Viktor Lazlo

Viktor Lazlo (real name: Sonia Dronier, born October 7, 1960 in Lorient, France) is a French-Belgian singer of Grenadian and Martiniquan descent. 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.

Dronier took her stage name from Paul Henreid's character in the 1942 film "Casablanca".

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 the albums, which were released by the record companies she was signed to at that moment.

* 1985 "She" / "Canoë Rose"
* 1987 "Viktor Lazlo"
* 1989 "Hot and soul / Club Desert"
* 1990 "Sweet Soft & Lazy - The Exclusive Collection" (official compilation album, incl. several new songs)
* 1991 "My delicious poisons / Mes poisons délicieux"
* 1993 "Sweet, soft and 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"

Chart information

This list is by far not complete. However, these are the chart information that could be found online.
* 1984 single "Backdoor Man" : Holland TIP
* 1986 single "Canoë rose" : France #14
* 1986 album "She" : CH #27, Germany #34
* 1987 single "Pleurer des rivières" : France #27
* 1987 album "Viktor Lazlo" : CH #17, Austria #16, Germany #20
* 1987 single "Breathless" : Holland #27, Belgium #13
* 1989 album "Hot and Soul" : CH #22, Germany #22
* 1990 single "Das Erste Mal Tat's Noch Weh" (duet with Stefan Waggershausen): CH #17, Austria #3, Germany #6
* 1990 single "Ansiedad" : Germany #56
* 1991 single "Jesse (Douce et innocente)" (duet with Stefan Waggershausen): Germany #25
* 1994 single "Engel Wie Du" : Holland #25
* 2002 album "Loin de Paname" : France #67
* 2005 single "Total Disguise" : Greece #11

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)
* 2005 "Total Disguise" (duet with Serhat) (Greece)
* 2007 "J'attends" (promo single from "Begin The Biguine")

External links

* [http://www.myspace.com/viktorlazloofficial Official MySpace page (with sound files from her new album "Begin The Biguine")]

Persondata
NAME = Dronier, Sonia
ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Lazlo, Viktor
SHORT DESCRIPTION = French singer
DATE OF BIRTH = October 7, 1960
PLACE OF BIRTH = Lorient, France
DATE OF DEATH =
PLACE OF DEATH =