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The dance-pop duo Mel and Kim released multiple hits during the late 1980s, with their signature song "Respectable" reaching Number 1 on the UK Singles Chart as well as the US Dance Club Songs chart. Sisters Melanie Appleby and Kim Appleby formed the group in 1986 in London, England. Still teenagers at the time, they were paired with Stock Aitken Waterman, the songwriting and production team behind Number 1 hits like Dead or Alive's "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)," Banarama's "Venus," and Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up." This partnership resulted in a very successful ...