Kim Appleby
{{short description|Singer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2014}}
{{BLP sources|date=May 2012}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Kim Appleby
| image =
| caption =
| background = solo_singer
| alias =
| birth_name = Kim Loraine Appleby
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1961|08|28|df=yes}}
| birth_place =
| origin = Hackney, London, England
| occupation = Singer, songwriter
| years_active = 1986–present
| label = Parlophone (1990–1993)
| past_member_of = Mel and Kim
}}
Kim Loraine Appleby (born 28 August 1961) is a pop singer and songwriter. She participated in the duo Mel and Kim with her sister Melanie Appleby.
Career
= Solo music career =
Kim released her first solo album Kim Appleby, in November 1990. The album included songs co-written with Mel for what was intended to be the next "Mel and Kim" album, alongside other songs that Kim had composed following Mel's death. One of these songs, "Don't Worry", was selected as the first single, and reached number two in the British charts in November 1990, as well as being a hit in Europe. As a result, "Don't Worry" was nominated for an Ivor Novello Award for Best Contemporary Song in 1991.
A follow-up single "G.L.A.D." was a UK No. 10 hit. Subsequent singles from her debut album were "Mama" (No. 19) and "If You Cared" (No. 44).
Kim's second album, Breakaway, only received a limited release. However, she released three further singles, "Light of the World" (No. 41, 1993), "Breakaway" (No. 56, 1993) and "Free Spirit" (No. 51, 1994), which saw her reunite with Stock and Aitken.
= British Academy of Songwriter, Composers and Authors =
In 1994, Appleby decided that she wanted to take a break from being a recording artist to concentrate purely on songwriting for other acts. As a result, she spent some time in Sweden working with songwriter Anders Bagge, co-founder of the Murlyn Music Group. She has also collaborated with Michael Garvin ("Never Give Up on A Good Thing") as well as Sheppard Solomon (Britney Spears, Kelly Clarkson, Natalie Imbruglia).{{cite web|url=http://www.talent4media.com/talent/kim-appleby/|title=Kim Appleby|publisher=Talent 4 Media Ltd.|access-date=13 January 2020|archive-date=17 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517040526/http://www.talent4media.com/talent/kim-appleby/|url-status=dead}}
She also worked closely with the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors (BASCA) where she chaired the Ivor Novello Awards judges panel for Best Contemporary Song for over ten years, and previously the Best Song Musically and Lyrically for two years.{{cite web|url=http://basca.org.uk/news/songwriter-committee/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160324181837/http://basca.org.uk/news/songwriter-committee/|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 March 2016|title=Songwriter Executive Committee|publisher=BASCA|access-date=13 January 2020}}
= Return to releasing music and performing =
A download only single called "High" was released in 2007.
In December 2010, the single "Took a Minute" by Levthand featuring Kim Appleby was released in Europe.
In September 2016 a promo CD was issued for a new song called "What's Not to Love', which was co-written with Dominic King.
In January 2018, a previously unreleased track "Where Is Love" was released through Dancing Nation Records.
In 2018, Kim returned to performing live after 20 years.
In 2018, Kim co-presented the three-part series on BBC Four "Smashing Hits! The 80s Pop Map of Britain and Ireland" with Midge Ure.
In October 2019, Cherry Red Records released a Mel and Kim singles box set.
Awards and Nominations
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|-
! scope="col" | Award
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Nominee(s)
! scope="col" | Category
! scope="col" | Result
! scope="col" class="unsortable"| {{Abbr|Ref.|References}}
|-
! scope="row"|Brit Awards
| 1988
| {{eliminated}}
|-
!scope="row" rowspan=2|Ivor Novello Awards
| 1988
| "Respectable"
| Most Performed Work
| {{nom}}
|-
| 1991
| "Don't Worry"
| Best Contemporary Song
| {{nom}}
{{end}}
Discography
=Albums=
- Kim Appleby (1990) – UK No. 23, AUS No. 159, AUT No. 30,{{cite web|url=http://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Kim+Appleby&titel=Kim+Appleby&cat=a|title=austriancharts.at > Kim Appleby – Kim Appleby|language=de|publisher=Hung Medien|access-date=16 July 2016}} GER No. 45,{{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/album-details-1174|title=Offizielle Deutsche Charts > Kim Appleby – Kim Appleby (album)|language=de|publisher=GfK Entertainment|access-date=16 July 2016}} NED No. 65,{{cite web|url=http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Kim+Appleby&titel=Kim+Appleby&cat=a|title=dutchcharts.nl > Kim Appleby – Kim Appleby|language=nl|publisher=Hung Medien|access-date=16 July 2016}} SWE No. 24,{{cite web|url=http://swedishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Kim+Appleby|title=Kim Appleby in Swedish Charts|publisher=Hung Medien|access-date=16 July 2016}} SWI No. 36.{{cite web|url=http://hitparade.ch/album/Kim-Appleby/Kim-Appleby-1174 |title=hitparade.ch > Kim Appleby – Kim Appleby |language=de |publisher=Hung Medien |access-date=16 July 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307144233/http://hitparade.ch/album/Kim-Appleby/Kim-Appleby-1174 |archive-date= 7 March 2016 }} Certified gold in the UK.{{cite web|url=http://i.imgur.com/UounZrx.jpg|title=BPI > Certified Awards > Search results for Kim Appleby (from bpi.co.uk)|via=Imgur.com|publisher=British Phonographic Industry|access-date=16 July 2016}}
- Breakaway (1993)
=Singles=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" | |||||||||
| rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2" style="width:24em;"| Single ! colspan="10"| Peak positions ! rowspan="2"| Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| UK {{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/26546/kim-appleby/|title=Official Charts > Kim Appleby|publisher=The Official UK Charts Company|access-date=16 July 2016}} ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| AUS ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| AUT ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| BEL ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| FRA ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| GER
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| IRE ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| NED ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| SWE ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| SWI | |||||||||
| rowspan="1"|1990
! scope="row"| "Don't Worry" | 2 | 119 | 9 | 2 | 35 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 6
| align="left" rowspan="4" |Kim Appleby |
| rowspan="3"|1991
! scope="row"| "G.L.A.D" | 10 | 158 | 22 | 6 | — | 19 | 7 | 16 | — | 14 |
| scope="row"| "Mama"
| 19 || — || — || 25 || — || 41 || — || — || — || — | |||||||||
| scope="row"| "If You Cared"
| 44 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — | |||||||||
| rowspan="2"|1993
! scope="row"| "Light of the World" | 41 | 137 | — | — | — | 58 | — | — | — | —
| align="left" rowspan="2"|Breakaway |
| scope="row"| "Breakaway"
| 56 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — | |||||||||
| 1994
! scope="row"| "Free Spirit" | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —
| align="left" rowspan="4"| single only |
| 2007
! scope="row"| "High" | 108 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016
! scope="row"| "What's Not to Love" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025
! scope="row"| "Not to me" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| align="center" colspan="13" style="font-size:85%"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart |
- 2004: "Believe" (Whiteman feat. Kim Appleby) [German promo CD]
- 2010: "Took a Minute" (Levthand feat. Kim Appleby)
- 2011: "The World Today Is a Mess" (Levthand feat. Kim Appleby)
- 2017: "Whatever Makes You Happy" (Vicarious Bliss feat. Kim Appleby)
- 2022: "I Need Love" (Levthand feat. Kim Appleby)
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Official website|http://www.kimappleby.com}}
- [https://www.melandkim.com/ Official Mel and Kim website]
{{Mel and Kim}}
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Category:English television actresses
Category:20th-century English women singers
Category:21st-century English women singers
Category:20th-century English songwriters
Category:21st-century English songwriters
Category:Actresses from London
Category:English women songwriters
Category:Actors from the London Borough of Hackney
Category:Singers from the London Borough of Hackney