Love Shine a Light in Eurovision 1997 (although Rew had accompanied Leskanich on the performance of "Love Shine a Light" on the 9 March 1997 broadcast of the "Great British Song Contest" final which had not featured any other members of Katrina and the Waves). Don Airey, who played as a session musician on the single recording of the song, arranged and conducted the live version for Katrina & The Waves. He added strings, brass and a vibrato flute, giving the song a more anthemic feel. In a pre-performance interview on the night of the Eurovision 1997 finale Leskanich had stated that Katrina and
Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 1997 only 5 points (4 from Malta and 1 from Turkey), placing the Netherlands joint 22nd (with Switzerland) of the 25 entries, ahead only of the nul-points entries from Norway and Portugal. The Dutch jury awarded its 12 points to contest winners the United Kingdom. The Dutch conductor at the contest was Dick Bakker. Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 1997 The Netherlands was represented by five-piece female group Mrs. Einstein, with the song '"Niemand heeft nog tijd", at the 1997 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place in Dublin on 3 May. The song was chosen at the Dutch national final