Sony Chan
Sony Chan | |
|---|---|
 Sony Chan in 2014 | |
| Born | October 12, 1975 |
| Citizenship | France |
| Occupations | Humorist, radio commentator |
| Website | sonychan |
Sony Chan (born 12 October 1975,[1] Hong Kong) is a French humorist and a radio commentator.
Biography
[edit]In 1987, when she was 11, Sony Chan and her family moved to Alsace.[2] In 1994, Chan began her architectural studies at Ecole d'Architecture de Strasbourg, receiving her diploma in 2001. In the meantime, she worked as an haute couture model.[3][4]
Career
[edit]In 2009, she released her first album, Be a star,[5] which featured electronic music with a touch of Chinese traditional instruments. Chan appeared in the 2010 music video for Kim Novak's song, "Love Affair".[6]
She appeared on Oui Fm in 2011 and 2012, and from 2012 to 2014 was a guest on France Inter's "On va tous y passer" first with Frédéric Lopez, then with André Manoukian. From 2013 to 2015, Chan was broadcast on Comment ça va bien ! on France 2.[citation needed]
In 2015, she was featured as one of the humorists on Folie passagère.[citation needed]
Chan performs comedy in both Cantonese and French.[7]
Personal life
[edit]Chan is a transgender woman.[8] Concerning the questions about her gender Sony Chan says: "[...] everything depends on a perception of feelings of each person". She says that she prefers not to put herself into gender brackets to "prove that she is more than just discussion about her gender".[9]
References
[edit]- ↑ "點止嘲狼英 法國易服港男唱埋伍詠薇". nextplus.nextmedia.com. Archived from the original on 2017-03-31. Retrieved 2026-06-07.
- ↑ "Sony Chan : "Monsieur ou madame ? Je suis juste moi"". parismatch.com (in French). 2016-04-30. Retrieved 2026-06-07.
- ↑ NK26 (2014-04-30). Il était une voix Sony Chan. Retrieved 2026-06-07 – via YouTube.
{{cite AV media}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ "En mode Sony Chan". SudOuest.fr (in French). 2013-10-17. Retrieved 2026-06-07.
- ↑ "CD - Be A Star". Sony Chan Selects. Retrieved 2026-06-07.
- ↑ ""Love Affair" : les dessous d'un clip sensuel et engagé". Les Inrocks (in French). Archived from the original on 2018-11-19. Retrieved 2026-06-07.
- ↑ Cazale, Celia (2021-02-18). "L'humoriste Sony Chan, la plus française des Hongkongaises". lepetitjournal.com (in French). Retrieved 2026-06-08.
- ↑ Lau, Shirley (2018-11-22). "'I don't play the gender identity card': trans comedian Sony Chan". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2026-06-08.
- ↑ "L'humoriste et chroniqueuse Sony Chan est sur les planches pour un one-woman-show dans lequel elle met en avant ses différences et ses richesses" (in French). Archived from the original on 2019-11-02. Retrieved 2026-06-07.
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- 1975 births
- Living people
- 21st-century French comedians
- 21st-century French LGBTQ people
- 21st-century French women
- 21st-century Hong Kong LGBTQ people
- 21st-century Hong Kong people
- 21st-century Hong Kong women
- Chinese emigrants to France
- French radio personalities
- French transgender women
- French women comedians
- French women radio personalities
- Hong Kong comedians
- Hong Kong emigrants
- Hong Kong radio personalities
- Hong Kong transgender people
- Naturalized citizens of France
- Transgender comedians