Kylie Minogue began her career as a star in soap operas, but her charisma and chameleon's talent allowed her to rise to the top of the music world. In her biography there are both ups (albums leading the world charts and work with world famous musicians) and falls (breast cancer, unsuccessful attempts to change the musical image). Despite all the trials of life, Kylie Minogue continues to be the main princess of pop music.
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Kylie Ann Lamprey was born in Melbourne, Australia, on May 28, 1968. At age 12, she first appeared on television in a small role. In 1986, the actress took on one of the main roles in the TV series "Neighbors", which finally brought her fame in her native Australia, and then in the UK. The role of the tomboy girl Charlene brought her first awards, and in the UK the storyline of her heroine’s romance with actor Jason Donovan was so loved by the audience that the series became one of the most watched shows in the country.
The popularity of Minogue has attracted the attention of major music studios. In 1987, Mushroom Records signed a contract with her. The first single "The Loco-Motion" (cover of the popular hit singer Little Eva in 1962) took the first lines of the British charts and became popular around the world.
In England, the production company Stock, Aitken & Waterman wanted to collaborate with the new star. The first single under their label "I Should Be So Lucky" grabbed charts in the UK and Australia, went with moderate success in Europe and entered the "Top 40" of the USA. The subsequent release of Kylie's debut album in 1988 reinforced its status as a pop sensation.
In 1989, a duet with Jason Donovan "Especially for you" was sold in the amount of a million copies, despite the fact that it was coolly received by music critics. Her second album, Enjoy Yourself, was a success on both continents, as were the singles released in support of the album. On the wave of success, Kylie Minogue took part in the film "The Delinquents".
90s. Change of musical direction.
With the advent of the 90s, the “disco” style began to go away, in which Minogue made her debut with such success. The singer became weighed down by the image of a “good girl” and a “disco princess”. It was then that she met Michael Hutchence, the leader of the INXS group, with whom the singer had a stormy romance. This attitude had a great influence on her in every sense: Kylie changed both her personal and musical image, moving towards more revealing outfits and songs. The album "Rhythm of Love" (1990) and the worldwide singles "Better the devil you know" (dedicated to Michael Hutchence) and "Shocked" helped her free herself from the image of the idol of teenagers. Having changed the image, Kylie became weighed down by the collaboration with "Stock, Aitken & Waterman", who imposed on her their vision of her work. Despite the fact that in previous years their music dominated on both sides of the Atlantic, now they began to lag behind constantly changing musical trends, and the new album under their label “Let's Get to It” was very moderate success.
Relieved of the pressure of the music studio and the label of the pop star, Minogue began experimenting with musical styles. A new contract with the studio "Deconstruction" allowed her to advance to a different age audience. The singles from the new Kylie Minogue (1994) album Confide in Me and Put yourself in my place, as well as video clips released in their support, opened up a new image of Kylie for world music fans, more stylish and daring than before. During these years, Kylie again appeared in the cinema - in the film "Street Fighter" in 1994 and "Bio-House" in 1996.
However, despite good album sales, the next few years were relatively quiet. Kylie again tried to change her image, this time unsuccessfully. Her experiments with style and sound, attempts to find herself in indie and alternative music did not lead to success. The only major project of those years was a duet with Nick Cave, with whom the singer recorded the ballad "Where the wild roses grow". The gloomy story of a lover who killed his beloved because she was too beautiful, and the same gloomy video clip, where Cave appeared in the guise of a murderer, and Minogue in the guise of a victim, brought both performers great success and helped Minogue get out of a series of creative failures.
Kylie Minogue continued collaborating with other music artists while working on her new album "Impossible Princess" in 1997. The new single "Some Kind of Bliss" was the result of a joint work with the British rock band "Manic Street Preachers". Other songs on the album were also co-written with various artists (for example, David Simen, the founder of "Brothers in Rhythm"). It was a massive attempt to get as far away from the image of the dance pop diva as possible. The album, which soon had to change its name due to the death of Princess Diana, was a very modest success and was unfriendly by critics. Many radio stations and journalists decided that this means the decline of the singer’s career.
Return to pop music. International success.
In 1999, Kylie Minogue terminated the contract with Deconstruction and went to Parlophone. Taught by the bitter experience of previous failures, the singer decided to return to the image that brought her fame, and released a new album, "Light Years", which did not resemble her 1997 model in any way. Filled mostly with pop and disco dance hits, the album became one of the most successful in her career, and the video clip for the song "Spinning Around" elevated her to the rank of a sex symbol of the beginning of the century and brought her millions of new fans.
In 2001, Kylie was able to surpass the success of the previous project by releasing the single "Can't get you out of my head", which finally gave her wide popularity not only in England and Europe, but also in America. For the first time since Enjoy Yourself, Fever was released in the United States and finished third in the US charts. In the same year, she was first nominated for the prestigious Grammy Music Award.
The next disc "Body Language" (2003) was a new attempt by the singer to expand the musical boundaries of her work. The tracks on the album were recorded in the style of electro and hip-hop. In 2004, the release of the album "Ultimate Kylie" took place, and also announced a major world tour in support of the album. However, Kylie Minogue’s diagnosis of breast cancer prevented these plans.
Immediately starting the treatment procedure, the singer underwent chemotherapy and underwent several operations. Already in 2005, Kylie was able to return to her deferred plans, announcing her recovery and the start of the Showgirl tour. In 2007, the 10th anniversary album of the singer, entitled "X", was released. His success allowed Minogue to go on his first major tour of the United States.
In 2008, Kylie Minogue received the Order of the British Empire from the hands of Queen Elizabeth for her achievements in the field of music. In 2010, she released the album "Aphrodite". In the same year, the singer took part in the recording of the duet with the group "Hurts" ("Devotion") and Taio Cruz ("Higher"), and also released the Christmas album "A Kylie Christmas".
In 2012, Kylie celebrated the 25th anniversary of her career on a massive scale with the release of her best-selling collection The Best of Kylie Minogue, the new single Timebomb, the exclusive collection of her singles K25, and re-recorded many of her hits to the accompaniment of the orchestra for the disc The Abbey Road Sessions ". In the midst of this turmoil, Minogue found time to return to her acting career, starring in an episode of Jack and Dianne and starring in the movie Holy Motor Corporation, warmly received by critics.
2013, Kylie Minogue met in collaboration with Italian singer Laura Pausini, taking part in the recording of her single "Limpido". In 2014, Minogue appeared as a jury in the English version of the reality show "The Voice". Her 12th album, "Kiss Me Once, " was released in early spring 2014, and was significant in collaboration with artists Pharrell, Sia and MNDR. Soon after its release, Kylie went on a massive tour of the world. It was documented in 2015 with the release of the Kiss Me Once Live CD / DVD album.
However, even such major successes did not force Minogue to take a break. She spent 2015 in numerous projects, including her single with Giorgio Moroder "Right Here, Right Now", and her collaboration with the duo "Nervo" lifted her to the top of the dance charts with the song "The Other Boys". She also recalled herself as an actress, appearing in the ABC show Young and Hungry and in the film San Andreas and released the EP Kylie + Garibay. The singer ended the year with the release of yet another Christmas album, "Kylie Christmas".
In the summer of 2016, Kylie Minogue recorded the soundtrack for the film "Absolutely Fabulous" titled "This Wheel's on Fire". In 2017, the singer signed a contract with BMG to record a new album. Work on it took place in Nashville, where Minogue went on the advice of colleagues. For the first time in her career, Kylie became a co-producer of all the songs on the album, and also took part in writing lyrics and music, trying to create a personal musical style - a mixture of country and dance pop. The result was the album "Golden", which was released in April 2018. The single from the new album "Dancing" again lifted the singer to the top of the music charts, returning her the status of the queen of dance music.
