Lydia Chanel (also known as Julia Chanel, born Julia Sow on November 3, 1973 in Paris, France) is a French porn star and singer. Chanel, who is also presently embarking on a career as a singer, is also a French television and mainstream film actress. According to some French media sources such as The X Cinema, her father is of Egyptian origin; her autobiography asserts that her father is of Malian origin and her mother is French of Italian descent.

She was the protagonist in Mario Salieris pornographic film Adolescenza perversa.

She has filmed hardcore scenes with:
Rocco Siffredi (anal)
Roberto Malone (anal)
Ron Jeremy (anal)
Sean Michaels (anal)
Christoph Clark (vaginal)
Jean-Yves Le Castel (anal)