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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