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In November 2006, Minogue performed [[Sister Sledge]]'s 1979 song "[[He's the Greatest Dancer]]" on [[BBC One]]'s ''[[Children in Need]]'' [[telethon]]. A studio version of the song, remixed by Fugitive, appeared on the dance compilation ''Clubland 10'', released in late 2006.<ref>[http://www.aatw.com/albums.php?tracklist=205023#205023 "Clubland Vol. 10"]. ''All Around the World Records''. Retrieved [[December 5]] [[2006]].</ref>
In November 2006, Minogue performed [[Sister Sledge]]'s 1979 song "[[He's the Greatest Dancer]]" on [[BBC One]]'s ''[[Children in Need]]'' [[telethon]]. A studio version of the song, remixed by Fugitive, appeared on the dance compilation ''Clubland 10'', released in late 2006.<ref>[http://www.aatw.com/albums.php?tracklist=205023#205023 "Clubland Vol. 10"]. ''All Around the World Records''. Retrieved [[December 5]] [[2006]].</ref>

==Television and film career==

==Personal life==


==Discography==
==Discography==

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Dannii Minogue (born Danielle Jane Minogue on October 20, 1971) is an Australian singer, songwriter and occasional actress and fashion designer. Minogue rose to prominence in the early 1980s, as a result of her role in the Australian television talent show Young Talent Time, before she commenced her career as a pop recording artist in the early 1990s.

Minogue's debut album Love and Kisses produced a string of hit records in the United Kingdom and Australia, but her popularity as a musical artist began to decline by the release of her second album, leading her to place her recording career on hold to concentrate on television presenting. In 2001, Minogue returned to popularity as a dance artist. In the UK, she has achieved ten number one dance singles and has become the best performing artist on the UK's Upfront Club Chart.[1]

Minogue's private life, including her relationships with actor Julian McMahon and Formula One driver Jacques Villeneuve, has been much-discussed in the media. She is scheduled to return to acting in 2007, and in June 2006 released The Hits & Beyond, a greatest hits album.

Childhood and beginning

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Minogue as a regular performer on the weekly music program Young Talent Time.

Minogue was born in Melbourne, Australia, to an Australian father, Ron Minogue, and a Welsh-born mother, Carol Jones, who had immigrated as a child from Maesteg, Wales in 1955 to Townsville, Queensland. She is the youngest of three children; her sister Kylie Minogue is a dance-pop singer and actress, and her older brother, Brendan, is a news cameraman in Australia.

Minogue began her career as a child on Australian television, and from the age of seven, had appeared in several soap operas, including Skyways and The Sullivans. In 1979, she became a regular performer on the successful weekly music programme Young Talent Time. Minogue recorded her first solo recordings for the programme, including a cover version of Madonna's hit single "Material Girl", and performed live during several sold-out nationwide concert tours.[2][3] In 1988, Minogue departed from Young Talent Time to continue her acting career, appearing as the rebelious teenager Emma Jackson on the popular soap opera Home and Away. Minogue remained on the programme for only a year, but proved to be popular among Australian audiences when she was nominated for a "Silver Logie" for the country's "Most Popular Actress on Australian television".

Recording and performing career

Mushroom Records: 1990–1997

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Cover for Love and Kisses (1991), Minogue's gold-certified debut album.

Minogue signed a recording contract with Australian-based Mushroom Records in January 1989. Her first album, Dannii, was released the following year and reached number twenty-four on the Australian albums chart. Outside Australia, the album was released in 1991 under the title Love and Kisses, and became a top ten success. Minogue's debut hit single "Love and Kisses", which All Music Guide described as "excellent"[4], peaked at number four on the Australian singles chart and was certified gold.[5] It was equally successful elsewhere, and reached the top ten on the UK singles chart.

Minogue released Love and Kisses and..., a re-worked version of her debut album, in April 1992. The album, a collection of dance songs, comprised tracks and remixes from Love and Kisses. It peaked at number forty-two on the UK albums chart, and sold nearly 60,000 copies.[5] Several remixes by producer and DJ Steve 'Silk' Hurly were successful in European dance clubs. Minogue credits these remixes for providing her with a "new image and sound to work with" on future releases.[6]

Minogue released her second album Get into You — which included the songs "Show You the Way to Go", "This Is It" and "This Is the Way" — in October 1993. It contained uptempo dance tracks and more mature vocals[7], but despite her past chart success, failed to make the British top fifty. In 1995, Minogue released the singles "Rescue Me" and "Boogie Woogie", a collaboration with dance act Eurogroove. Released only in Japan, both songs reached number one on the Japanese singles chart. She reportedly began recording her third album in 1995, however, Minogue and her record label, Mushroom Records, parted ways in late 1995 following a contract disagreement.[8]

Eternal Records: 1997–2001

London Records: 2002–2003

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Neon Nights (2003), Minogue's most successful album to date.

In March of 2003, Minogue released her fourth album Neon Nights, which the BBC called a "a pleasant cocktail of pop sophistication, club culture and accessibility".[9] It consisted of 1980s inspired pop–dance songs and provided Minogue with some of the strongest reviews of her career. Neon Nights peaked at number eight on the UK albums chart (her highest ranking since her debut), and produced three top ten singles. The second single, "I Begin to Wonder", declared one of the "best things" on the album by Ireland's Radio Telefís Éireann, became her most successful single, peaking at number two on the UK singles chart.[10] The album's success was equally widespread, and following extensive airplay by North American dance radio, Warner Music Group released it in the United States in late 2003. Singles "I Begin to Wonder" and "Don't Wanna Lose This Feeling" were substantial successes on the U.S. dance charts, and established Minogue's presence in the mainstream North American market.

In June 2003, Minogue hosted her own radio programme, Dannii Minogue's Neon Nights. Broadcast in Australia and the UK, Minogue played songs by up-and-coming DJs, as well as her own music.[11] Because of low sales, London Records dropped Minogue. She signed a new contract with independent dance label All Around the World Records in 2004.[12]

All Around the World Records: 2004–present

In October of 2004, Minogue released the single "You Won't Forget About Me, a collaboration with the dance act Flower Power. Described by MSN Entertainment as a "real grower" and noted for its "snip snapping house beats and '80s flecked synths",[13] the song peaked at number seven on the UK singles chart and continued Minogue's success on the U.S. dance charts. "Perfection", another collaboration, this time with the Soul Seekerz, followed in October of 2005.

Minogue released The Hits & Beyond, a greatest hits album, in June 2006. The album comprised new songs alongside tracks from her four studio albums. The album debuted at number seventeen on the UK albums chart, but was met by disappointing sales. In Australia, The Hits & Beyond became one of Minogue's lowest charting albums, peaking at number sixty-seven. The album introduced a new single "So Under Pressure", inspired by the cancer diagnoses of her sister Kylie Minogue and an un-named friend[14], which became her tenth consecutive song to reach number one on the UK Upfront Club chart. In September 2006, Minogue's cover of "I'll Be Home for Christmas" appeared on Spirit of Christmas, a compilation CD of holiday songs available through Myer department stores across Australia.[15]

In November 2006, Minogue performed Sister Sledge's 1979 song "He's the Greatest Dancer" on BBC One's Children in Need telethon. A studio version of the song, remixed by Fugitive, appeared on the dance compilation Clubland 10, released in late 2006.[16]

Television and film career

Personal life

Discography

Studio albums

The following list includes all Dannii Minogue albums with the exception of compilations and remix albums. For a complete album list, see Dannii Minogue discography.

Top ten singles

The following singles reached the top ten in the United Kingdom and/or Australia. Their peak positions are shown, along with the peak positions for the UK Upfront Club Chart and Ireland. For a full singles discography, see Dannii Minogue discography.
Year Single Peak positions
UK AUS UK Club IRL
1991 "Love and Kisses" 8 4 - 22
1991 "Jump to the Beat" 8 48 - 5
1993 "This is It" 10 17 - 13
1997 "All I Wanna Do" 4 11 1 -
2001 "Who Do You Love Now?" (with Riva) 3 15 1 20
2002 "Put the Needle on It" 7 11 1 20
2003 "I Begin to Wonder" 2 14 1 22
2003 "Don't Wanna Lose This Feeling" 5 22 1 -
2004 "You Won't Forget About Me" (with Flower Power) 7 20 1 22

See also

Notes

  1. ^ "Club Queen". Dannnii Music – Official website. June 29 2006. Retrieved December 3 2006.
  2. ^ "Young Talent Time". Dannii.com – The official fansite. Retrieved December 3 2006.
  3. ^ Nathan Smith and Krzysztof Pilarek. "Biography". A Piece of Dannii. Retrieved December 3 2006.
  4. ^ "Biography". All Music Guide. Retrieved December 5 2006.
  5. ^ a b "Chronology". Dannii Music – Official website. Retrieved December 5 2006.
  6. ^ "Singles". Dannii Minogue's Official Fansite. Retrieved December 5 2006.
  7. ^ "Biography". Music Square. Retrieved December 5 2006.
  8. ^ Love and Kissess Fanzine, July 1995.
  9. ^ Andrew McGregor. "Review of Neon Nights". British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). Retrieved December 4 2006.
  10. ^ Cristín Leach. "Review of Neon Nights". Radio Telefís Éireann (RTE). April 23, 2003. Retrieved December 4 2006.
  11. ^ Ron Slomowicz. "Dannii Minogue Interview". About.com. Retrieved December 4 2006.
  12. ^ "Dannii Minogue Signs Her Fourth Record Deal". Contact Music. Retrieved December 4 2006.
  13. ^ "Review of "You Won't Forget About Me"". MSN Entertainment. October 22, 2004. Retrieved December 4 2006.
  14. ^ Chrissy Iley. "Sister Act". The Daily Telegraph. July 2, 2006. Retrieved December 5 2006.
  15. ^ "I'll Be Home for Christmas". Dannii Music – Official website. September 19, 2006. Retrieved December 4 2006.
  16. ^ "Clubland Vol. 10". All Around the World Records. Retrieved December 5 2006.
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