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May 11, 2023 · Katrina and the Waves were a British-American rock band best known for the 1985 hit 'Walking on Sunshine'. By the late 1990s, the band had all but disappeared. However, they surged back into the limelight briefly after winning the 1997 competition.
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Katrina and the Waves were a British rock band formed in Cambridge in 1981, widely known for their 1985 hit "Walking on Sunshine". They won the 1997 Eurovision Song Contest with the song " Love Shine a Light ".
May 21, 2021 · The band did come back together for a performance in 2013, then in 2019 and 2020 Katrina had a short comeback for the Eurovision Song Contests, which referenced their winning song in its name and...
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Jun 7, 2024 · With over 750 million plays on Spotify at the time of writing, Katrina and the Waves' 'Walking on Sunshine' is among the biggest songs of the 1980s. Featuring the vocals and guitar of Katrina Leskanich, it's the perfect distillation of happiness.
May 11, 2023 · Still, she and her band went on to win, cementing their place in Eurovision history. To this day, “Love Shine a Light” is one of the contest’s most enduring anthems – and Katrina and the Waves hold a special place in the hearts of Eurovision fans, more than 25 years after that victory.
May 9, 2022 · This month marks 25 years since Katrina And The Waves stormed to Eurovision glory with the anthemic Love Shine A Light. Of course, that also means it’s now been a quarter of a century since a...
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May 14, 2024 · But much like Sam Ryder in 2022, Katrina and the Waves proved the naysayers wrong by winning over the hearts of the contest's many voters with their song, 'Love Shine a Light'. Still, Katrina and her team were taken by surprise by their victory in 1997.