Sony Chan

Sony Chan
Sony Chan in 2014
Born (1975-10-12) October 12, 1975 (age 50)
British Hong Kong
CitizenshipFrance
OccupationsHumorist, radio commentator
Websitesonychan.com

Sony Chan (born 12 October 1975,[1] Hong Kong) is a French humorist and a radio commentator.

Biography

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

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

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

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Sony Chan : "Monsieur ou madame ? Je suis juste moi"". parismatch.com (in French). 2016-04-30. Retrieved 2026-06-07.
  3. ^ 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)
  4. ^ "En mode Sony Chan". SudOuest.fr (in French). 2013-10-17. Retrieved 2026-06-07.
  5. ^ "CD - Be A Star". Sony Chan Selects. Retrieved 2026-06-07.
  6. ^ ""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.
  7. ^ Cazale, Celia (2021-02-18). "L'humoriste Sony Chan, la plus française des Hongkongaises". lepetitjournal.com (in French). Retrieved 2026-06-08.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ "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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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