Kim Wilde

Kim Wilde (born Kim Smith, 18 November 1960) is an English pop singer, author
and television presenter who burst onto the music scene in 1981 with the
number 2 UK Singles Chart New Wave classic "Kids in America". In 1983, Wilde
received the Brit Award for Best British Female. In 1987 she had a major hit
in the US when her version of The Supremes' classic "You Keep Me ... read more

Listen: Calling in to Who's Calling Christian Big in the 80s

Calling in to Who's Calling Christian Big in the 80s audio

She holds the record for the most charted British Female Solo Act of the 80s and she is off to tour Australia soon but...
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Watch: Interview

Interview video

Geoff Lloyd speaks to Kim Wilde at the Concert for Kirsty MacColl Shepherd's Bush Empire.
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Robin Gibb: Twitter salutes the Bee Gees singer

Justin Timberlake and Mick Hucknall are among the famous fans to pay their respects to the late Bee Gee• Leave your tributes on our blog Robin Gibb: a tribute in wo...
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Ladyhawke – review

Ruby Lounge, ManchesterWhen Pip Brown – aka Ladyhawke – played at the 2009 Evolution festival on Tyneside, a collapsing security fence meant people who wanted...
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B.E.F. confirms 2manydjs (DJ Set) at London Roundhouse on October 15

B.E.F. have confirmed "2manydjs (DJ Set) - a special and unique 80s set" to their“Music of Quality and Distinction” night at the London Roundhouse on Saturday Octob...
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Soft Cell - Eighties Pop Concert Axed

A 1980s nostalgia concert set to star Soft Cell's Marc Almond and Kim Wilde has been cancelled. Kid Creole and The Coconuts, China Crisis, and Captain Sensible were al...
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This week's new singles

Charli XCX Stay Away (This Is Music) To the Home Counties and Charli XCX, a teenage over-achiever who I like to think was named after an eBay user account. Upon discoveri...
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HCTF's Guilty Pleasures: Kim Wilde - Kids In America

Watch the Kim Wilde video for Kids In America. The UK singer scored big time with this New Wave song in 1981. The song was written by Ricky (her brother) and Marty (her...
Posted 19 January 2011 3.07pm — Comment on this

New band of the day – No 881: The Naked and Famous

This Kiwi five-piece play thumping, pumping rocked-up synth-pop that distils the sound of MGMT at their most populistHometown: Auckland.The lineup: David Beadle, Thom Pow...
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New band of the day – No 837: MNDR

With shades of Little Boots, La Roux and Lady Gaga, MNDR has everything it takes to become the electro-pop girl du jourHometown: Fargo, North Dakota.The lineup: Amanda Wa...
Posted 30 July 2010 5.30pm — Comment on this

'80s Singer Kim Wilde: 'Memba Her?

Filed under: Kim Wilde, Memba Them British singer Kim Wilde became famous in the '80s for hits like " Kids in America " and " You Keep ...
Posted 22 June 2010 6.00pm — Comment on this

Rex the Dog: Synthpop Mix (Live in London)

Looking for something to soundtrack your BBQ this holiday weekend? Try this mix from German techno whiz Rex the Dog, recorded at London venue the Old Blue Last earlier th...
Posted 29 May 2010 1.10pm — Comment on this

Let's all listen to a supremely good Rex The Dog mix

The always incredible Rex The Dog has posted online a DJ mix recorded at a recent thing he did in London. We think you will like it QUITE A LOT.This is the mix. ...
Posted 27 May 2010 8.21am — Comment on this

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Top songs

The 5 most played Kim Wilde songs in the past year.

  • Kids in America  230 plays
  • You came  97 plays
  • Chequered love  96 plays
  • You keep me hangin' on  93 plays
  • Rockin' Around The Xmas Tree  21 plays

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Absolute Radio stations playing songs by Kim Wilde over the past year.

  1. Absolute 80s 534 plays
  2. Absolute Radio 24 plays
  3. Absolute Radio 90s 3 plays
  4. Absolute Classic Rock 2 plays
  5. Absolute Radio 00s 2 plays

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