Kylie Minogue was born in Melbourne Australia, of Welsh ancestry. A highly successful TV actress during her teens, she was signed to a recording contract after being spotted performing "The Loco-Motion" in a pub with the cast of her TV show after an awards presentation. Her cover of the song topped the Australian charts for seven weeks, resulting in a UK record deal. It went on to reach #2 in UK and #3 in the US.
In May, 2005, she was diagnosed with breast cancer, but made a full recovery.
In 1988, she became the youngest female to top the UK albums chart when her debut, Kylie, went to #1. That record stood until 2003, when Avril Lavigne, at 18, went to the top with Let Go. The title changed hands a few more times as artists got younger - 17-year-old Billie Eilish claimed it in 2019 with When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?
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