'Katrina & The Waves' to perform at Salt

BYRAM — Salt Gastropub presents Katrina Leskanich of “Katrina & The Waves" on March 25 at 8 p.m. in Byram.

An American musician, author and former lead singer of English pop rock band Katrina and The Waves whose song “Walking on Sunshine” was an international hit in 1985 and in 1997 won the Eurovision Song Contest.

The 2015 North American Blisland Tour starts on March 17 in Long Island and features three New York legends — Kevin Tooley and two of Joan Jett’s former Blackhearts — Jimi K Bones and Sean Koos.

Former lead singer from the Grammy nominated band, Katrina and The Waves, was born in Topeka, Kansas and grew up with the West Coast sound (Fleetwood Mac, Linda Ronstadt, Emmylou Harris, Heart). Katrina’s father was a Colonel in the USAF who was stationed in California, New Mexico, Florida, Georgia, Massachusetts, Nebraska and Alabama and so Katrina moved seven times while she lived in the U.S and lived in Germany and Holland until, at the age of 16, Katrina arrived in England, where she met fellow American and future Wave, Vince de la Cruz.

As a singer, Katrina was inspired by Motown, Stax and American rock as well as girl groups such as The Shangri-Las and The Shirelles. In 1983 Katrina and Vince formed Katrina and The Waves with Englishmen Alex Cooper and Kimberley Rew.

Katrina and The Waves had their first big break in 1984 when The Bangles covered their song ‘Going Down To Liverpool’. This drew attention to the group and lead to an international deal with Capitol Records.

For tickets visit saltgastropub.com.