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Kylie Minogue
Kylie Ann Minogue (born May 28, 1968) is an Australian singer and actress who has been based primarily in the United Kingdom since the early 1990s.
Her recording career has been marked by periods of outstanding success and comparative failure. Despite criticism, particularly in the early stages of her career, she has evolved her musical and visual style to attain longevity in the competitive field of pop music. As she has matured from a teenager into an adult, she has become one of her generation's most recognisable celebrities and sex symbols. In many parts of the world, she is known simply as Kylie.
Early life and Neighbours
Born in Melbourne, Australia, Minogue is the eldest of three children. Her sister Dannii Minogue is also a pop singer. Her brother, Brendan, is a camera man. Minogue first came to attention as a child actor in Australian soap operas, making her acting debut at the age of 11. She appeared in "Skyways", Young Talent Time, The Sullivans and The Henderson Kids, before rising to prominence in 1986 with her role in the Australian soap opera Neighbours.
Kylie Ann Minogue (born May 28, 1968) is an Australian singer and actress who has been based primarily in the United Kingdom since the early 1990s.
Her recording career has been marked by periods of outstanding success and comparative failure. Despite criticism, particularly in the early stages of her career, she has evolved her musical and visual style to attain longevity in the competitive field of pop music. As she has matured from a teenager into an adult, she has become one of her generation's most recognisable celebrities and sex symbols. In many parts of the world, she is known simply as Kylie.
Early life and Neighbours
Born in Melbourne, Australia, Minogue is the eldest of three children. Her sister Dannii Minogue is also a pop singer. Her brother, Brendan, is a camera man. Minogue first came to attention as a child actor in Australian soap operas, making her acting debut at the age of 11. She appeared in "Skyways", Young Talent Time, The Sullivans and The Henderson Kids, before rising to prominence in 1986 with her role in the Australian soap opera Neighbours.
On Neighbours, Minogue played the character of Charlene Mitchell, a tomboy who rebelled at every opportunity, and who fell in love with the boy next door, Scott Robinson, played by Jason Donovan (who she worked with as a child on "Skyways"). The storylines featuring the young couple proved popular with viewers, and both Minogue and Donovan were drawn into the public spotlight, becoming recognisable celebrities for the first time in their respective careers. A record audience watched the episode featuring Scott and Charlene's wedding in 1987.
Minogue's personal popularity in Australia eclipsed that of other cast members, and to a degree that of the program itself. She was the recipient of a Gold Logie Award, as the nation's most popular television performer, with the result determined by public vote. The program began screening in the United Kingdom in 1987 and was highly successful. As in Australia, Minogue was considered to be one of the program's most popular and charismatic performers. She left the series in 1988 to concentrate on her music career.
Minogue's personal popularity in Australia eclipsed that of other cast members, and to a degree that of the program itself. She was the recipient of a Gold Logie Award, as the nation's most popular television performer, with the result determined by public vote. The program began screening in the United Kingdom in 1987 and was highly successful. As in Australia, Minogue was considered to be one of the program's most popular and charismatic performers. She left the series in 1988 to concentrate on her music career.
Album discography
Kylie (1988)
Enjoy Yourself (1989)
Rhythm of Love (1990)
Let's Get To It (1991)
Greatest Hits (1992)
Kylie Minogue (1994)
Impossible Princess (1998) (originally released as Kylie Minogue in the UK)
Intimate and Live (1999)
Light Years (2000)
Hits+ (2000)
Fever (2001)
Confide In Me (2001)
Greatest Hits 1987-1997 (2003)
Body Language (2003)
Ultimate Kylie (2004)
Trivia
In Australia, Minogue has achieved 9 number one singles – more than any other Australian recording artist.
Minogue has cited Olivia Newton-John as her first major influence. She recorded a cover version of Newton-John's hit "Physical" for the Moulin Rouge! soundtrack, however the song was not included. It can be found as a bonus track on the Australian tour edition of "Light Years" and she performed it during the tour of the same name.
Early in her recording career, Madonna became her acknowledged role model. Madonna returned the compliment by wearing a "Kylie Minogue" shirt during a performance at the 2000 MTV Europe Music Awards. In the United Kingdom, Minogue and Madonna are the only female artists to achieve number one singles in the 1980s, the 1990s and 2000s. Madonna is the only female performer to surpass Minogue's (As of 2004) tally of 27 British Top 10 singles. Madonna also sent Minogue a demo song to record called "Alone Again" that she co-wrote with Rick Nowels. Minogue's version however remains unreleased. See Unreleased Madonna songs.
In 1995, Minogue recited the lyrics to one of her biggest hits "I Should Be So Lucky" as poetry in London's Royal Albert Hall "Poetry Jam", at the suggestion of Nick Cave.
Minogue's Madame Tussaud's waxwork has been regularly updated to represent her changing image. In 2002, a figure of Minogue wearing lingerie and in a provocative pose, attracted both praise and condemnation, but became one of Tussaud's most discussed figures.
The success of her single "Can't Get You Out Of My Head" was enhanced when Minogue performed an unauthorised version of the song, which blended it with the music track of New Order's "Blue Monday", at the Brit Awards. Its popularity led to an authorised version being recorded and released as the "B" side for her single "Love At First Sight".
Minogue's portrait hangs in the National Gallery of Australia in Canberra.
Minogue has been featured on an Australian postage stamp.
Paul Morley's study of the evolution of pop music, Words And Music: A History Of Pop In The Shape Of A City, employs Minogue as the vehicle by which pop is explored.
Minogue now has her own line of lingerie available in Australia and the UK called "Love Kylie".
In 2002, Q magazine named Minogue in their list of the "50 Bands To See Before You Die".
Kylie (1988)
Enjoy Yourself (1989)
Rhythm of Love (1990)
Let's Get To It (1991)
Greatest Hits (1992)
Kylie Minogue (1994)
Impossible Princess (1998) (originally released as Kylie Minogue in the UK)
Intimate and Live (1999)
Light Years (2000)
Hits+ (2000)
Fever (2001)
Confide In Me (2001)
Greatest Hits 1987-1997 (2003)
Body Language (2003)
Ultimate Kylie (2004)
Trivia
In Australia, Minogue has achieved 9 number one singles – more than any other Australian recording artist.
Minogue has cited Olivia Newton-John as her first major influence. She recorded a cover version of Newton-John's hit "Physical" for the Moulin Rouge! soundtrack, however the song was not included. It can be found as a bonus track on the Australian tour edition of "Light Years" and she performed it during the tour of the same name.
Early in her recording career, Madonna became her acknowledged role model. Madonna returned the compliment by wearing a "Kylie Minogue" shirt during a performance at the 2000 MTV Europe Music Awards. In the United Kingdom, Minogue and Madonna are the only female artists to achieve number one singles in the 1980s, the 1990s and 2000s. Madonna is the only female performer to surpass Minogue's (As of 2004) tally of 27 British Top 10 singles. Madonna also sent Minogue a demo song to record called "Alone Again" that she co-wrote with Rick Nowels. Minogue's version however remains unreleased. See Unreleased Madonna songs.
In 1995, Minogue recited the lyrics to one of her biggest hits "I Should Be So Lucky" as poetry in London's Royal Albert Hall "Poetry Jam", at the suggestion of Nick Cave.
Minogue's Madame Tussaud's waxwork has been regularly updated to represent her changing image. In 2002, a figure of Minogue wearing lingerie and in a provocative pose, attracted both praise and condemnation, but became one of Tussaud's most discussed figures.
The success of her single "Can't Get You Out Of My Head" was enhanced when Minogue performed an unauthorised version of the song, which blended it with the music track of New Order's "Blue Monday", at the Brit Awards. Its popularity led to an authorised version being recorded and released as the "B" side for her single "Love At First Sight".
Minogue's portrait hangs in the National Gallery of Australia in Canberra.
Minogue has been featured on an Australian postage stamp.
Paul Morley's study of the evolution of pop music, Words And Music: A History Of Pop In The Shape Of A City, employs Minogue as the vehicle by which pop is explored.
Minogue now has her own line of lingerie available in Australia and the UK called "Love Kylie".
In 2002, Q magazine named Minogue in their list of the "50 Bands To See Before You Die".
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