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
Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1997 Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1997 Iceland was represented by Paul Oscar, with the song "Minn hinsti dans", at the 1997 Eurovision Song Contest final, which took place on 3 May in Dublin. For the third consecutive year Icelandic broadcaster RÚV chose their Eurovision entry by internal means and no Söngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins was held. Although "Minn hinsti dans" did not do well at Eurovision, the risqué nature of Oscar's stage presentation caused raised eyebrows across Europe and remains one of the contest's most controversial and widely remembered performances. On the night of the final Oscar performed last in the