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Kathy Kirby

1938 - 2011

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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 place. Her popularity peaked in the 1960s, when she was one of the best-known and most-recognised personalities in British show business. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2024). Kathy Kirby is the 2,209th most popular singer (down from 2,093rd in 2024), the 5,738th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,381st in 2019) and the 213th most popular British Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Kathy Kirby ranks 2,209 out of 4,381. Before her are BamBam, Lisa Fischer, The Kid Laroi, Pratima Barua Pandey, Aram Mp3, and Oleh Skrypka. After her are Polina Gagarina, Rag'n'Bone Man, Lu Han, Ilse DeLange, Jan Peerce, and Elsa Lunghini.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1938, Kathy Kirby ranks 577. Before her are Mary Jo Catlett, Hampton Fancher, Angus MacLise, Nabaneeta Dev Sen, Peter Westbury, and Dawn Wells. After her are Eduard Ivanov, Maxine Waters, Aldo Valentini, Ti-Grace Atkinson, Richard Lerner, and Bobby Charles. Among people deceased in 2011, Kathy Kirby ranks 456. Before her are Dolores Fuller, H. R. F. Keating, Chen Muhua, Yuri Budanov, Pertti Purhonen, and Dick King-Smith. After her are Taiji, Joseph Galibardy, Uche Okafor, Ellen Stewart, Arthur Laurents, and Doris Belack.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Kathy Kirby ranks 5,740 out of 8,785. Before her are John Le Mesurier (1912), F. F. Bruce (1910), Anne Seymour Damer (1748), Kenneth Connor (1918), Antony Tudor (1908), and John Sell Cotman (1782). After her are Alexander Munro (1870), Rag'n'Bone Man (1985), Wes Brown (1979), Michael Jayston (1935), Richard Greene (1918), and William Lyon Mackenzie (1795).

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Among SINGERS In United Kingdom

Among singers born in United Kingdom, Kathy Kirby ranks 213. Before her are Ann Lee (1967), Sam Ryder (1989), Ian Watkins (1977), Rebecca Ferguson (1986), Tommy Steele (1936), and Sonique (1965). After her are Rag'n'Bone Man (1985), Adam Ant (1954), Thomas Allen (1944), Dani Filth (1973), Tony Ashton (1946), and Annie Ross (1930).

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