Kylie Minogue
- Profession: Singer
- Place/Date of Birth: Melbourne, Australia, 28 May 2020
- Associated with: Dannii Minogue, Jason Donovan
Her early departure was blamed on a bad bout of flu, which was said to have also hit several other members of her crew.
A spokesman has denied the health scare was linked to her battle with breast cancer, which caused a career hiatus before a comeback tour that began in Sydney, Australia, last November.
Kylie rises up the style ranks - Jan 8 2007
Kylie Minogue has toppled Kate Moss from Glamour magazine’s best-dressed list.
The 38-year-old pop princess was awarded the No 1 spot for her sophisticated new look after time away from the spotlight recovering from breast cancer.
The supermodel slipped to fourth place in the fashion rankings - while her boyfriend Pete Doherty was named the worst dressed male. Kylie shot up from 26th in last year’s list.
Glamour editor Jo Elvin said: "We’ve seen a newer, softer-looking Kylie emerge this year - she’s still sexy, but she’s not flaunting that side of herself in gold hotpants any more."
The Australian star has adopted a Parisian chic look since moving to the French capital with boyfriend Olivier Martinez.
But she hasn’t abandoned her showgirl style altogether - the singer is currently wowing British fans on her comeback tour with a succession of spectacular outfits.
Victoria Beckham has risen to second place in this year’s list - while hubby David was crowned best dressed man.
Nicole Richie is third despite flaunting her stick-thin frame, and following on from Kate Moss was Sienna Miller, who has slipped from second to fifth place.
The rest of the top 10 included The OC stars Mischa Barton and Rachel Bilson, actresses Jennifer Aniston and Kate Hudson, and singer Gwen Stefani.
Glamour also named and shamed the worst dressed of 2006 - WAG Alex Curran was rated the worst style offender, ahead of Jodie Marsh, Beyonce, Britney Spears and Jordan.
Pop fans enjoy New Year with Kylie - Jan 2 2007
Thousands of British fans brought in the New Year with pop star Kylie Minogue as she staged her first UK show since her treatment for breast cancer.
The Australian singer, 38, launched the British leg of her Showgirl Homecoming Tour at Wembley Arena in north west London.
The event drew 12,000 fans who saw the singer make five costume changes during the show.
Fans in Sydney were the first to see the tour in November as Minogue, covered in pink feathers, returned to the stage.
The star - who wrote a children’s book during her recovery - said the show would be "the biggest party of all".
Minogue has another six dates planned at Wembley in 2007, followed by a six nights in Manchester.
Minogue’s record company, Parlophone, has also said she is working on material which could be released in 2007.
Kylie top role model for teenagers - Dec 27 2006
Kylie Minogue has been voted the most inspirational celebrity of 2006 by teenage girls.
The Aussie pop princess topped the poll in Sugar magazine after beating breast cancer and returning to the stage for her Showgirl tour.
"She’s a great role model and has inspired cancer patients to be strong and brave," said one 14-year-old reader.
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In 1986 Kylie was offered the role of Charlene Mitchell in upcoming soap Neighbours. Her storylines made her a household name in both Australia and the UK and the on screen wedding between Charlene and Scott Robinson (played by Jason Donovan) attracted record numbers of viewers.
Whilst performing The Locomotion on stage at a benefit in 1987 Kylie was spotted by representatives of Mushroom Records who signed her up and released the track. The success of her first release saw Kylie travel to London to meet with pop moguls Stock Aitken and Waterman who penned I Should Be So Lucky for her on the spot. The single was a smash and launched Kylie as one to watch and indeed her debut album became the biggest seller of the year here in the UK.
Panned by critics, Especially For You, a duet recorded with Jason Donovan (by this time a pop star in his own right) was a huge hit in 1989 but Kylie’s follow up album, Enjoy Yourself, whilst successful in Europe and Australia flopped in the US, resulting in the singer being dropped by her American label.
1990 saw Kylie make the first radical adjustment to her image. Gone was the cutesy girl next door in favour of a more sexy look for Better The Devil You Know, while a relationship with bad boy rocker Michael Hutchence cemented Kylie’s new ’cool’ status. Rhythm of Love produced several well received dance-orientated singles and was enough of a success to persuade Kylie to produce a further album despite her contract with PWA being up. Let’s Get To It was a critical success but was her first release to miss the top ten. Realising that she was stifled by the Stock Aitken and Waterman formula she recorded three new tracks for a Greatest Hits album and made a break for it.
So it was time for another change in direction. Kylie went indie following her signing to Deconstruction Records and Confide in Me spent several weeks at the Aussie top spot. The self titled album released alongside sold reasonably well although it received mixed reviews from the press while follow up singles eached top twenty. Elsewhere Kylie went extra dark, appearing on Nick Cave’s Where The Wild Roses Grow, a move which promised a more credible pop star in the future.
By 1997 Kylie had overhauled her image again, and the release of Impossible Princess the following year reflected that. A collaboration with the Manic Street Preachers wasn’t enough to stop the album from becoming the least successful of her releases and the end of Kylie’s pop career looked near.
However a split with Deconstruction resulted in Kylie hooking up with Parlophone and in an explosion of gold glitter and disco the pop starlet burst back on to the scene in an unfeasibly small pair of gold hotpants to promote Spinning Around and accompanying album Light Years. The single was Kylie’s first UK number one in ten years and resulted in a duet with Robbie Williams and a sell out tour. However, it was 2001’s Fever which cemented Kylie’s future. The unforgettable video for impossibly catchy single Can’t Get You Out Of My Head ensured that the track reached number one in over 40 countries. Follow up singles were almost equally successful and the awards flooded in while next album, Body Language, was another hit while Ultimate Kylie, a greatest hits release was accompanied by a lavish tour.
It was during this time that Kylie was diagnosed with breast cancer, much to the shock of her fans. Her headline slot at Glastonbury was cancelled and the rest of the Showgirl tour was postponed but after treatment from Australia and France’s best doctors Kylie was back on the scene looking better than ever. She began work on a new album and released a children’s book The Showgirl Princess closely followed by a perfume, Darling. She resumed her Showgirl tour and split with French boyfriend Olivier Martinez.
Elsewhere Kylie’s film career has been slightly less successful than her musical one. From The Deliquents to Street Fighter she has been panned for her on screen work her only success coming in the form of the green absinthe fairy in Baz Luhrmann’s Moulin Rouge!
updated March 2007
November 2007