Biography
Kylie Ann Minogue (born May 28, 1968) is an Australian singer and actress. She rose to prominence in the late 1980s as a result of her role in the Australian television soap opera Neighbours, before commencing her career as a pop singer and recording artist. Kylie Minogue is the eldest of three children, her sister Dannii Minogue also being a pop singer. The Minogue sisters began their careers as children on Australian television, and from the age of 11 Kylie appeared in soap operas such as Skyways, The Sullivans and The Henderson Kids without attracting much attention. Dannii became successful as a regular performer on the weekly music program Young Talent Time, in which Kylie gave her first singing performance in 1983. Kylie was overshadowed by her younger sister until achieving success in 1986 with her role in the soap opera Neighbours. Minogue played the character of Charlene Mitchell; a storyline that created a romance and eventual marriage between her character and that played by her real-life boyfriend Jason Donovan culminated in a wedding episode in 1987 that attracted a record audience (see Scott and Charlene). Her popularity in Australia was demonstrated when she became the first person to win four Logie Awards in one event, including the "Gold Logie" as the country's "Most Popular Television Performer", with the result determined by Public Vote. Neighbours began screening in the United Kingdom in 1987 and achieved high ratings. During a charity event in Melbourne with other Neighbours cast members, Minogue performed Little Eva's "The Loco-Motion" and was signed to a recording contract with Mushroom Records in 1987. Released as a single, and retitled "Locomotion", the Australian recording spent seven weeks at number one on the Australian music charts, and was the year's highest selling single. Its success resulted in Minogue travelling to London to work with Stock, Aitken & Waterman. Originally they didn't see her visit as important, and even forgot about her the day she arrived. While she waited, they quickly wrote a song for her, "I Should Be So Lucky." Her first album, Kylie, a collection of dance songs, reached number one on the British albums chart and became the year's highest selling album. It sold over 7 million copies worldwide, and included the biggest hit, "I Should Be So Lucky". A duet with Jason Donovan, titled "Especially For You" was a major hit in Britain in early 1989. Her follow up album, Enjoy Yourself (1989) was a success in the United Kingdom and Australia, and contained several hit singles. Rhythm of Love (1990) presented a more sophisticated and adult style of dance music and also marked the first signs of rebellion against her production team and the "girl-next-door" image. In 1989, Minogue starred in The Delinquents, which told the story of a young girl growing up in Australia during the late 1950s. Its release coincided with her popularity in Neighbours, and while both the film and Minogue's performance were the subject of derisive comments by critics, it was a commercial success. During 1993 - 1998 Kylie's singing career was losing popularity.When the singles "Put Yourself In My Place" and "Where is the Feeling" failed to make the top ten in Britain or Australia, some commentators predicted the end of her career. In 1999 Kylie reinvented herself. The single "Spinning Around" became her first British number one in 10 years, and its accompanying video, featuring Minogue in revealing gold hot pants, received widespread television airplay. The subsequent single releases, including the duet "Kids" with Robbie Williams, also sold strongly. In 2001 she released the album Fever, which retained some disco elements and combined them with 1980s electropop. The first single, "Can't Get You Out Of My Head", became the biggest success of her career, reaching number one in over 40 countries, and selling more than 4 million copies worldwide. Her next album, Body Language (2003), was released following an invitation-only concert, titled Money Can't Buy, at the Hammersmith Apollo in London. In November 2004, "Slow" was nominated for a Grammy Award in the category of "Best Dance Recording". Australian film director Baz Luhrmann, impressed by her Intimate and Live tour, cast Minogue in Moulin Rouge! (2001) where she played the part of Absinthe, the Green Fairy, singing a line from The Sound of Music. This cameo remains her most widely seen film performance. In 2004 she provided the voice of "Florence" in a film based on The Magic Roundabout. She joined Madonna as the second artist to achieve British number one singles in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s. As of 2005, Minogue has sold more than 40 million singles and 25 million albums worldwide, and has had at least one number one hit in over 45 countries. She released her second official greatest hits album on November 22, 2004, entitled Ultimate Kylie, along with her music videos on a DVD compilation of the same title. The album introduced her single "I Believe In You", co-written with Jake Shears and Babydaddy from the Scissor Sisters. It became her 28th British top 10 single, making her the second most successful female performer on the British charts, behind Madonna. "Giving You Up" also reached the Top 10 in March 2005. The Showgirl - The Greatest Hits Tour was announced in early 2005. In April 2005, Minogue and her creative director William Baker ended their professional relationship, with Minogue commenting that it had been planned to coincide with the Ultimate Kylie album and the tour, and that the two remained friends. Planned as the most extensive tour of her career, and intended to play to over 700,000 people worldwide, Showgirl, The Greatest Hits was a success in Europe, however in May 2005, the remainder of the tour was postponed when Minogue was diagnosed with breast cancer. Kylie Minogue Biography Warning: mysql_connect() [function.mysql-connect]: Host 'server.full-effect.com' is not allowed to connect to this MySQL server in /home/kylemino/public_html/Biography.php on line 194 cant connect | ||||
