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Kylie Ann Minogue, AO, OBE (/mɪˈnoʊɡ/; born 28 May 1968),

often known simply as Kylie, is an Australian-British singer, songwriter


and actress. She is the highest-selling female Australian artist of all time
and has been recognised with several honorific nicknames, most notably
the "Princess of Pop". Minogue has also been known for reinventing
herself in music and fashion throughout her career, being referred to as a
style icon.
Born and raised in Melbourne, she has worked and lived in the United
Kingdom since the 1990s.[1] Minogue achieved recognition starring in the
Australian soap opera Neighbours, where she played tomboy
mechanic Charlene Robinson. She came to prominence as a recording
artist in the late 1980s and released four bubblegum and dance-pop-
influenced studio albums produced by Stock Aitken Waterman and
released by PWL. By the time she released her fourth album in the early
1990s, she had amassed several top ten singles in the UK and Australia,
including "I Should Be So Lucky", "The Loco-Motion", "Hand on Your
Heart", "Better the Devil You Know" and "Step Back in Time". Minogue,
however, felt alienated and dissatisfied with the little creative control she
had over her music. In 1992, she left PWL and signed with Deconstruction
Records, where she released Kylie Minogue (1994) and Impossible
Princess (1997), both of which received positive reviews from critics, with
the latter being often described as her most personal and best work.
Returning to more mainstream dance-oriented music, Minogue signed

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