Kimberley Rew ( born 3 December 1951 ) is an English rock singer-songwriter and guitarist . He is best known as a member of Katrina and the Waves 1981 to 1999 and of Robyn Hitchcock 's Soft Boys 1978 to 1981 . Two of his better-known compositions , both written for Katrina and the Waves , are " Walking on Sunshine " and " Love Shine a Light " , performed by Katrina and the Waves as the United Kingdom 's entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 1997 , taking the country to its first victory in the contest since 1981
Eurovision Song Contest 1997
Eurovision Song Contest 1997
Kimberley Rew