Kylie Minogue

Kylie Ann Minogue OBE born 28 May 1968 is an Australian pop singer songwriter and actress After beginning her career as a child actress on Australian television she achieved recognition through her role in the television soap opera Neighbours before commencing her career as a recording artist in 1987 Her first single Locomotion spent seven weeks at number one on the Australian singles chart and became the highest selling single of the decade This led to a contract with songwriters and producers Stock Aitken Waterman Her debut album Kylie 1988 and the single I Should Be So Lucky each reached number one in the United Kingdom and over the next two years her first 13 singles reached the British top ten Her debut film The Delinquents 1989 was a boxoffice hit in Australia and the UK despite negative reviews Initially presented as a girl next door Minogue attempted to convey a more mature style in her music and public image Her singles were well received but after four albums her record sales were declining and she left Stock Aitken Waterman in 1992 to establish herself as an independent performer Her next single Confide in Me reached number one in Australia and was a hit in several European countries in 1994 and a duet with Nick Cave Where the Wild Roses Grow brought Minogue a greater degree of artistic credibility Drawing inspiration from a range of musical styles and artists Minogue took creative control over the songwriting for her next album Impossible Princess 1997 It failed to attract strong reviews or sales in the UK but was successful in Australia Minogue returned to prominence in 2000 with the single Spinning Around and the danceoriented album Light Years and she performed during the closing ceremonies of the 2000 Sydney Olympics Her music videos showed a more sexually provocative and flirtatious personality and several hit singles followed Cant Get You Out of My Head reached number one in more than 40 countries and the album Fever 2001 was a hit in many countries including the United States a market in which Minogue had previously received little recognition Minogue embarked on a concert tour but cancelled it when she was diagnosed with breast cancer in May 2005 After surgery and chemotherapy treatment she resumed her career in 2006 with Showgirl The Homecoming Tour Her tenth studio album X was released in 2007 and was followed by the KylieX2008 tour In 2009 she embarked upon her For You For Me Tour her first concert tour of the United States and Canada and the following year released her eleventh studio album Aphrodite Minogue has achieved worldwide record sales of more than 68 million2 and has received notable music awards including multiple ARIA and Brit Awards and a Grammy Award She has mounted several successful concert tours and received a Mo Award for Australian Entertainer of the Year for her live performances She was awarded the Order of the British Empire for services to music and an Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 2008 Description above from the Wikipedia article Kylie Minogue licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia