Kim Appleby, is a mixed-race English singer, songwriter and actor. She participated in the duo Mel and Kim, with her sister Melanie Appleby, until her sister's death from cancer. Her father is Jamaican and her mother is English. With the aid of her boyfriend, ex-Bros bassist Craig Logan, Kim launched a solo career with much of her debut solo album composed of songs cowritten with Mel, for what was intended to be the next "Mel and Kim" album.

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  • Kim Appleby, is a mixed-race English singer, songwriter and actor. She participated in the duo Mel and Kim, with her sister Melanie Appleby, until her sister's death from cancer. Her father is Jamaican and her mother is English. With the aid of her boyfriend, ex-Bros bassist Craig Logan, Kim launched a solo career with much of her debut solo album composed of songs cowritten with Mel, for what was intended to be the next "Mel and Kim" album. The album, "Kim Appleby", contained her debut solo single "Don't Worry" which reached number two on the British charts in November 1990. A follow up single "G.L.A.D. " was a UK #10 hit. Subsequent singles from her debut album were "Mama" [#19] and "If You Cared" [#44]. Kim's second album "Breakaway" was not a commercial success and had a limited release. She released three further singles, "Light Of The World [#41, 1993], "Breakaway" [#56, 1993], and reunited with Stock and Aitken on "Free Spirit" [#51, 1994]. A download only single called "High" was released in 2007. She had a show on the European internet station Storm Live. She also acted in the movie Going Straight and in the soap opera, Doctors. Appleby later went on to feature on some tracks on Tonka's album 84, which was released on 8 March 2004. Those tracks were: "Believe" (featuring Kim Appleby and Whiteman) "Follow You" In 2007 Appleby issued "High" featuring remixes by Vito Benito, Rod Carrillo, and DJ Theo. The single was released on Red Stick Recordings, a Strictly Rhythm Records Inc. affiliate.
  • Kim Appleby is een Britse zangeres. In de jaren '80 had ze samen met haar zusje Mel succes als Mel & Kim. Samen scoorde ze hits als Showing out (get fresh for the weekend), Respectable, F.L.M. en That's the way it is. Tot tweemaal toe bereikten zij een nummer-1-notering in de Nederlandse hitparade. Begin jaren '90 scoorde ze solo hits met Don't Worry, G.L.A.D. en Mama. In 1993 bracht ze het album Breakaway uit, dat echter flopte. Ze probeerde het opnieuw in 1994 met de single Free Spirit, maar ook was dit geen succes. Kim is gestopt als zangeres maar produceert en schrijft nog wel voor andere artiesten. Ook heeft ze de afgelopen jaren gewerkt als actrice (bijv. Docters en in het theater met De vaginamonologen) en heeft ze een tijdje gewerkt als E-Jay voor het eerste Internet-radiostation Stormlive. Op muzikaal gebied heeft ze in 2005 met de Duitse DJ Tonka op zijn album 84 nog twee nummers (Believe en Follow You) opgenomen en uitgebracht.
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  • Kim Appleby, is a mixed-race English singer, songwriter and actor. She participated in the duo Mel and Kim, with her sister Melanie Appleby, until her sister's death from cancer. Her father is Jamaican and her mother is English. With the aid of her boyfriend, ex-Bros bassist Craig Logan, Kim launched a solo career with much of her debut solo album composed of songs cowritten with Mel, for what was intended to be the next "Mel and Kim" album.
  • Kim Appleby is een Britse zangeres. In de jaren '80 had ze samen met haar zusje Mel succes als Mel & Kim. Samen scoorde ze hits als Showing out (get fresh for the weekend), Respectable, F.L.M. en That's the way it is. Tot tweemaal toe bereikten zij een nummer-1-notering in de Nederlandse hitparade. Begin jaren '90 scoorde ze solo hits met Don't Worry, G.L.A.D. en Mama. In 1993 bracht ze het album Breakaway uit, dat echter flopte.
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