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Kylie
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In my imagination - there is no hesitation - we walk together hand in hand.... Straight up - now tell me r u really gonna love me forever - or r u havin' fun... The lyrics show how inconfident these "hire for " "one night stand" girls.. Pretty Women are...No dears, clients will come and go ..they r not gonna stay...will u wash his semen smitten underwears and pyjamas?!No? so you are better off alone dear- let his idiot wife wash em' . |
Minogue was born on May 28, 1968, in Melbourne. In 1979, she began her acting career in the Australian TV drama series Skyways, eventually gaining a starring role in a children's series, The Henderson Kids, before achieving national fame in the five-days-a-week soap opera Neighbours. Around the time Minogue joined, Neighbours also started airing in the U.K.
A major celebrity on the basis of her Neighbours popularity, Minogue
had agreed to give a charity performance in the company of other personalities,
choosing to sing Little Eva's "Loco-Motion. Someone hit on the
idea of submitting a tape of the performance to local record company, Mushroom,
who didn't think much of the demo, but saw the potential in releasing a single
by the extremely popular young TV star. In their wildest dreams no one imagined
a national number one record with the recorded version of "Loco-Motion"
(July 1987).
Although she's only managed one hit in the U.S. since her arrival as a singer in 1987, Kylie Minogue is both Australia and Europe's biggest selling female pop singer over that period and a pop culture icon in those areas. Her image on the cover of magazines is guaranteed to produce extra sales. But a singing career was never what Minogue had in mind for herself.
Minogue was born on May 28, 1968, in Melbourne. In 1979, she began her acting
career in the Australian TV drama series Skyways, eventually gaining a starring
role in a children's series, The Henderson Kids, before achieving national fame
in the five-days-a-week soap opera Neighbours. Around the time Minogue joined,
Neighbours also started airing in the U.K.
A major celebrity on the basis of her Neighbours popularity, Minogue had agreed
to give a charity performance in the company of other personalities, choosing
to sing Little Eva's "Loco-Motion. Someone hit on the idea of submitting
a tape of the performance to local record company, Mushroom, who didn't think
much of the demo, but saw the potential in releasing a single by the extremely
popular young TV star. In their wildest dreams no one imagined a national number
one record with the recorded version of "Loco-Motion" (July 1987).
At that time, Mushroom Records had formed a business relationship with London
hit factory Stock Aitken and Waterman (Dead or Alive, Mel and Kim, Samantha
Fox, Bananarama, Rick Astley) who also saw potential in working with
the popular actress, but she wasn't a priority. In fact, when Minogue turned
up at their London studios they had forgotten she was coming and quickly wrote
her a song while she waited. The result, "I Should Be So Lucky,"
gave Minogue the second of her six Australian number one singles and
the first of her five English number ones. Now she became a priority for Stock
Aitken and Waterman. As was their way, Stock Aitken and Waterman wrote and produced
her records and they controlled her video image. Their re-recorded "Loco-Motion"
put Minogue in the Top Ten in the U.S. In Australia, the U.K., and
Europe, Minogue was scoring hit after hit and quickly left Neighbours to meet
the demand on her.
If she was ever just along for the ride, Minogue took her first step towards
control over her career with her 1990 single "Better the Devil
You Know," not letting Stock Aitken and Waterman see the video she was
making for the song until it was completed. SAW insisted on casting
her in a girl-next-door mode, while Minogue opted for a saucier Madonna-like
image. It ensured her continued success and reputation as a celebrity beyond
the pop charts. With her fourth album, Let's Go to It (1991), the singer also
insisted on lyrical input.
Kylie Minogue ended
up leaving Stock Aitken and Waterman and recorded two albums, Kylie
Minogue and Impossible Princess, with London dance label Deconstruction.
A romantic relationship with INXS singer Michael Hutchence had encouraged her
to experiment musically. While the backbone of both albums was the Brothers
in Rhythm team Minogue was keen to work with a variety of people. One unlikely
collaboration saw a duet with Nick Cave, especially written by Cave for his
Murder Ballads album. "Where the Wild Flowers Grow" featured
a nude Minogue floating dead in the water for its video.
While Impossible Princess represented another major career turning point in
Australia -- Minogue's transition to a concert performer -- in Europe the album
was not considered a success. In 2000, she was encouraged by the Pet Shop Boys
to switch to their label, Parlophone, and she re-emerged as the pop princess
of old with the critical hit Light Years. The single "Spinning Around,"
went number one in both England and Australia. Her reign in music continued
in 2001. Minogue issued Fever in October on the heels of the successful
single "Can't Get You Out of My Head." Such
hype around the song allowed it to become an global smash, earning Minogue two
Brit Awards in February 2002 for "Best International Female" and "Best
International Album" for Fever. Shortly thereafter, Fever was
released in the U.S. on Capitol, landing Minogue her biggest U.S. hit with "Can't
Get You Out of My Head" in nearly fifteen years. Spots on MTV's TRL and
Saturday Night Live proved her power.
Without anything approaching Madonna's musical strength, like
Madonna Minogue has ensured her survival with imaginative
videos and by keeping fans guessing and intrigued with consistent changes
of personal image. She has also appeared in a number
of movies over the years. 1999's Cut with Molly Ringwald was her eighth film
appearance. ~ Ed Nimmervoll, All Music Guide
Written by Ed Nimmervoll
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