Editing Kim Wilde (section)

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[[file:Kim Wilde 2014.jpg|thumb|right|Wilde performing live at [[Let's Rock (festival)|Let's Rock]] [[Bristol]] in 2014]]
Since November 2001, Wilde has toured the UK three times (and once in Australia during 2003) as part of the [[Here and Now Tour]], an Eighties revival concert series, together with artists such as [[Paul Young]], [[the Human League]], [[Belinda Carlisle]], [[Howard Jones (British musician)|Howard Jones]] and [[Five Star]]. New recordings also followed; in 2001, she recorded a new track, "[[Loved (song)|Loved]]", for a [[compilation album]] which became a surprise hit in Belgium.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ultratop.be/en/showitem.asp?interpret=Kim+Wilde&titel=Loved&cat=s |title=Kim Wilde – Loved (song) |website=Ultratop.be |publisher=Hung Medien|access-date=20 April 2011}}</ref> She recorded the single "Born to be Wild" in 2002, and in summer of 2003 she had a major hit with "[[Irgendwie, irgendwo, irgendwann#Anyplace, Anywhere, Anytime|Anyplace, Anywhere, Anytime]]", a [[duet]] with German pop star [[Nena]]. The single was a Top 10 hit in Germany, Belgium, Austria, Netherlands and Switzerland.<ref>[http://www.wilde-life.com/encyclopedia/anyplace-anywhere-anytime Anyplace, anywhere, anytime] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111003042815/http://www.wilde-life.com/encyclopedia/anyplace-anywhere-anytime |date=3 October 2011 }} Wilde Life  - Official Kim Wilde Fansite</ref>

In 2006, Wilde signed a new [[recording contract]] with EMI Germany and released the first single from her tenth studio album in many countries across Europe, Scandinavia and Asia. "[[You Came#2006 version|You Came 2006]]" charted Top 20 in most of these countries and became her biggest solo hit in Germany since 1988.<ref name="musicline-singles" /> The album ''[[Never Say Never (Kim Wilde album)|Never Say Never]]'' included eight new tracks plus five re-worked previous hits and has charted in Belgium, France, Switzerland, Austria and Germany. The second single from the album, which was voted for by fans on her official website was "[[Perfect Girl]]", released in November 2006 and spent nine weeks on the German Top 100 singles chart.<ref name="musicline-singles" /> A third single, "[[Together We Belong]]", was released in March 2007 and a fourth single, "Baby Obey Me", was released in Germany as a remix featuring German rapper Ill Inspecta.<ref>{{cite web|url={{allmusic|id=r1290829 |class=album|pure_url=yes}} |title=Baby Obey Me – Kim Wilde |work=[[Allmusic]]|access-date=21 April 2011}}</ref>

Since 2003, Wilde has appeared on numerous festival bills and concerts all over Europe with her own band.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wilde-life.com/discography/concerts |title=Listing of Kim Wilde Concerts |access-date=22 October 2016}}</ref> In early September 2009, a brand new single, "Run to You", recorded as a duet with Swedish rock band [[Fibes, Oh Fibes!]], was released in Sweden. The song reached the Swedish Top 30.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Fibes%2C+Oh+Fibes!+with+Kim+Wilde&titel=Run+To+You&cat=s |title=Fibes, Oh Fibes! with Kim Wilde - Run to You (song) |website=Swedishcharts.com |publisher=Hung Medien |access-date=20 April 2011}}</ref>

In 2010, Wilde signed a new recording contract with [[Sony Music|Sony Music Germany]]. The label released her eleventh studio album, ''[[Come Out and Play (Kim Wilde album)|Come Out and Play]]'' on 17 August,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Kim-Wilde-Come-Out-And-Play/release/2418958 |title=Kim Wilde – Come Out And Play  |work=[[Discogs]] |date=27 August 2010 |access-date=20 April 2011}}</ref> with "Lights Down Low" preceding that as lead single.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Kim-Wilde-Lights-Down-Low/release/2403176 |title=Kim Wilde – Lights Down Low |work=[[Discogs]] |date=13 August 2010 |access-date=20 April 2011}}</ref> The album peaked at No. 10 in Germany<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/WILDE%2C+KIM/?type=longplay |title=Chartverfolgung / WILDE, KIM / Longplay |language=de |website=Musicline.de |publisher=PHONONET GmbH |access-date=20 April 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100829105242/http://musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/WILDE%2C+KIM/?type=longplay |archive-date=29 August 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and was followed by a tour in Europe in February and March 2011.

[[File:Kim Wilde 2021 (328).jpg|thumb|right|Wilde performing live at [[Let's Rock (festival)|Let's Rock]] [[Liverpool]], 31 July 2021]]

Wilde released her next studio album, ''[[Wilde Winter Songbook]]'' in November 2013.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wilde-life.com/news/2012/kim-dj-bobo-collaborate-new-album-in-2013 |title=Kim & DJ Bobo collaborate; new album in 2013 |publisher=Wilde Life |date=11 November 2012 |access-date=27 February 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131001055118/http://www.wilde-life.com/news/2012/kim-dj-bobo-collaborate-new-album-in-2013 |archive-date=1 October 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> On 18 December 2017, Wilde released a Christmas single with [[Lawnmower Deth]] titled ''"[[F U Kristmas!]]"''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nottinghampost.com/whats-on/music-nightlife/can-kim-wildes-anti-christmas-884611 |title=Can Kim Wilde's anti-Christmas duet with Nottingham thrash metal band top the charts? |date=6 December 2017 |access-date=14 December 2017}}</ref> Wilde released her fourteenth studio album ''[[Here Come the Aliens]]'' on 16 March 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kimwilde.com/news/here-come-aliens-released|title='Here Come The Aliens' released!|date=16 March 2018|website=Kimwilde.com}}</ref> It was inspired by an encounter with a [[Unidentified flying object|UFO]] she had in 2009. While sitting in her [[garden]] with her husband and a friend, they noticed something odd about the sky and experienced an eerie silence.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-04-04|title=Kim Wilde: 'Maybe aliens are using me to put out a record with them on it'|url=http://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/apr/04/kim-wilde-maybe-aliens-are-using-me-to-put-out-a-record-with-them-on-it|access-date=2021-10-07|website=the Guardian|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-06-09|title=Kim Wilde Q&A: "If I'd never been outside, I'd never have seen the UFOs"|url=https://www.newstatesman.com/culture/2018/05/kim-wilde-qa-if-i-d-never-been-outside-i-d-never-have-seen-ufos|access-date=2021-10-07|website=New Statesman|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=2018-03-22|title=Kim Wilde says aliens inspired her pop comeback|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-43485454|access-date=2021-10-07}}</ref> They observed a huge bright light behind a cloud. Being curious she walked down the grass to track the source of the light and what she noticed was that the light was swiftly moving back and forth. She thought about it every day and it gave her the idea for her new album.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-43485454|title=Kim Wilde on aliens and her pop comeback|last=Savage|first=Mark|date=2018-03-22|work=BBC News|access-date=2018-03-26|language=en-GB}}</ref>

In May 2021, Wilde confirmed she would celebrate 40 years of music with the release of a [[box set]] greatest hits album titled, ''[[Pop Don't Stop: Greatest Hits]]''. The album was released in August 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://retropopmagazine.com/kim-wilde-pop-dont-stop-greatest-hits-box-sets/|title=Kim Wilde unveils massive ''Pop Don't Stop – Greatest Hits'' box set|website=retropopmagazine|date=15 May 2021|access-date=10 July 2021}}</ref>