Danielle Jane Minogue 

 

(born October 20, 1971) first tasted fame on the Oz TV show ‘Young Talent Time’ as well as playing the role of Emma in ‘Home & Away’. In 1990, her debut single, ‘Love & Kisses’ made the top ten in Australia, and in the UK in 1991. She has since achieved a record thirteen consecutive #1 UK Club hits.

 

Dannii first broke out of her sister’s shadow in 1996 with the album ‘Girl’. Whilst Kylie was experimenting with dark lyrics, indie collaborations and moody images (‘Impossible Princess’), Dannii went out and out for the dancefloor with the huge hit ‘All I Wanna Do’. Unfortunately, the album that it was from only reached No. 57. However, Dannii herself has said, “This was a big turning point for me. It has led me on to the album Neon Nights and my collaborations with many Club DJs and remixers” and in 2001, her vocals were part of Riva’s “Who Do You Love Now?” (UK #3), which laid the foundations for her fourth album “Neon Nights”.

 

Moving to London Records, Dannii made more credible dance tracks including ‘I Begin To Wonder’ (UK #2),  ‘Don't Wanna Lose This Feeling’ (UK #5). In 2003, Dannii released her fourth album, Neon Nights. It was a surprise chart success, reaching no.8 in the UK charts and evetually achieving gold status, selling over 100,000 copies. The album also made gold certification in Australia. Dannii also teamed up with chill-out Ibiza stars Afterlife for a collaboration on their ‘Speck Of Gold’ album. Dannii’s star was beginning to shine in its own right.

 

In 2004, after a top 10 album and four top 10 singles, Dannii moved to All Around The World Records. Her first single for AATW was ‘You Won’t Forget About Me’, which saw Dannii’s vocals layered on top of the instrumental hit ‘Flower Power’ and landed at no.7 in the UK charts, making it Dannii’s fifth consecutive top 10 hit. ‘You Won’t Forget About Me’ was followed up in 2005 by ‘Perfection’ (UK #11), on which Dannii teamed up with the Soul Seekerz. In 2006, she returned with ‘So Under Pressure’ and her Greatest Hits album ‘The Hits & Beyond’.

 

Dannii is a judge on Australia's Got Talent and British television channel ITV’s The X-Factor in 2007 alongside Simon Cowell, Sharon Osbourne and Louis Walsh. Two members of ‘Team Minogue’, Leon Jackson and Rhydian Roberts, made it to the final, with Leon winning the competition and Rhydian coming in runner-up.

 

A star in her own right, Dannii has a pop career spanning some 18 years. Not many artists can lay claim to that - and this despite being the younger sister of one of the world’s greatest icons.