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Kim Wilde is a British singer, songwriter, radio personality, and gardener. Born in London, specifically Chiswick, England, on November 18, 1960, she is the daughter of Marty Wilde and sister of Ricky Wilde. She performs in the genres of pop music, synth-pop, new wave, and Hi-NRG, playing the piano and using her voice. Her work period began in 1980, and she has been associated with record labels RAK and MCA Records.
Wilde speaks English and is known by the name Kim Wilde in her native language. She is a female artist categorized as a person in music databases. Her online presence includes the website www.kimwilde.com. Tags associated with her music include 80s, pop, new wave, female vocalists, and british.
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Chiswick, England, UK
Kim Wilde (born Kim Smith, 18 November 1960) is an English pop singer, DJ and television presenter. She first saw success in 1981 with her debut single "Kids in America", which peaked at No. 2 in the UK. In 1983, she received the Brit Award for Best British Female solo artist. In 1986, she had a UK No. 2 hit with a reworked version of the Supremes' song "You Keep Me Hangin' On", which also topped…
Known for
- Nena, vom Teenie-Idol zur Poplegende — Self2025
- Il était une fois Champs-Élysées — Self (archive footage)2022
- Kim Wilde: Pop Don't Stop - Greatest Hits — Self2021
- Everything: The Real Thing Story — Self2020
- Molly: The Real Thing — Self2016
- Kim Wilde TV performances & Clips 1981 - 2012 — Singer2013
- Gottschalk Live — Self2012
- Best of Night of the Proms Vol. 5 — Self2011
- Celebrity Antiques Road Trip — Self - Participant2011
- The Voice of Poland — Self - Special Guest2011
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1960
Discography
- Cambodia1981
- Chequered Love1981
- Kids in America1981
- Kim Wilde1981
- Water on Glass1981
- Child Come Away1982
- Select1982
- View From a Bridge1982
- Catch as Catch Can1983
- Dancing in the Dark1983
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 1,094,694
- Total plays
- 11,017,164
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Kim Wilde is a pop musician (born Kim Smith on 18 November 1960 in Hertfordshire, UK) that's the daughter of 50s singer Marty Wilde. She released her debut single, "Kids In America", in 1981 at the age of 21. The song was written by both her father and her brother, Ricky. Ironically, Kim had never been to America at the time. "Kids In America" was a huge success in the United Kingdom and around the world, being a U.K. #2 hit. Her debut album, 'Kim Wilde', (released on RAK records) came out in J
Key facts
- Born
- Kim Smith , ( 1960-11-18 ) 18 November 1960 (age 65) , Chiswick , Middlesex, England
- Genres
- Pop new wave hi-NRG
- Occupations
- Singer songwriter radio host DJ
- Instrument
- Vocals
- Years active
- 1981–present
- Labels
- RAK MCA EMI Columbia SevenOne
- Website
- kimwilde .com
- Father
- Marty Wilde
- Relatives
- Ricky Wilde (brother)
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Official website
www.kimwilde.com
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Kim
- Family name
- Wilde
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- London
- Father
- Marty Wilde
- Sibling
- Ricky Wilde
- Occupation
- gardener
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- pop rock
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- MCA Records
- Official website
- www.kimwilde.com
- Image
- Kim Wilde 2021 (328).jpg
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- Commons category
- Kim Wilde
- date of birth
- 1960-11-18
- Commons gallery
- Kim Wilde
- start of work period
- 1980-00-00
- social media followers
- 95044
- name in native language
- Kim Wilde
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Encyclopedic overview
Kim Wilde (born Kim Smith, 18 November 1960) is an English pop singer. She first gained success in 1981 with her debut single "Kids in America", which peaked at no. 2 in the UK. In 1983, she received the Brit Award for Best British Female solo artist. In 1986, she had a UK no. 2 hit with a reworked version of the Supremes' song "You Keep Me Hangin' On", which also topped the US Billboard Hot 100 in 1987. Between 1981 and 1996, she had 25 singles that charted within the Top 50 of the UK singles chart. Her other hits include "Chequered Love" (1981), "You Came" (1988) and "Never Trust a Stranger" (1988). In 2003, she collaborated with Nena on the song "Anyplace, Anywhere, Anytime", which topped the Dutch and Austrian charts.
She holds the record for being the most-charted British female solo act of the 1980s, with seventeen UK Top 40 hit singles. Starting in 1998, while still active in music, she has branched into an alternative career as a landscape gardener, which has included presenting gardening shows on the BBC and Channel 4. In 2005, she won a Gold award for her courtyard garden at the Royal Horticultural Society's Chelsea Flower Show.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kim Wilde” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.