SYDNEY: From teenage soap sensation to pop royalty, over Kylie Minogue's three-decade career she has sold 80 million records, survived breast cancer and become a gay icon whose fanbase spans generations. From teenage soap sensation to pop royalty, over Kylie Minogue's three-decade career she has sold 80 million records, survived breast cancer and become a gay icon whose fanbase spans generations. Her first single – a cover of 1960s Little Eva hit Locomotion – reached number one in Australia in 1987 and became a global hit, launching the girl-next-door's new career as a pop star and, later, dance diva. Kylie's high-energy performances and feel-good pop tunes are still a winning formula, according to veteran music journalist Jenny Valentish. "I am very aware and thankful that this is a good time in my life," she recently told the Sydney Morning Herald.

Source: New Strait Times May 27, 2018 01:52 UTC