{{EngvarB|date=August 2014}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2014}} {{BLP primary sources|date=August 2013}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Kim Lukas | image = Kim Lukas 1.jpg | caption = Shown in 2015 | image_size = | birth_name = Kim Joanne Woodcock Lukas | alias = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1977|03|16}} | birth_place = Surrey, England | origin = | instrument = | genre = {{flatlist| *Italo dance }} | occupation = Singer | years_active = 1999–present | label = | associated_acts = | website = }}
'''Kim Lukas''' (born '''Kim Joanne Woodcock Lukas'''; 16 March 1977) is an English pop singer, dancer and theatrical actress based in Italy, known for the song "All I Really Want" charting in several European countries.<ref>"[http://www.swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Kim+Lukas&titel=All+I+Really+Want All I Really Want]", swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 10 November 2011.</ref>
==Early life== Lukas spent her first 13 years with her family in Surrey, England.
==Theatre== She had an early interest in art, and was involved in Drama Clubs for two years at the Morris Dancer.<ref name="Bio">[http://newwebdjs.webdjs.ch/kim-lukas.html Bio (in German)]. WebDjs: The Eurodance Collector. Accessed from 5 March 2013.</ref> She studied for 2 years at a performing arts college, where she earned a BTEC Extended Diploma.<ref name = "Bio"/><ref name = "Interview"/> She went on to study a further three years at Academy of Live and Recorded Arts in London.<ref name = "Bio"/> After some initial theatrical experience, she would interpret Puck in a production of ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' by the English Shakespeare Company.<ref name = "Bio"/>
==Musical career== Lukas's father was very passionate about music and that would inspire her to listen to musical bands like The Beatles and artists such as Bob Dylan. She also loves pop music, and her favourite groups and artists were Duran Duran, Madonna and Five Star.<ref name = "Interview">[http://newwebdjs.webdjs.ch/english.html Interview with Kim Lukas]. WebDjs. September 2007. Accessed from 5 March 2013.</ref> The time she was 12 years old would be her first time performing in a television broadcast of the show Blue Peter, where she sang Hark the Herald Angels Sing.<ref name = "Bio"/>
Lukas met Dbone music through her producer, Roberto Turatti, in which her first single, "All I Really Want", would be sent to the company. Kim Lukas states on the lyrics of the song, "Most of my lyrics are based on general situations that people experience but also some of my own personal experiences."<ref name = "Interview"/> The song was a commercial success, reaching the top 10 in Austria, Canada, Denmark, and Italy, and Kim considered the success of the song to be "a dream at the time".<ref name = "Interview"/>
Lukas has also written lyrics for numerous dance acts including Sagei Rei, and Hard in Tango.<ref name = "Interview"/>
In 2002, Lukas presented on Gay TV's European Top 20.<ref name = "Interview"/>
In 1999, Lukas met with singer Nathalie, who would together often meet up at radio festivals for work. They were also with Neja as part of the project Girls Party.<ref>[http://www.eurokdj.com/search/eurodb.php?name=Lukas_Kim Kim Lukas Bio]. http://www.eurokdj.com. Accessed from 7 March 2013.</ref> Producer Massimo Perini suggested a duet for the two as they both wanted to work together.<ref name = "Interview"/> The song was titled ''Change The World'' and it was released by Ritmica Records in 2007.<ref>[http://www.discogs.com/Nathalie-Kim-Lukas-Change-The-World/release/1242675 Nathalie* & Kim Lukas – Change The World]. Discogs.com. Accessed from 7 March 2013.</ref> Another collaboration with the two was titled ''Breathe Again'' and released by Inner Records on 12 July 2011.<ref>[http://www.discogs.com/Nathalie-Aarts-Kim-Lukas-Breathe-Again/release/2997733 Nathalie Aarts & Kim Lukas – Breathe Again]. Discogs.com. Accessed from 8 March 2013.</ref>
Lukas continued to perform her shows in Italy and often in Spain, too.<ref name = "Interview"/>
==Personal life== Lukas has an interest in reading books, especially biographies, and attend concerts, festivals and various kinds of musical performances to buy a lot of music.<ref name="Bio"/> She has an older brother, Luke, who currently lives in Málaga, Spain.<ref name = "Interview"/>
== Discography == ===Studio albums=== *''With a K'' (2000)
===Singles=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- ! rowspan="2"| Year ! rowspan="2"| Single ! colspan="10"| Peak chart positions ! rowspan="2"| Album |- ! width="35"| IT<br>(FIMI)<br><ref>{{cite web|url=https://italiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Kim+Lukas&titel=To+Be+You&cat=s|title=Kim Lukas - To Be You|language=it|publisher=Italian Charts Portal|access-date=13 June 2022}}</ref> ! width="35"| ITA<br>(''M&D'')<br><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.musicaedischi.it/classifiche_archivio.php|title=Classifiche|work=Musica e dischi|language=it|access-date=13 June 2022}} ''Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". For "All I Really Want", search "Kim Lucas" in "Artista". For "Let It Be The Night" and "To Be You", search "Kim Lukas" under "Artista".''</ref> ! width="35"| AUS<br><ref>{{cite Ryan|page=172}}</ref> ! width="35"| AUT<br><ref>{{cite web|url=https://austriancharts.at/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Kim+Lukas|title=Discographie Kim Lukas|language=de|publisher=Austrian Charts Portal|access-date=13 June 2022}}</ref> ! width="35"| BEL<br>(Fl)<br><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Kim+Lukas#charts|title=Discografie Kim Lukas|language=de|publisher=Ultratop Flanders|access-date=13 June 2022}}</ref> ! width="35"| CAN<br><ref name = "HitsoftheWorld">{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1A0EAAAAMBAJ&dq=kim+lukas+all+i+really+want+italy&pg=PA88|title=Hits of the World|magazine=Billboard|pages=88–89|date=5 February 2000|access-date=13 June 2022}}</ref> ! width="35"| DEN<br><ref name = "HitsoftheWorld"/> ! width="35"| NLD<br><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.top40.nl/top40-artiesten/kim-lukas|title=Kim Lukas|language=nl|publisher=Dutch Top 40|access-date=13 June 2022}}</ref> ! width="35"| SWE<br><ref>{{cite web|url=https://swedishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Kim+Lukas|title=Discography Kim Lukas|publisher=Swedish Charts Portal|access-date=13 June 2022}}</ref> ! width="35"| SWI<br><ref>{{cite web|url=https://hitparade.ch/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Kim+Lukas#charts|title=Discographie Kim Lukas|language=de|publisher=Swiss Charts Portal|access-date=13 June 2022}}</ref> |- | 1999 | align="left"| "All I Really Want" | — | 8 | 62 | 9 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 50 | align="left" rowspan="5"| ''With a K'' |- | rowspan="2"| 2000 | align="left"| "Let It Be the Night" | — | 18 | 55 | 28 | —{{efn|"Let It Be the Night" failed to enter any Ultratop 50 chart, but reached number 17 on the Flanders Ultratip chart, an extension of the Ultratop 50.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/song/1101/Kim-Lukas-Let-It-Be-The-Night|title=Kim Lukas - Let It Be The Night|language=nl|publisher=Ultratop Flanders|access-date=13 June 2022}}</ref>}} | — | — | — | 54 | 99 |- | align="left"| "To Be You" | 38 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |- | 2001 | align="left"| "Cloud 9" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |- | 2003 | align="left"| "Fiesta Fever" (Bonus Track) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |- | 2007 | align="left"| "Change the World" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |- | 2011 | align="left"| "Breathe Again" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |- | colspan="15" style="font-size:8pt"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart |- |}
==As featured artist== *2011: "One More Day" with Simon de Jano
==Notes== {{noteslist}} ==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{discogs artist|Kim Lukas}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Lukas, Kim}} Category:1977 births Category:Living people Category:Musicians from Surrey Category:People from Thornton-Cleveleys Category:Alumni of the Academy of Live and Recorded Arts Category:21st-century English women singers Category:21st-century English singers