Katrina and the Waves

Making no apparent effort to deflect attention from the dispute, the newly-dubbed Katrina and the Nameless failed to qualify directly from the fourth semi-final of the competition, and were eventually eliminated in a 'second-chance semi'. They had Top 40 hits with songs "One Fine Morning" and "Sunny Days". The group originally planned to claim the mantle of what had gone before by calling themselves Katrina and the New Wave, but the apparent displeasure of the original 'Waves' led to an abrupt name-change. The band lost key members in 1973 and 1974 and finally broke up in 1976 but reunited for a series of shows in Toronto in 1982. Years after the original band split up, Katrina formed a new group in an attempt to repeat her Eurovision triumph for an entirely different country - they were participants in the 2005 Melodifestivalen, the competition to select Sweden's entry for the song contest. The band toured with the Royal Winnipeg Ballet production "Ballet High". In the United States, they had a hit single called Walking on Sunshine which is still played on most '80s radio stations. They received Juno Awards in 1971, 1972 and 1973, when they were awarded Group of the Year.

Reacting to the group's Eurovision victory, with the song "Love Shine A Light", Katrina said it was the second landslide victory in a week -- Tony Blair had won the British general election two days previously. The group performed at the Monterey Jazz Festival, the Newport Jazz Festival and the Isle of Wight Festival. Their lead guitarist is Kimberley Rew, formerly of the Soft Boys. Bob McBride replaced Pinky Dauvan on vocals in 1970. They are an American/British band formed in 1981 in Cambridge, England, and were fronted by American singer Katrina Leskanich until she left the group in 1999. There were 13 members in all in the original lineup. Katrina and the Waves was the name of the band which won the Eurovision Song Contest for the United Kingdom on 3rd May 1997. The band also included Howard Shore on saxophone and Grant Fullerton on bass guitar.

The founding members were Skip Prokop on drums, Ralph Cole on guitar and Paul Hoffert on keyboards. The band's music included elements of rock music, jazz and classical music. Lighthouse was a Canadian rock band formed in 1969 in Toronto which included horns, string instruments and vibraphone. Official site (http://www.lighthouserockband.com/).

Best of Lighthouse (1974). Can You Feel it (1973). Sunny Days (1972). Lighthouse Live! (1972) (recorded live at Carnegie Hall).

Thoughts of Moving On (1971). One Fine Morning (1970).