Kathy Kirby (born Catherine Ethel O'Rourke; 20 October 1938 – 20 May 2011) [2] 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.

Oct 5, 2021 · SINGING star and pin-up Kathy Kirby, who achieved a run of hits in the 1960s, has died at the age of 72.

May 20, 2011 · Singer Kathy Kirby, best known for her cover version of Secret Love in 1963, has died aged 72. She will also be remembered for representing the UK in the Eurovision Song …

She was the runner-up in the Eurovision Song Contest of 1965. Kathy Kirby was born in England. As a young woman, she studied classical voice. She began her professional singing career in …

Aug 10, 2022 · Whatever happened to Kathy Kirby? We explore the dark tale of Britain’s biggest 1960s star who went from rubbing shoulders with Paul McCartney to destitute.

Apr 15, 2013 · It seems like Kathy Kirby has been airbrushed from the British pop scene of the 1960s. It’s partly due to the fact that Kathy seemed to just disappear following her final comeback during the early 1980s.

May 1, 2008 · Known as the Golden Girl of Pop, Kathy Kirby is believed to have been worth £5 miilion in 1970, but now, according to the man who wrote a biography about her, she is living in obscurity and on benefits.

Kathy achieved national prominence in the U.K. as a resident singer, on the British TV series, Stars and Garters (1963). Signed to Decca records, she had several hit singles, scoring her first Top 20 smash hit with Dance On, a chart topper by …

If steeped in the conventions of traditional British showbusiness, Kathy Kirby thrived as a solo vocalist in an age of beat groups.

May 20, 2011 · Singer Kathy Kirby, best known for her 1963 hit ‘Secret Love’, has died at the age of 72. The Essex -born singer also memorably represented the UK in the Eurovision Song Contest with the song ‘I...