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Biography assessment rating comment

WikiProject Biography Assessment

Needs references, and preferably an infobox, to earn a B.

The article may be improved by following the WikiProject Biography 11 easy steps to producing at least a B article. -- Yamara 20:21, 31 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Copyvio

Almost the entire text of this page is a copvio from this site. Removed offending text. —Frecklefoot 15:50, Mar 19, 2004 (UTC)

Response

I am the copywrite holder of this page. I freely contribute it to Wikipedia, with some additions. You can verify by mailing kimwilde.com's webmaster if needed. Please restore the page! — mfgr at kimwilde d o t c o m 15:50, Mar 20, 2004 (GMT)

Additional info

Image used is promotional picture from RAK records 1982.

Edited

August 2005: Deleted several singles from the discography: they were only released as postcards in Poland or as promotional singles in other territories.

Kim Smith?

Where do you guys take that from? I think Marty Wilde is Marty's real name, so she should be a Wilde too. pretty confused, andy

Yep, it's right. Marty Wilde's real name is Reginald Smith. This info wasn't included on his entry, so i've just updated it. Crisso 17:45, 12 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks!! This'll make everything clearer by about 50 percent. :) -andy 80.129.88.61 15:04, 27 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

More info

Added detailed descriptions of albums, books and impact. Rearranged and edited the page and added images, too. mfgr

Young heroes

Hi to all user! Do you know, was there ever realised the single "Young heroes" from Kim Wilde? I thought, I read about it somewhere. (Sorry for my bad english) Thanks!!! Greatings, "Reinhard"

No single, check http://www.kimwilde.com/encyclopedia/songs/00010/ for more info. mfgr

Formatting notice

Per Wikipedia:Manual of Style (titles), songs should be in quotes, not italics. They should also be written in title case. The article as a whole needs to be cleaned up as well.--FuriousFreddy

Notice removed

Article cleaned up. Songs in quotes, album and single titles in italics. Article is formal in tone with possible exception of album reviews. I'd like to see an album review that is formal in tone. :-] mfgr

Gardener?

I don't think so. She might do it in her personal time, but WP is not the place for what she does every single second of her life when she is awake. Iola k ana|^T 20:01, 13 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I would think making TV shows about it (As this article says she has), and writing about it might make it something slightly more than "personal time". --Kiand 20:08, 13 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Stacey Q cover

As an avid SQ listener and collector, I do not have any knowledge of her covering Dancing in the Dark. Source, please? goodnightjack

I'm not sure when this question was posted but Stacey Q covered "Dancing in the Dark" for her debut EP Stacey Q (1985). Joe Vitale 5 (talk) 19:57, 23 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Kim Wilde related to Oscar Wilde?

I read a 1987 Paris Match magazine article of Kim Wilde and from my memory, it stated her great-granduncle is Oscar Wilde, the famous 19th century Irish poet. Can anyone find the magazine article on the web and confirm it a fact or my misinterpretation of French...my mistake. 207.200.116.10 02:31, 20 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I'm unable to find the claim on her great-granduncle was Oscar Wilde, one of those fans' speculations that goes nowhere. The article clearly stated her father, Marty Smith took the name "Wilde" for business purposes in his rock band. I don't know Marty Smith is related to Oscar or this is his middle or nickname used in the family. Kim Wilde isn't only a singer, it turns out she's a garden expert (that's cool to have hobbies aside a job), and the hobby is quite popular in England, you'll find some celebrity garden enthuasists, like Prince Charles with his own organic food farm. + 207.200.116.135 13:55, 10 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I seriously doubt that they'd be related, "Wilde" is supposedly strictly a stage name. As for Kim's gardening career, it's been a just that - a career, not simply a hobby ;) Calanor 09:56, 6 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Update

I've just updated the information for my own site, kimwildecentral. As you can see from the link, we now have a domain name and a substantial fansite attatched to the forum. Also, kim-wilde.co.uk seems to have bitten the dust -can anyone verify? I know that Maksim hadn't updated for a long time, but I can't seem to access the site at all now. Simon Robinson Oct 31 2006

Best-selling UK female pop star?

MassassiUK 15:49, 19 December 2006 (UTC) I find this claim to be extremely unlikely when you compare Kim's career to that of Annie Lennox, Kate Bush, or Dido (all of whom have had multiple no.1 albums and considerable singles chart success both at home and abroad). Lennox's "Diva" album alone has more than likely outsold all of Kim's albums put together, as has either of Dido's albums. I imagine Dusty Springfield would probably also edge out Kim's sales record. Petula Clark certainly does (worldwide sales of around 70 million records), but it's debateable as to whether she could be mainly considered "pop" (as opposed to easy listening).[reply]

This entire entry lacks a neytral tone. And there's way too much editorializing throughout. Keep opinions out, facts in. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 159.142.232.104 (talk) 19:35, 12 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Studio albums section

I think the infomation on the studio albums should be merged into the album articles. It would make sense. Salavat 05:43, 30 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

More cleanup needed

I've cleaned up the first part of this article and also the discography tables. I also removed the decorative copyrighted images per WP:FU.... still a lot needs to be done here. I second the comment above about removing all of the individual album sections. This article reeks of POV, informal tone and fangush - it really reads like a Kim Wilde fansite and a lot of formatting errors remain. - eo (talk) 17:56, 8 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Specifically, it still reads like it was written by her publicist in wide swaths. Since a large part seems to have been lifted from her official website(although apparently with permission) this isn't surprising.24.6.198.12 (talk) 09:49, 11 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Albums

I can't bear to see all those budget (and unofficial) compilation albums listed here - they have no real place in the article (and certainly don't deserve a page each). As far as I can work out the only true 'official' compilation is The Singles 1981-1993 and perhaps the 2001 Very Best of (since it was on EMI and included new material). Even the 1985 compilation was released by RAK after Wilde had left the label - therefore not an official release by her. I'm going to clean this up, but if there's anyone who disagrees, you can always revert, but I think it would lead to a better understanding of her output.--Tuzapicabit (talk) 04:02, 10 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Anyway, while I was at it, I added in loads of single covers for the appropriate pages. Phew! For example...--Tuzapicabit (talk) 05:47, 10 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Richard Lucas

There is a link to Richard Lucas which is not right. It points to a rower from the 1920s. The right Richard Lucas certainly isn't that old: Richard Lucas. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.16.56.184 (talk) 07:48, 26 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protection

I have semiprotected this BLP as no-one appears to be watching it. I am not fussed if unprotected and someone else promises to watch it or IP edit it. Casliber (talk · contribs) 08:43, 15 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I wouldn't mind watching this page if it is protected. I notice some uninformed people have added and deleted stuff on this page and it does not really make it better. Mfgr —Preceding undated comment added 12:41, 1 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Kim Wilde's best friend Cath Dickerson? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.16.17.242 (talk) 18:51, 4 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Record sales?

It does not say how many records she had sold, how many didi she sell? Beggsie221 (talk) 05:45, 26 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Kim Wilde (The MCA years

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in the sentence, "On Teases and Dares, she penning two songs", the word should be "penned"

LittleMissDragnet (talk) 21:06, 30 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Done RudolfRed (talk) 21:57, 30 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Can she play piano?

As a different biography says, Kim Wilde studied how to play piano. 5.174.177.224 (talk) 21:54, 5 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

In 1986 she performed her song "Don't Say Nothing's Changed" in the French TV programme. She was singing and playing piano. 5.60.226.55 (talk) 21:03, 20 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Assessment comment

The comment(s) below were originally left at Talk:Kim Wilde/Comments, and are posted here for posterity. Following several discussions in past years, these subpages are now deprecated. The comments may be irrelevant or outdated; if so, please feel free to remove this section.

== Biography assessment rating comment ==

WikiProject Biography Assessment

Needs references, and preferably an infobox, to earn a B.

The article may be improved by following the WikiProject Biography 11 easy steps to producing at least a B article. -- Yamara 20:21, 31 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Last edited at 20:21, 31 May 2007 (UTC). Substituted at 21:14, 29 April 2016 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 4 September 2018

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Please add this to the 'Here Come The Aliens' section in the 'Return To Pop' section:

The debut single from 'Here Come The Aliens' was 'Pop Don't Stop',(https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/tracks/n4q4hx) which was made 'Record Of The Week' on BBC Radio 2. It went on to be playlisted all over Europe and has become a staple of the Kim's live shows in 2018. The second single, 'Kandy Krush'(https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/tracks/n4mfc4) was also made 'Record Of The Week' on BBC Radio 2 and the video has notched up an impressive 450,000 views on YouTube. The 'WideBoys Remix' of 'Kandy Krush'(https://www.discogs.com/Kim-Wilde-Kandy-Krush-Wideboys-Remix/release/12090887) was Wilde's first entry into the Billboard Chart in the United States in over 25 years. (https://www.billboard.com/music/kim-wilde/chart-history/dance-club-play-songs/song/1073238) The third single from the album, entitled 'Birthday' also made the BBC Radio 2 playlist (https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/tracks/n4mhx4) and was well received all over European radio during the summer of 2018, making the run of three singles a high point in the latest stage of Wilde's career.

Autumn 2018 see's Wilde embarking on a 25 date European Tour in support of the 'Here Come The Aliens' album. Charlyf101 (talk) 11:22, 4 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: please establish a consensus for this alteration before using the {{edit semi-protected}} template. - FlightTime (open channel) 22:13, 12 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Largest tree transplanted?

According to GBOWR, A 750 year old gingko tree moved in 1994 at nearly 100' tall was moved in Korea. That's considerably larger and much,much,older than the Oak moved by the Wilde team. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 23.120.254.61 (talk) 16:51, 15 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Missing link for the song 'Hey Mr. Heartache'

As this article is protected I cannot edit it. In the paragraph starting with 'In 1988, Wilde released her biggest selling album ...', the link for the song titled 'Hey Mr. Heartache' leading to an existing wikipedia article is missing. Please add it. Thanks. Col.Trauma (talk) 17:53, 6 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Done.--Laun chba ller 18:13, 6 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 11 November 2021

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Consider adding under the ‘Radio’ section that as of 2021 Kim Wilde has joined Classic Hits, an Irish radio station, as a DJ with the new ‘The Kim Wilde 80’s Show’ which airs in the evenings, four days a week. See link for citation here; https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/people/arid-40725660.html 212.129.79.72 (talk) 21:42, 11 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Done @Itcouldbepossible has answered the request. DigitalChutney (talk) 20:11, 18 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@DigitalChutneyI had already answered the request. Did I do something wrong??Please assist me, as I am completely new in answering edit requests. Itcouldbepossible (talk) 02:43, 19 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Itcouldbepossible: Hi, you had completed the request on Kim Wilde but did not respond to the request on the talk page by changing the answered parameter to yes. You may like to read WP:ERREQ which gives details on how to respond to edit requests. Also, enabling the edit protected helper tool can be helpful when responding to requests. Thanks, DigitalChutney (talk) 08:30, 19 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@DigitalChutney Actually you see, I had answered many edit requests that day, but since I am new, I forgot to change the answer parameter to 'yes'. Yes I know all the steps to answer edit requests, you can see in my contributions. But I thanks a bunch for giving me link to that tool. It is because of you elder Wikipedians, that I am learning Wikipedia so fast. Thanks again, for all your help. Itcouldbepossible (talk) 12:51, 19 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 2 July 2023

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Add Spouse/Children sections to summary 146.200.84.165 (talk) 08:55, 2 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. — Paper9oll (🔔 • 📝) 14:22, 2 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]