Kim Wilde

What I admire most about Kim Wilde is the second act. She owned the early eighties with "Kids in America" and a Brit Award, then quietly walked away to become a professional gardener, complete with TV shows and books, before returning to music on her own terms. That refusal to be defined by one peak is rare in pop, where artists so often cling to a single moment. Her catalogue still sounds bright and effortless, but it is that grounded second life, hands in the soil, that turns her from a hit-maker into someone genuinely worth rooting for.

Name (English)

Kim Wilde

Name (Japanese)

キム・ワイルド

Reading

きむ・わいるど

Born

November 18, 1960 (age 65)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Scorpio / Rat

Origin

London, Roman Empire

Occupation

singer / songwriter / radio personality / gardener / pop musician

University

Capel Manor College

• Official sitehttps://www.kimwilde.com/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/kimwildeofficial/
• Xhttps://x.com/kimwilde
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim%20Wilde
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AD%E3%83%A0%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AF%E3%82%A4%E3%83%AB%E3%83%89
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1790

Tags

• singer
• songwriter
• radio personality

Last updated

2026-06-17

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