CELEBRITIES OF THE YEAR: FROM THE MOST BORING TO THE MOST TALENTED
MOST TALENTED AND LUCKIEST CELEBRITIES
KYLIE MINOGUE
Name: Kylie Minogue.
Birth Name: Kylie Ann Minogue. Height: 5'.1". Nationality:
Australian. Date: May 28, 1968; 11.00 am AEST. Birth Place:
Bethlehem Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Occupation:
Actress, model, singer. Relationship: Oliver Martinez (actor; born on
January 12, 1966), Jason Donovan (singer), Michael Hutchence, Lenny Kravits
(singer), Tim Jeffries, Zane O'Donnell (model), Stephane Sednaoui (French
photographer), Rupert Penry-Jones (RSC actor), James Gooding. Father:
Ron. Mother: Carol Minogue. Sister: Dannii Minougue (actress,
model; born on October 20, 1971). Brother: Brendan Minougue (TV camera
man; born on August 30, 1983). Claim to fame: Album Kylie (1988).
Facts: Prince Charles has declared himself a Kylie Minogue fan -- the heir
to the throne watched the Australian singer's guest appearance in a West End
comedy Thursday evening, telling her afterward: You were fantastic. (November
23, 2002) Minogue grabbed two awards at the MTV Europe Music Awards on
Thursday night, namely Best Pop and Best Dance. (November 15, 2002).
Awards: She received the Most Popular Female TV Personality Award at the
Australian Television Awards 1989 Logie Awards for her role in the popular
soap opera HOME AND AWAY (1988).
BIOGRAPHY SYNOPSIS: Born in Melbourne, Australia on May 28th 1968, Kylie first came to the British public's attention from her appearance on the soap Neighbours. She released a cover version of Little Eva's Locomotion which was a big hit going to number 1 in Australia and England. This was quickly followed up by I Should Be So Lucky. Kylie was now signed up to the hugely successful production team of Stock Aitken Waterman. Kylie's sister Dannii, herself a pop singer though not achieving the same level of success has had some singles in the British charts. The press claimed that there was some rivalry between the two but this has never been substantiated. Kylie's love life has always been a source of fascination for the press. Her early liaison with co-star Jason Donovan an example of this. Kylie later had a short but well-publicised dalliance with the late Michael Hutchence, former front man of Australian band INXS before he met and married Paula Yates. Most recently Kylie has split from her model boyfriend James Gooding. In the 90s Kylie went through a phase of different collaborations in order to try and shake her squeaky clean image. These included appearing as a floating corpse in a Nick Cave video as well as working with the Manic Street Preachers. None of these proved too successful so Kyle went back to her roots as a pop/dance diva when she released Spinning Around in 2000. Again, this single reached the number 1 spot in Australia and England. The following year Can't Get You Out Of My Head, written by Cathy Dennis, herself a former pop songstress, proved a turning point yet again for Kylie. The song with it's catchy rhythm and excellently choreographed video brought the Aussie star to centre stage yet again. Ms. Minogue is listed in the World Who's Who in Jazz, Cabaret, Music and Entertainment. Continues on P.102
