Kathy Kirby

Kathy Kirby
Kirby at the Eurovision Song Contest 1965
Background information
Birth nameCatherine Ethel O'Rourke
Born(1938-10-20)20 October 1938
Ilford, Essex, England
Died20 May 2011(2011-05-20) (aged 72)
London, England
GenresPop
OccupationSinger
InstrumentVocals
Years active1960–1983
LabelsDecca Records

Kathy Kirby (born Catherine Ethel O'Rourke; 20 October 1938 – 20 May 2011) was an English singer. She is best known for her cover version of Doris Day's "Secret Love" and for representing the United Kingdom in the 1965 Eurovision Song Contest where she finished in second place. Her popularity peaked in the 1960s, when she was one of the best-known and most-recognised personalities in British show business.

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