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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Sonia Evans |
| Born | 13 February 1971 Liverpool, Merseyside, England |
| Genres | Pop |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Years active | 1989–present |
| Labels | |
Sonia Evans (born 13 February 1971),[1] known mononymously as Sonia, is an English pop singer from Liverpool. She had a 1989 UK number one hit with "You'll Never Stop Me Loving You" and became the first female UK artist to achieve five top 20 hit singles from one album.[2] She represented the United Kingdom in the 1993 Eurovision Song Contest, where she finished second with the song "Better the Devil You Know".
Between 1989 and 1993, she had 11 UK top 30 hits,[3] including "Listen to Your Heart" (1989), "Counting Every Minute" (1990) and "Only Fools (Never Fall in Love)" (1991). In 1994, she starred as Sandy in a West End revival of the musical Grease, while on television she appeared as Bunty in the 1998 BBC comedy series The Lily Savage Show.
- ^ "biography". Soniaontheweb.com. Archived from the original on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
- ^ "A Journey Through Stock Aitken Waterman: Ep 55: We Should Be Dancing to Use It Up And Wear It Out on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
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