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
Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1974 to vote for their own entry). Coincidentally, the first proper competing Eurovision song to receive a record 18 top marks was a Swedish entry: "Euphoria" by Loreen, the winning song of the 2012 contest. "Waterloo" went on to win the second round and the anniversary contest as a whole, scoring 329 points. Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1974 The Swedish national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest was called Melodifestivalen 1974. It was, by far, won by the group ABBA, consisting of Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Agnetha Fältskog, Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus. Their song was called "Waterloo", which was written