Viktor Lazlo

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

For the film character, see Casablanca (film).
Viktor Lazlo
Viktor Lazlo
Lazlo at the Paris Book Fair 2011
Born
Sonia Dronnier

(1960-10-07) 7 October 1960
Lorient, France
NationalityFrench-Belgian
Occupationsinger
Websitewww.viktorlazlo.net

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]

Dronnier took her stage name from Paul Henreid's character Victor Laszlo in the 1942 film Casablanca. She sings 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

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

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.

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"

Charts

Albums
Year Album D[2] CH[2] AUT[2] NL[3] FR[4] BE
1985She3427————
1987Viktor Lazlo20171611——
1989Hot & Soul2222—30——
1991Sweet, Soft N' Lazy (The Exclusive Collection)———63——
1991My Delicious Poisons———71——
2002Loin de Paname————67—
2017Woman—————157[5]

Singles
Year Single D[6] FR[7] CH[6] AUT[6] BE[3] NL[4]
1985Pleurer des rivières—27————
1985Canoë rose—14——33—
1987Breathless————733
1989City Never Sleeps—————53
1990Das erste mal tat's noch weh6—173——
1990Ansiedad56———18—
1991Jesse (Douce Et Innocente)25—————
1993Engel wie du————1425
1999It's A Message For You————7—
2017Promised Land————Tip[8]—
2017Debout————Tip[9]—

See also

References
  1. Jeffries, David. "Biography: Viktor Lazlo". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 May 2010.
  2. "Viktor Lazlo – Alben". ChartSurfer.de. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  3. "Viktor Lazlo". Hitparade.ch. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  4. "Viktor Lazlo". Hitparade.ch. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  5. "Viktor Lazlo – Woman". Hitparade.ch. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  6. "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.
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