Kim Wilde remains an icon of British pop music with a worldwide fan base that admires her. She became an overnight sensation in 1981 with the global success of her single "Kids in America," which combined the new wave energy and glamour of Blondie with a distinctly British flavor. Throughout the 1980s, Kim enjoyed numerous hits, initially on RAK Records (with the help of her father Marty and brother Ricky) and later on MCA (when she began writing her own songs and toured with Michael Jackson and David Bowie).