Over the past 25 years the popular Aussie princess of pop has been adopted as one of our own. Since emerging on to our TV screens in 1985, she has
established herself as a world class entertainer, performing sell-out shows in front of thousands and selling millions of records.
It all started in Erinsborough. A fictional suburb in the popular Aussie soap Neighbours. Kylie played the role of Charlene Robinson, a schoolgirl turned garage mechanic who enjoyed romance with a character played by Jason Donovan. A record 28 million UK viewers tuned in to see their wedding episode in 1987.

Despite her acting success, however, it became clear that music was Kylie’s first love. Her first single ‘Locomotion’ topped the charts in Australia and she followed that up by hitting top spot in Britain with the single ‘I Should Be So Lucky’ and the accompanying album ‘Kylie’.

A string of top ten hits followed before Kylie changed to a more mature image in the 1990s. She bounced back to prominence with the worldwide hit ‘Spinning Around’ in 2000 and several subsequent top sellers.

Kylie received shock news in 2005 that she had been diagnosed with breast cancer. Typically, she battled through, receiving treatment and surviving surgery to make a full recovery. She went on to achieve further chart success, winning a Brit award and being honoured with an OBE in the Queen’s New Years Honours list of 2008 for services to music.

Dubbed “the most powerful celebrity in Britain” in 2010 and with a new album out and a major tour planned, Kylie remains number one in our affections.