Kylie Minogue

Minogue, Kylie 1968-

Minogue, Kylie 1968-

PERSONAL

Full name, Kylie Ann Minogue; born May 28, 1968, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; son of Ron (an accountant) and Carol (maiden name, Jones) Minogue; sister of Dannii Minogue (a singer) and Brendan Minogue (a television cameraman).

Addresses:

Manager—Terry Blamey Management, PO Box 13196, London SW6 4NF United Kingdom; 1 Management, 9000 Sunset Blvd., Suite 1550, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

Career:

Actress and singer. Appeared in television commercial for Coca-Cola, Pepsi Cola, Eurostar trains, Ford StreetKa automobile, and Kids Help Line; People's Choice Awards Australia, host, 1994; performed at the closing ceremonies, 2000 Summer Olympics, Sydney, Australia, 200; appeared in print ad for Ford StreetKa automobile. Launched Love Kylie (a lingerie line), 2003; launched Kylie dolls, 2004; launched Love Kylie Legs (a hosiery collection), 2004; launched Darling by Kylie Minogue (a fragrance), 2006. Nationality Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, public ambassador; Kids Help Line of Australia, celebrity ambassador.

Awards, Honors:

Silver Logie, most popular actress, 1987, 1988, Silver Logie Award nomination, most popular new talent, 1987, all for Neighbours; Gold Logie Award, 1988; Australian Record Industry Association Award nomination, biggest selling single of the year, 1988, for "I Should Be So Lucky"; Irish Record Industry Award, best international female artist, 1989; Gold Logie Award nomination, most popular personality on Australian television; Silver Logie Award nomination, 1989; Logie Award (with Jason Donovan), most popular music video in Australia, 1989, for "Especially for You"; Heart Award, recording artist of the year, Australian Variety Club, 1989; Brit Award nominations, best international female, 1989, 1995, 2001, 2004; International Outstanding Achievement Award, Board of Governors of the Australian Record Industry Association, 1990; Diamond Award for Music Excellence, 1990; World Music Award, best selling Australian artist, 1991; Australian Record Industry Association Award nomination, best Australian female of 1991, 1992; Australian Record Industry Association Award, best Australian video of 1994, for "Put Yourself in My Place"; Most Stylish Award, Elle Style Awards, 1997; Australian Recording Industry Association nomination, best Australian female artist, 1999; Australian Record Industry Association nominations, best female artist and highest selling record; Silver Clef Nordoff Robbins International Award, 2001; Mo Award, performer of the year, 2001; GQ Award, services to mankind, 2001; Top of the Pop Award, top tour, 2001; Top of the Pop Award, top song, Smash Hit Award nomination, best single, Italian Dance Music Awards, best single and best video, 2001, NME Award nomination, song of the year, Australian Record Industry Association Awards, highest selling single and single of the year, MTV Asia Award nominations, best female artist and best video, 2002, all for "Can't Get You Out of My Head"; Top of the Pops Award nomination, top pop act, 2001; Smash Hit Award nomination, best female, 2001; Italian Dance Music Award, best album, 2001; Italian Dance Music Awards, best international dance artist, 2001, 2002; Golden Otto Award, German Bravo Awards, 2002; NME Award, best pop act, 2002; NME Award, best solo artist, 2002; Brit Award, best international album, 2002, both for Fever; Brit Award, best international female, 2002; Brit Award nomination, best pop act, 2002; Brit Award nomination (with Robbie Williams), best video, 2002, for "Kids"; Elle Style Award, woman of the year, 2002; Showbusiness Personality of the Year Award, Variety Club of Great Britain, 2002; Australian Record Industry Association Music Awards, highest selling album and best pop release, Australian Record Industry Association Music Award nomination, album of the year 2002, all for Fever; Australian Record Industry Association Music Award nomination, best female artist, 2002; MTV Europe Music Awards, best pop act and best dance act, 2002; MTV Movie Award nomination, best cameo, 2002, for Moulin Rouge; Centenary Medal, Governor General of Australia, 2003, for outstanding contribution to music industry; MO Awards, showbusiness ambassador of the year and live Australian performer of the year, 2003; MTV Europe Award nominations, best female artist and best pop artist, 2003; Australian Aria Music Award nominations, best female artist, 2003, 2004, 2005; Australian Aria Music Award nomination, best pop release, 2003, for "Come Into My World"; Swedish NRJ Australian Record Industry Association, best dance act, 2004; Swedish NRJ Award nominations, best international female and best pop, 2004; Grammy Award, best dance recording, 2004, for "Come Into My World"; Elle Style Award nomination, best music artist, 2004; Mo Award nomination, Australian show business ambassador of the year, 2004; Bravo Supershow Award, outstanding contribution to pop, 2004; Dancestar USA Award, best international video, Music Week Creative and Design Award, best pop video, 2004, both for "Slow"; American Choreography Award nomination, music video, 2004, for "Chocolate"; Smash Hits Hall of Fame, inductee, 2004; Lifetime Achievement Award, Smash Hits, 2004; Australian Recording Industry Association Music Award nomination, best pop release, 2004, for Body Language; Digital Music Award nominations, online artist of the year and best pop artist, 2004; London's Favorite International Artist Award nomination, Capital Radio Awards, 2005; Special Jury Award, Onda Awards, 2005, for her contributions to popular music; Australian Recording Industry Association Music Award nomination, best pop release, 2005, for "I Believe in You"; Glamour Award, woman of the year, 2006; Q Idol Award, 2007; United Kingdom Music Industry Trust Award, 2007: awarded Officer of the Order of the British Empire, 2008; Brit Award, best international female solo artist, 2008; Golden Camera Award, best music—international, 2008.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Lola Lovell, The Delinquents, 1989.

Lieutenant Cammy, Street Fighter (also known as Street Fighter: The Battle for Shadaloo, Street Fighter: The Movie, and Street Fighter: The Ultimate Battle), Columbia TriStar, 1994.

The girl, Hayride to Hell, 1995.

Petra Von Kant, Bio-Dome, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1996.

Misfit, 1996.

Diana & Me, 1997.

Hilary Jacobs, Cut (also known as The Curse), Trimark Pictures, 2000.

Jess, Sample People, Showtime Networks, 2000.

Green fairy, Moulin Rouge!, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2001.

Voice of Florence, The Magic Roundabout (also known as Pollux—Le manege enchante and Sprung! The Magic Roundabout), Weinstein Company, 2005.

Voice of Florence, Doogal, 2006.

Herself, White Diamond (music documentary), 2007.

Herself, Becoming Bert Stern (documentary), 2008.

Film Work:

Executive producer, The Island, 2000.

Executive producer, Subterrain, 2001.

Producer, White Diamond (music documentary), 2007.

Television Appearances; Series:

Carla, The Sullivans, Nine Network, 1976.

Robin, Skyways, Seven Network, 1979.

Charlotte Kernow, The Henderson Kids, Ten Network, 1985.

Samantha Collins, Fame and Misfortune, 1986.

Charlene Mitchell Robinson, Neighbours, Ten Network, 1986-88.

Cohost, Top of the Pops (also known as TOTP), 1987-99.

Television Appearances; Specials:

A Night of Comic Relief 2, BBC, 1989.

Miss Asia Pacific Quest 1989, 1989.

Tribute to John Lennon, syndicated, 1990.

Presenter, The 1994 World Music Awards, ABC, 1994.

Presenter, Brit Awards 1996 (also known as The Brits 96 Uncut), ABC, 1996.

Kylie: Intimate and Live, 1998.

Fox Studios Australia: The Grand Opening, Nine Network, 1999.

Sydney 2000: Games of the XXVII Olympiad, NBC, 2000.

Performer, Party in the Park 2000, 2000.

International Indian Film Awards (also known as IIFA Awards), 2000.

Plan Show 2000 (also known as Plan Show 2000—En at holde I handen), 2000.

Performer, MTV Europe Music Awards 2000, MTV, 2000.

Performer, The Royal Variety Performance 2000, BBC, 2000.

Performer, An Audience with Ricky Martin, 2001.

The Hit Factory: The Pete Waterman Story, Channel 5, 2001.

There's Only One Madonna, BBC, 2001.

The Kylie Videodrome, ITV, 2001.

An Audience with Kylie Minogue, ITV, 2001.

Performer, MTV Europe Music Awards 2001, MTV, 2001.

Premios Amigo 2001, 2001.

The 2001 Top of the Pops Awards, BBC, 2001.

The Record of the Year 2001, ITV, 2001.

MTV Europe Music Awards 2002 (also known as MTV Europe Music Awards Barcelona), MTV, 2002.

Spinning Around: The Kylie Minogue Story, Channel 5, 2002.

Performer, The 2002 Top of the Pops Awards, 2002.

MTV Europe Music Awards 2002 Pre-Show, 2002.

Performer, Brit Awards 2002, ITV, 2002.

Presenter, MTV Video Music Awards 2002 (also known as VMAs 2002), MTV, 2002.

The ELLE Style Awards, 2002.

The 2002 World Music Awards, ABC, 2002.

The 16th Annual ARIA Awards, Ten Network, 2002.

The Royal Variety Performance 2002, BBC, 2002.

Performer, The Brit Awards 2003, 2003.

The 45th Annual Grammy Awards, CBS, 2003.

50 Sexiest Video Moments, VH1, 2003.

Performer, MTV Europe Music Awards 2003 (also known as MTV Europe Music Awards Edinburgh 03), MTV, 2003.

Performer, Kylie, ITV, 2003.

The National Music Awards 2003, ITV, 2003.

Children in Need (telethon), BBC, 2003, 2004, 2007.

The 46th Annual Grammy Awards, CBS, 2004.

TMF Awards 2004, 2004.

Maxim Hot 100, VH1, 2004.

I Love the '90s, VH1, 2004.

Sex ‘n’ Pop, 2004.

Performer, Nordic Music Awards 2004, 2004.

Presenter, MTV Europe Music Awards 2004, MTV, 2004.

51 degree edicion de los premios Ondas, 2004.

Performer, The Record of the Year 2004, ITV, 2004.

VH1 and Self Magazine's Top 10 Rock Bodies, VH1, 2004.

Brit Awards 2005, BBC America, 2005.

Live 8, 2005.

The Kylie Interview, BBC, 2006.

Presenter, The Orange British Academy Film Awards, BBC, 2007.

Happy Birthday Elton! From Madison Square Garden, New York, MyNetwork, 2007.

Performer, The Kylie Show, ITV, 2007.

Performer, Brit Awards 2008, BBC America, 2008.

Idol Gives Back 2, Fox, 2008.

Music performer and presenter, The 2008 Brit Awards, BBC America, 2008.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Young Talent Time, Ten Network, 1983.

Yvonne, "Yvonne the Terrible," The Zoo Family, Nine Network, 1985.

Rebecca, The Comedy Company, Ten Network, 1988.

Top of the Pops (also known as All New Top of the Pops and TOTP), 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004.

Motormouth, ITV, 1989.

Good Morning Britain (also known as TV-am), ITV, 1990.

The Word, Channel 4, 1991.

Rockopop, 1991.

Going Live!, BBC, 1991.

Parabens, 1993.

Rage, ABC [Australia], 1994.

Herself, "Community Spirit," The Vicar of Dibley, BBC1, 1994.

Live and Kicking, BBC, 1996.

TFI Friday, Channel 4, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000.

Guest presenter, "The Mouse That Roared/Dragon Tale," Australian Story, ABC [Australia], 1997.

"Comic Relief Special 1997," Men Behaving Badly (also known as British Men Behaving Badly), BBC and BBC America, 1997.

Herself, "G'day, G'day, Yum Yum," Light Lunch, Channel 4, 1997.

The Panel, 1998.

Musical guest, The Ben Elton Show, BBC, 1998.

The Jack Docherty Show (also known as Not the Jack Docherty Show), Channel 5, 1998.

So Graham Norton, Channel 4, 1998.

The Frank Skinner Show, ITV, 2000.

Mundo VIP, 2000.

Rove Live, Ten Network, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005.

"I Love 1989," I Love the 1980s, BBC2, 2001.

"Pure Pop," Walk On By: The Story of the Popular Song (also known as Popular Song: Soundtrack of the Century and The Story of Pop), BBC and ABC, 2001.

Senkveld med HC og Tommy, 2001.

Tout le monde en parle, 2001.

Guest star, "Domino Day 2001," Domino Day, 2001.

TV Total, 2001, 2004.

CD:UK, ITV, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004.

Wetten, dass?, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2007.

GMTV, ITV, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007.

Exclusive, Channel 5, 2002.

"When Kylie Met Christopher Price," Liquid News, BBC, 2002.

One-Hit Wonders, VH1, 2002.

"Soap Queens," Top Ten, Channel 4, 2002.

Live with Regis and Kelly, syndicated, 2002.

Last Call with Carson Daly, NBC, 2002.

(Uncredited) Herself, Airport, BBC, 2002.

Friday Night with Jonathan Ross, BBC, 2002.

The Saturday Show, BBC, 2002.

Total Request Live (also known as TRL and Total Request with Carson Daly), MTV, 2002.

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC, 2002.

Musical guest, Saturday Night Live (also known as SNL), NBC, 2002.

Parkison, BBC, 2002, 2004.

Boogie (also known as Boogie Arthus, Boogie Listen, and Boogie Update), 2002, 2007.

Total Request Live (also known as TRL UK), MTV, 2003, 2004.

RI:SE, Channel 4, 2003.

The Chat Room, 2003.

A Current Affair, syndicated, 2003.

Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway, ITV, 2003, 2004.

More Kids from It'll be Alright on the Night, LWT, 2003.

"Kylie Minogue," Charlotte Roche trifft 2003.

"Kurkistus Kylien hameen alle," 4Pop, 2003.

Quelli che il calcio, 2003.

Top of the Pops 2, BBC, 2003.

Today Tonight, Seven Network, 2003, 2004.

Today (also known as The Today Show), NBC, 2003, 2004, 2008.

Jimmy Kimmel Live!, ABC, 2004.

On-Air with Ryan Seacrest, syndicated, 2004.

Deborah Norville Tonight, MSNBC, 2004.

Good Morning America, ABC, 2004.

Late Show with David Letterman (also known as Letterman and The Late Show), CBS, 2004.

"Radio Ralph: Ralph S," Queer Eye for the Straight Guy (also known as Queer Eye), Bravo, 2004.

Tinseltown TV, International Channel, 2004.

"Echo 2004—Deutscher Musikpreis," Echo-deutscher musikpreis, 2004.

Interaktiv, 2004.

Top of the Pops Saturday, BBC, 2004.

The Big Arvo, Seven Network, 2004.

Today with Des and Mel, ITV, 2004.

T4, Channel 4, 2004.

Eponney Rae, "99% Fat Free," Kath & Kim, ABC [Australia], 2004.

(Uncredited) The Friday Night Project (also known as The Sunday Night Project), Channel 4, 2005.

Corazon de, 2006.

RTL Boulevard, 2006.

Entertainment Tonight (also known as E.T.), syndicated, 2006, 2008.

Sunrise, Seven Network, 2006, 2008.

"2007 Australian Grand Prix," ITV—Formula One, ITV, 2007.

Performer, "Show 9 Results," Strictly Come Dancing, BBC, 2007.

Special guest, The X Factor, ITV, 2007.

Herself, "Kylie Meets the Doctor," Doctor Who Confidential (also known as Doctor Who Confidential: Cut Down), BBC, 2007.

Astrid Peth, "Voyage of the Damned," Doctor Who, BBC1 and Sci-Fi Channel, 2007.

"Round 2: Results," Dancing with the Stars, ABC, 2008.

Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show, syndicated, 2008.

"Live Results Show: One Contestant Eliminated," American Idol: The Search for a Superstar (also known as American Idol), Fox, 2008.

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, CBS, 2008.

Also appeared as herself, "Becoming Kylie Minogue—Love at First Sight," Becoming, MTV.

Television Executive Producer; Specials:

Kylie, ITV, 2003.

RECORDINGS

Albums:

Kylie, Mushroom Records, 1998.

Enjoy Yourself, Mushroom Records, 1998.

Rhythm of Love, Mushroom Records, 1998.

Kylies Remixes, Vol. 1, Mushroom Records, 1998.

Kylie Minogue, Mushroom Records, 1998.

Impossible Princess, Mushroom Records, 1998.

Impossible Remixes, Mushroom Records, 1998.

Greatest Remix Hits, Vol 1, Mushroom Records, 1998.

Greatest Remix Hits, Vol 2, Mushroom Records, 1998.

Greatest Remix Hits, Vol 3, Mushroom Records, 1998.

Greatest Remix Hits, Vol 4, Mushroom Records, 1998.

50 + 1, Mushroom Records, 1998.

Intimate & Live, Mushroom Records, 1999.

Kylies Remixes, Vol 2, Mushroom Records, 1999.

Impossible Princess, Import, 1999.

Greatest Hits, Mushroom Records, 1999.

Spinning Around, Mushroom Records, 2000.

Hits +, Festival Records, 2000.

On a Night Like This, Pt. 1, EMI International, 2000.

Light Years, EMI International, 2001.

Your Disco Needs You, EMI International, 2001.

Breathe, Pt. 1, Sony International, 2001.

Light Years (Bonus CD), EMI International, 2001.

Fever, EMI, 2001.

Body Language, EMI, 2003.

Ultimate Kylie, Parlophone, 2004.

Showgirl Homecoming Live, WEA, 2007.

X, Parlophone, 2007.

Videos:

Kylie: The Kylie Collection, 1988.

Kylie: The Videos, 1988.

Kylie: The Videos 2, 1989.

"Especially for You," Jason Donovan: Greatest Video Hits, 1991.

Kylie: Live—"Let's Get to It" Tour, 1992.

The Kylie Tapes 94-98, 1998.

"Where the Wild Roses Grow," Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds: The Videos, 1998.

Kylie: Live in Sydney, 2001.

Kylie Minogue: In Your Eyes, 2002.

Kylie: Love at First Sight, 2002.

Kylie Minogue: Kylie Fever 2002 in Concert—Live in Manchester, 2002.

I've Been Twelve Forever (documentary), Palm Pictures, 2003.

Kylie: Greatest Hits 88-92, 2003.

"Come Into My World" and I've Been Twelve Forever," The Work of Director Michel Gondry, Madman Entertainment, 2003.

Videos (as Executive Producer):

Kylie: Live—"Let's Get to It" Tour, 1992.

Kylie Minogue: Kylie Fever 2002 in Concert—Live in Manchester, 2002.

Video Games:

Voice of Cammy, Street Fighter: The Movie, 1994.

Herself, SingStar Party, 2004.

WRITINGS

Video Scripts:

Kylie Minogue: In Your Eyes, 2002.

Kylie: Greatest Hits 88-92, 2003.

Television Specials:

MTV Europe Awards: 10 the Best Performances, 2003.

Books:

Showgirl Princess (for children), 2006.

OTHER SOURCES

Books:

Contemporary Musicians, Vol. 32, Gale Group, 2001.

Newsmakers, Issue 4, Gale Group, 2003.

Scatena, Dino, Kylie—An Unauthorized Biography, 1997.

Stanley-Clark, Jenny, Kylie: Naked, Random House UK, 2002.

Stone, Sasha, Kylie Minogue: The Superstar Next Door, Omnibus Press, 1990.

Periodicals:

Interview, April, 2008, p. 82.

USA Today, March 31, 2008, p. 7D.

Electronic:

Kylie Minogue Website,http://www.kylie.com, September 6, 2008.

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