Ansiedad lyrics viktor lazlo biography

French-Belgian singer

For the film character, see Casablanca (film).

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

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"
• 2022 "Ouvre"

Charts

Albums

Singles

Bibliography

• La femme qui pleure. Romans Français (in French). Paris: Albin Michel. 2010. ISBN . - Présentation du livre et interview
• My name is Billie Holiday, Albin Michel, 2012ISBN 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

• 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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