She followed the success of the album by touring the United States with the Jingle Ball festival. In April , Kylie embarked on the KylieFever tour which became the biggest production she had put on to date. Later that year, she worked in a voice role on the animated film "The Magic Roundabout" which was released in in Europe. The sales of the album were lower than anticipated after the success of "Fever" even though the first single, " Slow " was a number-one hit in the United Kingdom and Australia.
Two more singles from the album were released: "Red Blooded Woman" and "Chocolate". Body Language achieved first week sales of 43, and declined significantly in the second week.
In November of , Kylie released her second official greatest hits album entitled Ultimate Kylie. After performing in Europe, she travelled to Melbourne where she was diagnosed with breast cancer which forced her to cancel the tour. In November of , Kylie resumed the tour with a performance in Sydney. The media reported that Kylie performed energetically with the Sydney Morning Herald describing the show as an " extravaganza " and " nothing less than a triumph ".
In November of , her released her tenth and much-discussed "comeback" album " X. It also received some criticism for the triviality of its subject matter in light of Kylie's experiences with breast cancer.
The album and the lead single " 2 Hearts " entered at number one on the Australian albums and singles charts respectively. In the United Kingdom, "X" initially attracted lukewarm sales, although its commercial performance eventually improved. As part of the promotion of her album, Kylie was featured in "White Diamond" a documentary filmed during and as she resumed her Showgirl Homecoming Tour. The episode was watched by The tour was generally acclaimed and sold well.
She was then appointed a Chevalier of the French Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, the junior grade of France's highest cultural honour. She was also featured in the Hindi movie "Blue" performing an A. Rahman song. The album featured new songwriters and producers including Stuart Price as executive producer.
The album received favourable reviews from most music critics; Rob Sheffield from Rolling Stone labelled the album Kylie's " finest work since 's underrated Impossible Princess " and Tim Sendra from Allmusic commended her choice of collaborators and producers, commenting that the album is the "work of someone who knows exactly what her skills are and who to hire to help showcase them to perfection".
The album debuted at number-one in the United Kingdom, exactly twenty two years after her first number one hit in the United Kingdom. Kylie recorded a duet with synthpop duo Hurts on their song "Devotion" which was included on the group's album "Happiness. She was then featured on Taio Cruz's single " Higher ".
The result was successful, peaking inside the top twenty in several charts and reaching number one on the US Hot Dance Club Charts.
At the time, Kylie also held the third spot on the chart with "Higher", her collaboration with British recording artist Taio Cruz, becoming the first artist to claim two of the top three spots at the same time in the American dance chart's history.
With a stage set inspired by the birth of the love goddess Aphrodite and Grecian culture and history, it was greeted with positive reviews from critics, who praised the concept and the stage production.
In , Kylie began a year-long celebration for her 25 years in the music industry, which was often called " K25 ". The anniversary started with her embarking on the Anti Tour in England and Australia, which featured b-sides, demos and rarities from her music catalogue. The tour was positively received for its intimate atmosphere and was a commercial success, grossing over two million dollars from four shows.
The album contained reworked and orchestral versions of her previous songs. The album received favourable reviews from music critics and debuted at number-two in the United Kingdom. In January of , Kylie and her manager Terry Blamey whom she had worked with since the start of her singing career parted ways.
The following month, she signed to Roc Nation for a management deal. The show opened with 9. It accumulated an estimated 8. Kylie's judging and personality on the show were singled out for praise. Ed Power from The Daily Telegraph gave the series premiere 3 stars, praising her for being " glamorous, agreeably giggly [and] a card-carrying national treasure ".
In November, she was hired as a coach for the third season of "The Voice Australia. It peaked at number one in Australia and number two in the United Kingdom. In August, Kylie performed a seven song set at the closing ceremony of the Commonwealth Games, donning a custom Jean Paul Gaultier corset. Dance Chart on April 18, The same month, she parted ways with Roc Nation "to take more control over her career.
Garibay and Giorgio Moroder served as producers for the extended play. This became her thirteenth chart topper on the U. S Dance Chart, lifting Kylie's position in the list of artists with the most U.
Dara Hickey reviewed her studio album "Aphrodite" and wrote that she is " singing in her highest vocal range ever. In musical terms, Kylie has worked with many genres in pop and dance music. However, her signature music has been contemporary disco music. Her first studio albums with Stock, Aitken, and Waterman present a more bubblegum pop influence with many critics comparing her to American recording artist Madonna.
Chris True from Allmusic, reviewed her debut Kylie and found her music " standard late-'80s Stock-Aitken-Waterman bubblegum ", however he stated that she presented the most personality of any s recording artist. He said of Kylie's third album "Rhythm of Love" from the early s, " The songwriting is stronger, the production dynamic, and Kylie seems more confident vocally.
From Kylie's work on her sixth studio album "Impossible Princess" her songwriting and musical content began to change. She was constantly writing down words, exploring the form and meaning of sentences.
She had written lyrics before, but called them " safe, just neatly rhymed words and that's that ". The album in musical genres varied from her previous efforts as it incorporated " dance-pop " and " trip hop " music.
He said that she took inspiration from " both the Brit-pop and electronica movements of the mid-'90s", saying that "Impossible Princess is the work of an artist willing to take risks ". Her next effort "Light Years", he said was " worked up by the renaissance of pure dance-pop that was the order of the day at the onset of the 21st century.
Kylie's ninth album "Body Language" was quite different from her musical experiments in the past as it was a "successful" attempt at broadening her sound with electro and hip-hop for instance.
In a press interview for the promotion of the album, she stated that the album was " mainly electropop " and was a " celebration for me to be back working. However, he said her eleventh album "Aphrodite" " rarely strays past sweet love songs or happy dance anthems " and " the main sound is the kind of glittery disco pop that really is her strong suit.
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We earn a commission for products purchased through some links in this article. Related Content. She was also nominated for Top Pop Act. The Manchester Evening News presented Kylie with a plaque in recognition of having the most number of shows by a solo artist to sell out at the Manchester Arena ever. Presented an award to Mary J.
The Official Kylie calendar becomes the 1 Bestseller of the Year on release. Won two of the most prestigious accolades at the 28th Annual MO Awards in Australia: "Showbusiness Ambassador of the Year" for the second consecutive year and "Live Australian Performer of the Year" for the third year in a row.
Her lingerie range, "Love Kylie" was finally launched in the United Kingdom in Selfridges to a massive media frenzy and incredible sales results. Demand far exceeded supply with Selfridges who doubled their orders to cope.
A survey of office workers revealed that most workers would consider Kylie the "Ideal Female Boss". Sir Sean Connery topped the male category.
Ranked highest placed female on Phonograph Performance Ltd's list of the most played artists on UK radio over the last 20 years and fourth over all.
This was compiled using data from all national and local radio stations across the United Kingdom. The awards were voted by readers of German pop magazine Bravo. This was the fifth time she was nominated for this award, having been nominated in , , and winning in Voted Sexiest Woman of the Year by Star magazine.
Made a surprise appearance at G-A-Y to present her sister Dannii Minogue with a bouquet of flowers after her live greatest hits set at the infamous London club night. Becomes sponsor and patron of Sri Lankan theatrical troupe "Children of the Sea". It is a group of 27 Sri Lankans, mostly children, performing a version of Shakespeare's "Pericles" adapted to apply to the tragedy left behind by the tsunami. In August , the production won first prize at the Edinburgh Festival.
In March , Kylie visited the children in Sri Lanka. January 30, Attended the charity premiere of Sprung! Currently holds the record for the biggest selling female artist in Australian concert history, with ticket sales in excess of half a million.
September 8, The "Official Kylie Calendar", featuring 13 fabulous Kylie shots, was published by Danilo and became the highest selling calendar of the year. This is the fourth year in a row Kylie has done this. This brings her ARIA nominations total to 34, 15 of which she has won to date. January 10, Named the most broadcast artist on radio and television in Australia in This is Kylie's third time atop the Phonographic Performance Company of Australia's 'Most Broadcast Artist' list in the last five years, having previously secured the honor in and Announced her separation from Olivier Martinez in a statement, saying their decision was mutual and amicable February 2, She is the first woman ever, in the year event, to win this prestigious award.
She states in interviews the most exciting thing about meeting fans of hers that are celebrities is that most of the times she is a huge fan of theirs. She is the first, and the only, female recording artist in UK chart history to have a number one album in four consecutive decades, achieving this in the s, s, s and s.
In February , she appeared in a series of print adverts for Tous Handbags. In these adverts, she posed as a sexy magician's assistant, which included being sawed into quarters in an illusion called The Mis-made Girl. Previously, she ranked 93 in , 37 in , 19 in , 9 in , 6 in , 44 in , 67 in , 34 in , 22 in , 64 in , 20 in , and 14 in Received an honorary doctorate for her work raising awareness of breast cancer.
Launched her first fragrance: "Darling by Kylie Minogue". She has achieved 34 top 10 hits in the United Kingdom, including seven number one singles, making her one of the most successful chart acts of all time.
Her version of "The Loco-Motion" is the most successful song of the s in Australia. She was the first musical act to have her first 11 singles all peak within the top five of the UK singles chart.
Her album "Enjoy Yourself" sold over a million copies in the United Kingdom after just ten weeks on sale. It was once the fastest album by a female artist to sell a million copies. Her debut album made her the first female solo artist to have an album exceed sales of two million in the United Kingdom.
The album is still the 58th best-selling album of all time. Became the first female artist to have a number one album and a top three hit single in the United Kingdom in four different decades. She achieved 16 top 10 hits in the United Kingdom between and putting her in second place for the female artist with the most top 10 singles during that decade.
Britney Spears was first with 17 top 10 entries on the chart. Her song "Especially for You" is the second highest selling single of the s in the United Kingdom by a female artist. Only Jennifer Rush is above her. It has sold over seven million copies worldwide to date making it one of the most successful singles of all time. She was awarded the AO Officer of the Order of Australia in the Australia Day Honours List for her distinguished service to the performing arts as a national and international recording artist and entertainer.
She holds the record for the most weeks spent at 1 in total on the UK singles chart by a female artist. Has petite, soft feet UK size 3, US size 5 she loves to show off in her music videos, whether barefoot or in high heels.
Minogue signed to BMG in and began working on a new album, her 14th. Recovering from heartbreak, she took the suggestion from one of her team to try writing and recording in Nashville. For the first time in her career, she co-wrote all the songs and teamed with writers and musicians there and a team of producers in London including Biffco and Sky Adams to craft a sound that was a hybrid of modern country and her more traditional dance-pop.
The resulting record, Golden , was released in April The compilation featured 42 tracks, including the previously unreleased "New York City," which was recorded during the sessions for Golden. In , she returned with fresh material for her 15th official album, including the singles "Say Something" and "Magic. AllMusic relies heavily on JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript in your browser to use the site fully. Blues Classical Country. Electronic Folk International.
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