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... and once again a possibillity to swim away on a nostalgic wave. Because it's more than 20 years ago,that Kim Wilde had been on the peak of her success with Easy Listening popsongs. And even, you all out there, who are not much into popmusic, though you all know Kim's biggest smashhit 'Kids IN America'. You just couldn't ignore that song then. After that, some other hitsingles came along, like 'Cambodia' or 'View From A Bridge'. But 'The Kids...' always stayed the biggest success.
For a long time it has been pretty quiet around the blonde english singer. According to her own information, she spent her time raising up two kids. But of course it has also been the changes of times and the lack of record sales. Only her Compilation alum "The Singles Collection" sold some million times again and showed, that those glory eighties songs still have a great fanbase. The studied landscape gardener then hosted some brit. TV programs about the subject gardening and wrote countless articles for various magazines. In april 2005 she published a book entitled 'Gardening For Children'. But it was 2001, when she came back with a new single 'Loved' - with not too much success, at least over here in Germany.

Two years ago Kim Wilde got together with german popsinger Nena doing a duet with the single „Irgendwie, Irgendwo, Irgendwann’ (Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere', and she went back into the limelight. She used the opportunity to jump back on the trail again. And last sept. her new album 'Never Say Never' came out including six old tracks - rereleased and eight new songs.
Around 800 fans have come here tonight in Munich to check out, whether Kim Wilde is still the same, who she was in the eighties. Surprisingly more than half of the audiance is male. The gig starts at quarter past 8 p.m. without a supportband. And for her 46 years of age, Kim is still looking great. Yeah maybe she ain't that slim anymore, but apart from that, she doesn't seem much to have become older. She's taking the stage by storm, starting off with 'Chequered Love'. By the way, the band she is accompanied by, is a so called, - almost family business, most of all still including her brother Ricky, who's always been on her side anyway.  On bass - Nick Bates von Kajagoogoo. - The mood is  rising, and soon she has all those fans here on her side with this Greatest Hits package, including also a hommage at Level 42 (see setlist) and most of all the encore 'Kids In America'.
Yes, you can really feel, that the fans have grown with her. And they do still like it very much as you can see on the enthusiastic reaction and devotion. A great start for a new era for Kim. - Like I said before - easy listening pop entertainment, not too much demanding, but with a high memory aspect. 


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