STACK #194 Dec 2020

MUSIC FEATURE

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KYLIE MINOGUE KYLIE Bryget Chrisfield explores the creation, impact, and astonishing legacy of her favourite classic records.This month: Kylie Minogue’s debut, Kylie .

Themselves by Eurythmics with Dannii, obvs) – what the bloody hell are you doing still reading this!? Get to YouTube right away: resplendent in matching silver sequinned minidress ensembles – quite possibly designed by Dannii, who later started her own fashion line – and foofed-out hair that’s been backcombed to within an inch of its life, the talented pair stylishly sidestep in unison and even do The Bump! Ah, the wonders of ‘80s chorey. The first three-song demo that Kylie ever recorded, when she was 17, was mainly to show casting agents that she could sing, if required, when auditioning for acting work. Kylie recalls one of the songs she sang on

O ne of my fondest memories from studying at Rusden teachers’ college is a fellow student’s teaching-round experience. My impossibly attractive friend Bec was teaching a Year 11 dance class at an all boys’ secondary college. She had choreographed a cool routine, specifically for the young dudes, set to Kylie’s then-current hit single Step Back In Time , and proceeded to teach them the moves that went with the spoken intro: “I wanna funk/ I wanna funk/ I wanna F-F-U-F-U-C...” – D’oh! That’s not how you spell ‘funk’! Cue uncontrollable hysterics all ‘round. Australia’s own Grammy-winning Pop Princess has sold more than 70 million records worldwide and is the highest- selling female Australian artist of all time. Among her self-confessed career

Year 1988

highlights, Kylie performed On A Night Like This and ABBA’s Dancing Queen at the Sydney Olympics closing ceremony in 2000.

So many fans have posed with Kylie’s Madame Tussauds wax figure that it’s had to be replaced four times (a number that’s only bettered by Her Majesty the Queen). Our Kylie is from showbiz stock: her mum, Carol, is a former professional dancer. Given the level of Kylie’s international superstardom, it’s easy to forget that it was actually her baby sister, Dannii, who pulled focus in the early days thanks to her regular slot on Young Talent Time (Kylie wasn’t invited on as a regular). If you’re yet to clock Kylie’s 1986 guest appearance on the

The cover art for Kylie’s first single The Loco- motion , which became the highest-selling single in Australia of the ‘80s

In a 2012 photoshoot, Kylie recreates her debut album cover

this demo was Dim All The Lights by Donna Summer. We all know that Kylie became a household name thanks to her role as Charlene Mitchell, the mechanic, in Neighbours . One storyline saw Charlene supplying backup vocals for Scott (Jason Donovan) and Mike (Guy Pearce)’s band. When Scott and Mike entered their demo

show (to perform a duet of Sisters Are Doing It For

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