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Kathy Kirby

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Real name
Kathleen O'Rourke
Born
October 20, 1938
Died
May 19, 2011
Country
United Kingdom
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Singer in the 1960s, whose career was launched by Bert Ambrose. She participated in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1965 with "I Belong" and came in 2nd place. After 1967 until the early-1980s, although she still recorded and had an occasional television appearance, her popularity declined. After a nervous breakdown, she was diagnosed with schizophrenia and became reclusive. She declared bankruptcy and lived for many years on state benefits.
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