Name	Kim Wilde
Height	5' 4
Naionality	British
Date of Birth	18 November 1960,
Place of Birth	Chiswick, London, England, UK
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Wilde was the first child of 1950s rock 'n' roller Marty Wilde (real name Reginald Smith) and Joyce Baker, formerly of the British singing and dancing group, The Vernons Girls.

Prior to the age of nine, she attended Oakfield Preparatory School, Dulwich. She moved with her family to Hertfordshire at the age of nine, where she was educated at Presdales School, Ware, before completing a foundation course at St Albans College of Art & Design in 1980.

Wilde was signed to Mickie Most's RAK Records in 1980 and released her debut single, "Kids in America", in January 1981. It was an instant success, reaching number 2 in the UK Singles Chart and ending up in the Top 5 all over Europe. In the U.S., where the single was belatedly released in 1982, it became a moderate hit, peaking at no. 25 on the Billboard Hot 100. "Kids in America" also became a staple of college and alternative radio in the U.S. and is often featured by modern rock stations today on "new wave" flashback specialty shows.

The debut album Kim Wilde followed later that year, and spawned a further two hits, "Chequered Love" and "Water On Glass". Wilde recorded a total of three albums for RAK Records before signing to MCA Records in the summer of 1984. Most of the songs, including all her major hits, were written by her father, Marty and brother, Ricki Wilde.