KYLIE MINOGUE
Kylie Ann Minogue, Ao, Obe (Born 28 May 1968) Often Known Simply As Kylie, Is An Australian Singer, Songwriter And Actress. She Is The Highest-Selling Female Australian Artist Of All Time And Has Been Recognised With Several Honorific Nicknames, Most Notably The "Princess Of Pop". Minogue Has Also Been Known For Reinventing Herself In Music And Fashion Throughout Her Career, Being Referred To As A Style Icon.
Born And Raised In Melbourne, She Has Worked And Lived In The United Kingdom Since The 1990s. Minogue Achieved Recognition Starring In The Australian Soap Opera "Neighbours", Where She Played Tomboy Mechanic Charlene Robinson. She Came To Prominence As A Recording Artist In The Late 1980s And Released Four Bubblegum And Dance-Pop Influenced Studio Albums Produced By Stock Aitken And Waterman And Released By Pwl. By The Time She Released Her Fourth Album In The Early 1990s, She Had Amassed Several Top Ten Singles In The Uk And Australia, Including: "I Should Be So Lucky", "To Locomotion", "Hand On Your Heart", "Better The Devil You Know" And "Step Back In Time". Minogue, However, Felt Alienated And Dissatisfied With The Little Creative Control She Had Over Her Music. In 1992, She Left Pwl And Signed With Deconstruction Records, Where She Released "Kylie Minogue" (1994) And "Impossible Princess" (1997), Both Of Which Received Positive Reviews From Critics, With The Latter Being Often Described As Her Most Personal And Best Work. Returing To More Mainstream Dance-Oriented Music, Minogue Signed To Parlophone And Released Her Disco-Influenced Seventh Studio Album "Light Years" (2000), Which Was Preceded By The Single "Spinning Around". The Follow Up "Fever" (2001) Became Her Best Selling Album To Date And Was A Breakthrough For Minogue In Markets Where She Had Little Recognition Previously. It's Lead Single "Can't Get You Out Of My Head" Became One Of The Most Successful Singles Of The 2000s, Selling Over Five Million Units. She Continued Reinventing Her Image And Experimenting With A Range Of Genres On Her Next Albums, Which Produced Successful Singles Such As "Slow", "2 Hearts" And "All The Lovers".
Minogue Made Her Film Debut In "The Delinquents" (1989) And Portrayed Cammyin "Street Fighter" (1994). She Has Also Appeared In The Films "Moulin Rouge!" (2001), "Jack & Diane And Holy Motors" (2012). In 2014, She Appeared As A Judge In The Third Series Of "The Voice Uk" And "The Voice Australia". Her Other Ventures Include Project Endorsements, Childrens Books And Fashion.
Minogue Has Sold 70 Million Records Worldwide And Has Earned Numerous Awards And Accolades, Including A Grammy Award, Three Brit Awards, 17 Aria Music Awards, Two Mtv Europe Music Awards And Two Mtv Video Music Awards. She Has Mounted Aeveral Successful And Critically Acclaimed Concert Tours For Which She Has Received A Mo Award For Australian Peformer Of The Year In 2001 And 2003. Minogue Was Appointed An Officer Of The Order Of The British Empire In 2008 New Year Honours For Services To Music. She Was Appointed By The French Goverment As A Chevalier (Knight) Of The Ordre Des Arts Et Des Lettres For Her Contributionto The Enrighment Of French Culture. In 2005, While Minogue Was On Her "Showgirl: The Greatest Hits" Tour, She Was Diagnosed With Breast Cancer. After Treatment, She Resumes The Tour Under The Title "Showgirl: The Homecoming Tour", Which Critics Viewed As A "Triumph". Minogue Was Awarded An Honorary Doctor Of Health Science (D.H.Sc) Degree Byt Anglia Ruskin University For Her Work In Raising Awareness For Breast Cancer. On The 25th Anniversay Of The Aria Music Awards In 2011, She Was Inducted By The Australian Recording Industry Association Into The Aria Hall Of Fame.