Melanie Appleby
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| Birth name | Melanie Susan Appleby |
| Born | 11 July 1966 Hackney, London, England |
| Died | 18 January 1990 (aged 23) Westminster, London, England |
| Years active | 1985–1988 |
| Associated acts | Mel and Kim |
Melanie Susan "Mel" Appleby (11 July 1966 – 18 January 1990) was one half of the 1980s English duo Mel and Kim. They had a number one hit on the UK Singles Chart in March 1987, with the song "Respectable".
Career[]
Appleby was born in Hackney, London, to a Jamaican father and a British mother. She initially worked as a glamour model,[1] before joining her sister Kim Appleby to form Mel and Kim. The duo enjoyed considerable chart success in the late 1980s, achieving four UK top ten hits, including the number one "Respectable" (1987), while their debut album, F.L.M. (1987) spent 25 weeks on the UK chart and was certified platinum in the UK.[2]
Death[]
Appleby died in Westminster, London, of pneumonia following treatment for metastatic paraganglioma on 18 January 1990.[3] She died at the age of 23 and is buried in East Finchley Cemetery.[4]
References[]
- ^ "The Story". Mel and Kim. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
- ^ "Mel and Kim". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
- ^ "Kim Appleby". BBC Music. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
- ^ "Melanie Susan Appleby". Find a Grave. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
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- 1966 births
- 1990 deaths
- English people of Jamaican descent
- English female models
- Deaths from cancer in England
- People from Hackney Central
- Black British women singers
- Burials at East Finchley Cemetery
- 20th-century English women singers
- 20th-century English singers
- Mel and Kim members