Kim Wilde

Kim Wilde (real name Kim Smith b. 18 November 1960) is a British singer and TV personality. She first reached mainstream success in pop culture as a solo recording artist with songs such as Kids in America, Chequered Love and Water On Glass, all hits in 1981. She was backed by a band led by her brother Marty (b.1961). Both are the children of late 1950s/early 60s pop star Marty Wilde (b.1939).

Maintaining her sultry image, success continued beyond her eponymous debut album and in 1983, she received the Brit Award for Best British Female solo artist. She also enjoyed success in Europe, the US and Australia and by the end of the 1980s had become a worldwide pop phenomenon. Wilde holds the record for being the most-charted British female solo act of the 1980s, with seventeen UK Top 40 hit singles throughout the decade.

Towards the end of the 1990s, pursuing her hobby for horticulture, she became a 'celebrity gardener' presenting specialist shopws for both Channel 4 and the BBC. She has also written books on the subject.

Kim is married to actor Hal Fowler. Other famous family members include Roxanne Wilde (sister), Rose Fowler (daughter) and Scarlett Wilde (niece) all active in the music business.
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Top of the Pops
studio appearances only


 * 26 February 1981 - Kids In America
 * 07 May 1981 - Chequered Love
 * 30 July 1981 - Water On Glass
 * 13 August 1981 - Water on Glass
 * 26 November 1981 - Cambodia
 * 25 December 1981 - Kids in America
 * 22 April 1982 - View From a Bridge
 * 04 August 1983 - Love Blonde
 * 18 August 1983 - Love Blonde
 * 11 October 1984 - The Second Time
 * 16 May 1985 - Rage to Love
 * 30 October 1986 - You Keep Me Hanging On
 * 13 November 1986 - You Keep Me Hanging On
 * 23 April 1987 - Another Step (Closer To You) with Junior
 * 21 July 1988 - You Came
 * 04 August 1988 - You Came
 * 13 October 1988 - Never Trust A Stranger
 * 22 December 1988 - Four Letter Word
 * 05 January 1989 -Four Letter Word
 * 23 March 1989 - Love In The Natural Way
 * 07 May 1992 - Love Is Holy
 * 08 July 1993 - If I Can’t Have You

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 * Review of the 80s, The Story of 1981, Big Hits 1981, Big Hits 1986