Love Shine a Light

"Love Shine a Light"
Single by Katrina and the Waves
from the album Walk on Water
B-side"Spiderman"
Released28 April 1997 (1997-04-28)[1]
Recorded1996[2]
StudioRemote Farm[2]
GenrePop
Length2:52
LabelEternal
Songwriter(s)Kimberley Rew
Producer(s)Nocito
Katrina and the Waves singles chronology
"Walking on Sunshine"
(1997)
"Love Shine a Light"
(1997)
"Walk on Water"
(1997)
Eurovision Song Contest 1997 entry
Country
Artist(s)
As
Language
English
Composer(s)
Kimberley Rew
Lyricist(s)
Kimberley Rew
Conductor
Finals performance
Final result
1st
Final points
227
Entry chronology
◄ "Ooh Aah... Just a Little Bit" (1996)
"Where Are You?" (1998) ►
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"Love Shine a Light" is a song by British rock band Katrina and the Waves. It represented the United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1997. It was released as a single on 28 April 1997 and was later included on the band's ninth studio album, Walk on Water (1997), serving as the album's lead single.

"Love Shine a Light" won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1997 in Dublin, Ireland. It marked the first time that the UK had won the contest in 16 years, following their win in 1981. The song was the highest-scoring UK entry at that time before being overtaken by Sam Ryder with "Space Man" in 2022. It remains the UK's only win in the contest since 1997.

The song was the group's biggest success since their 1985 hit "Walking on Sunshine". It peaked within the top five of the charts in Austria, Ireland, Norway, the Netherlands, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. In 2022, it was named the best UK Eurovision entry by The Daily Telegraph.[3]

  1. ^ "Reviews: Records Out on April 28, 1997". Music Week. 19 April 1997. p. 29.
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  3. ^ Saunders, Tristram Fane (14 May 2022). "UK's Eurovision history: Every UK entry ranked, from worst to best". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 18 May 2022.