kids encyclopedia robot

Melanie Appleby facts for kids

Kids Encyclopedia Facts
Quick facts for kids
Melanie Appleby
Melanie Appleby.jpg
Background information
Birth name Melanie Susan Appleby
Born 11 July 1966
Hackney, London, England
Died 18 January 1990(1990-01-18) (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, 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.

Death

Appleby died in Westminster, London, of pneumonia following treatment for metastatic paraganglioma on 18 January 1990. She died at the age of 23 and is buried in East Finchley Cemetery.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Melanie Appleby para niños

kids search engine
Melanie Appleby Facts for Kids. Kiddle Encyclopedia.