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Katrina and the Waves

British-American rock band
Organization Musical Group Q934582

Facts

16 properties

Identity

Instance of
musical group
Official website
katrinaandthewaves.com[15]

Status and dates

Inception
1981[13]
⚖ sources disagree Wikidata 1981 BnF data 1984 edition 2026-10-01 · fr-lo ↗

Location

Location of formation
Cambridge[14]

Relations

Participant in
Eurovision Song Contest 1997[16]
More facts +11
Award received
Eurovision Song Contest[1]
Genre
rock music, new wave, pop music, pop rock[2][3][4][5]
Nominated for
Grammy Award for Best New Artist[17]
Country of origin
United Kingdom[12]
Discography
Katrina and the Waves discography[11]
End of work period
1999[19]
Member category
Category:Katrina and the Waves members[23]
Name
Katrina and the Waves, The Waves[20][21]
Number of viewers/listeners
+362235[22]
Record label
EMI, Capitol Records, Warner Music Group, SBK Records, Attic[6][7][8][9][10]
Start of work period
1981[18]
🏷️ Also known as
en Katrina and the Waves en The Waves es Katrina and the Waves es Katrina & the Waves fa کاترینا و د ویوز fi Katrina & the Waves he קתרינה והגלים it Katrina & the Waves ja カトリーナ・アンド・ザ・ウェイヴス ja カトリーナとザ・ウェーブズ ko 카트리나 앤 더 웨이브스 nl Katrina and the Waves pl Katrina & The Waves sv Katrina and the New Waves sv Katrina and the vawes sv Katrina & the Waves sv The Waves tr Katrina & the Waves zh Katrina and the Waves zh 卡翠娜与波浪乐团
🔖 Identifiers · 39
ISNI
0000000122958146
VIAF cluster ID
147898591
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n91070600
GND ID
6061993-4
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Katrina and the Waves - Malmö 1988.jpg ↗
15min.lt topic ID
11025
AZLyrics artist ID
k/katrinaandthewaves
AllMusic artist ID
mn0000365542
Apple Music artist ID
15878468
BBC Things ID
17a2bd5f-75e6-4b5d-b96c-ff9ec2ff9d0a
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
13904359k
Billboard artist ID
katrina-and-the-waves
Show all 39 identifiers +27
Cultureel Woordenboek ID
populaire-muziek/katrina-and-the-waves
Deezer artist ID
183587, 3256
Discogs artist ID
19584
Fandom article ID
eurosong-contest:Katrina_and_The_Waves, eurovisionsongcontest:Katrina_and_the_Waves
Freebase ID
/m/02dqbv
Genius artist ID
Katrina-and-the-waves
Grammy Awards artist ID
katrina-and-waves/8295
IMDb ID
nm2683891
Jaxsta profile ID
7f22dc26-a5fd-45c3-b403-072ee7c77cd4
Last.fm ID
Katrina and the Waves
LyricsTranslate ID
katrina-waves-lyrics.html
MOOMA artist ID
1780
MusicBrainz artist ID
a57505c9-6b43-4861-a498-fe00b349d591
Musik-Sammler.de artist ID
15571
Muziekweb performer ID
M00000004561
NL CR AUT ID
mzk2008412561
Quora topic ID
The-Waves
Rate Your Music artist ID
katrina_and_the_waves
Rock's Backpages artist ID
katrina-and-the-waves
SVKKL authority ID
k0002715-Katrina-and-the-Waves-hudebni-skupina
Songfacts artist ID
katrina-the-waves
Songkick artist ID
246213
Spotify artist ID
2TzHIUhVpeeDxyJPpQfnV3
Tidal artist ID
11454
WikiKids ID
Katrina_&_the_Waves
YouTube channel ID
UCNUdOq4l_cr7SntFz-o8MbA
YouTube handle
katwofficial
📚 Sources · 1
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🔗 Connections
Mb:performer of 8
Break of Hearts, Shock Horror!, Waves, Katrina and the Waves, Katrina and the Waves 2, Walking on Sunshine, Walking on Sunshine, Walk on Water
Genre 4
rock music, pop music, pop rock, new wave
Record label 4
EMI, Capitol Records, Warner Music Group, SBK Records
← Performer 3
Love Shine a Light, Love Shine a Light, Walking on Sunshine
← Mb:member of band 2
Katrina Leskanich, Kimberley Rew
Award received 1
Eurovision Song Contest
Country of origin 1
United Kingdom
Has part(s) 1
Katrina Leskanich
Instance of 1
musical group
Location of formation 1
Cambridge
Nominated for 1
Grammy Award for Best New Artist
Participant in 1
Eurovision Song Contest 1997
Participated in 1
Eurovision Song Contest 1997
← Category combines topics 1
Category:Katrina and the Waves songs
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FAQs

What awards did Katrina and the Waves receive?

Honors received include Eurovision Song Contest[1].

Related Entities

Cambridge Capitol Records EMI United Kingdom Warner Music Group

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  1. 16d ago · Moebeus · 2026-10-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has part(s) → —
    "Removed claim: Has part(s): Katrina Leskanich"
  2. 21w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    SVKKL authority ID → k0002715-Katrina-and-the-Waves-hudebni-skupina
    "Created claim: SVKKL authority ID: k0002715-Katrina-and-the-Waves-hudebni-skupina, batch #259497"
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