Kim Wilde

Kim Wilde is an English singer who emerged in 1981 with Kids in America, which reached number two in Britain. Working closely with her brother Ricky and father Marty, she developed a pop career that began at RAK Records and included albums such as Teases & Dares, Another Step and Close. She won the BRIT Award for British female solo artist in 1983.

Her later career has included presenting, writing and gardening alongside music. She has published gardening books and appeared on television in that field, while continuing to perform the songs that established her place in British pop.