eurovision 1993
Sonia
Sonia represented the United Kingdom at Eurovision 1993 in Millstreet with “Better the Devil You Know”, finishing 2nd of 25.
- who
- British singer
- born
- 13 February 1971, Skelmersdale, United Kingdom
- contest
- 1993
- best result
- 2nd, 1993
- music
- pop
- active
- since 1989
- record labels
- Chrysalis Records, Arista Records
- sang for
- United Kingdom
Biography
Sonia is an English singer who had a British number one in 1989 with “You’ll Never Stop Me Loving You”. “Better the Devil You Know” finished second for the United Kingdom in Millstreet in 1993.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Sonia (singer)”.
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At Eurovision
One song, and what became of it.
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1993 Millstreet
“Better the Devil You Know”
2nd of 25 Finished 2nd of 25, with 164 points.
- Sung in
- English
- Written by
- Dean Collinson, Red
- Conductor
- Nigel Wright
- Running order
- 19th of 25
- Age on the night
- 22
- Won that year
- Ireland: Niamh Kavanagh, “In Your Eyes”
The story of Eurovision 1993: A town of 1,500, and three new countries out of Yugoslavia
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In our contest stories
What we wrote about Sonia, year by year. Follow a link for the rest of that night.
- 1993 The result
The United Kingdom was second, for the second year running and the fourteenth time in all. Sonia finished 23 points behind. Switzerland was third.
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