The American is responsible for 'hits' such as 'Walking On Sunshine' and 'Love Shine a Light', which won Eurovision in 1997.
That one success group; 'Walking on sunshine'.
On January 25 - a dark rainy day in Madrid - the WiZink Center summoned thousands of fans from the 70s and 80s with the sole purpose of remembering their adolescence and helping them to find their past again. Thus, the tour 'I went to EGB' managed to unleash the purest nostalgia by presenting important artists such as Bonnie Tyler, Limahl (the interpreter of the song of the movie 'The Endless Story'), Ramoncín , Los Celtas Cortos and Katrina Leskanich , the founder of the well-known band Katrina & The Waves , winner of Eurovision 1997 and responsible for the mega 'hit''Walking On Sunshine'. A song that sounded loud, while the audience kept yelling and cheering at the American. The reason? Not only is Katrina still an excellent singer at 59, but she is a true rock and roll diva. It is pure dynamite, energy, positivism. "I feel very happy to be here , because I have a very good band, we love playing live and the Spanish people love it," he confessed to La Otra Crónica.
Minutes before his explosive show, Katrina Leskanich received LOC in his dressing room, amid funny jokes and phrases in Spanish. "Do you want water? I have beer!" He asked smiling, still clarifying that although he tries, he doesn't know the language. "I don't speak Spanish, but I know how to order things like water without gas. It's been that I've been to Spain many times. I wouldn't know how to count them. We always came to play at Christmas, 1985, 1986, that's why I missed coming here. It's wonderful to have the opportunity to being back, "he said and then explained that his relationship with Madrid was born thanks to his former manager. "She was Spanish . We came all the time. She was married to my drummer and he spoke fluent Spanish, so we always knew what to do, where to go and where to get a good dinner. What everyone did in the 80s ... if you had money! "he said with a laugh.
And it is that Katrina knows what it means to work until you are tired to get a living wage. Because before stepping on the biggest stages, the artist spent her days scrubbing dishes at an air base. "Fame changed my life, although it was very difficult to carry. I used to wash dishes and suddenly I went from 'dishwasher' to being a singer that people recognize and say 'I heard your song on the radio . ' There you begin to think that you will always be famous and that you will always be playing in the biggest stadiums, but that is a challenge, it is difficult to continue working, especially as a woman, because the older you get, it does not get easier. early, there are flights to take. But it's always fun. I love doing it and I never want to scrub dishes again. I'm not too old to rock and roll, but to scrub dishes, "he said.
Despite this, Katrina and her companions never expected to become world stars. Above all, with 'Walking on sushine' that this year celebrates 35 years since its launch. "That song changed everything. We didn't know if it was going to be a 'hit', we didn't even know if it was good. But it was a success, it appeared in movies and people began to relate it to happy moments." However, that was not the biggest milestone in Katrina's career, but having won Eurovision, representing Great Britain, 23 years ago. "It was fun to win, as well as unexpected. When the night began, we thought we were going to be penultimate, but when the contest progressed, we thought we might have a chance. We were lucky, because the rest of the songs were terrible and that made the people will listen to 'Love Shine a Light' and think 'well, this is the winner', "he said.
Despite this, the 'celeb' claims not to know the exact formula to win Eurovision. So he does not dare to give too much advice to Blas Cantó, the representative of Spain in the next edition : "I cannot give you any advice because the United Kingdom always remains in the last positions of the ranking. But the key could be in the song, it helps if it's a song that makes everyone feel happy and special, and you have to be able to sing and not get nervous, having some nerves is a good thing, but not many, because you start to shake. which is a total disaster, following the nerves. " But that is not the case with Katrina. A professional like her no longer feels fear, either at concerts or inside the studio. In fact, this 2020 will launch new music. "A new album is coming for spring. It was recorded between London and New York. And it's all original material, music that feels good," he said, along with repeating that he would like to continue in the industry, at least for five more years.
Although at almost 60, Leskanich is not so sure what fate will hold. "Until when will I continue singing? I have no idea, because any day of these my voice could go away. So I have no idea if I will be working tomorrow or I will finish the show tonight and I will remain aphonic. What yes: I will continue singing until I can ... But, even if his career ended, Katrina already has another important project: writing. "I wrote a book about my little poodle, because he is better than me. A poodle is always cute and she loves to take pictures. The book is called 'Peggy Lee loves London' and our second book is called 'Peggy Lee loves Cornwall'. project that he has developed with Sher Harper, his manager and partner, with whom he contracted the civil union in England in 2008. Despite this, Katrina is not willing to change her singing career for the writer, at least as long as there is rock and roll.
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