There is more than one artist with this name: 1) British disco duo who worked with Stock Aitken Waterman and had hits in the 80’s with the singles “Respectable”, “Showing Out”, “F.L.M.” and “That’s The Way It Is”. Melanie Susan Appleby, born on July 11, 1966, died on January 18, 1990, of pneumonia after succumbing to spinal cancer. 2) Comedian Mel Smith with pop singer Kim Wilde in 1987 recorded a single for Comic Relief, a cover of the Brenda Lee’s Christmas song “Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree” with some extra comedy lines written by Smith and Rhys Jones. Please change tags to: Mel Smith & Kim Wilde. |