Kylie Minogue Information Continued
Kylie Minogue's debut album Kylie, a collection of
dance songs, reached number one on the British albums chart and became
the year's highest-selling album. It sold over seven million copies
worldwide, with most sales occurring in Europe and Asia, and it
contained six successful singles, which includes the largest success
"I Should Be So Lucky". A duet with Jason Donovan, titled "Especially
for You" was also a major success in the UK in early 1989.
The album, Rhythm of Love (1990), presented a more
sophisticated and adult style of dance music and also marked Kylie
Minogue's first signs of rebellion against her production team and
the "girl-next-door" image. Determined to be accepted by a more mature
audience, Kylie Minogue took control of her music videos,
starting with "Better the Devil You Know", and presented herself as a
sexually aware adult. A relationship with INXS lead singer Michael Hutchence furthered her attempts to gain
acceptance as a mature performer.
Kylie Minogue's 1997 album, Impossible Princess,
featured collaborations with musicians such as Manic Street Preachers,
and she contributed the majority of the lyrics. Largely a dance album,
its style was not represented by its first single "Some Kind of
Bliss", and Kylie Minogue countered questions that she was
trying to become an indie artist. Billboard magazine even said of the
album "... A sharp ear will detect a kinship between Impossible
Princess and Madonna's hugely successful album, Ray of Light".
Kylie Minogue's album Light Years (2000), was
strongly influenced by 1970s disco artists, such as Donna Summer and Village People. It also included several songs written by Robbie Williams and Guy Chambers who imbued their lyrics
with humour. In 2001, Kylie Minogue released Fever,
which retained some disco elements and combined them with 1980s
electropop. The first single, "Can't Get You Out of My Head", became
the biggest success of her career, reaching number one in over forty
countries, and selling more than six million copies worldwide.
In 2003, Kylie Minogue released the album Body
Language, which was introduced at an invitation-only concert,
titled "Money Can't Buy", at the Hammersmith Apollo in London. The
biggest hit from the album was "Slow". In November 2004, "Slow" was
nominated for a Grammy Award in the category of "Best Dance
Recording".
In 2005, a best hits album, entitiled Ultimate Kylie, was
released. Kylie Minogue followed up the album with her Showgirl
- The Greatest Hits Tour, which was interuppted due to her diagnosis
of breast cancer. As of 2006, Kylie Minogue has completed her
chemotherapy and is planning on recording a new album as well as
finishing her Showgirl tour.
