Walking on Sunshine, the eponymous track of Katrina and the Waves' 1983 debut album, is undeniably their most popular song. Famous for its upbeat and feel-good atmosphere, the song has been covered by many artists including Dolly Parton, and has been used in countless advertisements and movies, from American Psycho to Daddy Day Care. The song is estimated to have earned the band $1 million annually for ten years from royalties. Due to its high demand, advertisers typically pay $150,000 to $200,000 to use it in commercials. In an interview with The Guardian, guitarist and writer… read more
Walking on Sunshine, the eponymous track of Katrina and the Waves' 1983 debut album, is undeniably their most popular song. Famous for its upbea… read more
Walking on Sunshine, the eponymous track of Katrina and the Waves' 1983 debut album, is undeniably their most popular song. Famous for its upbeat and feel-good atmosphere, the song … read more
Katrina And The Waves were a successful, female-fronted, four piece rock band during the 1980s and 90s, built around the infectiously melodic, sixties-influenced songs of Kimberly Rew (former guitarist for The Soft Boys) and the distinctively powerful vocals of Katrina Leskanich. The group were best known for their evergreen, step-lightening 1985 hit single "Walking On Sunshine" and their landslide 1997 Eurovision Song Contest victory with the song "Love Shine A Light". The band’s earliest incarnation was as the Waves, a group that played in and around Cambridge,… read more
Katrina And The Waves were a successful, female-fronted, four piece rock band during the 1980s and 90s, built around the infectiously melodic, sixties-influenced songs of Kimberly Rew (form… read more
Katrina And The Waves were a successful, female-fronted, four piece rock band during the 1980s and 90s, built around the infectiously melodic, sixties-influenced songs of Kimberly Rew (former guitarist for The Soft Boys) and the distin… read more
