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Kim Appleby (born 28 August 1961, London
London

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), is a mixed-race English
England

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 singer, songwriter
Songwriter

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 and actor
Actor

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. She participated in the duo
Duet (music)

A duet is a musical composition or musical piece for two performers. In classical music the term is most often used for a composition for two singers or pianists; with other instruments, the word Wiktionary:duo is also often used....
 Mel and Kim
Mel and Kim

Mel and Kim were an British people musical act that achieved success in the late 1980s....
, with her sister Melanie Appleby
Melanie Appleby

Melanie Susan Appleby was one half of the 1980s England pop music duet Mel and Kim.Born in London Borough of Hackney, London of mixed-race to a Jamaican father and a United Kingdom mother, Appleby initially worked as a Glamour photography and then joined her sister Kim Appleby to form Mel and Kim, enjoying considerable record chart...
, until her sister's death from cancer. Her father is Jamaican and her mother is English.

With the aid of her boyfriend, ex-Bros
Bros

Bros were a British boy band active in the late 1980s and early 1990s, consisting of twin brothers Matt Goss and Luke Goss along with Craig Logan....
 bassist
Bassist

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 Craig Logan
Bros

Bros were a British boy band active in the late 1980s and early 1990s, consisting of twin brothers Matt Goss and Luke Goss along with 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 (born 28 August 1961, London
London

London is the capital of both England and the United Kingdom, and the most populous municipality in the European Union. An important settlement for two millennia, History of London goes back to its founding by the Roman Empire....
), is a mixed-race English
England

native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
 singer, songwriter
Songwriter

File:Beethoven.jpgA songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics, as well the musical composition or melody to songs. One who writes only lyrics is a lyricist, while one who writes only music is a composer....
 and actor
Actor

An actor or actress is a person who acting in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio programming in that capacity....
. She participated in the duo
Duet (music)

A duet is a musical composition or musical piece for two performers. In classical music the term is most often used for a composition for two singers or pianists; with other instruments, the word Wiktionary:duo is also often used....
 Mel and Kim
Mel and Kim

Mel and Kim were an British people musical act that achieved success in the late 1980s....
, with her sister Melanie Appleby
Melanie Appleby

Melanie Susan Appleby was one half of the 1980s England pop music duet Mel and Kim.Born in London Borough of Hackney, London of mixed-race to a Jamaican father and a United Kingdom mother, Appleby initially worked as a Glamour photography and then joined her sister Kim Appleby to form Mel and Kim, enjoying considerable record chart...
, until her sister's death from cancer. Her father is Jamaican and her mother is English.

With the aid of her boyfriend, ex-Bros
Bros

Bros were a British boy band active in the late 1980s and early 1990s, consisting of twin brothers Matt Goss and Luke Goss along with Craig Logan....
 bassist
Bassist

A bass player is a musician who plays a double bass, bass guitar, or another low-pitched instrument, such as keyboard bass or a low brass instrument such as tuba or sousaphone....
 Craig Logan
Bros

Bros were a British boy band active in the late 1980s and early 1990s, consisting of twin brothers Matt Goss and Luke Goss along with 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
Don't Worry (Kim Appleby song)

"Don't Worry" is the debut solo single of English artist Kim Appleby for her eponymous debut solo album.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....
" 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 Europe
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an internet
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 station Storm Live. She also acted in the movie
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 Going Straight and in the soap opera
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, Doctors
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 (on BBC One
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).

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 remix
Remix

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es by Vito Benito, Rod Carrillo, and DJ Theo. The single
Single (music)

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 was released on Red Stick Recordings, a Strictly Rhythm Records Inc. affiliate.

Discography


Albums

  • 1990 Kim Appleby (#23 UK)
  • 1993 Breakaway
  • 1993 Breakaway - Extended Mixes (8-Track Promo CD of exclusive extended versions of the album tracks)


Singles

  • 1990 "Don't Worry
    Don't Worry (Kim Appleby song)

    "Don't Worry" is the debut solo single of English artist Kim Appleby for her eponymous debut solo album.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....
    " #2 UK, #5 Ireland
  • 1991 "G.L.A.D." #10 UK, #7 Ireland
  • 1991 "Mama" (#19 UK)
  • 1991 "If You Cared" (#44 UK)
  • 1993 "Light Of The World" (#41 UK)
  • 1993 "Breakaway" (#56 UK)
  • 1994 "Free Spirit" (#51 UK)
  • 2004 "Believe" (Whiteman feat. Kim Appleby) [German Promo CD]
  • 2007 "High"


Kim Appleby (album tracklisting) |1990| Parlophone
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  1. "Don't Worry"
  2. "Mama"
  3. "If You Cared"
  4. "Downtown Clown"
  5. "I'll Be There"
  6. "G.L.A.D."
  7. "Hey You"
  8. "What Did I Do Wrong?"
  9. "Dodgy People"
  10. "Teach Me"


Breakaway (album tracklisting) |1993| Parlophone
Parlophone

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  1. "Breakaway"
  2. "Missing You"
  3. "Light of the World"
  4. "Love Will Find A Way"
  5. "Strong Love"
  6. "Loving You Boy"
  7. "The Tables Have Turned"
  8. "I’m Not Your Property"
  9. "Good to Me"
  10. "That’s Life"
  11. "Everybody Needs Someone"
  12. "Little Child"


B-Sides/Other tracks

  • "Shame" (included on the "Light of the World" CD Single 1993)
  • "Believe" (on Tonka's 84 album, 2004)
  • "Follow You" (on Tonka's 84 album, 2004)
  • "Something Pour Moi" (2007)
  • "Just Took a Minute" (2007)


External links

  • - Kim Appleby's website.
  • - SAW fan site.