Kim was originally part of Mel & Kim with her sister Mel Appleby, scoring a string of chart smashes written by Stock, Aitken and Waterman between 1986 and 1988 including the Number 1 Respectable.

Mel and Kim were an English pop duo, consisting of sisters Melanie (born July 11, 1966 in Hackney, London) and Kim Appleby (born August 26, 1961 in Hackney). Mel and Kim scored a brace of hit ...