Kate Bush singing 'Running Up That Hill' Live in 1985. Kate Bush is a British singer songwriter and producer who became famous for doing things her own way. She broke through in 1978 with Wuthering Heights, a song she wrote at 18 that reached number 1 in the UK and made her the first woman to top the charts with a self written song. From the start, she stood out for her unusual voice, literary lyrics, and theatrical performances that drew from dance, film, and classical music. Rather than follow