Kim Wilde is one of the most famous singers of the 80s. In 1981, her pop debut, Kids In America, was a global hit and she went on to sell more than 30 million records.
Overnight, she became the poster on every teen’s bedroom wall – the voice of a generation of rebellious youth. Fresh from her performance alongside Sting at Radio 2 In The Park in September, Kim, 63, says, “I’m still in shock that Radio 2 actually wanted me to do it.
I remember being on stage and suddenly there was Sting walking towards me, and he hugs me and says, ‘I’m going to watch you perform now.’ I thought, ‘Oh my God, today just keeps getting better.’ “It was an amazing day because I had heard my new single had gone on to the BBC Radio 2 A list – so I was over the moon.” Kim first started her career as a teenager as backing singer for her dad, Marty Wilde.
So, was she inspired by her dad’s success? “Yes, but I was happy just being a backing singer – I never thought I’d ever take centre stage,” she says. “I loved doing harmonies because I was brought up listening to The Beach Boys and The Beatles.The turning point came when my dad wrote the song Kids In America for me [which was released in 1981] – the rest is history.” Following the worldwide success of that single, Kim went on to tour with Michael Jackson in 1988, which, she says, was a life-changing experience. “Touring with Michael on his Bad tour was the first time I began to think about myself as being a ‘live’ artist,” she says. “It was an amazing time.
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