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 Eurovision Song Contest 1965, 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. == Early life == Kirby was born in Ilford, Essex (later part of Greater... [more on Wikipedia]