- Sónia Araújo
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footnotes =Sónia Araújo (born
November 24 1970 ) is a PortugueseTV hostess , known for her work in the Portuguesetalk show "Praça da Alegria ". More recently, she participated in the 2007 edition of theEurovision Dance Contest , in which she won the fifth place, and she has stated that she had not expected to reach such a high qualification.cite journal |url=http://jn.sapo.pt/2007/09/04/televisao/sonia_araujo_feliz_o_5o_lugar_bbc.html |title=Sónia Araújo feliz com o 5.º lugar na BBC |journal=Jornal de Noticias |date=2007-09-04 |author=Sara Oliveira |language=Portuguese]Career
Her career in
broadcasting began in 1993, when she first appeared in the magic show "Isto é Magia" (Portuguese for "This is Magic") byLuis de Matos .cite web |url=http://www.rtp.pt/wportal/sites/tv/praca_alegria/sonia.htm |title=Sónia Araújo |work=RTP] She participated in several other programs ("1,2,3", "Chuva de Estrelas ", "Avós e Netos ", to name a few) until she achieved recognition in Portugal by co-presenting "Praça da Alegria" in 1996, which she still hosts to this date, despite a short interruption while participating in the Eurovision Dance Show in 2007. A year later, she graduated from law school and has stated that even if she doesn't become alawyer , her knowledge might be of use to her.References
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