Kathy Kirby

Film & TV

Ilford, Essex, England, UK

Kathy Kirby (born Catherine Ethel O'Rourke; 20 October 1938 – 20 May 2011) was an English singer, 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. Her popularity peaked in the 1960s, when she was one of the best-known and most-recognised personalities in British show business.

Known for

• Kathy Kirby: My Story By The Golden Girl of Pop — Self2009
• Sez Les1969
• Top of the Pops — Self1964
• The Kathy Kirby Show — Self1964
• The Bruce Forsyth Show1959
• Christmas Night with the Stars1958

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Type

Person

Country

GB

Active from

1938-10-20

Active to

2011-05-19

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Listeners

8,422

Total plays

63,589

Kathy Kirby (born Kathleen O'Rourke, 20 October 1938, in Ilford, Essex - died 19 May 2011) was a popular English singer of the 1960s. Kirby's soprano voice became apparent early in life and she was thought to be good enough for opera. She became a professional singer after meeting the bandleader, Ambrose at the Ilford Palais. She remained with Ambrose's band for three years and he remained her manager and mentor until his death in 1971. She adopted the look of a 'blonde bombshell', and was com

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Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Given name

Kathy

Family name

Kirby

Gender

female

Citizenship

United Kingdom

Place of birth

Ilford

Place of death

London

Occupation

singer

Languages spoken

English language

Participant in

Eurovision Song Contest 1965

Hair colour

blond hair

Genre

pop music

Instrument

voice

Record label

Decca

Official website

www.kathykirby.co.uk

Image

Eurovision Song Contest 1965 - Kathy Kirby (cropped).jpg

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