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
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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
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- Select (1982) — Search Amazon · Find copies on eBay — 80s albums
- Another Step (1986) — Search Amazon · Find copies on eBay — 80s albums
- Close (1988) — Search Amazon · Find copies on eBay — 80s albums
Essential songs
- Kids in America (1981) — 80s songs
- Chequered Love (1981) — 80s songs
- View from a Bridge (1982) — 80s songs
- You Keep Me Hangin' On (1986) — 80s songs
- You Came (1988) — 80s songs
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- Who are Kim Wilde?
- Kim Wilde — Chiswick, London, England, active 1980–present. 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, topp
- What did Kim Wilde release in the 1980s?
- RADIO 1980 lists 4 albums and 5 essential songs for Kim Wilde, covering 1981–1988.
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