Love Shine a Light branch of the Samaritans. In a 1997 interview Katrina and the Waves lead vocalist Katrina Leskanich indicated that it was members of the Samaritans who opined that "Love Shine a Light" "was the type of song which would win the Eurovision Song Contest and [so] at the last minute, [Katrina and the Waves] submitted the song with our £250 [entrance fee]" for consideration to vie in the "", the national preselection round for the UK in Eurovision 1997. It was also reported that Carmina Cooper, the manager of Katrina and the Waves and the wife of Alex Cooper, met up
Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 1987 Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 1987 Belgium was represented by Liliane Saint-Pierre, with the song '"Soldiers of Love", at the 1987 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 9 April in Brussels, following Sandra Kim's victory for Belgium the previous year. Saint-Pierre was the winner of the Belgian national final for the contest, held on 14 March. Flemish broadcaster BRT was in charge of the selection of the Belgian entry for the 1987 Contest (While RTBF hosted the Eurovision Song Contest for Belgium due to their winning the previous year). The national final was held at the Amerikaans Theater