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Kylie answers your questions
By BECI WOOD
12.12.2008

One of a kind ... pop legend - Kylie answers your
questions

SHE'S sold an astonishing 60 million records worldwide, but former Neighbours star KYLIE MINOGUE has revealed she will make a return to acting in the near future.

Answering your questions in an exclusive webchat, the Aussie songstress said her 1986 Ramsay Street debut as CHARLENE MITCHELL seems a distant memory.

She said: "I’ve been concentrating on music for such a long time now that I sometimes have to remind myself that I started out acting!

"I wonder what my life would be like if I had not followed a recording career and instead, focused on the craft of acting."

Kylie added: "Acting definitely plays a role in music and many aspects of my musical career but I do look forward to more film or stage acting in the future."

Kylie chats about presenting the 2009 Brit Awards, her recent tour and reveals her plans for Christmas.

Read on for more.
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What is your favourite holiday destination?

Oliver

A favourite holiday destination has to be home, Australia! I am usually there a couple of times a year, but it’s such a huge country and there’s a lot I have yet to see. I love both the beaches and the outback.

Hello, Congrats on an amazing tour. What was the reason behind visiting South America and what was your favourite venue?

Jules

I had never toured South America before and it was high up on my to-do list! Many people had told me my music is played a lot there and that I would be made very welcome, so I wanted to find out for myself. The audiences there lived up to their reputation and were incredibly vocal, energetic and enthusiastic. It’s impossible to choose a favourite venue as they all have something unique and special, but the show in Sao Paolo was an absolutely amazing night.

After twenty years in the music business do you ever get stage fright?

Nadia

Absolutely! It’s part of the process and of course some shows are more nerve-wracking than others.

Is it true that you are presenting the Brit awards next year?

Natalie Taylor, 14, Gloucestershire

I’m happy to say I am! I asked if Mat Horne and James Corden would like to present the show with me as we recently worked together. I think it’s going to be a lot of fun with the guys and a lot of dress changes!! Hopefully me, not them!!

If you could single out one moment from your career, what would it be?

Posted by: Tulip2uk

It’s not possible! All the moments, good and bad, play a part in the bigger story, but the one that comes to mind in this instance is when I was seventeen and I recorded a demo tape with three songs. Looking back, it was a pivotal moment.

How has KylieX2008 compared to your previous tours?

I put together a new band for this tour to reflect the style of the album X and this has added a whole new dynamic to the show. Within the normal constraints of one of my shows, screens, moving stage, props, choreography and lighting, there is a sense of freedom in the show. Everything is framed within the minimalist square design of the stage, which has the ability to transform via an illuminated stage.

Ship shape ... Kylie has achieved longevity as a pop music artist

Would you ever consider being in a play or musical if you were asked? P.S. Loved the X tour.

Anne-Marie McEwan, London

Yes, both are appealing. It hasn’t been possible to accept a theatre run in either a play or musical at this stage as I am always on the road, but I’m sure it will happen as the few stage experiences I have had were fantastic. I performed as Miranda in The Tempest and was the mystery guest in the Prince’s Trust performance of The Play What I Wrote.

I really enjoy your tap-dance shows (eg. Better the Devil You Know) and also the jazzy songs (e.g. Tell Tale Signs, Automatic Love) and covers of the oldies. I also love the way you sing Crying Game and I really enjoyed Copa Cabana at your concert in Istanbul. Would you ever think of an album only with jazz songs?

Gamze, your greatest fan in Turkey

I performed a jazz set at Café des Flores in Paris a few years ago and absolutely loved it. I think the reason a lot of singers like to perform standards is it allows you to give your own interpretation of the songs. As ‘standards’ you cannot stray too far from the original so your version is respectful but individual. I also took the opportunity on Jools Holland’s New Years Eve show, Hootenanny, to perform the song Come On Strong which was great fun.

Kylie - how often do you get to look at the www.kyliekonnect.comforum? I post comments all the time and wondered if you ever saw them!

Nadia Buxton

I check in on Kylie.com and KylieKonnect.com as it’s such an important way to touch base with fans, so I might just see your message!!

Hi Kylie, Do you have any plans to appear in any movies? I hear a Marilyn Monroe film is in the pipeline.

Tim

I’ve been concentrating on music for such a long time now that I sometimes have to remind myself that I started out acting! I wonder what my life would be like if I had not followed a recording career and instead, focused on the craft of acting. Acting definitely plays a role in music and many aspects of my musical career but I do look forward to more film or stage acting in the future.

Have you ever wished you could switch places with a fan and live an ordinary life for once and they live yours?

Phil Jerome

Some days I would love to have anonymity. Just to watch and explore the world - to be a viewer. And it would definitely be interesting to trade places with a fan and know what it’s like from their perspective and vice versa.

Hiya Kylie, I'm a huge fan of yours and love all of your music. Have you asked Santa for anything special this year?

Angela, Greater Manchester

No, there was no special request to Santa this year!! I know I’ll be with my family so I am all set!

Who is your favourite artist and is there anyone you would love to work with?

Hayley Caton, 15 , Stoke-on-Trent

I can’t choose one as there are so many fantastic performers who each have a unique talent. I’m inspired by many different artists and would leap at the chance to work with some of them. So far I have an amazing list of collaborators with whom I’ve worked so I hope this continues.

Watch three exclusive clips from the KylieX2008 DVD - out now - by clicking on the links to the right.

Quelle: The Sun

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Kylie considers a return to acting
12.12.2008

Kylie Minogue said she's
considering a return to acting

Blonde bombshell Kylie Minogue wowed her fans with her acting talents in last year's Doctor Who Christmas special, Voyage of the Damned.

It seems the Aussie superstar, who found fame in soap Neighbours, is now set to focus even more on that side of her career.

During an internet chat with fans on The Sun's website, Kylie said: "I've been concentrating on music for such a long time now that I sometimes have to remind myself that I started out acting!

"I wonder what my life would be like if I had not followed a recording career and instead, focused on the craft of acting."

She added: "Acting definitely plays a role in music and many aspects of my musical career but I do look forward to more film or stage acting in the future."

Kylie also responded to a query about whether she'd enjoy taking to the stage for a play or musical, saying: "Yes, both are appealing.

"It hasn't been possible to accept a theatre run in either a play or musical at this stage as I am always on the road, but I'm sure it will happen as the few stage experiences I have had were fantastic."

The pint-sized star went on: "I performed as Miranda in The Tempest and was the mystery guest in the Prince's Trust performance of The Play What I Wrote."

As for the chance to be an 'ordinary' person again, Kylie said: "Some days I would love to have anonymity. Just to watch and explore the world - to be a viewer.

"And it would definitely be interesting to trade places with a fan and know what it's like from their perspective and vice versa."

Quelle: The Press Association

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KYLIE DELIGHTS FANS AT SYDNEY PUBLIC APPEARANCE!
11.12.2008

Kylie made one 11 year-old fan's dream come true today when the pair performed an impromptu duet at Myer in Sydney where Kylie launched her new fragrance Sexy Darling!

Hundreds of fans packed the department store to catch a glimpse of Kylie before she kicks off the eagerly anticipated Australian leg of her critically lauded spectacular KYLIEX2008 at the Acer Arena on Sunday evening.

11 year-old Alana Quartly, who earlier had warmed up the crowd with a rendition of 'Cosmic', could hardly contain her emotions when she was invited on stage to meet Kylie in person.

"A little birdie just told me you were singing before. Do you think you could compose yourself to sing a little bit?" Kylie asked as she embraced the sobbing youngster.

The pair sang 'White Diamond' to rapturous applause from the crowd. "Is this not the most gorgeous thing you have ever seen?" asked Kylie.

Speaking about KYLIEX2008 and her upcoming Australian shows Kylie said: "I've never had so much fun on tour. I'm so happy to be finishing here in Australia."

Quelle: kylie.com

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Kylie Minogue stellte ihren neuen Duft vor
11.12.2008

Kylie Minogue sang zusammen mit der 11-jährigen Alana Quartley

Hamburg (dpa) Popstar Kylie Minogue (40) stellte in Sydney in einem großen Kaufhaus ihren neuen Duft «Sexy Darling» vor. Dies berichtet die «Sun» in ihrer Onlineausgabe. Dabei machte die Australierin ein kleines Mädchen besonders glücklich.

Aus einer Menge von über 1000 Zuschauern wählte Minogue die 11-jährige Alannah Quartly aus und bat den Teenager auf die Bühne. Im Duett sangen dann beide Minogues Hit «White Diamond», danach war Alannah den Tränen nahe. Zum Dank für ihren Einsatz lud Minogue das Mädchen und deren Eltern und jüngere Schwester zu ihrem Konzert in Sydney ein, das an diesem Sonntag über die Bühne gehen soll.

Quelle: Allgäuer Zeitung

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Kylie shares emotional moment with young fan: Singer performs duet with tearful 11-year-old
11.12.2008

Kylie Minogue made a young fan’s dreams come true yesterday when she performed a surprise duet with her during the launch of her new fragrance Sexy Darling in Sydney.

The singer, dressed in strapless blue dress and platform black shoes, stunned the youngster when she invited her on stage to sing – prompting the 11-year-old to burst into tears.

Emotional moment: Kylie embraces Alana Quartly, 11, after inviting her on stage to
perform a duet at the launch of her new fragrance at Sydney's Myer Centre

'Is this not the most gorgeous thing you have ever seen?' Minogue said after the encounter.

Kylie fan Alana Quartly had caught the 40-year-old’s eye after warming up the crowd at the Myer center before she came on.

'A little birdie just told me you were singing before. Do you think you could compose yourself to sing a little bit?' she asked the delighted girl.

The stunned youngster burst into tears and was comforted by her idol

Duet: The pair performed Kylie's hit White Diamond together

The pair then shared an emotional moment before singing the star’s hit White Diamond together.

'I was really, really, really excited,' the youngster told The Australian.

'When I grow up I want to be exactly like Kylie, I want to be a performer.'

The pop singer, who is in Sydney for the last leg of her KylieX2008 tour, later invited

Alannah’s family to join her backstage after her X concert on Sunday night.

She said was delighted to be bringing the concert home to Australia.

'I've never had so much fun on tour. I'm so happy to be finishing here in Australia," she is quoted as saying. 'It's been amazing.'

Another fan reveals her dedication to the star by flashing her Kylie Showgirl tattoo

Quelle: Daily Mail

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Kylie plays the X factor
Emily Dunn and Garry Maddox
11.12.2008

VIP...Kylie Minogue had a Federal Police escort at
Sydney Airport yesterday.

SHE MAY be pint-sized but Kylie Minogue packs an entourage to rival a rap star. The singer touched down in Sydney yesterday afternoon, along with 70 of her nearest and dearest, including her stylist and creative collaborator William Baker, long-term manager Terry Blamey and a host of dancers and crew members for her big-scale concerts.

Some of her international shows have been scaled back but Minogue is reportedly pulling out all stops to give the Australian crowds the full kit and kaboodle production. Her Australian concert dates, starting on Sunday at Acer Arena, are the last stops on the 70-plus-show world tour to promote her sugar-pop album, X.

First stop, however, is an in-store appearance at the Myer city store today to promote her latest fragrance. Fans hoping to smell like Kylie are expected to gather early for Minogue's lunchtime appearance while invited media are under strict instructions not to ask the singer any questions. Instead, the interrogation will be conducted by the smooth-talking (if not hard-hitting) Channel Nine entertainment editor, Richard Wilkins.

Quelle: Sydney Morning Herald, Australia

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Britney Spears - Exclusive 'X Factor' Pics
10.12.2008

Here are a EXCLUSIVE photos of Britney with X Factor judges Simon, Cheryl Cole, Louis Walsh, Dannii Minogue and Dermot O'Leary!

Britney with Simon, Cheryl Cole, Louis Walsh, Dannii Minogue & Dermot O'Leary

Britney Spears and Dannii Minogue

Quelle: BritneySpears.com

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Kylie In Sydney This Thursday
Local News, By Christian Taylor
10.12.2008

Kylie Minogue

In her only Australian public appearance this time around – apart from her tour of course – Kylie Minogue will be visiting Myer Sydney City to promote her fourth new fragrance, Kylie Minogue Sexy Darling.

Bianca Dye will be showing up a couple of hours before Kylie to keep the crowds entertained and give away a swag of Kylie Minogue prizes including fragrance, concert tickets, showbags, CDs and the chance to meet the impossible princess herself.

Kylie isn’t just showing up for a few flashbulbs and screams. She’ll be doing a Q and A session with Channel Nine’s Richard Wilkins too, and will then sign posters and fragrance bottles for the first 100 people who arrived on level 4 of the Myer city store that day.

So, if you’re a Kylie fan head to Myer City store, Level 4, 436 George Street, Sydney, Thursday 11th December 2008. Bianca Dye is onstage from 10.30am, Kylie is onstage for an hour from 12.30pm.

Quelle: Same Same, Australia

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THOMAS D.: BEI KYLIE MINOGUE VERLOR ER DIE WORTE
09.12.2008

"Hausmeister Thomas D". (Thomas Dürr - Fanta-4-Rapper)

Thomas D. über ein Treffen mit Kylie Minogue:

"Ich war mal bei den MTV Music Awards in Milano, glaub ich, und hab Kylie Minogue getroffen. Sie kam auf mich zu und sagte: 'Hey, I'm Kylie!' Und ich konnte nicht mehr sprechen, weil es war Kylie Minogue und dann hab ich gesagt: 'I'm losing my English'".

Quelle: ILOVERADIO.de

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Gig review: Kylie Minogue in Auckland
09.12.2008

Kylie performs during her first ever New Zealand concert at Auckland's Vector Arena.

Kylie Minogue's first ever New Zealand show had everything a fan of the Aussie pop princess could ask for. Reviewer Chris Schulz checked it out.

Kylie Minogue
Where: Vector Arena, Auckland
When: Monday, December 8

She was an Egyptian princess flecked in gold, a saucy American football player decked out in hot pink knee pads, and a sailor-loving Las Vegas showgirl.

But Kylie Minogue looked most comfortable on stage during the first of two sold out shows in Auckland's Vector Arena when she was playing the part of a naughty Russian mistress.

It was one of many costume changes the Aussie pop starlet made during her first ever New Zealand show, and added some welcome raunch after a particularly PG-rated beginning.

Kylie Minogue performs during her first ever New Zealand concert at Auckland's Vector Arena.

Emerging in an Egyptian-inspired outfit, Kylie warmed up with hits Speakerphone and Can't Get You Out of My Head as she showed off her stage show, complete with live band, giant video backdrop and talented collection of back-up dancers.

She seemed a little aloof, preferring to win over the crowd with her super theatrical stage outfits and choreographed routines than with any chit-chat.

It was a point proved by the sit-down crowd's screams when Kylie donned a cheeky gridiron outfit with streaks of hot pink and high heels for her Hey Mickey-aping hit Heart Beat Rock.

Kylie Minogue performs during her first ever New Zealand
concert at Auckland's Vector Arena.

The wholesome nature of the show seemed assured when Kylie refused to don her infamous gold short shorts for signature single Spinning Around, instead letting the dancers shake their stuff for her.

When she squeaked out a timid "thank you" at the end of ballad I Believe In You before running to the side of the stage, Kylie seemed positively shy.

Perhaps she was embarrassed by the long wait her New Zealand fans have had to endure to see the icon in the flesh. Twenty years? Where the bloody hell have you been, Kylie?

But she came out of her shell in a major way at the show's half-way point, donning a raunchy red number complete with Soviet hat for a particularly sizzling version of Slow.

Kylie Minogue performs during her first ever New Zealand concert at Auckland's Vector Arena.

Surrounded by a team of bondage-themed dancers - including leather-bound guys and near-topless girls - Kylie cut through the family friendly atmostphere with a performance that would have put The Pussycat Dolls to shame.

With her dancers humping the ground, each other and pretty much anything they could grind their rumps against, Kylie writhed around in a cage and mouthed super sexy come-ons to the crowd.

It showed that turning 40 and overcoming breast cancer couldn't stop Kylie from sexing it up with the best of them. Charlene from Neighbours sure has come a long way.

It also pushed Kylie to come out of her shell as she bounced around the stage for 2 Hearts, handwaving anthem Kids and disco-inspired hits Step Back In Time, Better the Devil You Know and Love At First Sight.

With that much disco, it's no wonder she's so popular among the gay community.

Kylie Minogue performs during her first ever New
Zealand concert at Auckland's Vector Arena.

Things hit a bum note with an unnecessary Las Vegas theatrical segment that saw Kylie cover the theme from Love Boat and Barry Manilow's Copacabana against a backdrop of topless sailors.

And the various costume changes meant the show lacked cohesian and a little spontaneity.

But as robot dancers glided around the stage and glitter rained down on the crowd during trip-hop rave anthem No More Rain, Kylie proved she had been worth the wait.

It takes a lot of balls to perform a cheesy pop nugget like I Should Be So Lucky - one of Kylie's first ever hits from her days as a Stock, Aitken and Waterman pop puppet - in front of 12,000 fans.

But to end a show with it? Only Kylie could get away with something like that.

Quelle: Stuff.co.nz

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Kylie Minogue gibt Alicia Keys den Vorzug
09.12.2008

Kylie Minogue war Musik wichtiger als Fußball.

London (dpa) Kylie Minogue (40) scheint Alicia Keys wichtiger zu sein als David Beckham. Wie die «Sun» in ihrer Onlineausgabe berichtet, schlug die Popsängerin eine persönliche Einladung des Fußball-Stars zu einem Freundschaftsspiel seiner Mannschaft L.A. Galaxy in Auckland, Neuseeland aus.

Stattdessen besuchte die Popsängerin ein Konzert ihrer Kollegin Alicia Keys, die am selben Abend in der Stadt auftrat. «Kylie liebt David und ist mit Victoria befreundet, aber sie hat so selten Gelegenheit, Top-Performer live zu erleben, dass sie die Chance ergriffen hat, Alicia zu sehen», wird eine ungenannte Quelle zitiert.

Quelle: Allgäuer Zeitung

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Review: Kylie checks out Alicia Keys in concert
By Joanna Hunkin
08.12.2008

Alicia Keys

Cynics might think she was checking out the competition. But as Kylie Minogue danced, waved and clapped along heartily to Alicia Keys' Auckland concert, it was obvious she was just as much of a fan as the 10,000 other people at Vector Arena.

She even stamped her feet in an arena-wide drum roll, demanding an encore.

And when it came - in the form of a funked-up version of No One - she raised her arms in salute to the formidable Keys. The original pop princess bowing down to the modern-day queen of soul.

The experience was surreal. There we were, having watched American Idol winner Jordin Sparks open the night with a surprisingly heartfelt and warm performance, when Kylie slipped into the seat in front of us. In the middle of the grandstand, amidst hundreds of regular punters.

But the night belonged to Keys, who opened proceedings with a headbanging, hip-gyrating performance of Go Ahead, before a Supremes-inspired routine to Teenage Love Affair.

Accompanied by a seven-piece band of multi-instrumentalists and three back-up singers - who brought the house down on their own on more than one occasion - Keys stormed her way through the opening set, pulling out a high-octane energy most bands save for their closing finale.

Just when it seemed she may be about to slow things down, coyly asking the crowd, "Is it alright if I play my piano for you tonight?" she launched into a colourful, fiesta-fied remix of Karma, describing the genre as "Spanish Harlem".

Listening to Keys on the radio, she may come across as a restrained soul singer, but live in concert she is something else.

She breaks down heartbroken piano ballads, turning them into upbeat, funk jams; she high-kicks and booty-shakes better than Beyonce; she delivers rambling, rhythmic introductions to her songs, and ends them with sassy, understated punchlines.

Admittedly, it's all a bit rehearsed. But Keys wouldn't be the first musician to script her crowd dialogues.

Besides, Kylie didn't seem to mind. And neither did the other 10,000 fans who screamed, stomped and begged for a second encore - even after a two-hour show.

It's a hard act to follow. Good luck Kylie.

Quelle: New Zealand Herald

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Kylie Minogue: Trällern für Bollywood
08.12.2008

Kylie Minogue

Kylie Minogue singt, wo sie nur kann: Nun soll sie sogar den Soundtrack für einen Bollywood-Film beisteuern

Kylie Minogue offenbar auf neuen Wegen: Der indischen Zeitung "DNA" zufolge soll die Sängerin den Soundtrack für den neuen Bollywood-Film "Blue" singen. Für ihr Engagement erhält sie angeblich rund 800.000 Euro. Die Aufnahmen sollen schon nächsten Monat in Indien beginnen.

Doch erste Wahl war die 40-Jährige dem Bericht zufolge nicht. Madonna wurde angefragt, soll aber wegen ihrer Scheidung gar nicht erst geantwortet haben. R'n'B-Sternchen Rihanna soll hingegen zuviel Gage verlangt haben. Kylie könnte somit die erste westliche Künstlerin sein, die der Traumfabrik Bollywood ihre Stimme leihen darf.

"Blue" soll bereits nächstes Jahr in den Kinos anlaufen. Mit 28 Millionen Dollar ist es eine der teuersten Kinoproduktionen Indiens.

Quelle: GALA

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