[attach id=253859 size="medium"]Katrina Leskanich and Peggy Lee.[/attach]

As Eurovision returns for another year, the UK’s last act to win is ready to launch her latest masterpiece – and this time it’s not a hit song. Katrina and the Waves lead singer Katrina Leskanich has spent the last six years compiling a quirky new London tour guide with her partner Sher Harper – a freelance writer – and their four-legged friend Peggy Lee.

Peggy Lee Loves London goes on and off-the-beaten-track in London, with a particular focus on music, food, street art, city curiosities and open spaces. Peggy Lee, a discriminating white toy poodle, reveals a side of London that is not shown in the usual tourist guides.

Katrina says: “I moved to London in 1997 and because I was often away on tour, found it difficult to really get to know the city until I got Peggy Lee and then we explored the city together. I took a camera with me and we discovered some of London’s cool, fun and off-the-beaten-track places.

“I took lots of photos and of course it only seemed right that Peggy Lee was in every shot – after all it was as much her journey as it was mine. Sher and I thought the pictures would make an interesting book about London so she came up with the captions and text and the result is a quirky collection of our favourite London places that we want to share.”

Peggy Lee reveals a side of London that is not shown in guides

Katrina and Sher are explor-ing other cities with Peggy Lee, including Dublin and Edinburgh.

Katrina Leskanich is best known as lead singer of Anglo American pop band Katrina and the Waves; the last act to win Eurovision for the UK in 1997. She recorded the 80s hit Walking on Sunshine and Eurovision winner Love Shine A Light. Follow Peggy Lee on Twitter: @PeggyLeeLoves.