eurovision 1965
Kathy Kirby
Kathy Kirby represented the United Kingdom at Eurovision 1965 in Naples with “I Belong”, finishing 2nd of 18.
- who
- British singer
- born
- 20 October 1938, Chadwell Heath, United Kingdom
- died
- 2011, London, United Kingdom
- contest
- 1965
- best result
- 2nd, 1965
- music
- pop
- active
- from 1960
- record labels
- Decca
- sang for
- United Kingdom
Biography
Kathy Kirby, who died in 2011, was an English singer, best known for a cover of “Secret Love” and for the 1965 contest. “I Belong” finished second in Naples.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Kathy Kirby”.
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At Eurovision
One song, and what became of it.
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1965 Naples
“I Belong”
2nd of 18 Finished 2nd of 18, with 26 points.
- Sung in
- English
- Written by
- Phil Peters, Peter Lee Sterling
- Conductor
- Eric Robinson
- Running order
- 2nd of 18
- Age on the night
- 26
- Won that year
- Luxembourg: France Gall, “Poupée de cire, poupée de son”
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In our contest stories
What we wrote about Kathy Kirby, year by year. Follow a link for the rest of that night.
- 1965 The result
Luxembourg won with 32 points, six clear of the United Kingdom's Kathy Kirby, who had been the favourite. It was Britain's fifth second place. France was third and Austria fourth, its best result so far.
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