Viktor Lazlo
Sonia Dronnier (born 7 October 1960), known by her stage name Viktor Lazlo, is a French writer, singer, and comedian. Her biggest hit was "Breathless" in 1987. That year she also hosted the Eurovision Song Contest 1987 held in Brussels as well as several TV shows and literary events.
Also recorded as Sonia Dronier
Viktor Lazlo

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- Full name
- Sonia Dronnier.
- Born
- 1960. · Lorient.
- Nationality
- Belgium and France.
- Occupation
- singer, actress and writer.
- Fields
- performing arts.
- Honours
- Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres and Charles Brisset Literary Award.
- Languages
- German, French and English.
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Sonia Dronnier (born 7 October 1960), known by her stage name Viktor Lazlo, is a French writer, singer, and comedian. Her biggest hit was "Breathless" in 1987. That year she also hosted the Eurovision Song Contest 1987 held in Brussels as well as several TV shows and literary events.
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Viktor Lazlo (born 1960) is an actress, singer and writer, of Belgian and French nationality. The actress was born Sonia Dronnier in Lorient. Activity centred on performing arts.
The work spans jazz and pop. Languages used include English, French and German. Honours include Charles Brisset Literary Award and Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres.
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Biography
Biography
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, an escaped concentration camp prisoner trying to procure a visa so he can travel to America with his wife. 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.
The recorded working language is German, French and English. The field of work recorded is performing arts. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are pop and jazz. Distinctions recorded are Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres and Charles Brisset Literary Award.
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.
Albums
Albums
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. 1985 She / Canoë Rose 1987 Viktor Lazlo 1989 Hot & Soul / Club Desert 1990 Sweet, Soft N' Lazy (The Exclusive Collection) (official compilation album, incl. several new songs) 1991 My Delicious Poisons / Mes poisons délicieux 1993 Sweet, Soft & Lazy: The Very Best Of (the first official "best of"-album) 1996 Back to Front / Verso 2002 Loin de Paname (album of French chansons) 2002 Amour(s) 2004 Saga 2007 Begin The Biguine 2012 My Name is Billie Holiday 2017 Woman 2022 Suds
Singles
Singles
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"
Ouvrages collectifs
Ouvrages collectifs
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 125 et des milliers, Harper & Collins, 2023

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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q267981: Viktor Lazlo
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- 1.Jeffries, David. Biography: Viktor Lazlo. AllMusic.
- 2.Viktor Lazlo – Alben. ChartSurfer.de.
- 3.Viktor Lazlo. Hitparade.ch.
- 4.Viktor Lazlo – Woman. Hitparade.ch.
- 5.Viktor Lazlo – Songs. ChartSurfer.de.
- 6.LesCharts.com:Viktor Lazlo. LesCharts.com.
- 7.Viktor Lazlo. Hitparade.ch.
- 8.Viktor Lazlo – Promised Land. Hitparade.ch.
- 9.Viktor Lazlo – Debout. Hitparade.ch.
- 10.Voix d'écrivaines francophones : Corps de fille, corps de femme , site desfemmes.fr
Bibliography printed in the source article · 6
- Albin Michel. La femme qui pleure - Présentation du livre et interview Dead link. March 2025. 978-2-226-19583-8.
- My name is Billie Holiday, Albin Michel, 2012
- 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
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