SINGER

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. 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kathy Kirby has received more than 839,451 page views. Her biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Kathy Kirby is the 2,090th most popular singer (up from 2,228th in 2019), the 5,380th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 5,502nd in 2019) and the 210th most popular British Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 840k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 42.06

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.75

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.18

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Kathy Kirby ranks 2,090 out of 4,381. Before her are Tiken Jah Fakoly, Amalie Materna, David Miller, Craig David, Cristian Castro, and Johnny Ace. After her are Shane Filan, Laura Alonso, Lucinda Williams, Tak Matsumoto, T.I., and Jill Johnson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1938, Kathy Kirby ranks 559. Before her are Jonathan Riley-Smith, Jack Jones, Neil Abercrombie, Mary Jo Catlett, Johnny Tillotson, and Ryszard Parulski. After her are Angus MacLise, Dietrich Stobbe, Caryl Churchill, David Singmaster, Jean Taillandier, and Johnny Rebel. Among people deceased in 2011, Kathy Kirby ranks 443. Before her are Matti Yrjänä Joensuu, Pavle Jurina, Vladimir Ryzhkin, Tom Aldredge, Masushi Ouchi, and Sada Thompson. After her are Dietrich Stobbe, Yoshihiro Hamaguchi, Dick King-Smith, Khamis Gaddafi, David "Honeyboy" Edwards, and Doris Belack.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Kathy Kirby ranks 5,380 out of 8,785. Before her are Henry Hyndman (1842), Kevin Whately (1951), Mary Forbes (1883), Phyllida Lloyd (1957), Andrea Riseborough (1981), and Lascelles Abercrombie (1881). After her are Steve-O (1974), Carmen Ejogo (1973), Malcolm Allison (1927), Nick Griffin (1959), George Hutson (1889), and Charlie Buchan (1891).

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Among SINGERS In United Kingdom

Among singers born in United Kingdom, Kathy Kirby ranks 210. Before her are Julie Driscoll Tippetts (1947), Dani Filth (1973), Adam Ant (1954), Billy Bragg (1957), Alesha Dixon (1978), and Craig David (1981). After her are Edwyn Collins (1959), Cleo Laine (1927), Noel Harrison (1934), Tony Ashton (1946), Leona Lewis (1985), and Reg Presley (1941).

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