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Katrina Leskanich picks the Tracks of My Years

Katrina Leskanich picks the Tracks of My Years today and shares her memories of winning the Eurovision Song Contest for the UK in 1997. The interview was first broadcast in 2010.

Katrina Leskanich picks the Tracks of My Years today with songs from Gina G and ABBA. Katrina is best known for being the lead singer in Katrina and The Waves and shares her memories of winning the Eurovision Song Contest for the UK in 1997 with the song Love Shine a Light. The band also also a huge worldwide hit in 1985 with Walking On Sunshine, This interview was first broadcast in 2010.
41 countries are taking part in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2019, with Bulgaria absent for the first time since 2015 and Ukraine also pulling out. The contest will take place in Israel for the third time; they have previously hosted the event in 1979 and 1999. They declined to host the competition in 1980 after winning for a second time in a row. In 2018, Netta won the final with her song 鈥楾oy鈥 in Lisbon, Portugal. Michael Rice is the UK entry to the competition this year performing his song, Bigger Than Us.

Ken's got another round of the legendary PopMaster music quiz and your dedications with today's love song. There's also the record and album of the week.
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2 hours, 30 minutes

Last on

Mon 13 May 2019 09:30

Music Played

  • Huey Lewis and the News

    The Power Of Love

    • Huey Lewis & The News - Fore!.
    • Chrysalis.
  • Morrissey

    Wedding Bell Blues

    • California Son.
    • BMG Rights Management (UK).
  • Calvin Harris

    This Is What You Came For (feat. Rihanna)

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.
    • 6.
  • Talk Talk

    It's My Life

    • More Greatest Hits Of 80's (Various).
    • Disky.
  • James Ingram & Michael McDonald

    Yah Mo B There

    • Duets - 36 Of The World's Greatest Ev.
    • Telstar.
  • Record of the Week

    • Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber

      I Don't Care

      • No.6 Collaborations Project.
      • Atlantic.
  • Todd Rundgren

    I Saw The Light

    • My Girl (Original 1992 Film S/Track).
    • Epic.
  • Avicii

    SOS (feat. Aloe Blacc)

    • (CD Single).
    • Universal Music.
  • 补鈥恏补

    The Living Daylights

    • The Best Of James Bond 30th Anniversa.
    • EMI.
    • 11.
  • C茅line Dion

    Because You Loved Me

    • This Year's Love (Various Artists) C.
    • Global Television.
  • Tom Odell

    Summer Day

    • MoominsValley O.S.T. (Various Artists).
    • Columbia.
  • The Bangles

    Manic Monday

    • Fantastic 80's - 3 (Various Artists).
    • Sony Tv/Columbia.
  • Owl City & Carly Rae Jepsen

    Good Time

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.
    • 1.
  • Mark Ronson

    Late Night Feelings (feat. Lykke Li)

    • Late Night Feelings.
    • Columbia.
  • Giorgio Moroder & Philip Oakey

    Together In Electric Dreams

    • Our Friends Electric (Various Artists.
    • Telstar.
  • Vampire Weekend

    This Life

    • Father Of The Bride.
    • Columbia.
  • David Bowie

    Golden Years

    • David Bowie - Best Of Bowie.
    • EMI.
  • Taron Egerton

    Rocket Man

    • Rocketman O.S.T. (Various Artists).
    • Virgin EMI.
  • Album of the Week

    • Ten Tonnes

      G.I.V.E.

      • Ten Tonnes.
      • Warner Bros.
      • 1.
  • England Dan & John Ford Coley

    Love Is The Answer

  • Emeli Sand茅

    Hurts

    • (CD Single).
    • Virgin Records.
  • Marvin Gaye & Kim Weston

    It Takes Two

    • Duets - 36 Of The World's Greatest Ev.
    • Telstar.
  • Tracks of My Years

    • ABBA

      Waterloo

      • Abba Gold (40th Anniversary Edition).
      • Polar.
      • 019.
    • Gina G

      Ooh Aah... Just A Little Bit

      • Now 34 (Various Artists).
      • Now.
  • LP

    Girls Go Wild

    • Heart To Mouth.
    • BMG.
  • Jimmy Ruffin

    Hold on to My Love

    • Soul Boys (Various Artists).
    • Knight Records.

Broadcast

  • Mon 13 May 2019 09:30