Music breakthrough Sonia was signed to
Chrysalis Records after badgering
Pete Waterman to listen to her sing outside his recording studio in
Liverpool. Sonia's debut single, "
You'll Never Stop Me Loving You", composed and produced by the songwriting and music production trio
Mike Stock,
Matt Aitken and Pete Waterman (
Stock Aitken Waterman) was released in June 1989. "You'll Never Stop Me Loving You" peaked at number 1 on the
UK Singles Chart for two weeks the following month. The album peaked at number 7 in the UK,) and Gulf Aid's "As Time Stood Still" in 1991. In 1993, Sonia represented the United Kingdom in the
1993 Eurovision Song Contest, singing the Dean Collinson and Brian Teasdale composition "
Better the Devil You Know". She was placed second in the contest. Her third album, also titled
Better the Devil You Know was released that year and reached number 32 in the UK. In summer 2018, in conjunction with her appearance in the
Channel 5 program
Celebrity 5 Go Caravanning, Sonia's recording of "Dancing in the Driver's Seat", written by Barry Upton and
Gordon Pogoda, was released. Another song recorded with Upton and Pogoda in 2007, "Your Heart or Mine", was released in 2018 as its follow-up. Sonia signed a new record deal with Energise Records in 2019, and a new single, "A Night That's Never Ending", was released. She appeared on series 5 of
Hacker Time. In 2018, Sonia appeared alongside
Todd Carty,
Tony Blackburn,
Colin Baker and
Sherrie Hewson in Channel 5's
Celebrity 5 Go Caravanning. Sonia made a guest appearance as herself in
Channel 4 soap opera,
Hollyoaks, in 2023. Sonia was a prominent advocate and supporter for
Liverpool's bid to host the
2023 Eurovision Song Contest. The city was announced as the winner in October 2022, beating the largest city in Scotland,
Glasgow, who finished runner up. Ahead of the 2023 contest, Sonia was a prominent feature in the promotion of the contest being held in Liverpool, including a "Spot Sonia" competition held throughout the city, giving the public a chance to win tickets to the contest. During the Grand Final, Sonia performed her 1993 UK Eurovision entry "
Better the Devil You Know" as the interval act. In 2024, it was announced that Sonia was cast as a special guest in the musical theatre production ''Now! That's What I Call a Musical'' which was directed and choreographed by
Craig Revel Horwood. She featured as the sole special guest star on the Scottish dates of the production at the
King's Theatre in
Glasgow between 18–22 February 2025. Sonia did not feature as the guest in some of the dates, instead, singer
Sinitta was cast as the special guest for some performances. ==Personal life==