It was amid the crushing disappointment of coming so close to the Eurovision crown (only to miss out on the very last vote), that Sonia ripped off her costume and stamped all over it.
As the 12 points poured for her catchy song Better The Devil You Know in the 1993 final the bubbly pop singer - already a star with a dozen top 20 hits - was sure victory was hers.
That was until Malta, the last country to declare its votes, awarded all their points to hosts Ireland, who leapfrogged her to first place at the very last moment.
