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Kim Wilde

Alternative rock
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Kim Wilde is a Alternative rock and Pop act. Their catalogue also touches Rock and Synth-pop. Their sound grew out of Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree, Nik Kershaw, Nicky Chinn, About You Now and Precious Wilson. Those roots explain a lot about how Kim Wilde arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Belinda Carlisle, T'Pau, Laura Branigan, Eurythmics and Go West, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Leona Lewis, Paul Young, The Human League, Howard Jones and Ill Inspecta, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 53 connections around Kim Wilde, reaching back through Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree and forward to Leona Lewis. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Kim WildeRockin' Around the C…Nik KershawNicky ChinnAbout You NowPrecious WilsonFunkstar De LuxeJohn ParrBlackLeona LewisPaul YoungThe Human LeagueHoward JonesIll InspectaDave GrohlTiffanyCascadaBelinda CarlisleT'PauLaura BraniganEurythmicsGo WestJaki GrahamAlphavilleExposé

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Kim Wilde connections

Kim Wilde grew out of Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree, Nik Kershaw, Nicky Chinn and About You Now, shares an orbit with Belinda Carlisle, T'Pau, Laura Branigan and Eurythmics, went on to shape Leona Lewis, Paul Young, The Human League and Howard Jones. 53 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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