In 1997 , after having somewhat faded into obscurity , the band won the Eurovision Song Contest 1997 for the United Kingdom with " Love Shine a Light " . Reacting to the win , Leskanich said it was the second landslide victory in a week ; the song won by a record points margin , and Tony Blair had won the 1997 British general election two days previously . The song won by a then-record margin of 70 points over the Irish runner-up . The song went to No . 3 in the UK Singles Chart ( becoming the band 's biggest-ever hit ) and Katrina and The Waves performed an unprecedented four weeks running on the BBC One TV show '' Top of the Pops ''
Eurovision Song Contest 1997
Eurovision Song Contest 1997
Katrina Leskanich