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Sonia (singer)
English pop singer (born 1971) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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".
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Birth name | Sonia Evans |
Born | (1971-02-13) 13 February 1971 (age 53) Liverpool, Merseyside, England |
Genres | Pop |
Occupation(s) | Singer |
Years active | 1989–present |
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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.