Danielle Jane Minogue (born on October 20th, 1971) is an Australian singer and author, a personality of television and occasional actress, a mannequin and a creative of mode. It is also the sister of the singer Kylie Minogue.

Dannii Minogue was made a name with the beginning of the year 1980 thanks to its participation in the TV-hook Young Talent Time and its role in the Australian Sitcom Summer Bay, before it begins a career from singer Pop with the beginning of the year 1990.

Dannii Minogue obtained initially a certain success with its first tubes Love And Kisses and This Is It. Following the commercial failure of its second album, it concentrated on other activities like the presentation of television programs. Later in the years 1990, it made a short return to its musical career while being reinvented as an artist Dance with his individual All I Wanna Do, its first #1 of the English clubs. In 2001, does Dannii return once again to the music successfully while leaving its larger hit, Who Do You Love Now?, while its preceding album, Neon Nights, became the most sold its career. In the United Kingdom, it accumulated 12 individual classified #1 of the clubs, becoming thus the artist has to have had the most titles #1 classified in Upfront Club. Dannii Minogue is currently signed by All Around The World, and in 2006, it left its second best off, The Hits And Beyond. In 2007, it was jury of the emissions Australia' S Got Talent and The X Factor.

Concerning its private life, Dannii Minogue was married with the Australian actor Julian McMahon and knew two serious relations with the Canadian pilot of Formule 1, Jacques Villeneuve, and Craig Logan, a ex-member of the servant boys band Bros . It militated much for the promotion of the rights of homosexual throughout the world, and was illustrated by its education job with the problem of the Sida.

Biography

Its childhood and its beginnings

Dannii Minogue was born with Melbourne in Australia. It is the girl of an accountant, Ron Minogue and of a dancer, Carol Jones. His/her father was born in Australia but its family is originating in County Clare, in Ireland, while his/her mother emigrated of Maesteg in Scotland with Townsville in the Queensland in 1955 whereas it was yet only one child. She is youngest of three children. His/her sister, Kylie, are a singer of pop and dance as well as an actress, and his/her brother, Brendan, are cameraman to defer in Australia.

Dannii began its career when it was child in an Australian television program. As of the 7 years age, it appears in many sitcom like Skyways or The Sullivans. In 1979, it becomes a regular interpreter in the weekly musical program Young Talent Time . She records its first individual solo for the emission, this one including a resumption of Madonna, Material Girl. During this time, it course country for many representations very with closed counters. In 1988, it leaves Young Talent Time to devote itself to its career of actress, by interpétant the character of Emma Jackson, a rebellious teenager, in the soap opera Home and Away . Although it remained only one year in the series, its popularity was such near the Australian public which it was named with the Silver Logie as a " The most popular actress of Australienne" Television;.

In September 1988, Dannii Minogue leaves its own collection clothing entitled Dannii . It dealt with its collection of mode while continuing its participation in Young Talent Time . It drew clothing which it wore during the emission, and the public being rather conquered, it thus marketed its line of clothing. Its first collection, Dannii , were past in hardly ten days through all Australia, and were followed of three additional collections of summer in 1989.

1990 to 1995: Beginning of career

It signs a contract with the Australian recording company Mushroom Records in January 1989. Its first album, Dannii, leave the following year and are classified #24 sales of albums in Australia. Abroad, it is marketed in 1991, under the title Love And Kisses. The first individual one, Coils And Kisses reached the 4th place of the charts and is certified Disque of gold. In the United Kingdom, it reaches signal 10.

It leaves Love And Kisses And… , a worked over again version of its album in April 1992. This album, a compilation of titles dance, contains titles of the original album and remixes. It will be classified #42 in the United Kingdom, being sold with approximately 60.000 copies. Several of these remixes realized by the producer and DJ Steve " Silk" Hurley are real successes in the European nightclubs. Dannii counts on these remixes to offer " to him; a new image and to play avec" on these next albums.

Later in the year, it makes its cinematographic beginnings in film at the sides of the actor Noah Taylor. The film tells the history of five teenagers who hide in the basement of a hotel in the hope to meet the Beattles. The film did not accept very warm welcome by the public and the critic, the performance of Dannii being described like " at all convaincante".

Dannii leaves its second album Get Into You in October 1993, this one includes the titles Show You The Way To Go, This Is It and This Is The Way. The album contains mature songs dance uptempo and vocal performances, but in spite of its success passed in the charts, it fails to be classified in signal 50 British. The following year, it turns over on television as a presenter, by Co-animating the morning emission The Big Breakfast on Chanel 4 in the United Kingdom.

In 1995, it leaves individual the Rescue Me and Boogie Woogie in collaboration with DJs the group Eurogroove. Only marketed with the Japan, the two titles are #1 sales of individual. It also starts to record its third album, but it and its recording company, Mushroom Records, separates following a contractual dissension.

1996 to 2001: Girl, TV presentation and theater

In 1996, it takes again the Co-presentation of The Big Breakfast , dealing with the chronicle Eggs one Legacy . The same year, Dannii will briefly present the emission for children Disney Time and Co-will animate with Gareth Jones the program for teenagers of Saturday morning It' S Not Just Saturday during sixteen weeks. It makes its beginnings on scene in April 1997 by interpreting Rizzo in the Musical comedy Grease: The Arena Spectacular. In Australia, it ran out more than 450.000 tickets only during the first season. It takes again the role of Rizzo the following year, thus playing in New Zealand. With the MO Awards of 1998, Dannii is named in the " category; Better Female Interpreter in a Musicale" Comedy; for its role in Grease. Also in 1997, it will off present Top the Pops, the television program on the musical sales, before turning over to its career of singer later in the year.

Dannii is interested in the music dance and to the clubbing and that influence goes largely its third album, Girl, which leaves in 1997, and which sees collaboration with musicians like Brian Higgins of Xenomania. The album introduces a style of dance more sophisticated and more adult, but in spite of good criticisms, it fails to be classified in signal 50 in the United Kingdom, however the British round Unleashed Tour is sold well. Individual the All I Wanna C, is classified 4th in Great Britain and is certified disc of gold in Australia. The individual following, Everything I Wanted and Disremembrance, did not succeed in reaching signal 10, but were both #1 clubs.

Mushroom Records left two compilations in December 1998, to celebrate the 25 years of the label. Only marketed in Australia, The Singles contains individual the most popular of Dannii, whereas The Remixes takes again the most popular remixes to him. In January 1999, in the tread of its service at the time of the Fatty Tuesday gay and lesbian of Sydney in 1998, it leaves the first official anthem the festival, Everlasting Night. It will be published on compilation Gay & Lesbian Fatty Tuesday of 1999, and the video clip, Co-directed by Dannii itself, puts in scene drag queens that it had met at the time of its performance the previous year.

Dannii Minogue turns over on the boards in 1999 in a resumption of Macbeth of Shakespeare to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival . Its received play of criticisms various. The critic Matt Grant of it, that it " lack a real conviction, as a plow which advances in a furrow without seizing the sens" of it; , whereas Fiachra Gibbons found rather than the " disco music-queen-arrival-of-the hell an interpretation rather bonne" delivers; for its character of Macbeth Lady. Two years later, it appears under the features of Esméralda in the musical comedy Notre-Dame de Paris in London. The spectacle receives very bad criticisms on behalf of the British press which qualifies it " boîteux" and known as of the songs which they are " similar to this one can hear with the contest of the Eurovision ". In 2002, at the time of the Maxim Awards, it gains the title of " Better Scènique" Performance; for its role. In 2001, Dannii also appeared in the part the Monologs of the vagina, at the sides of Kika Markham and Meera Syal.

Does in November 2001, it leave individual the Who Do You Love Now?, in collaboration with the Dutch DJ Rivetted. The song is classified #3 sales in the United Kingdom, like #1 of the clubs. In the United States, it cars is diffused in the nightclubs, and is classified #1 classification Billboard Dance Club. In 2001, Dannii Minogue signs a contract of six albums with London Records, a label of Warner

2004 to 2006: The Hits & Beyond

In October 2004, Dannii Minogue leaves individual the You Won' T Forget About Me, a collaboration with the duet of DJs Flower Power. Described by MSN Entertainment like a " true production" and remarkable for its " happy house punctuated of synthetizers rétros entraînant" , the title is classified in the 7th place of the sales in the United Kingdom and becomes in same time its 13th individual to be classified in signal 5 American of Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play.

The exit of I Can' T Sleep At Night was at the origin to follow at the month of August 2005, but is finally cancelled in favor of Perfection, a collaboration with the Soul Seekerz which in the final analysis leaves at the end of November 2005. It was classified 11th in the United Kingdom and 13th in Australia.

In February 2006, Dannii makes the headlines of the press people when the bands of monitoring of a London box of striptease, the Puss 'NR Boots , are published by the British tabloid News off the World, showing Dannii and a stripper in sexual contact. A spokesperson of Dannii Minogue then tried to minimize the event. History, called " Lezzigate" by its fans re-appears in the press in 2007, during the launching of The X Factor. The implied dancer, Jupiter, also sold her history with a magazine.

Later in the year, Dannii leaves The Hits & Beyond , its first best off official. Mushroom, its old recording company had as a preliminary put an end to its contract including/understanding the recording of four albums in Australia by the album The Singles, only available in its native land, but that the fans of the whole world could get in importation. Its thus first best off official account six new songs, including the individual one accompanying its exit, So Under Presses which became its 14th title classified in Signal 20 in the United Kingdom. The album began in the 17th place from the British sales of albums to fall with the 24e the week according to before leaving the classification. The title will also leave to Spain and Belgium.

So Under Pressure takes as a starting point the Cancer diagnosed his/her sister Kylie as well as that of another friend not quoted near. This title is its 10th has to be classified #1 the U.K. Upfront Club, the titles most played out of nightclubs. Dannii described the recording of this piece like a " true exploit" for it, within sight of the " courage necessary to deliver its feelings in its paroles". In September 2006, Dannii takes again the song I' L Be Home For Christmas which is reproduced on the album Spirit Of Christmas , a compilation of Christmas carols.

In November 2006, Dannii interprets the title going back to 1979 of Sister Sledge, He' S The Greatest Dancer during the emission of the téléthon type of BBC, Children in Need . A version studio of this song, remixée by Fugitive, appears on compilation dance Clubland 10 , marketed in the month of November 2006. The next month, He' S The Greatest Dancer is exploited in the English nightclubs as individual promotional. It placed then #1 of the classification Upfront Club. In Australia, the title was marketed in April 2007. In spite of many televised performances, the individual one was not really a success, while entering to the 37e place to fall with the 48e before disappearing from the classification thereafter.

2007 with today: Télévison and return to the music

In 2007, Dannii was jury for the emission Australia' S Got Talent diffused in Australia on the chain Network 7. Thereafter, it is also judge and mentor in the fourth edition of the English emission The X Factor, supplementing a casting made up of Simon Cowell, Sharon Osbourne and Louis Walsh. From the September 29th, it was to thus deal with the coaching boys during the emission. It chooses Leon Jackson, Rhydian Jones and Andy Williams to form the TEAM Minogue .

In October, not less than five projects are announced concerning its musical career. First of all, on October 29th are republished its album Girl going back to 1997 and that of 2003, Neon Nights . Each one will contain two CDs, the inculant second of the remixes. November 5th, Dannii leaves a new album, Unleashed, containing titles ever exploited going back to its association with London Records, and also The Video Collection, a DVD of all these clips vidéos as well as many no-claims bonus. And finally, on December 3rd, a new individual fate in the vats, Touch Me Like That. The title is credited as a Dannii Minogue vs Jason Nevins , and was diffused ahead first on Radio operator BBC 1 in the emission of Scott Mills, on October 3rd.

Dannii Minogue also left another album but exclusively available on the download locations entitled Club Disco music, by the means of its new label, All Around The World, on October 22nd, 2007. The album contains all its individual going back to its arrival at this new recording company, some new titles and remixes. The whole is on sale in the online shop of remote loading of All Around The World and on ITunes.

Discography

Albums

Individual

External bonds

• Official site
• Site of the recording company
• Dannii.com .br Site brézilien on Dannii Minogue
• Dannii Online - Dannii french site Website