Born in the US, Katrina grew up with the West Coast sound and inspired by Motown and girl groups such as The Shangri-Las and The Shirelles before she moved to the UK in 1976. From here she formed the band "Katrina and the Waves". They had their first big break when The Bangles covered their song "Going Down To Liverpool". She then went on to have a worldwide hit with the song "Walking on Sunshine" in 1985. Katrina & the Waves were nominated for a Grammy and went on to have a string of hits in the US and UK as they toured the world. In 1997 Katrina & the Waves' song "Love Shine A Light" won the Eurovision Song Contest with the largest ever margin followed by four appearances on Top of the Pops. After the break up of Katrina & the Waves, Katrina went on to release two solo albums, Blisland and Hearts, Loves and Baby's. www.facebook.com/katrinasweb, twitter.com/katrinasweb