Kim Wilde
Kim Wilde arrived in 1981 with 'Kids in America', a new-wave pop single written by her father and brother that became a global calling card. Across the decade she moved from cool British new wave to slick dance-pop, topping the US chart in 1987 with her reading of 'You Keep Me Hangin' On'.
Origin: Chiswick, London, England · Years active: 1980–present
Biography
Kim Wilde arrived in 1981 with 'Kids in America', a new-wave pop single written by her father and brother that became a global calling card. Across the decade she moved from cool British new wave to slick dance-pop, topping the US chart in 1987 with her reading of 'You Keep Me Hangin' On'.
Key 1980s albums
- Kim Wilde (1981)
- Select (1982)
- Another Step (1986)
- Close (1988)
Essential songs
- Kids in America (1981)
- Chequered Love (1981)
- View from a Bridge (1982)
- You Keep Me Hangin' On (1986)
- You Came (1988)
Genres
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