Kylie Minogue
Kylie Minogue performing during her KYLIEX2008 tour.
Background information
Born	28 May 1968 ( 1968 -05-28) (age 40)
Origin	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Genre(s)	Pop, dance-pop, electro pop europop
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter, actress, fashion designer
Years active	1987–present (singer) 1979–present (actress)
Label(s)	Mushroom, 1987–present Geffen (US), 1988–1989 PWL, 1987–1992 Deconstruction, 1993–1998 Parlophone, 1999–present EMI, 1999–present Capitol, 2002–present KylieX2008 is a European tour by Australian pop singer Kylie Minogue which is in support of her 2007 album X. Minogue will visit 21 countries including United Kingdom, Ireland, Austria, Hungary, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Russia, Romania, Bulgaria, Sweden, Switzerland, Greece, Turkey, Luxembourg, Latvia, and Spain. ... is the 148th day of the year (149th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the Australian city; the name may also refer to City of Melbourne or Melbourne city centre (also known as The CBD). ... VIC redirects here. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article is about the genre of popular music. ... Dance-pop is a subgenre of pop music that evolved from disco, circa the early 1980s, that combines dance beats with a pop song structure. ... Electropop is a genre of synthesizer pop music which flourished during the early 1980s, although the first recordings were made in the late 1970s. ... Europop refers to a style of pop music that developed in Europe throughout the 1970s which emphasized catchy beats, slick songs and frothy lyrics. ... The term singer-songwriter refers to performers who both write and sing their own material. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... Fashion design is the applied art dedicated to clothing and lifestyle accessories created within the cultural and social influences of a specific time. ... In the music industry, a record label can be a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... For the Mushroom Records company from Canada, see Mushroom Records (Canada), for the company that used to be Mushrooms operations in the United Kingdom see A&E Records Mushroom Records was an Australian record company formed by Michael Gudinski and Ray Evans in 1972. ... Geffen Records is an American record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operates as one third of UMGs Interscope-Geffen-A&M label group. ... PWL (Pete Waterman Ltd) is the production company and one-time record label owned by pop mogul Pete Waterman. ... Deconstruction Records was a record label based in the United Kingdom and was noted for its cutting-edge, contemporary dance music. ... Parlophone is a record label, founded in Germany in 1896 by the Carl Lindström Company. ... For other uses, see EMI (disambiguation). ... Capitol Records is a major United States-based record label owned by EMI and located in Hollywood, California. ...
Website	Kylie.com

Kylie redirects here. For other uses see Kylie (disambiguation).

Kylie Ann Minogue, OBE (pronounced /kаɪliː mɪnoʊg/]] born 28 May 1968) is an Australian pop singer, songwriter and actress. Minogue rose to prominence in the late 1980s through her role in the Australian television soap opera Neighbours, before she commenced her career as a pop artist in 1987. The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions; in decreasing order of seniority, these are Knight Grand Cross or Dame Grand Cross (GBE) Knight Commander... is the 148th day of the year (149th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the genre of popular music. ... For other uses, see Singer (disambiguation). ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... The first TIME magazine cover devoted to soap operas, dated January 12, 1976. ... This article is about the Australian soap opera. ... A musician is a person who plays or composes music. ...

Signed to a contract by British songwriters and producers Stock, Aitken & Waterman in 1988, she achieved a string of hit records throughout the world. Her popularity waned during the early 1990s, leading her to part company from Stock, Aitken & Waterman in 1992. During the mid to late 90s, Minogue distanced herself from her earlier work and attempted to establish herself as a credible and independent performer and songwriter. Her projects were widely publicised, but her albums failed to attract a substantial audience and resulted in the lowest sales of her career to date. She returned to popularity as a pop artist in 2000, and became well-known for her elaborate music videos and expensively mounted stage shows. A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Stock, Aitken & Waterman, sometimes known as SAW, are a British songwriting and record producing trio who had great success during the mid-late 1980s and early 1990s with many of their productions. ... An album or record album is a collection of related audio or music tracks distributed to the public. ... This article is about the genre of popular music. ... A music video is a short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music, most commonly a song. ...

In Australia and Europe, Minogue has become one of her generation's most recognisable celebrities and sex symbols. In Australia, after being dismissed early in her career by some critics, she has been widely acclaimed for her many achievements. Minogue released her tenth studio album, X, on 27 November 2007, was awarded with an OBE in 2007 for services to music, and then won the International Female Solo Artist award at the Brit Awards on 20 February 2008. She has now sold in excess of 60 million records.^[1] For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Celebrity (disambiguation). ... Marilyn Monroe, one of the most iconic and famous female sex symbols of all time. ... X is the tenth studio album by Australian pop singer Kylie Minogue. ... is the 331st day of the year (332nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions; in decreasing order of seniority, these are Knight Grand Cross or Dame Grand Cross (GBE) Knight Commander... The Brit Awards are the annual United Kingdom pop music awards founded by the British Phonographic Industry. ... is the 51st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Era (or Anno Domini), in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. ...

Childhood and beginnings of a pop career

Kylie Minogue was born in Melbourne, Australia, the first child of Ron Minogue, an accountant of Irish ancestry,^[2] and Carol Jones, a former dancer from Maesteg, Wales.^[3] Her sister, Dannii, is also a pop singer,^[2] and her brother, Brendan, works as a news cameraman in Australia.^[4] Accountant, or Qualified Accountant, or Professional Accountant, is a certified accountancy and financial expert in the jurisdiction of many countries. ... A contemporary dancer rehearsing in a dance studio Dance generally refers to human movement either used as a form of expression or presented in a social, spiritual or performance setting. ... , Maesteg is a Welsh town located at the northernmost end of the Llynfi Valley in the north of the Welsh county borough of Bridgend (Pen-y-Bont ar Ogwr) and within the historic county boundaries of Glamorgan (Morgannwg). ... This article is about the country. ... Not to be confused with Dan Minogue. ...

The Minogue sisters began their careers as children on Australian television,^[2] and from the age of twelve, Kylie appeared in small roles in soap operas such as The Sullivans and Skyways, before being cast in one of the lead roles in The Henderson Kids.^[5] She gave her first singing performance in 1983, on the weekly music programme Young Talent Time which featured Dannii as a regular performer. Dannii's success in this program overshadowed Kylie's acting achievements,^[2] until Kylie was cast in the soap opera Neighbours in 1986.^[5] Australian television channels include two government owned national networks, three major commercial capital city networks, several regional commercial networks and independent stations that are generally affiliates of the major networks, and a handful of community stations. ... The first TIME magazine cover devoted to soap operas, dated January 12, 1976. ... The Sullivans was an Australian made drama television series produced by Crawford Productions which ran from 1976 until 1983. ... Skyways is an Australian television series made by Crawford Productions for the Seven Network. ... The Henderson Kids is an Australian television series made by Crawford Productions for the Ten Network between 1985 and 1987. ... Young Talent Time was an Australian television variety program screened on Network Ten. ... This article is about the Australian soap opera. ...

In Neighbours Minogue played the character of Charlene Mitchell, a female garage mechanic.^[6] As stated in The Guardian, "Her appeal at first lay in her unapologetic ordinariness... she played an oil-smudged mechanic with no desire to better herself. Charlene was happy to spend her life grappling with the intestines of greasy cars."^[7] A story arc that created a romance and eventual marriage between her character and that played by Jason Donovan culminated in a wedding episode in 1987 that attracted a large audience of 20 million viewers.^[8] Charlene Edna Robinson (née Mitchell) was a fictional character in the Australian Soap Opera Neighbours played by Kylie Minogue from 1986 until 1988. ... For other uses, see Guardian. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Scott Robinson (Jason Donovan) and Charlene Mitchell (Kylie Minogue) were a popular supercouple on the Australian soap opera Neighbours. ... Jason Sean Donovan (born 1 June 1968, Malvern, Melbourne) is an Australian actor and singer. ...

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.^[9] The Gold Logie Award The Logie Awards are the Australia television industry awards, which have been presented annually since 1959. ...

Recording and performing career

Stock, Aitken and Waterman: 1987–1992

"I Should Be So Lucky" (1987) was one of the early music videos that presented Minogue as a "girl-next-door".

During a Fitzroy Football Club benefit concert with other Neighbours cast members, Minogue performed "The Loco-Motion" and was signed to a recording contract with Mushroom Records in 1987.^[10] Released as a single, and retitled "Locomotion", the Australian recording spent seven weeks at number one on the Australian music charts,^[11] and was the highest-selling single in Australia for the 1980s.^[12] Its success resulted in Minogue traveling to London with Mushroom Records executive Gary Ashley to work with Stock, Aitken & Waterman. They knew little of Minogue and had forgotten that she was arriving; as a result, they wrote "I Should Be So Lucky" while she waited outside the studio.^[13] The song reached number one in the UK and Australia and was a hit in many parts of the world.^[11] Her debut album Kylie, a collection of dance-oriented pop tunes, entered at number two on the British album charts,^[11] and then went to number one and stayed in the British charts for more than a year.^[14] It sold over seven million copies worldwide, with most sales occurring in Europe and Asia, and it contained six successful singles. In the United States and Canada, the album did not sell strongly, however the re-recorded version of "The Loco-Motion" reached number three on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart,^[15] and number one on the Canadian Singles Chart. "It's No Secret", released only in the U.S., peaked at number thirty-seven in early 1989.^[16] In late 1988 Minogue left Neighbours to concentrate fully on her music career. Jason Donovan commented "When viewers watched her on screen they no longer saw Charlene the local mechanic, they saw Kylie the pop star."^[2] screenshot from music video I Should Be So Lucky showing Kylie Minogue, taken from the DVD Ultimate Kylie (2004). ... screenshot from music video I Should Be So Lucky showing Kylie Minogue, taken from the DVD Ultimate Kylie (2004). ... I Should Be So Lucky was the second single released from pop singer, Kylie Minogues debut album, Kylie. ... Image File history File links KylieMinogueIShouldBeSoLucky. ... Fitzroy Football Club, most recently nicknamed The Lions, was an Australian rules football club formed in 1883 to represent the inner Melbourne suburb of Fitzroy, Victoria and was a foundation member club of the Victorian Football League (now the Australian Football League) on its inception in 1897. ... A benefit concert is a concert featuring musicians, comedians, or other performers that is held for a charitable purpose, often directed at a specific and immediate humanitarian crisis. ... The Loco-Motion is a 1962 pop song written by American songwriters Gerry Goffin and Carole King. ... For the Mushroom Records company from Canada, see Mushroom Records (Canada), for the company that used to be Mushrooms operations in the United Kingdom see A&E Records Mushroom Records was an Australian record company formed by Michael Gudinski and Ray Evans in 1972. ... The Loco-Motion is a pop music song written by American song-writers Gerry Goffin and Carole King and performed by Kylie Minogue on her debut album Kylie (1988). ... Stock, Aitken & Waterman, sometimes known as SAW, are a British songwriting and record producing trio who had great success during the mid-late 1980s and early 1990s with many of their productions. ... I Should Be So Lucky was the second single released from pop singer, Kylie Minogues debut album, Kylie. ... A debut album is the first released music album by an artist or a band. ... Kylie is the debut album by Australian pop singer Kylie Minogue. ... Dance-pop is a subgenre of pop music that evolved from disco, circa the early 1980s, that combines dance beats with a pop song structure. ... For other uses, see Asia (disambiguation). ... Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry. ... “Hot 100” redirects here. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Its No Secret was a single released from singer Kylie Minogues debut album debut album. ... Jason Sean Donovan (born 1 June 1968, Malvern, Melbourne) is an Australian actor and singer. ...

A duet with Donovan, titled "Especially for You" was a major success in the United Kingdom in early 1989.^[8] "Especially for You" was also the first Kylie Minogue single to sell over 1 million copies in the UK (The second was "Can't Get You Out of My Head"). The critic Kevin Killian wrote that it was "majestically awful... makes the Diana Ross, Lionel Richie "Endless Love" sound like Mahler."^[17] She was sometimes referred to as "the Singing Budgie" by her detractors over the coming years.^[18] Chris True's comment about the album Kylie for All Music Guide suggests that Minogue's appeal transcended the limitations of her music, by noting that "her cuteness makes these rather vapid tracks bearable."^[19] Her follow up album Enjoy Yourself (1989) was a success in the United Kingdom, Europe and Australia, and contained several successful singles, but it failed throughout North America, and Minogue was dropped by her American record label Geffen Records.^[20] She embarked on her first concert run, the Enjoy Yourself Tour, in the United Kingdom, France, Belgium and Australia, where Melbourne's The Herald Sun wrote that it was "time to ditch the snobbery and face facts — the kid's a star."^[21] Rhythm of Love (1990) presented a more sophisticated and adult style of dance music from Minogue and also marked the first signs of rebellion against her production team and the "girl-next-door" image.^[11] Determined to be accepted by a more mature audience, Minogue took control of her music videos, starting with "Better the Devil You Know", and presented herself as a sexually aware adult. Pete Waterman reflected that the song was a milestone in her career and that it made her "the hottest, hippest dance act on the scene and nobody could knock it as it was the best dance record around at the time."^[2] Especially for You was the fifth international single released from singer Kylie Minogue in time for the christmas 1988 market and is a duet with Jason Donovan. ... Audio sample Info Cant Get You out of My Head (help· info) Cant Get You out of My Head is a pop-dance song recorded by Australian singer-songwriter Kylie Minogue for her eighth studio album Fever (2001). ... For the author-illustrator, see Diana Ross (author). ... Lionel Brockman Richie, Jr. ... Endless Love is a song originally recorded as a duet between soul singer Diana Ross and pop singer Lionel Richie, who wrote the song. ... Mahler redirects here. ... Binomial name (Shaw, 1805) The Budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus, nicknamed budgie), the only species in the Australian genus Melopsittacus, is a small parrot belonging to the tribe of the broad-tailed parrots (Platycercini); these are sometimes considered a subfamily (Platycercinae). ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music, owned by All Media Guide. ... Enjoy Yourself was the second album by Australian singer Kylie Minogue, released in October 1989 (see 1989 in music). ... In the music industry, a record label can be a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... Geffen Records is an American record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operates as one third of UMGs Interscope-Geffen-A&M label group. ... The Enjoy Yourself tour was Kylie Minogues first headline concert tour backed by a full band. ... The Herald Sun is a newspaper in Melbourne, Australia, that is published by The Herald and Weekly Times Ltd, a subsidiary of Rupert Murdochs News Corporation. ... Rhythm of Love is the title of the third album by Australian singer Kylie Minogue. ... Better the Devil You Know is a dance-pop song written by Stock, Aitken & Waterman for Australian pop singer Kylie Minogues third album, Rhythm of Love. ... Pete on the cover of his autobiography I Wish I Was Me Peter Alan Waterman, OBE (born in Coventry on January 15, 1947) is an English record producer, songwriter, radio and club DJ, television presenter, president of Coventry Bears rugby league club and a keen railway enthusiast. ...

The singles from Rhythm of Love sold well in Europe and Australia and were popular in British nightclubs where Minogue started to be regarded as fashionable by the older audience she had targeted. When "Shocked" reached the British Top 10 in 1991, she became the first recording artist to place their first thirteen single releases in the Top 10.^[14] In May 1990, 22-year-old Minogue performed her band's arrangement of The Beatles's "Help!" before a crowd of 25,000 at the John Lennon: The Tribute Concert on the banks of the River Mersey in Liverpool. Yoko Ono and Sean Lennon offered Minogue their thanks for her support of The John Lennon Fund, while the media commented positively on her performance. The Sun wrote "The soap star wows the Scousers — Kylie Minogue deserved her applause".^[22] The White Album, see The Beatles (album). ... Music sample Help! Problems? See media help. ... John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE (October 9, 1940 – December 8, 1980), (born John Winston Lennon, known as John Ono Lennon) was an iconic English 20th century rock and roll songwriter and singer, best known as the founding member of The Beatles. ... The River Mersey is a river in north west England. ... For other uses, see Liverpool (disambiguation). ... For the song by Die Ärzte, see Yoko Ono (song). ... Sean Taro Ono Lennon (aka Sean Ono Lennon, born October 9, 1975) is an American singer, songwriter, musician and actor. ... This article is about a British tabloid. ... For other uses, see Liverpool (disambiguation). ...

After recording a fourth album, Let's Get to It (1991), Minogue had fulfilled the requirements of her contract and elected not to renew it.^[2] She had often expressed the viewpoint that she was stifled by Stock, Aitken and Waterman, and later compared the experience to her time with Neighbours, saying all they wanted her to do was "learn your lines... perform your lines, no time for questions, promote the product".^[23] Lets Get To It is the title of the fourth album by Australian singer Kylie Minogue and was released in 1991. ...

Deconstruction: 1993–1998

Minogue's subsequent signing with Deconstruction Records was highly touted in the music media as the beginning of a new phase in her career, but the eponymous Kylie Minogue (1994) received mixed reviews.^[11] It sold well in Europe and Australia (where the single "Confide in Me" spent five weeks at number one.) Subsequent singles, "Put Yourself in My Place" and "Where Is the Feeling?" were top twenty hits in the UK. Deconstruction Records was a record label based in the United Kingdom and was noted for its cutting-edge, contemporary dance music. ... Kylie Minogue is the title of a 1994 album by Australian singer Kylie Minogue. ... Confide in Me is a dance–pop song performed by Australian singer Kylie Minogue and written by Steve Anderson, Dave Seaman and Owain Barton. ... Put Yourself in My Place was the second single released from singer Kylie Minogues 1994 album Kylie Minogue. ... Where Is the Feeling? was the third and final single released from singer Kylie Minogues 1994 album Kylie Minogue. ...

The music video for "Where the Wild Roses Grow" (1995) (left) was inspired by John Everett Millais' Ophelia (1851/52) (right).

Australian artist Nick Cave had been interested in working with Minogue since hearing "Better the Devil You Know", saying it contained "one of pop music's most violent and distressing lyrics" and "when Kylie Minogue sings these words, there is an innocence to her that makes the horror of this chilling lyric all the more compelling".^[24] "Where the Wild Roses Grow" (1995), was a brooding ballad whose lyrics narrated a murder from the points of view of both the murderer (Cave), and his victim (Minogue), and its success demonstrated that Minogue could be accepted outside of her established genre as a pop artist. It received widespread attention in Europe, where it reached the top 10 in several countries, and acclaim in Australia where it reached number two,^[14] and won ARIA Awards for "Song of the Year" and "Best Pop Release". Following concet appearances with Cave, Minogue recited the lyrics to "I Should Be So Lucky" as poetry in London's Royal Albert Hall "Poetry Jam", at the suggestion of Cave, and later credited him with giving her the confidence to express herself artistically, saying: "He taught me to never veer too far from who I am, but to go further, try different things, and never lose sight of myself at the core. For me, the hard part was unleashing the core of myself and being totally truthful in my music".^[25] A screenshot from the music video Where the Wild Roses Grow (1995) showing Kylie Minogue, taken from the DVD Ultimate Kylie (2004). ... Download high resolution version (1600x1164, 503 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Sir John Everett Millais Sir John Everett Millais, 1st Baronet, PRA (June 8, 1829 – August 13, 1896) was a British painter and illustrator and one of the founders of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. ... For other uses, see Ophelia (disambiguation). ... Nicholas Edward Cave (born 22 September 1957) is an Australian musician, songwriter, author, screenwriter, and occasional actor. ... Where the Wild Roses Grow is an alternative-rock song written by Australian singer-songwriter Nick Cave for Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds ninth album Murder Ballads (1996), and features guest vocals by Australian pop-singer Kylie Minogue. ... The Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) is a trade group representing the Australian recording industry. ... Albert Hall redirects here. ...

Impossible Princess (named after a poetry collection by artist Billy Childish) featured collaborations with musicians such as James Dean Bradfield and Sean Moore of the Manic Street Preachers.^[14] Largely a dance album, its style was not represented by its first single "Some Kind of Bliss", and Minogue countered questions that she was trying to become an indie artist. She told Music Week, "I have to keep telling people that this isn't an indie-guitar album. I'm not about to pick up a guitar and rock."^[26] Billboard magazine described the album as "stunning" and concluded that "it's a golden commercial opportunity for a major [record company] with vision and energy [to release it in the United States]. A sharp ear will detect a kinship between Impossible Princess and Madonna's hugely successful album, Ray of Light".^[25] In the UK, Music Week gave a negative assessment, "Kylie's vocals take on a stroppy edge ... but not strong enough to do much".^[27] Impossible Princess is the title of an album by Australian singer Kylie Minogue, released by BMG/Deconstruction Records in 1998. ... Billy Childish (real name Steven John Hamper) or William Charlie Hamper (born December 1, 1959) is an English artist, author, poet, photographer, film maker, singer and guitarist. ... James Dean Bradfield is the lead guitarist and vocalist for the famous Welsh rock band Manic Street Preachers. ... Sean Moore circa 1994 around the release of The Holy Bible Sean Anthony Moore is the writer, drummer/percussionist and sometime trumpet player of the Welsh rock band Manic Street Preachers. ... Manic Street Preachers (often known colloquially as the Manics) are a Welsh rock band, consisting of James Dean Bradfield (lead vocals, guitar), Nicky Wire (bass guitar, vocals) and Sean Moore (drums, vocals). ... Some Kind of Bliss was the first single released from singer Kylie Minogues 1997 album Impossible Princess. ... in music that is characterized by its perceived independence from mainstream or pop culture as a whole. ... Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry. ... This article is about the American entertainer. ... For the Michael Wong album, see Ray of Light (Michael Wong album). ...

It became the lowest-selling album of her career in the UK (where it had been hastily retitled Kylie Minogue in the wake of the death of Diana, Princess of Wales), but was her highest-selling album in Australia since her debut album, with sales boosted by a highly successful live tour. In reviewing her show, The Times wrote of her ability to "mask her thin, often nondescript voice with musical diversity and brittle charisma and genuinely great pop songs by any standard", and a live album recorded during her tour, titled Intimate and Live, was successful in Australia. Diana Spencer redirects here. ... For other uses, see Times. ... Intimate and Live is the title of a live album by Australian singer Kylie Minogue, released in 1998. ...

She maintained her high profile in Australia with live performances, including the 1998 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, the opening of Fox Studios in Sydney in 1999, where she performed Marilyn Monroe's "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend", and a Christmas concert in Dili, East Timor in association with the United Nations Peace-Keeping Forces. Performers in the 2006 Sydney Mardi Gras The Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras is an annual gay pride parade and festival for the LGBT community in Sydney, Australia. ... Twentieth (20th) Century Fox Film Corporation (known from 1935 to 1985 as Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation) is one of the six major American film studios. ... Marilyn Monroe (born Norma Jeane Mortenson;[1] baptised Norma Jeane Baker June 1, 1926 – August 5, 1962), was a Golden Globe-winning,[2] critically-acclaimed[3][4][5] American actress, singer, model, Hollywood icon,[6] cultural icon, fashion icon,[7] pop icon,[8] film executive[9] and sex symbol. ... Monroe sings the song surrounded by well-dressed men. ... Dili, also spelled Díli, Dilli or Dilly, is the capital of East Timor. ... Peacekeeping is a way to help countries torn by conflict create conditions for sustainable peace. ...

Parlophone and middle career: 1999–2005

William Baker has cited the 1940s "Vargas Girl" pinups of Alberto Vargas as an influence, as demonstrated in the music video for "Spinning Around". (2000)

Minogue and Deconstruction Records parted company and following a duet with the Pet Shop Boys' on their Nightlife album, she signed with Parlophone in April 1999. Her album Light Years (2000) was strongly influenced by 1970s disco artists, such as Donna Summer and Village People and included several songs written by Guy Chambers and Robbie Williams who imbued their lyrics with humour. New Musical Express wrote: "Kylie's capacity for reinvention is staggering" and summarised the album as "sheer joy" and "what she does best".^[28] It generated career-best reviews for Minogue and quickly became a success throughout Asia, Australia and Europe and sold over two million copies worldwide. The single "Spinning Around" became her first UK number-one in ten years, and its accompanying video, which featured Minogue in revealing gold hot pants, received widespread television airplay. The subsequent single releases were hits, including "Kids", a duet with Robbie Williams. screenshot from music video Spinning Around (2000) showing Kylie Minogue, taken from the DVD Ultimate Kylie (2004). ... screenshot from music video Spinning Around (2000) showing Kylie Minogue, taken from the DVD Ultimate Kylie (2004). ... For other people called William Baker, see William Baker (disambiguation) William Baker (born 1973 in Manchester) is a fashion designer, stylist and author. ... Alberto Vargas (1896–1982) was a noted painter of pin-up girls and erotica. ... A pin-up girl is a woman whose physical attractiveness would entice one to place a picture of her on a wall. ... Alberto Vargas (1896–1982) was a noted painter of pin-up girls and erotica. ... Spinning Around is the first single of the album Light Years from Kylie Minogue. ... Image File history File links KylieMinogueSpinningAround. ... Discothèque redirects here. ... Pet Shop Boys are an English dance music duo, consisting of Neil Tennant who provides main vocals, keyboards and occasionally guitar, and Chris Lowe on keyboards and occasionally on vocals. ... Nightlife is the eleventh album, the seventh of entirely new music, by the UK electronic music group Pet Shop Boys. ... Parlophone is a record label, founded in Germany in 1896 by the Carl Lindström Company. ... Light Years is a 2000 album by Australian singer Kylie Minogue. ... This article is about the music genre. ... Donna Summer (born Donna Adrian Gaines) is an American singer-songwriter and musician who gained prominence during the disco era of music. ... Village People were a concept disco group formed in the late 1970s. ... Guy Chambers (born January 12, 1963 in London) is an English songwriter and record producer best known for his long partnership with Robbie Williams. ... For other people with the same name, see Robbie Williams (disambiguation). ... The New Musical Express (better known as the NME) is a weekly magazine about popular music published in the UK. It is unlike many other popular music magazines due to its intended focus on guitar-based music and indie rock bands, instead of mainstream pop acts. ... For other uses, see Asia (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ... Spinning Around is the first single of the album Light Years from Kylie Minogue. ... Kids was the second single on Sing When Youre Winning, British pop singer Robbie Williams third album. ... For other people with the same name, see Robbie Williams (disambiguation). ...

In 2000 Minogue performed a cover version of ABBA's "Dancing Queen" and her single "On a Night like This" at the 2000 Sydney Olympics closing ceremony,^[29] an event watched by an estimated 2.1 billion people in 220 countries. Afterwards, she embarked upon a concert tour, On A Night like This Tour, which played to sell-out crowds in Australia and the United Kingdom, where she sold over 200,000 tickets and set an Australian record for a female artist.^[30] Her six initial planned shows were increased to twenty-two due to public demand. Minogue was inspired by the style of Broadway shows such as 42nd Street and films such as Anchors Aweigh, South Pacific and the Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers musicals of the 1930s. Describing Bette Midler as a "heroine", she also incorporated some of the "camp and burlesque" elements of Midler's live performances.^[31] The show directed and choreographed by Luca Tommassini featured elaborate sets such as the deck of an ocean liner, an Art Deco New York City skyline, and the interior of a space ship, and Minogue was praised for her new material and her reinterpretations of some of her greatest successes, turning "I Should Be So Lucky" into a torch song and "Better the Devil You Know" into a 1940s big band number. She won a "Mo Award" for Australian live entertainment as "Performer of the Year". Following the tour she was asked by a Seattle Post-Intelligencer journalist what she thought was her greatest strength, and replied, "That I am an all-rounder. If I was to choose any one element of what I do, I don't know if I would excel at any one of them. But put all of them together, and I know what I'm doing."^[32] Abba redirects here. ... Dancing Queen is the biggest hit single recorded by Swedish pop group ABBA, and as such is considered to be their signature song. ... On a Night like This was written by Steve Torch, Graham Stack, Mark Taylor, Brian Rawling. ... The 2000 Summer Olympics or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were the Summer Olympic Games celebrated in 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... The On a Night Like This Tour played to sell-out crowds in Australia and the United Kingdom, where she sold over 200,000 tickets and set an Australian record for a female artist. ... For other uses of Broadway, see Broadway. ... 42nd Street was a hugely successful Broadway stage musical, loosely based on the movie of the same name. ... Anchors Aweigh is a 1945 musical comedy film, directed by George Sidney in which two sailors go on a four-day shore leave in Hollywood, accompanied by music and song, meet an aspiring young singer and try to help her get an audition at MGM. It stars Frank Sinatra, Gene... This article is about the 1958 film . ... Fred Astaire (May 10, 1899 – June 22, 1987), born Frederick Austerlitz in Omaha, Nebraska,[1] was an American film and Broadway stage dancer, choreographer, singer and actor. ... Ginger Rogers (Virginia Katherine McMath, July 16, 1911 – April 25, 1995) was an Academy Award-winning American film and stage actress and singer. ... Bette Midler (born December 1, 1945) is an American singer, actress and comedienne, also known to her fans as The Divine Miss M. She is named after the actress Bette Davis although Davis pronounced her first name in two syllables, and Midler uses one. ... Asheville City Hall. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... I Should Be So Lucky was the second single released from pop singer, Kylie Minogues debut album, Kylie. ... The tone or style of this article or section may not be appropriate for Wikipedia. ... Better the Devil You Know is a dance-pop song written by Stock, Aitken & Waterman for Australian pop singer Kylie Minogues third album, Rhythm of Love. ... A big band is a type of musical ensemble associated with playing jazz music and which became popular during the Swing Era from the early 1930s until the late 1940s, although there are many big-bands around nowadays. ...

In 2001 Parlophone released Fever, which retained some disco elements and combined them with 1980s electropopthe idea came from another Australian singer songwriter Roselyn Della Sabina, who wanted to create "gorgeous dance music". Its lead single "Can't Get You out of My Head" became the biggest success of her career and reached number one in over twenty countries.^[33] The album's success was equally widespread, selling 6 million copies worldwide,^[34] and following extensive airplay by North American radio, Capitol Records released it in the United States in 2002.^[35][36] Alternate cover US cover Limited Edition cover Fever is Australian singer Kylie Minogues eighth album, released in late 2001 in Europe and Australia, 2002 in North America by Parlophone, Mushroom and Capitol. ... Electropop (also called Technopop) is a form of synth pop music that is made with synthesizers, and which first flourished from 1978 to 1981. ... Audio sample Info Cant Get You out of My Head (help· info) Cant Get You out of My Head is a pop-dance song recorded by Australian singer-songwriter Kylie Minogue for her eighth studio album Fever (2001). ... Capitol Records is a major United States-based record label owned by EMI and located in Hollywood, California. ...

The album debuted on the U.S. Billboard 200 albums chart at number three,^[37] and the single reached number seven on the Hot 100.^[16] Fever peaked at number ten on the Canadian albums chart and the single reached the BDS airplay top three. Following singles "In Your Eyes", "Love at First Sight" and "Come into My World" were substantial successes throughout the world, and Minogue established a presence in the mainstream North American market, achieving particular success on the club scene. In 2003 she received a Grammy Award nomination for "Best Dance Recording" for "Love at First Sight"^[38], and the following year won the same award for "Come into My World".^[39] The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. ... Jam! is a Canadian website, which covers entertainment news. ... In Your Eyes is a dance-pop song recorded by Kylie Minogue. ... This is an article about a song. ... Laser lights illuminate the dance floor at a Gatecrasher dance music event in Sheffield, England A nightclub (or night club or club) is a drinking, dancing, and entertainment venue which does its primary business after dark. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Minogue's former stylist and creative director William Baker explained that the music videos for the Fever album were inspired by science fiction films—specifically those by Stanley Kubrick—and accentuated the electropop elements of the music by using dancers in the style of Kraftwerk. Alan MacDonald, the designer of the 2002 KylieFever tour, brought those elements into the stage show which was based around a framework of seven iconic female images, drawing from Minogue's past incarnations. The show opened with Minogue as a space age vamp, which she described as "Queen of Metropolis with her drones", through to scenes inspired by Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange, followed by the various personas of Minogue's career. Minogue said that she was finally able to express herself the way she wanted, and that she had always been "a showgirl at heart".^[40] For other people called William Baker, see William Baker (disambiguation) William Baker (born 1973 in Manchester) is a fashion designer, stylist and author. ... Science fiction film is a film genre that uses speculative, science-based depictions of imaginary phenomena such as extra-terrestrial lifeforms, alien worlds, and time travel, often along with technological elements such as futuristic spacecraft, robots, or other technologies. ... Kubrick redirects here. ... Kraftwerk (pronounced , German for power plant or power station) is an influential electronic-music band from Düsseldorf, Germany. ... Vamp is a colloquial term applied to describe a particular type of femme fatale, popular in silent films. ... Metropolis Metropolis is a science fiction film produced in Germany set in a futuristic urban dystopia. ... This article is about the film. ... Persona literally means mask , although it does not usually refer to a literal mask but to the social masks all humans supposedly wear. ...

Her next album, Body Language (2003), was released following an invitation-only concert, titled Money Can't Buy, at the Hammersmith Apollo in London. The event marked the presentation of a new visual style, designed by Minogue and Baker, inspired in part by 1960s icon Brigitte Bardot, about whom Minogue commented: "I just tended to think of BB as, well, she's a sexpot, isn't she? She's one of the greatest pinups. But she was fairly radical in her own way at that time. And we chose to reference the period, which was ... a perfect blend of coquette and rock and roll."^[41] Body Language is a 2003 album by Australian singer Kylie Minogue, her ninth studio album. ... Money Cant Buy was a one-off, invatation only, concert in support of Kylie Minogues 2003 hit album, Body Language held at the Hammersmith Apollo in London, England. ... The Hammersmith Apollo, located in Hammersmith, London, England, opened in 1932, and was known as Gaumont Palace Hammersmith until 1962. ... Brigitte Bardot (French IPA: ) (born September 28, 1934) is a BAFTA Awards-nominated French actress, former fashion model, singer, known nationalist, animal rights activist, and considered the embodiment of the 1950s and 1960s sex kitten. ...

The show attracted mixed reviews, with the main criticisms being that nothing substantially new was presented, and that the new songs did not match the appeal of her previous hits. Despite this, the concert was made into a successful television special that drew high ratings.

The album downplayed the disco style and Minogue said she was inspired by 1980s artists such as Scritti Politti, Human League, Adam and the Ants and Prince, blending their styles with elements of hip hop.^[42] It received some of the most positive reviews of her career with Billboard Magazine writing of "Minogue's knack for picking great songs and producers".^[43] All Music described it as "a near perfect pop record... Body Language is what happens when a dance-pop diva takes the high road and focuses on what's important instead of trying to shock herself into continued relevance"^[44] Scritti Politti are a Welsh musical band. ... The Human League are an English synthpop band formed in 1977, who, after several changes in line up, achieved great popularity in the 1980s and a limited comeback in the mid-1990s. ... Adam & the Ants were a rock and roll group during the late 1970s and early 1980s. ... For other uses, see Prince (disambiguation). ... Hip hop music is a style of music which came into existence in the United States during the mid-1970s, and became a large part of modern pop culture during the 1980s. ...

Minogue performing during her Showgirl tour (2005).

Minogue released her second official greatest hits album in November 2004, entitled Ultimate Kylie, along with her music videos on a DVD compilation of the same title. The album introduced her singles "I Believe in You", co-written with Jake Shears and Babydaddy from the Scissor Sisters, and "Giving You Up". Both songs reached the British top ten, and with a tally of twenty-nine top ten singles, Minogue became the second most successful woman on the British singles charts, behind Madonna.^[45] "I Believe in You" reached the U.S. Hot Dance Club Play top three and attained dance and rhythmic radio airplay nationwide.^[16] Minogue was nominated for a Grammy Award for the fourth consecutive year when "I Believe in You" was nominated in the category of "Best Dance Recording".^[46] Image created by PrinceCharming on March 28, 2005 during the Showgirl concert in Sportpaleis, Antwerp, Belgium. ... Image created by PrinceCharming on March 28, 2005 during the Showgirl concert in Sportpaleis, Antwerp, Belgium. ... Ultimate Kylie is the title of Australian-born dance-pop singer-songwriter Kylie Minogues greatest hits album released in November, 2004. ... DVD (also known as Digital Versatile Disc or Digital Video Disc - see Etymology) is a popular optical disc storage media format. ... I Believe In You is a dance–pop song performed by Australian singer-songwriter Kylie Minogue and written by Minogue and Scissor Sisters members Jake Shears and Babydaddy. ... Jake Shears (born Jason Sellards on October 3, 1977 in Arizona) is the vocalist for the American music group the Scissor Sisters. ... Scott Hoffman (b. ... The Scissor Sisters are an American alternative band who formed in 2001. ... Giving You Up is a dance–pop song co-written and performed by Australian singer Kylie Minogue for her second greatest hits album, Ultimate Kylie (2004). ... This article is about the American entertainer. ... Billboards Hot Dance Club Play chart (also known as Club Play Singles, and formerly known as Hot Dance Music/Club Play and Hot Dance/Disco) is a weekly national survey of the songs that are most popular in U.S. dance clubs. ...

Early in 2005, "Kylie : the Exhibition" opened in Melbourne. The free exhibition featured costumes and photographs spanning Minogue's career and went on to tour Australian capital cities receiving over 300,000 visitors.^[47] It was then exhibited at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London in February 2007.^[48] The Victoria and Albert Museum (often abbreviated as the V&A) in London is the worlds largest and finest museum of decorative arts and design, housing a permanent collection of over 4. ...

Minogue released her Ultimate Kylie greatest hits album, and commenced a tour, Showgirl - The Greatest Hits Tour, which was intended to be the most extensive of her career, and anticipated a total audience of more than 700,000.^[49] The show was a success in the United Kingdom, however shortly after Minogue arrived in Melbourne to begin the Australian shows, she was diagnosed with breast cancer.^[50] Showgirl - The Greatest Hits Tour was a global concert tour in support of Kylie Minogues compilation album, Ultimate Kylie. ...

Return to performing and recording: 2006–present

In November 2006, Minogue resumed her Showgirl - Homecoming Tour with a performance in Sydney. She had told journalists prior to the concert that she would be highly emotional, and she cried before dedicating the song "Especially for You" to her father, a survivor of prostate cancer. Although her dance routines had been reworked to accommodate her medical condition, and slower costume changes and longer breaks being introduced between sections of the show to conserve her strength,^[51] the media reported that Minogue performed energetically, with the Sydney Morning Herald describing the show as an "extravaganza" and "nothing less than a triumph".^[52] Showgirl - The Homecoming Tour is the comeback tour of Australian singer Kylie Minogue after her cancellation on 17 May 2005, of the original Showgirl - The Greatest Hits Tour, after her diagnosis of breast cancer. ... This article is about the metropolitan area in Australia. ... Especially for You was the fifth international single released from singer Kylie Minogue in time for the christmas 1988 market and is a duet with Jason Donovan. ... HRPC redirects here. ...

The following night, Minogue was joined by Bono, who was in Australia as part of U2's Vertigo tour, for the duet "Kids", but Minogue was forced to cancel a subsequent planned appearance at U2's show, because of exhaustion.^[53] During her last two shows, she was joined on stage by sister Dannii Minogue for the duet, their first performance together since the late 1980s.^[54] Minogue's shows throughout Australia continued to draw positive reviews, and after spending Christmas with her family, she resumed the European leg of her tour with six sold-out shows in Wembley Arena, before taking her tour to Manchester for a further six shows. On 31 December 2006, she saw in the new year with an extra sell-out show at London's Wembley Arena, where she was supported by ABBA tribute band Bjorn Again.^[55] For other uses, see Bono (disambiguation). ... This article is about the Irish rock band. ... Not to be confused with Dan Minogue. ... Wembley Arena at Night (Taken at a live WWE Show). ... This article is about the City of Manchester in England. ... is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Wembley Arena at Night (Taken at a live WWE Show). ... Abba redirects here. ... Bjorn Again are an ABBA tribute band, taking their name from Bj rn Ulvaeus, a member of ABBA, and a pun on the phrase Born again. ...

Minogue performing during her KYLIEX2008 tour in Bulgaria (2008).

Minogue released X, her tenth studio album and her first in four years, in November 2007. It was recorded in London, Stockholm and Ibiza, and producers include previous collaborators such as Guy Chambers, Cathy Dennis, and Richard Stannard alongside newcomers such as Bloodshy & Avant, Calvin Harris and EMI hit songwriter Edwin "Lil' Eddie" Serrano.^[56] In Australia and the UK, X attracted average sales at first, which were attributed to the Kish Mauve-produced single "2 Hearts",^[57] and the album was criticised for its subject matter in light of Minogue's experiences with breast cancer. Minogue said in response, "My conclusion is that if I'd done an album of personal songs it'd be seen as Impossible Princess 2 and be equally critiqued."^[57] The album did however, debut at number 4 in Britain and number 1 in Australia in the charts.^[37] X is the tenth studio album by Australian pop singer Kylie Minogue. ... Guy Chambers (born January 12, 1963 in London) is an English songwriter and record producer best known for his long partnership with Robbie Williams. ... Cathy Dennis (born March 25, 1969 in Norwich, England) is a Grammy Award winning dance-oriented pop singer-songwriter, record producer and actress. ... Bloodshy and Avant are Christian Karlsson and Pontus Winnberg, a music production and songwriting team from Sweden. ... Calvin Harris (born January 17, 1984), is a British[1] singer, songwriter and record producer. ... Edwin Serrano (July 12, 1984) better known by his songwriter/stage name Lil Eddie, is an R&B/Soul singer-songwriter. ... 2 Hearts is a pop–rock song performed by Australian singer Kylie Minogue. ...

Minogue announced she would promote X with a European tour, called KYLIEX2008, which began in France on 6 May 2008.^[37] The £10 million production will continue throughout Europe until August 2008.^[58] It was reported that tickets for the UK event for all the eight shows scheduled sold out in just 30 minutes after opening.^[59] In December 2007, Minogue participated on the Nobel Peace Prize Concert in Oslo, Norway with a variety of artists,^[60][61] and later performed on The X Factor final with the eventual winner, Leon Jackson, whose mentor was Dannii Minogue.^[62] KylieX2008 is a European tour by Australian pop singer Kylie Minogue which is in support of her 2007 album X. Minogue will visit 21 countries including United Kingdom, Ireland, Austria, Hungary, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Russia, Romania, Bulgaria, Sweden, Switzerland, Greece, Turkey, Luxembourg, Latvia, and Spain. ... is the 126th day of the year (127th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Era (or Anno Domini), in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. ... Each year in December, the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony takes place in Oslo, Norway. ... This article is about the capital of Norway. ... For the current series, see The X Factor (UK series 4). ...

It was announced in late December that Minogue was to be among those honoured in Queen Elizabeth II's 2008 New Years Honours list, with an OBE for servi