Within the realm of '80s pop, the name Kim Wilde might seem a mere footnote to the mainstream American listening audience at large. The scope of her airplay and record sales on these shores came ...
The good: Scottish musician and Chvrches lead vocalist Lauren Mayberry offers up her solo debut. The bad: Nothing. The nitty gritty: Chvrches haven’t broken up. The band is simply on hiatus while ...
Kim Wilde - born Kim Smith on 18th Nov 1960 in Hertfordshire, UK, daughter of 50s singer Marty Wilde. Released her debut single 'Kids In America' in 1981 at the age of 21. The song was written by her ...
Kim Wilde stunned passengers on a train this week by singing her hit single 'Kids In America' in an impromptu singalong. The moment was recorded and uploaded to YouTube by passenger Katherine Eames.
The multi-platinum selling soul legend Kenny Thomas has released his fifth studio album - his first in 15 years - Unstoppable, and he is "delighted" with the LP. It blends his much-loved soulful sound ...
Billie Joe Armstrong added a power-pop spin to Kim Wilde’s 1981 hit “Kids in America” with the latest installment of his quarantine cover series “No Fun Mondays.” The frontman belts the track over ...
When Kim Wilde first released the new wave classic Kids In America in the U.S., she came, she saw and well you know what else, but by the end of the decade, she came and just fell short. In the '80s, ...
Singer Kim Wilde, who shot to fame in the 1980s, is back in the headlines following her remarks about Ed Sheeran‘s appearance. The 59-year-old said Ed wouldn’t have had what it takes to make it on the ...
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On Sunday evening, Kim Wilde turned back the clocks at the Barbican in York during an up 'Close' encounter with the pop star. The artist has developed somewhat of a fondness for the city, having spent ...
There’s no stopping the 80s icon Kim Wilde who is about to embark on a massive European tour. The most charted UK female artist in the 80s, with 17 Top 40 hits including Kids in America, Cambodia and ...
She exploded into the charts with Kids in America and became the UK’s most successful female solo star of 1980s – and now Kim Wilde gets her own BBC retrospective, sharing her favourite musical ...