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Sony Chan

Sony Chan is a French humorist and a radio commentator.

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Sony Chan
Sony Chan in 2014
Born (1975-10-12) October 12, 1975
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.34

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.

In 2015, she was featured as one of the humorists on Folie passagère.

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

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)