Viktor Lazlo (album)
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''Viktor Lazlo'' is the self-titled second studio album by French-Belgian singer
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. Belgium was responsible to host the Eurovision Song Contest after
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had won in 1986 with her song
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. Lazlo was asked to host the event as she is fluent in several languages and thus her self-titled album became very successful all over Europe, entering the Top 20 album charts in Holland, Germany, Austria and Switzerland. It spent 19 weeks on the German album charts. The first single off the album was ''Breathless'', which was co-written by Lazlo herself and features backing vocals by
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and
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. An official video was shot for the song and she also performed it at the beginning of the Eurovision Song Contest in 1987. The song reached No. 7 on the Belgian single charts. The songs ''Take Me'' and ''You Are My Man'' were also released as singles.


Track listing


Bonus Tracks

The song ''Don't Say No'', which was also the B-side for the single ''Breathless'', is bonus track available on the CD version only. Another bonus track on the CD is called ''Miracles''.


Charts


Album


Single releases


Certifications


References

{{Authority control 1987 albums Viktor Lazlo albums Polydor Records albums