Dannii Minogue
- Profession: Singer-songwriter
- Place/Date of Birth: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 20 October 2020
- Associated with: Kylie Minogue
The pop songstress is rumoured to be a judge on the next series of the reality TV show. Although nothing is official, she says people started saying "well done" as soon as the rumours emerged.
"I am in hysterics," she told the Daily Mirror. "I’ve spoken to them and it would be great. Nothing has been signed - but I’ve had loads of congratulations."
It has been reported that Kylie’s sister will join new host Dermot O’Leary and a new male judge, along with Simon Cowell and Sharon Osbourne.
But an X Factor spokeswoman refused to confirm whether Dannii, 35, had been appointed as a judge, saying: "It’s just speculation at this time."
The spokeswoman said the two new judges would be announced by the end of this week.
The rumours come after Louis Walsh and Kate Thornton were kicked off the show, which is due to return in August.
Has Dannii got the X Factor? - April 4 2007
Dannii Minogue might be set to glam up X Factor, as it’s rumoured she’s been signed up as a judge on the show.
Kylie’s pop star sister will apparently join new host Dermot O’Leary and a new male judge, along with Simon Cowell and Sharon Osbourne, when the show returns, the Daily Star reports.
But an X Factor spokeswoman refused to confirm whether Dannii, 35, had been appointed as a judge, saying: "It’s just speculation at this time. We will announce the two new judges by the end of next week."
The paper claims Dannii was picked by talent show boss Simon after she appeared as a judge on another of his shows, Australia’s Got Talent.
An insider said: "Dannii is a great name for us. She’s an established pop star and she’s got lots of connections in the business - not least of which is her sister, Kylie."
Dannii, who had chart hits with Love And Kisses and This Is It, is also said to be a huge fan of the ITV show.
"The auditions are my favourite. The more they can’t sing, the funnier it is. I know that sounds terrible, but we all love a bit of car crash reality TV," she’s quoted as saying.
The rumours come after Louis Walsh and Kate Thornton were kicked off the show, which is due to return in August.
Dannii says her sister Kylie is "a real fighter" - Sept 05
Dannii Minogue says her sister Kylie is "a real fighter" and is determined to win her battle against breast cancer. The Australian singer says Kylie has been coping "amazingly well" with her chemotherapy treatment, and has been "bowled over" by all the support from her army of fans. Dannii said: "Kylie has been taking a lot of her strength from her fans’ support. "To be honest she is bowled over by the love she has been getting from her friends and her fans."
Kylie, who had a lumpectomy to remove the cancer from her right breast, is undergoing the draining chemotherapy sessions in Paris and has been recuperating with her French boyfriend, Olivier Martinez. Dannii added to The Sun newspaper: "My sister is coping amazingly well with her treatment. I don’t know how she got to be such a strong person but she’s a real fighter."
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Sister Kylie was also planning to be famous so dad Ron and former ballet dancer mum Carol were probably quite relieved that Brendan didn’t fancy a life in front of the cameras. Kylie got a role in The Sullivans, and Dannii joined her on the show that same year.
But it was Dannii who was emerging as the early star of the family - in 1982 age only 11 she joined the case of Young Talent Time which made her a household name up and down the country. YTT was a showcase for talented youngsters - who could sing, dance and even act a scene or two. Dannii’s gift for singing made sure she stood out - and she featured on the YTT album covering a Madonna track - which paved the way to more singing success.
At a ripe old age of 17 Dannii left Young Talent Time and decided to pursue her acting skills in a variety of different roles. She also released a fashion collection as she designed some of her YTT outfits - anyone see the clip of her wearing something like a turquoise layered dress? Well - this was the eighties so the fashion collection called ’DANNII’ sold out in ten days.
In 1989 Dannii must have felt on top of the world. She was signed as a music artist, she was nominated for a Logie Award, her role on Home and Away as bad girl Emma Jackson was very popular and her debut single - Love and Kisses sold over 60,000 times. But the nineties proved to be a bit more fickle. She left Home and Away to be a pop star, starred in a film called Secrets - anyone remember it? But an alleged Play Boy pose and marriage and divorce to Julian McMahon was what mainly topped the nineties about Dannii - although she began the climb back to the top of the charts in 1997 with songs such as ’All I Wanna Do’ and ’Disrememberence’
Dannii’s music veers into more dance then commercial pop - as her latest infectious tune ’Put the Needle on it’ seems to show. Dannii continues to enjoy pursuing her varied career - singing, acting, praised theatre roles such as Esmerelda in The Hunchback of Notre Dame - yet she does not attract the same media coverage as Kylie so can enjoy having a more discreet private life - but at any time she can step out into the limelight! Now that surely is the best combination!
Dannii currently lives in the Docklands area.
October 2007