Sonia - Better The Devil You Know | Liverpool Songbook | Grand Final | Eurovision 2023

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Sonia performed her Eurovision 1993 runner-up ‘Better The Devil You Know’ in the Liverpool Songbook for the interval act in the Grand Final of Eurovision 2023 in Liverpool, the United Kingdom.
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[@Eurovisionary851]

In the bin for the miserable people commenting on her appearance. She was having the time of her life and the crowd loved her. Why do people have to be so nasty? Love you, Sonia!

[@WillMeganFan]

Agree. It would be interesting to see half of their mugs 😅

[@pelipur97]

Women aren't allowed to age it seems, and if they do, they have to look younger than their age. But not too younger, because then they will be accused of having surgeries/fillers/botox etc 😒

[@MrLeo1357]

Seeing Sonia back on stage has been my personal highlight of the show. She is such a great performer and 'Better The Devil You Know' should definitely have won the contest back in 1993 😊❤️

[@m.s.c.g.3855]

100% agree with you.

[@dementednun1175]

​@@m.s.c.g.3855 she stills preforms regularly and has a new alubm out

[@janeslater8004]

I thought neve s song that won for ireland in 1993 was better to be fair

[@crystaltip1981]

Fucking Ireland!

[@tadge72]

@@janeslater8004 honestly lovely voice but dull . Irish 90s winners not always great

[@WillMeganFan]

Delighted to see Sonia back on a Eurovision stage and being given a chance to sing the reprise she was denied 30 years ago tonight 🇬🇧

[@ChicaLocaGB]

Better The Devil You Know is one of my all time fave ESC songs and was sooo stoked I got to hear Sonia sing it at the contest again tonight, loved it!.

[@Daniel-mz9dn]

the fact her vocals hardly changed, loved it, slay sonia 😍😍

[@ch4r_]

starting a petition to send her for 2024

[@iamverena2993]

Please do, I’ll sign it!!!! 😍👏🏼

[@rachelfoster161]

Do it! Do it! 🇬🇧

[@heatherhampson635]

Link, please

[@JoeyXSmith]

Please don't! It will be like Bonnie Tyler and Engelbert Humperdinck all over again.

[@Orlak3lly]

Definitely!!!!

[@hotnopgames]

The fact that people were chanting KÄÄRIJÄ KÄÄRIJÄ to then just seeing Finland get 0-1 From jury 😢

[@steveburns9392]

So PROUD of Sonia!!!! What a return to the stage - loved it!!!

[@majasijakov3534]

this is truly the best example how eurovison song should sound like

[@Orlando-Corea]

Love Sonia, fitting she returned for her 30 year anniversary ❤

[@Tylantia]

This video is for Sonya people, not your bitchy meltdowns. Now back to Sonya, she still sounds really good!

[@sunayldzoglu6529]

The song was awful tho'.

[@bigsmoke394]

@@sunayldzoglu6529 No it's not

[@AmaanStorm]

Go on Tylantia! Let 'em have it! ❤

[@geordiechris121]

I love Sonia! So pleased for her and what a way to represent your City.

[@erikvanderheide1440]

Iconic. I don't know her at all, but I'm so happy that people from Eurovision years and years ago are still honored

[@Limmy-]

CHA💔CHA💚 CHA💔 IS A REAL WINNER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Cry4Now]

no 💀💀

[@NC2O1O.]

​@@Cry4Now U choose to join us, or go straight to hEEEEEEEELL!

[@dgyhtybqyes1834]

​@@Cry4Now yes

[@geoff7393]

How did better the devil you know only reach number 15 in the uk charts in 1993 is beyond me! bring back Sonia!

[@Notes123]

Guys tbh everybody was screaming for Finland but Sweden won and we can’t change that. But I think Finland should have won

[@MVUK358]

I am very glad Sweden won... classy song & amazing vocalist! Finland winning would be like Netta and her chicken song winning, pure Eurotrash campy songs...

[@MVUK358]

@NewWorldOrder2030 Cyprus was very good too and way better than Finland 😜

[@StefanSchaub]

What a great performance. She seems to have the time of her life. Saw her live in the arena and it was amazing

[@nekomochi486]

I wished someone new could have won. Everyone got so low points... really sad by that. Everyone deserved more.

[@cameronclarkhull]

loved the introduction to her, so happy the BBC invited her back

[@ConsiderCasey]

Favourite performance of the night! Successfully transformed me back to my childhood.

[@debonidaniel]

Sonia is loved here in Brazil.I thinked she was to sing Listen On Your Heart or Can't Forget You.

[@carolinemurty8884]

This performance lives rent free in my head, go on Sonia!!! 🥳🥳🥳

[@Flop99393]

I voted for France and I’m kind of sad seeing that it has received so low points because the song had a pretty good number of fans but anyway congrats to Sweden the song is very cool

[@jp9707]

Same!

[@ShaCaro]

Its because France pretty much always sends the same songs. Always boring french chansons. Don't get me wrong, i enjoy chansons and this was a good song and a good performance, but it's not surprising or unusual. And Europe doesn't seem to want it either. Compare it to the UK almost always sending bad performers, Italy always bringing dramatic Italian songs, Germany almost always sending in boring songs, etcetera. Some countries are very very stuck in their ways.

[@Lommy9999]

I did a well. Happy my country gave her at least 1 point...

[@lanara2004]

@@ShaCaro last year they sent something different and they came in last (or almost last) tho

[@simonpercy8549]

And this has nothing to do with Sonia

[@m.s.c.g.3855]

Sonia deserved to be the winner in 1993. It was terribly unfair. Would love her back to music again. She is fabulous and miss her songs ❤

[@itsjonathanbitch]

Couldn’t disagree more. Ireland won and deserved it

[@CathalBarry]

Unfair? No, it was very close and a stunning ballad won. How it could be labelled unfair I don't understand.

[@tadge72]

Total snoozy Irish song won . Lovely voice but the Irish 90s winners .. rock and till kids etc ? No great

[@damolive3150]

​@@CathalBarryin your eyes was best song

[@davidarnold5271]

@@CathalBarryI was gonna say it really was a close vote both are incredible 🇬🇧🇮🇪 (and I’m British)

[@error.iminyourwalls]

Justice for finland

[@jacinhp95]

One of the best performances last night. She was robbed and deserved to win in 1993.

[@NC2O1O.]

Justice for Finland😢

[@sincitybg]

I ll never forget that scene she approached the Irish singer and congratulated a f minute after she lost by a few points while the Irish delegation was still celebrating; she was 23 years old at the time

[@leemac3223]

Loved Sonia's performance

[@DavidDamen-ve7br]

this was the true winner in 1993 a much better song than the real winner

[@skaa3322]

finland was robbed so badly

[@hanjisungsnoona]

the thing is people are thinking these votes were bots and corruption

[@guta7083]

no it wasnt,

[@holonen9340]

In 2021 they were

[@SakaRider.]

Finland wasn’t robbed, France was…..

[@skaa3322]

@@guta7083 oh cmon letting a person that has won eurovision participate again is so fckng unfair for other countries

[@sandrogigi5666]

NO WAY AUSTRIA GIT 16 I VOTED FOR THEM AND I THOUGHT 100+ points

[@Helvett222]

Great song the same after 30 years - bravo Sonia

[@paulojrneto]

Sophisticated. Singer. Scouse. Liverpool.

[@Eurovisionary851]

Ha! Came here looking for this comment. Hee hee erm...Liverpool!

[@Laurinda15]

I don't know if this was on purpose, but all the other interval acts before her (Mahmood, Netta, Daði Freyr, Cornelia Jacobs and Duncan Laurence) were all born around the time Sonia took part from 1992 to 1994.

[@unforgetting1]

I loved this! I think she looked and sounded great. Well done Sonia🎉❤

[@cactus2866]

Ain't no way Sweden won 💀

[@lullaby218]

I bet you the audience votes for Sweeden and Finland were done by some kind of bot call system.

[@lullaby218]

Eurovision is a sc4m.

[@joaobrandao9482]

Right, so that they can celebrate ABBAs 50th in Sweden.

[@hanjisungsnoona]

frr

[@quepasahuevo]

Bots and corruption ruined the show

[@EthanR666]

Sonia for Eurovision 2024.

[@ch-p2861]

Fantastic performance. Took me right back like a Time Machine. Awesome host, brilliantly intimate venue, very good songs all round, no null points, hilarious hosting by Graham! This has been a Eurovision to remember!

[@ryanatherton5204]

​@NewWorldOrder2030 omg I did aswell

[@rwrobwalker]

This was such a great moment in final! Both UK and Irish songs that year were great but it was heartbreaking to lose out on the very last vote. It took a long time to forgive Malta 😂

[@Heidenheim75]

Sonia is still awesome! ❤❤❤

[@WillSmith-yi4ez]

Finland winner.

[@76damage]

Fabulous performance 😊

[@depplame]

Loreen is like a swedish cheat code

[@JohnCage.]

Icona Eurowizji. I love sonia.

[@hanjisungsnoona]

this Eurovision was unfair and a HUGE disappointment, people are thinking the votings we’re literal Bots cause first of all, who the hell would vote so many points for these kinds of Songs? this is not even possible! the Songs Finland and Sweden did? are like none persons Music Type- there we’re sooo many Countries that DESERVED the Win.

[@cactus2866]

Actually, the crowd was absolutely ripping their lungs for Finland, so I would not say that for 'em

[@moggpiano8043]

It's Eurovision, a meaningless competition. Every single "song" was dire. Pity the public couldn't have voted for "Imagine" .... *THAT'S* a song!

[@hanjisungsnoona]

@@moggpiano8043of course! i know, but this was still disappointment

[@hanjisungsnoona]

@@cactus2866 ofcc, but this was kinda unbelievable

[@DS-pz5fj]

I think Sonia looks and sounds great! Well done Sonia - a total icon!

[@Giovannni]

"Better the devil you know" was the "Cha cha cha" of 1993

[@uzziahcanlas1757]

I liked sweden and and im not sad it won but it was kinda overrated and at the start we all knew sweden was gonna win but like i feel like Finland should’ve won or Israel with Sweden a close 2nd because the Jury points were kinda boring

[@hanjisungsnoona]

this was an OBVIOUS set up

[@vika1400]

Це взагалі справедливо ? яка Швеція ? як вона могла виграти ? Я гадаю не справедливо обрали переможця!!ФІНЛЯНДІЇ повинна була зайняти 1 місце!!!!

[@gameg344]

Ще й виграли з вкраденою у Міки Ньютон мелодією🤦

[@madman6483]

Это притом ещё,что весь зал скандировал ЧА ЧА ЧА или КАрья

[@Shanzha23]

Sonia was my childhood crush

[@ultranasty2489]

SONIA FOR EUROVISION 2024 💘💘

[@Jamestheman233]

Let’s get her a thousand likes!

[@meowshan4289]

Finland and Norway❤

[@shapiro9640]

Go Sonia!! ,🔥❤️

[@joaobrandao9482]

Portugal deserved WAY more points!! 🇵🇹🇵🇹

[@JamesLavery-hx9yd]

I can't believe that our wonderful Sonia was beamed around the world ❤🌍🌎🌎

[@ivonicka12a05]

Nemam komentara

[@MBITVMUSIC]

Finland should have won! It's not fair. He won the first place from the TV viewers! Bring back the Eurovision format where there is no professional jury!!!

[@hanjisungsnoona]

these votes we’re literal bots

[@dianachetvergova7532]

no, his song is naive

[@Olyankalla]

Они же русские, ну как им могут отдать победу? Ну не совсем же глупые в евровижине.

[@user-oo8oj1hl8k]

@@dianachetvergova7532 and tattoo is an unimaginative generic, soulless pop song copied from the same stuff that plays on the radio all day everyday

[@moggpiano8043]

​@Doomin That could be said about every one of these abysmal tunes. Lame, predictable, wall of sound, effects drenched unimaginative dross.

[@WindowsOnWindows]

Please can we have Sonia for UK 2024, BBC?!

[@simonpercy8549]

Legend

[@alminj]

I won't watch the Eurosong anymore because of the jury's vote, Finland should have won

[@AmaanStorm]

Stop being a baby! You know you're going to watch it 😂

[@pypkin]

Finland win

[@Kraftymark]

I'm glad she had a good time. I was shocked at how she looked; not bad, but so different.

[@rosetta23]

She shouldve been the 5th host tbh

[@ZaBreadaPita]

To be fair...Finland should have won.

[@Team_InFekt]

Perfekt, dass es nur noch um Politik geht ;) Glückwunsch, meinen Respekt 👌

[@SomebodySomewhere937]

Ja, damit haben sie mich als Viewer endgültig verloren. Deutschland wieder letzter? Das haben sie nicht verdient...

[@lullaby218]

They don't care about the farmers protests in Denmark tho. Wonder why. Hmmm.

[@user-fr1dt6th4z]

For me the real winner is Cyprus

[@Hypocrisy.Allergic]

Searching for this comment thank u

[@Hypocrisy.Allergic]

@NewWorldOrder2030 if he was swedish he would have won

[@simonpercy8549]

Best moment of ESC2023 no question

[@ronstar82smith90]

Great to see Sonia back at euro shakeup at the start but she picked it up

[@dixitucker]

love love love from one port to another xxxx

[@rachelfoster161]

Sonia for 2024 😂👍❤️

[@moggpiano8043]

Same as every competition... Out come the conspiracy theorists and whingers. It's the Eurovision Song Contest FFS... It doesn't matter a flying f**k who wins!

[@sheisveryfamous]

icon

[@ImBABYJANEHUDSON]

Highlight of the show

[@bambiesdoomsday]

NOW WE NEED GINA TO RETURN!!!

[@dulijanoivancic2692]

LEGEND !

[@Espanolei113]

Sonia sounds same way as ik spotify but here she looks and sounds like trying to have fun

[@Willlll1m]

She stole the show tbh

[@jonf.2780]

what a blast from the past ❤

[@chloedutton8937]

Watched the whole thing on BBC! my favourite act didnt win but oh well

[@WillSmith-yi4ez]

Rigged because of ABBA 50th anniversary

[@AdamDawson3]

Its not rigged for that ABBA are legendary

[@WillSmith-yi4ez]

@@AdamDawson3 It is. Just check the difference between televoting and jury votes. It was 200 points more so televoting couldn't reach the difference.

[@JoeyXSmith]

Of course, it rigged. They learnt from last year, so hence why the jury gave so many points to Sweden. Just to make sure the puplic doesn't vote for a country that hasn't got money to host it.

[@johnjenkins8438]

LUV THIS SONIA

[@fleripliogka169]

no cause fr cancel juries and I'm not only talking about finlands points EVERYBODY deserved a little better I mean yeah Sweden was great but jury saved her I'm sorry

[@Mario-uw9ip]

Yes!! Italy is top 5 again! Please get over it. Juries never valued out entries, this year they did a bit more. Eurovision is not only about good visuals and dances, it’s also about good lyrics and good singers. You did not want Soldi or Zitti e Buoni to win because they were “shallow”, now you all complain about the fact Due vite is too serious and boring. Make up your mind (or avoid making me think you’re still salty about that damn sun)

[@eurovisionfan7067]

Nice to a legend back!😃

[@FerayGames]

alexander rybak took first place in 2009 and rejoined in 2018 and finished 10th. Why didn't he win? two times can't win twice it's not luck it's called cheating sorry True voting 1) Finland 🇫🇮 2) Israel 🇮🇱 3) İtaly 🇮🇹 4) France 🇫🇷

[@Hypocrisy.Allergic]

Finland italy and france? That s not music thats. Bullshit. Israel was nice a 5th place worthy. Cyprus was amazing. Finland was a joke, italy boring af, france was crap, compare it to barbara pravi...

[@butterenthusiast]

Johnny Logan wants to know your location

[@FerayGames]

@@butterenthusiast who is this

[@AmaanStorm]

Are you dumb? Johnny Logan won TWICE for Ireland. That's not cheating. And don't bypass the FACT that Loreen performed amazingly. She had some of the best live vocals. She delivered a performance. She has charted across Europe and has placed higher in most countries, even in the UK where she is still in the top 4. She was the favourite when the song was unveiled and had a lot of love from the public. Don't gloss over all these facts just because youre annoyed that your favourite didn't win. Ps: I preferred Cha Cha Cha to Tattoo, but Loreen slayed the live performance much harder than Finland did. I cant lie. Pps: EuRoViSiOn Is OnLy A bit Of FuN! Lighten up!

[@ade684]

There are so many things wrong with Eurovision this year but it was so predictable I wasn't surprised at all. First of all, Sweden was clearly favorized and didn't deserve to win and I know Loreen is a really good artist but she won in 2012 with the same style and this year wasn't even that good. Germany on the last place? Really? Like how the hell did Poland get 80 points and Germany 15? Are people deaf like I'm scared of what this world is becoming. Serbia, France, Armenia also had so many fans, how couldt hey have so little points? Italy, Ukraine, Israel were also so overrated. I just don't even know what to say anymore, it just became a joke.

[@Cry4Now]

shut up gojo 💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀

[@ade684]

​@@Cry4Nowis that supposed to make me sad?)) How funny

[@NC2O1O.]

​@@Cry4Now Now watcha gonna do? Listen sum Loreen? 🤦‍♂️

[@esccse30]

​@@Cry4NowMrs tamo u p m!!!

[@ShaCaro]

I agree wholeheartedly. I guess whomever paid off the polish jury also paid for some votes for his daughter

[@Mateo-fh2sx]

Pozdro z Polki jeszcze nikogo tu nie ma. Blanka kochamy cię

[@Dim4323]

It was amazing.

[@Dim4323]

She was having a ball.

[@quepasahuevo]

This eurovision wasn't fare

[@engelandre1975]

❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@oiooi6460]

At least she sang live. More than many of the actual entrants

[@cantforgetyou]

Sonia was GREAT. But I loved it even better when she would have performed 'You'll never stop me loving you'.

[@rjrball1227]

Niamh Kavanagh: It Should Have Been Me WHYYYYYY

[@Red3rdRock]

Sonia

[@JamesLavery-hx9yd]

I wish I'd gone now... I'm originally from nearby Wirral...

[@NC2O1O.]

What a HUGE Disapointment Sweden!!!!!

[@MaxDelfin]

Сонька классная, что ни говори