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] aswell as several tv shows and litteray events.
She has published six novels writer 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.
 | This section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources. (December 2021) |
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.
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.
Single releases differed from country to country. The brackets indicate where the single was released. Int = international.
| 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] |
| 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] | — |
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