- Born
- October 20, 1938
- Died
- May 19, 2011 (aged 72)
- Place of birth
- Ilford, Essex, England, UK
Biography
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.