Sonia Benezra
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Sonia Benezra is a Canadian TV and radio interviewer and personality and actress who formerly hosted shows on MusiquePlus
, MusiMax
, MuchMusic
and MuchMoreMusic
. She hosted a daily live talk show on the French-language TQS
television, also open to English-speaking entertainment figures, for five seasons. Over 200 shows were produced per year, with more than 1 million viewers per show. Benezra worked as co-host (2008–2009) for English-language radio station CFQR (Q92) afternoon drive show. She is also involved in the "Walk for Breast Cancer" charities in and around the Island of Montreal.
Benezra was born in Montreal
, her mother from Morocco
and her father from Spain
. She was raised as a Jew.
MusiquePlus
MusiquePlus is a Canadian French language Category A specialty channel owned by Astral Media operating from Montreal, Quebec.MusiquePlus is devoted to music and music related programming from various genres including pop, rock, RnB and focuses on a younger demographic than its sister station, MusiMax...
, MusiMax
MusiMax
MusiMax is a Canadian French language Category A specialty channel owned by Astral Media operating out of Montreal, Quebec.MusiMax is devoted to music and music related programming focusing more on adult contemporary, soft-rock, classic rock and lighter music than its sister station, MusiquePlus...
, MuchMusic
MuchMusic
MuchMusic is a Canadian English language Category A specialty channel owned by Bell Media. MuchMusic is dedicated to music-related programs, pop and youth culture.-History:...
and MuchMoreMusic
MuchMoreMusic
MuchMore is a Canadian English language Category A specialty channel owned by Bell Media, based at 299 Queen Street West in Toronto, Ontario....
. She hosted a daily live talk show on the French-language TQS
Tqs
V is a Canadian privately-owned French-language television network. The network has owned-and-operated and affiliated stations existing throughout Quebec, although it can also be seen over-the-air in some bordering markets in the provinces of Ontario and New Brunswick...
television, also open to English-speaking entertainment figures, for five seasons. Over 200 shows were produced per year, with more than 1 million viewers per show. Benezra worked as co-host (2008–2009) for English-language radio station CFQR (Q92) afternoon drive show. She is also involved in the "Walk for Breast Cancer" charities in and around the Island of Montreal.
Benezra was born in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, her mother from Morocco
Morocco
Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
and her father from Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
. She was raised as a Jew.