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Vinony's link graph records 762 inbound references to Katrina and the Waves, and connects out to Eurovision Song Contest 1997, La, la, la and Tom Pillibi.
It sits within the topics 1981 establishments in England, 1999 disestablishments in England and Attic Records (Canada) artists.
Vinony links it to 38 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Origin
- Cambridge , Cambridgeshire , England
- Genres
- Rock new wave
- Years active
- 1981–1999
- Labels
- Attic Capitol SBK EMI Virgin Polydor Warner
- Past members
- Katrina Leskanich Kimberley Rew Vince de la Cruz Alex Cooper Bob Jakins
- Website
- katrinaandthewaves .com
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- musical group
- Has part
- Katrina Leskanich
- Participant in
- Eurovision Song Contest 1997
- Genre
- pop rock
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Official website
- katrinaandthewaves.com
- Image
- Katrina and the Waves - Malmö 1988.jpg
Show 8 more facts
- name
- Katrina and the Waves
- nominated for
- Grammy Award for Best New Artist
- inception
- 1981-00-00
- location of formation
- Cambridge
- Commons category
- Katrina and the Waves
- start of work period
- 1981-00-00
- end of work period
- 1999-00-00
- number of viewers/listeners
- 362235
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Encyclopedic overview
Katrina and the Waves performing live in Malmö, 14 August 1988 Katrina and the Waves were an English rock band formed in Cambridge in 1981, widely known for their 1985 hit "Walking on Sunshine". They won the Eurovision Song Contest 1997 with the song "Love Shine a Light".
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Katrina and the Waves” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.