Frequently referred to as the "Princess of Pop" , she has achieved recognition in both the music industry and fashion world as a major style icon. Minogue is the highest-selling Australian female artist of all time, with sales surpassing 80 million records worldwide.
Born and raised in Melbourne , Minogue first achieved recognition starring as Charlene Robinson in the Australian soap opera Neighbours β She began her music career in the late s, releasing four bubblegum and dance-pop-influenced studio albums under PWL.
Taking more creative control over her music, she signed with Deconstruction Records in and released the albums Kylie Minogue and Impossible Princess By joining Parlophone in , Minogue returned to mainstream dance-oriented music with Light Years , including the number-one hits " Spinning Around " and " On a Night Like This ". The follow-up, Fever , was an international breakthrough for Minogue, becoming her best-selling album to date. The lead single, " Can't Get You Out of My Head ", became one of the most successful singles of the s, selling over five million units.
She continued reinventing her image and experimenting with a range of genres on her subsequent albums, which spawned successful singles such as " Slow ", " I Believe in You ", " 2 Hearts " and " All the Lovers ". She is the only female artist in the UK charts with chart-topping albums and a top ten single in five consecutive decades. Her other ventures include product endorsements, books, perfumes, charitable work and a wine brand.
Also aboard were the Gibb family of later Bee Gees fame. She often stayed at home reading, sewing, and learning to play violin and piano. A year-old Minogue accompanied Dannii to a hearing arranged by the sisters' aunt, Suzette, and, while producers found Dannii too young, Australian television producer Alan Hardy gave Minogue a minor role in soap opera The Sullivans She was cast in the soap opera Neighbours in , [ 14 ] as Charlene Mitchell , a schoolgirl turned garage mechanic.
