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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. 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 800,516 page views. Her biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Kathy Kirby is the 2,236th most popular singer (down from 1,831st in 2019), the 5,515th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,673rd in 2019) and the 228th most popular British Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 800k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 37.92

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.23

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.32

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Kathy Kirby ranks 2,236 out of 3,528Before her are Hani, Kim Ryeo-wook, Vani Jairam, Niamh Kavanagh, Eva Rivas, and Aurela Gaçe. After her are Sonya Yoncheva, Fedez, Gülşen, Fabrizio Moro, Lars-Göran Petrov, and Tasmin Archer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1938, Kathy Kirby ranks 514Before her are Wilson Kiprugut, Ryszard Parulski, Darrall Imhoff, Sultan Rahi, Sam Nunn, and Les Murray. After her are Gus Johnson, Gary Collins, Ian St John, Indira Nath, Joan Blackman, and Terrence McNally. Among people deceased in 2011, Kathy Kirby ranks 437Before her are Neil Young, Ellen Stewart, Charlie Callas, Carl Robie, Russell Hoban, and Ahmed Wali Karzai. After her are Kārlis Skrastiņš, Jim Rathmann, Laurie Hughes, Clement Arrindell, Sexy Cora, and Varkey Vithayathil.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Kathy Kirby ranks 5,515 out of 7,765Before her are George MacKay (1992), Roy Evans (1948), Gil Merrick (1922), Bill Eckersley (1925), Gary Brabham (1961), and Oliver Parker (1960). After her are Yasmin Le Bon (1964), Ann Packer (1942), N. T. Wright (1948), Sean Dyche (1971), Eric Brandon (1920), and Tasmin Archer (1963).

Among SINGERS In United Kingdom

Among singers born in United Kingdom, Kathy Kirby ranks 228Before her are Sonique (1965), Mark E. Smith (1957), Lee Ryan (1983), Taio Cruz (1980), Tracey Thorn (1962), and Brett Anderson (1967). After her are Tasmin Archer (1963), Paolo Nutini (1987), Thomas Allen (1944), Duncan James (1978), Anoushka Shankar (1981), and Natasha Bedingfield (1981).