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"Love Shine a Light" was the United Kingdom's entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1997 in Dublin, performed by American-British band Katrina and the Waves.

It won the Contest with 227 points, giving the nation its fifth win as well as its first in 16 years and setting a new record for the largest winning margin in the Contest with a 50-point difference, which was later overtaken twelve years later in Moscow. As of 2023, it remains the last time the nation won the Contest.

Lyrics[]

Love, shine a light in every corner of my heart
Let the love light carry, let the love light carry
Light up the magic in every little part
Let our love shine a light in every corner of our hearts

Love, shine a light in every corner of my dream
Let the love light carry, let the love light carry
Like the mighty river flowin’ from the stream
Let our love shine a light in every corner of my dream

And we’re all gonna shine a light together
All shine a light to light the way
Brothers and sisters in every little part
Let our love shine a light in every corner of our hearts

Love, shine a light in every corner of the world
Let the love light carry, let the love light carry
Light up the magic for every boy and girl
Let our love shine a light in every corner of the world

And we’re all gonna shine a light together
All shine a light to light the way
Brothers and sisters in every little part
Let our love shine a light in every corner of our hearts

And we’re all gonna shine a light together
All shine a light to light the way
Brothers and sisters in every little part
Let our love shine a light in every corner of our hearts

Shine a light in every corner of our hearts

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Eurovision Song Contest
Winners
Lys AssiaCorry BrokkenAndré ClaveauTeddy ScholtenJacqueline BoyerJean-Claude PascalIsabelle AubretGrethe & Jørgen IngmannGigliola CinquettiFrance GallUdo JürgensSandie ShawMassielSaloméLuluLenny KuhrFrida BoccaraDanaSéverineVicky LeandrosAnne-Marie DavidABBATeach-InBrotherhood of ManMarie MyriamIzhar Cohen & AlphabetaMilk & HoneyJohnny LoganBucks FizzNicoleCorinne HermèsHerreysBobbysocks!Sandra KimJohnny LoganCéline DionRivaToto CutugnoCarolaLinda MartinNiamh KavanaghPaul Harrington & Charlie McGettiganSecret GardenEimear QuinnKatrina and the WavesDana InternationalCharlotte NilssonOlsen BrothersTanel Padar & Dave Benton with 2XLMarie NSertab ErenerRuslanaHelena PaparizouLordiMarija ŠerifovićDima BilanAlexander RybakLenaEli & NikkiLoreenEmmelie de ForestConchita WurstMåns ZelmerlöwJamalaSalvador SobralNettaDuncan LaurenceMåneskinKalush OrchestraLoreen
Winning Songs
RefrainNet als toenDors, mon amourEen beetjeTom PillibiNous les amoureuxUn premier amourDanseviseNon ho l'etàPoupée de cire, poupée de sonMerci, chériePuppet on a StringLa, la, laVivo cantandoBoom Bang-a-BangDe troubadourUn jour, un enfantAll Kinds of EverythingUn banc, un arbre, une rueAprès toiTu te reconnaîtrasWaterlooDing-a-DongSave Your Kisses for MeL'oiseau et l'enfantA-Ba-Ni-BiHallelujahWhat's Another YearMaking Your Mind UpEin bißchen FriedenSi la vie est cadeauDiggi-Loo Diggi-LeyLa det swingeJ'aime la vieHold Me NowNe partez pas sans moiRock MeInsieme: 1992Fångad av en stormvindWhy Me?In Your EyesRock 'n' Roll KidsNocturneThe VoiceLove Shine a LightDivaTake Me to Your HeavenFly on the Wings of LoveEverybodyI WannaEvery Way That I CanWild DancesMy Number OneHard Rock HallelujahMolitvaBelieveFairytaleSatelliteRunning ScaredEuphoriaOnly TeardropsRise Like a PhoenixHeroes1944Amar pelos doisToyArcadeZitti e buoniStefaniaTattoo
Contests
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Countries
AlbaniaAndorraArmeniaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBelarusBelgiumBosnia and HerzegovinaBulgariaCroatiaCyprusCzechiaDenmarkEstoniaFinlandFranceGeorgiaGermanyGreeceHungaryIcelandIrelandIsraelItalyLatviaLithuaniaLuxembourgNorth MacedoniaMaltaMoldovaMonacoMontenegroMoroccoThe NetherlandsNorwayPolandPortugalRomaniaRussiaSan MarinoSerbiaSerbia and MontenegroSlovakiaSloveniaSpainSwedenSwitzerlandTurkeyUkraineUnited KingdomYugoslavia
Miscellaneous
European Broadcasting UnionEurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest 1997
Songs
"Love Shine a Light" • "Mysterious Woman" • "Dinie" • "Fiumi di parole" • "Mana mou" • "Sin rencor" • "Sentiments songes" • "Keelatud maa" • "Let Me Fly" • "Zbudi se" • "Ale jestem" • "Horepse" • "Miért kell, hogy elmenj?" • "Bara hon älskar mig" • "Primadonna" • "Stemmen i mit liv" • "Probudi me" • "Zeit" • "Goodbye" • "Minn hinsti dans" • "One Step" • "Dentro di me" • "Niemand heeft nog tijd" • "San Francisco" • "Antes do adeus"
Performers
Katrina and the WavesMark RobertsŞebnem Paker & Grup EthnicJalisseHara & Andreas KonstantinouMarcos LlunasFannyMaarja-Liis IlusDebbie SceriTanja RibičAnna Maria JopekMarianna ZorbaV.I.P.BlondAlla PugachevaKølig KajE.N.I.Bianca ShomburgAlma ČardžićPaul OscarBettina SoriatBarbara BertaMrs. EinsteinTor EndresenCélia Lawson
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