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  • Love Shine A Light
  • Love Shine a Light
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  • Love Shine a Light was the United Kingdom entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 1997 in Dublin performed by Katrina and The Waves. This song was dedicated to the Samaritans charity as part of their 30th anniversary. It was performed 24th on the night, following Croatia and preceding Iceland. At the close of voting, it was declared the winner with 227 points, giving the United Kingdom its fifth win overall. It peaked at #3 on the UK chart despite no airplay from BBC Radio 1.
  • Love Shine A Light was the United Kingdom's Eurovision entry for the 1997 Contest. It came in 1st place with 227 points, a record 70 points ahead of the Irish entry. It was the first ever winning song to be helped by televoting. The song was performed by English band Katrina & The Waves on 3rd May 1997 in the Point Theatre, Dublin. It was performed 24th on the night, following the Croatian entry and preceding the Icelandish entry.
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Composers
  • Kimberley Rew
Language
  • English
Points
  • 227
Lyrics
  • Kimberley Rew
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Conductor
  • Don Airey
Position
  • 1.0
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Year
  • 1997
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  • Love Shine a Light was the United Kingdom entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 1997 in Dublin performed by Katrina and The Waves. This song was dedicated to the Samaritans charity as part of their 30th anniversary. It was performed 24th on the night, following Croatia and preceding Iceland. At the close of voting, it was declared the winner with 227 points, giving the United Kingdom its fifth win overall. It peaked at #3 on the UK chart despite no airplay from BBC Radio 1.
  • Love Shine A Light was the United Kingdom's Eurovision entry for the 1997 Contest. It came in 1st place with 227 points, a record 70 points ahead of the Irish entry. It was the first ever winning song to be helped by televoting. The song was performed by English band Katrina & The Waves on 3rd May 1997 in the Point Theatre, Dublin. It was performed 24th on the night, following the Croatian entry and preceding the Icelandish entry.
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