Katrina & The Waves

1997

HOST COUNTRY Ireland
VENUE The Point, Dublin
DATE May 3rd
PRESENTER Ronan Keating & Carrie Crowley
TOTAL ENTRIES 25

 

WINNING SONG TITLE PERFORMER COUNTRY COMPOSERS
Love Shine A Light Katrina & The Waves United Kingdom Kimberley Rew

 

For the 5th time in 6 years a song sung in English claimed the prize, and the Grand Prix travelled across the Irish sea to the United Kingdom for the first time in 17 years. For the second year running, the perfomer was not British, as Katrina is Canadian by birth. The points that the song reaped (227) is the largest points total to date, and represented 78.8% of the voting, leaving it's nearest rival Ireland behind by 70 points. 1997 also saw the introduction of tele-voting, as 5 nations awarded their points from a national poll. This was expanded in 1998, when nearly all points were awarded by the general public.

 

COUNTRY PERFORMER SONG PTS POS
         
Cyprus Hara & Andreas Constantinou Mana Mou 98 5th
Turkey Sebnem Paker Dinle 121 3rd
Norway Tor Endresen San Fransisco 0 24th
Austria Bettina Soriat One Step 12 21st
Ireland Marc Roberts Mysterious Woman 157 2nd
Slovenia Tanja Ribic Zbudi Se 60 10th
Switzerland Barbara Berta Dentro Di Me 5 22nd
Netherlands Mrs Einstein Niemand Heeft nog Tijd 5 22nd
Italy Jalisse Fiumi Di Parole 114 4th
Spain Marcos Llunas Sin Rencor 96 6th
Germany Bianca Shomburg Zeit 22 18th
Poland Anna-Maria Jopek Ale Jestem 54 11th
Estonia Maarja-Lus Llus Keetlatud Maa 82 8th
Bosnia - H Alma Cardzic Goodbye 22 18th
Portugal Celia Lawson Antes Do Adeus 0 24th
Sweden Blond Bara Hon Alskar Moj 36 14th
Greece Marianna Zorba Horepse 39 12th
Malta Debbie Scerri Let Me Fly 66 9th
Hungary VIP Miert Kell Hogy Elmenj 39 12th
Russia Alla Pugachova Prima Donna 33 15th
Denmark Kolig Kaj Stemmen I Mit Liv 25 16th
France Fanny Sentiment Songes 95 7th
Croatia ENI Probudi Mi 24 17th
United Kingdom Katrina & The Waves Love Shine A Light 227 1st
Iceland Paul Oscar Minn Hinsti Dans 18 20th