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This band, founded in 1978, featured American Katrina Leskanich on vocals and keyboards, and fellow American, Vince de la Cruz on vocals and lead guitar. During a school production at RAF Lakenheath , Vince had noticed Katrina, and asked her to join his band.
May 11, 2023 · Terry Wogan helps Katrina and the Waves Kimberley Rew (far left), Alex Cooper (blue shirt) Katrina (holding flowers) and Vince de la Cruz (far right) celebrate at Heathrow Airport. Picture: PA
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May 21, 2021 · In 1978, Katrina Leskanich founded the band Mama’s Cookin’ with her then-boyfriend Vince de la Cruz. In 1980 Alex joined the band on the drums, and Bob Jakins on the bass.
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- Jenny Desborough
Apr 15, 2024 · Three years later, the pair joined Kansas-born vocalist Katrina Leskanich (who was stationed at an American military base) and bassist Vince de la Cruz in Mama’s Cookin’.
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This band featured American Katrina Leskanich on vocals and guitar; her then-boyfriend Vince de la Cruz on guitar (both self-confessed “US airforce brats”), Cooper on drums and Bob Jakins on bass.
Everything becomes much more understandable when one learns that both Katrina Leskanich and Vince de la Cruz are American. “Que Te Quiero” is a charming love song from Katrina and the Waves in which the singer continues heading south to Mexico because of her Mexican boyfriend despite the external pressures on her to end the relationship.
May 12, 2023 · Lead singer Katrina Leskanich and bandmate Vince de la Cruz are the only Americans to have ever won Eurovision - when they competed as part of their band Katrina and the Waves. Famous for...
