- One of the most successful female singers in the UK.
- The song "Anyplace, Anywhere, Anytime", a duet with Nena, another 1980s pop icon, was a hit all over Europe in 2003.
- She had a number one in the US with "You Keep Me Hangin' On".
- Is named after Kim Novak.
- Her comeback album "Never Say Never" was exclusively released in Germany in September 2006.
- Presenting a BBC gardening programme called "Garden Invaders" and studying for a City & Guilds Gardening qualification (August 2001)
- Most successful songs in the UK are "Kids in America" (1981) and "You Keep Me Hangin' On" (1986) (both number 2 in the charts).
- Daughter of Joyce Smith and Reginald Smith, known as Marty Wilde.
- Won a Gold award for her courtyard garden at the Royal Horticultural Society Chelsea Flower Show (2005).
- After discovering her talent for gardening, she became a designer for the TV show Better Gardens (2000) and published the books "Gardening With Children" (2005) and "The First-time Gardener" (2006).
- Never had a number one in the UK.
- Has a younger sister named Roxanne Wilder, who is following her footsteps as a pop star in a band called "Dimestars".
- Son, Harry Tristan, was born on January 3, 1998.
- Daughter, Rose Elizabeth, was born on January 14, 2000.
- Her brother, Ricki Wilde, is a songwriter and producer.
- Winner of the British Phonographic Industry Award for British Female Solo Artist in 1983.
- In 1987-1988 was selected as one of the most beautiful women in the world (#14 in april 1988) by 'readers' of French magazine LUI (monthly telematic poll).
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