Appleton are a British/Canadian duo comprised of sisters Natalie and Nicole Appleton. Both were born in Ontario, Canada - Nicole on December 7, 1974, her sister Natalie on May 14, 1973 - to their British mother Mary and Canadian father, Ken. In 1994, the sisters joined Shaznay Lewis and former schoolmate Melanie Blatt to form the pop girl group All Saints. However, in 2001 the group disbanded due to tensions, prompting Nicole and Natalie to form their own group.