Sonia Evans (born 13 February 1971), known
mononymously
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as Sonia, is an English
pop singer from
Skelmersdale
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While the first record of the tow ...
, near
Liverpool
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.
She had a 1989 UK number one hit "
You'll Never Stop Me Loving You" and became the first female UK artist to achieve five top 20 hit singles from one album. She represented the
United Kingdom
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in the
1993 Eurovision Song Contest, where she finished second with the song "
Better the Devil You Know
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". Between 1989 and 1993, she had 11 UK Top 30 hits,
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
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comedy series ''The Lily Savage Show''.
. Waterman called her bluff and asked her to sing live on his weekly radio show. Sonia's debut single, "
) was released in June 1989. "You'll Never Stop Me Loving You" peaked at number 1 on the
for two weeks the following month.