Eurovision icon Sonia looked unrecognisable during an appearance on Loose Women, 11 years after she represented UK in the world contest.
The singer, 53, appeared to be worlds away from her look in 1993, when she stormed Eurovision’s stage singing Better the Devil You Know.
Sonia – whose full name is Sonia Evans – was all glammed up for her appearance on the daytime show, rocking maxi gold hoop earrings and a solid gold ponytail tie which kept her long wavy ginger tresses.
The Liverpool-born star sported an equally glamorous make-up including long lashes, rosy blush and a pink lipstick.
The pop icon flaunted her ageless physique in a dark green dress, as she appeared alongside another Eurovision legend Katrina Leskanich.
Eurovision icon Sonia looked unrecognisable during an appearance on Loose Women, 11 years after she represented UK in the world contest
The singer, 53, appeared to be worlds away from her look in 1993, when she stormed Eurovision’s stage singing Better the Devil You Know (pictured at the time)
Sonia represented the United Kingdom in the 1993 Eurovision Song Contest, performing a composition of the song from Dean Collinson and Brian Teasdale composition.
Unfortunately she didn’t win the contest and was placed second.
Later on in that year, she released an album also titled Better the Devil You Know, which reached number 32 in UK.
Earlier in 1989 she earned a 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.
Opening up about the time she arrived second at the global song contest, she explained she has lost the podium due to ‘one vote’.
She was beaten by Ireland’s Niamh Kavanagh, who sang In Your Eyes written by Jimmy Walsh.
Asked if she was still ‘angry’ about that – she first wobbled and then bluntly admitted: ‘Yes.
‘I was so close. I was convinced that I won.’
Sonia – whose full name is Sonia Evans – was all glammed up for her appearance on the daytime show, rocking maxi gold hoop earrings and a solid gold ponytail tie which kept her long wavy ginger tresses
The pop icon flaunted her ageless physique in a dark green dress, as she appeared alongside another Eurovision legend Katrina Leskanich
Sonia represented the UK in the 1993 Eurovision Song Contest, performing a composition of the song from Dean Collinson and Brian Teasdale composition but didn’t win and was placed second (pictured in 1993)
Earlier in 1989 she earned a 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 (pictured in 1993)
Opening up about the time she arrived second at the global song contest, she explained she has lost the podium due to ‘one vote’ as she was beaten by Ireland’s Niamh Kavanagh, who sang In Your Eyes written by Jimmy Walsh
American musician Katrina is the former lead singer of the pop rock band Katrina and the Waves with whom she won the Eurovision the UK with the song Love Shine a Light
Meanwhile Katrina, 64, cut a typically edgy look in a black turtleneck and matching leather jacket.
The American musician is the former lead singer of the pop rock band Katrina and the Waves.
The group band shot to stardom when their banger Walking on Sunshine became an international hit in 1985, and still remains an iconic piece nowadays.
In 1997, they won the Eurovision the United Kingdom with the song Love Shine a Light.
The Eurovision final set to kick off on Saturday night and bookies think they already know who the winner will be.
Croatia is being tipped to win, according to betting company BetMGM.
The Balkan country is predicted to win with their artist Baby Lasagne, real name Marko Purisic with the odds of 4/5, making them the current favourite.
So it could be bad news for British fans, with statistics suggesting the UK’s entrant Olly Alexander is unlikely to win the competition after his act was criticised for his ‘shaky voice’ and raunchy routine at the semi-finals on Tuesday night.
The Eurovision final set to kick off on Saturday night and bookies think they already know who the winner will be (Baby Lasagne pictured)
Elsewhere, Eden Golan of Israel is likely to place second, with the odds of 11/4, after their entrant was voted through to Saturday’s grand finale last night despite mass pro-Palestinian protests
Baby Lasagna of Croatia immediately got the crowd’s attention with his song Rim Tim Tagi Dim
So it could be bad news for British fans with statistics suggesting the UK’s entrant Olly Alexander is unlikely to win the competition after his act was critiised for his ‘shaky voice’ and raunchy routine at the semi-finals on Tuesday night
Bambie Thug, 31, a non-binary artist from County Cork, delivered a showstopping performance of their song Doomsday Blue as they sang while performing a ritual surrounded by candles and were joined on stage by a male dancer wearing demonic makeup and fake teeth
Elsewhere, Eden Golan of Israel second-favourite, with the odds of 11/4, after their entrant was voted through to Saturday’s grand finale last night despite mass pro-Palestinian protests.
Singer Eden Golan performed her song Hurricane in Thursday’s second semi-final in front of 9,000 spectators at the host city’s eponymous Malmo Arena, defying thousands of demonstrators marching over the Gaza war.
Thousands of protesters clamoured in the streets of Malmo calling for her expulsion from the competition ahead of the event – and 50 more made it to the front of the arena ahead of her performance and had to be dispersed by police officers.
But despite boos from the pro-Palestinian contingent in the crowd, Golan booked her place in the final thanks to viewers’ votes.
Elsewhere, Switzerland are also capturing hearts with their singer Nemo, at 15/4, despite finishing in 20th place last year.
Italy’s Angelina Mango follows closely behind at 7/1, having secured an impressive fourth position in 2023.
Meanwhile Ukraine, who won first place in 2022, have good odds with duo Alyona Alyona and Jerry Heil and are currently predicted to come fourth at 9/1.
Ireland (12/1), The Netherlands (14/1), France (25/1) and Israel (30/1) complete the predicted top eight, followed by Finland and Greece (both 50/1) and this year’s hosts Sweden (80/1).
However, the UK’s Olly is a outsider to win, with unpromising odds of 150/1.
The UK last took the victorious title back in 1997 when Katrina and the Waves came in number one with the track Love Shine a Light.
It was the fifth time the UK had come in first place after Bucks Fizz previously won in 1981 with the hit Making Up Your Mind.
The Eurovision Semi Final concluded with some shock results as Ireland celebrated getting through to Saturday night’s final, while were sadly sent home despite debuting the first ever Indigenous performance.
The first 10 acts were confirmed on Tuesday evening after half the countries representatives took to the stage in Malmo Sweden to fight for a place in the final.
Taking to the stage with an extraordinary performance, Ireland got straight through to the final with many viewers even predicting it could win the contest.
Pictured is the Eurovision stage at Malmo Aren
Bambie Thug, 31, a non-binary artist from County Cork, delivered a showstopping performance of their song Doomsday Blue as they sang while performing a ritual surrounded by candles and were joined on stage by a male dancer wearing demonic makeup and fake teeth.
Meanwhile, current favourite Baby Lasagna of Croatia immediately got the crowd’s attention with his song Rim Tim Tagi Dim.
The catchy tune is supposed to convey the stress of leaving home to search for a better opportunity, with some of it’s lyrics reading: ‘Ay, I’m a big boy now. I’m ready to leave, ciao, mamma, ciao.’
Olly Alexander has spoken out about the dramatic moment his Eurovision semi-final performance went awry, after sparking concern among fans with his ‘shaky’ vocals.
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The Years and Years singer, 33, spoke to Lorraine on Wednesday about the ‘wardrobe malfunction’ he suffered, after fans got to hear his song Dizzy.
Unfortunately, things began to go pear-shaped when Olly’s microphone pack slipped from his trousers and began dangling behind him.
The star then had to continue the performance whilst attempting to grab the pack, no doubt contributing to the less-than-perfect vocals some fans complained about.
Last year Sweden was crowned the winner of Eurovision . Finland finished in second place, while Israel came in third.
Loreen, who performed for Sweden, looked thrilled, while the UK’s ambassador Mae Muller looked saddened to come second last.
Speaking immediately after coming off stage, Loreen said: ‘It feels crazy. This is so surreal, man, I’m happy and I’m thankful, I’m thankful to all you guys out there that voted for me.
‘The only thing I feel right now is so much love. Not in my wildest dreams did I think this was going to happen’.
She said sitting and hearing the votes coming in was ‘so surreal’.
She added: ‘I’ve lived this performance for six months. It’s been my whole life basically’.
Last year, bookies correctly predicted Sweden’s success.
In the odds for Eurovision 2023, Sweden was hailed the lead with Loreen’s Tattoo, which had odds listed as 2/5 on Ladbrokes.
Switzerland is being represented by 24-year-old rapper Nemo , with the song The Code.
Nemo said the song is about them realising their own non-binary identity and they hope they can stand up for ‘the entire LGBTQIA+ community’ by entering the contest.
The artist, whose full name is Nemo Mettler, added that when accepting they didn’t ‘feel like a man or a woman… I had to break a few codes’.
In December, Years & Years frontman Olly Alexander, 33, confirmed he will be representing the UK at Eurovision in Malmo next week