# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/marty-wilde
# Generated: 2026-08-13T08:26:23.253Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/marty-wilde"
name: "Marty Wilde"
slug: "marty-wilde"
description: "Marty Wilde is an English singer and songwriter. He was among the first generation of British rock and roll stars to emulate American rock and roll, scoring several 1950s and 1960s hit singles including \"Endless Sleep\", \"Sea of Love\" and \"Bad Boy\". During the late 1960s to early 1980s, Wilde continued to record and, with Ronnie Scott, co-wrote hit singles for others including the Casuals' \"Jesamine\" and Status Quo's \"Ice in the Sun\". He is the father of pop singer Kim Wilde and co-wrote many of her hit singles including \"Kids in America\" with his son Ricky. He continues to perform and record."
tagline: "British rock and roll singer (born 1939)"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United Kingdom"
  isoCode: "GB"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1939-04-15"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           52.1
  momentum:             0
  historical:           14.81687466666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     75
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0928482/"
    handle:    "nm0928482"
  - platform:  "SPOTIFY"
    url:       "https://open.spotify.com/artist/49Jb7NSMLFMM3n8M7BNRxN"
    handle:    "49Jb7NSMLFMM3n8M7BNRxN"
  - platform:  "WEBSITE"
    url:       "http://martywilde.com"
sources:
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    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
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    title: "مارتي وايلد"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "مارتى وايلد"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AA%DB%8C_%D9%88%D8%A7%DB%8C%D9%84%D8%AF"
    title: "مارتی وایلد"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Marty Wilde"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marty_Wilde"
    title: "Marty Wilde"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marty_Wilde"
    title: "Marty Wilde"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marty_Wilde"
    title: "Marty Wilde"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marty_Wilde"
    title: "Marty Wilde"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marty_Wilde"
    title: "Marty Wilde"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%83%BC%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AF%E3%82%A4%E3%83%AB%E3%83%89"
    title: "マーティー・ワイルド"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marty_Wilde"
    title: "Marty Wilde"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marty_Wilde"
    title: "Marty Wilde"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marty_Wilde"
    title: "Marty Wilde"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marty_Wilde"
    title: "Marty Wilde"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%B9%DB%8C_%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%84%DA%88"
    title: "مارٹی وائلڈ"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://musicbrainz.org/artist/ffbd09fd-30ca-4941-8e83-968c31076891"
    title: "MusicBrainz"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1905851"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"
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    title: "Marty Wilde"
    type:  "DATABASE"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump