A close relationship with the singer, who received worldwide recognition, as well as her own talent, gave Dannii Minogue fame. She became famous not only for singing, but also for acting, as well as acting as a TV presenter, model, and even a clothing designer.
Origin and family of Dannii Minogue
Danielle Jane Minogue was born on October 20, 1971 to Ronald Minogue and Carol Jones. The girl's father had Irish roots, but he was already an Australian in the 5th generation. Mother Dannii was born in the Welsh town of Maesteg, and at the age of 10 she emigrated with her parents to Australia.
Carol was fond of dancing since childhood, she aspired to become a ballerina. Ronald gravitated towards the exact sciences, he received the profession of an accountant. In the young Minogue family, 3 children appeared one after another. Ronald sought to provide for his family, but the money was sorely lacking. This forced the man to often change jobs, as well as place of residence.
The Minogue children spent their early childhood years in South Oakley, where their father worked in the accounting department of an automobile company, and their mother worked as a barmaid at a hospital. Minogue children have already spent their school years in the suburbs of Melbourne.
Youth years
All children of the Minogue family grew up creatively developed. The mother herself was prone to art, sought to develop the abilities of her children. The Minogue family had 2 daughters and a son. Dannii was the youngest of the children.
From early childhood, the mother sent her daughters to learn singing, dancing, and playing musical instruments. Dannii and Kylie mastered violin and piano. The mother tried to seize every opportunity that contributed to the disclosure of talents, the creative advancement of her children.
They participated in various competitions, starred in TV shows, movies. As a result, the family received additional income, and the children were quickly able to start a career in creative professions. The son became a television operator, and the daughters sing, act in films, and conduct various related activities.
The first steps of Dannii Minogue
Kylie, Dannii's older sister, started her acting career back in 1980. The mother brought both daughters to the casting before the filming of The Sullivans. The producers liked both girls, but Dannii was considered too young to work, they took her sister.
Kylie received her first popularity, she opened the way to further advancement in acting. The sister at this time remained in the shadows. The opportunity to achieve popularity was presented in 1986.
A family friend, producer of the television show Young Talent Time, seeing the girl's talent, invited her to try her hand at his musical program. Both Minogue sisters took part, but Kylie did not make it to the main lineup. Therefore, we can assume that Dannii was recognized as a musical talent before her sister.
In 1985 Dannii Minogue recorded her first song. It was a composition included in the collection of young artists of the show "Young Talent Time". Dannii performed "Material Girl", her version of Madonna's hit.
The girl grew up, gained fame. This ensured her rapid advancement in other areas of creative activity. She starred in small serial films: "All the Way", "Home and Away". This was the start of the acting activity of the girl.
At the same time, Dannii Minogue wanted to become a fashion designer. With the fees she received, she released a line of fashionable youth clothing. All sold out in ten days.
A bright start to a musical career
Dannii Minogue decided to step into show business as a singer, relying on her success in the past, as well as her sister's gaining popularity in this area. She released her debut single in 1991. The song "Love and Kisses" quickly gained popularity in her native Australia as well as England.
3 months after the release of the single, the girl recorded an album of the same name. The record quickly gained gold status in the UK, selling 60 copies. Seeing the success, Dannii releases 4 more songs from the popular album as singles.
Career development in television and film Dannii Minogue
Engaged in the development of a musical career, Dannii temporarily moves to England. Returning to her native country, she works on television. As a result of her popularity as a singer, she becomes in demand in all areas of creative activity. The girl is awarded the title "The most popular TV presenter." She is invited to star in the film "Secrets".
Hoping to repeat the success of the debut, Dannii released the second album in the fall of 1993. The album "Get Into You" did not live up to the singer's expectations. The only single "This Is It" gained popularity. The rest of the songs were ignored by the public.
At this time, the girl had an affair with an Australian actor. She decided to suspend active musical activity. After some time, the girl resumed her career in television.
During the period of "musical lull" the singer releases a couple of singles for the public from Japan. The songs here became hits, leading the main national chart. In the same period, Dannii Minogue tries himself as a model. She poses for Playboy.
Resumption of singing career
In 1997, Dannii again set her sights on a successful musical career. She, as at the start of her singing career, first released a single. The composition "All I Wanna Do" took "gold" in Australia, and in England reached the 4th position of the charts.
This record of first success was broken. The singer chose the club direction for herself, not losing this step. Soon another album was released, which received the simple name "Girl".
Not relying solely on talent as a singer, Dannii Minogue is actively filming for explicit men's publications. By this she maintains interest in her person. The singer also shot an unusual video in retro style, recorded a cover version of the famous song "Harry Nilsson". In 1998 Dannii toured the UK.
Release of compilations with hits
Having recorded the third studio album, Dannii Minogue again suspended repertoire updating. She released a collection of hits and remixes for 2 years in a row. In 1999, a fresh single appeared. The song "Everlasting Night" was not appreciated by the public. The singer immediately decides to shoot a provocative video for this song. Dannii Minogue also continued to maintain attention to her person with candid shots published in well-known publications.
Participation of Dannii Minogue in theatrical productions
The singer received an offer to play in the production of "Macbeth" based on the famous play by Shakespeare. She happily agreed to try herself in a new creative role. She liked the result. Later, she took part in a couple of other high-profile productions.
In 2001, Dannii Minogue again decided to try her luck by resuming her musical activities. Under the leadership of the Riva team from Holland, she recorded the single "Who Do You Love Now?". The song peaked at #3 in the UK and also hit #XNUMX on the US Dance Chart.
Anticipating the further benefits of cooperation, several studios immediately offered her to sign a contract. The singer chose London Records. The agreement assumed the subsequent release of 6 albums. Dannii Minogue recorded 2 singles that became hits, as well as the successful album "Neon Nights".
Own radio program
Seeing the growing popularity of the singer, she was offered to host her own radio program. The singer focused on this work, paying little attention to creativity. The singer has almost finished recording material for the next album. But London Records terminated her contract.
Representatives of the studio explained this step by the fact that she was in no hurry to work, the income from her work did not exceed the costs. This was the beginning of the collapse of the singer's musical career.
Collaboration with an independent studio
In 2004, Dannii Minogue began a partnership with All Around the World. The singer immediately released the hit "You Won't Forget About Me". A year later, a new composition "Perfection" achieved a similar success.
Dannii intended to release a new album, but her sister advised her to limit herself to a hits collection at this stage. So the singer did. She collected all the best songs for 15 years of her solo career, and also diluted them with new compositions. The record sold well, but did not bring the achievement of the first lines in the charts. The singer understood that her solo career was gradually falling apart.
Judging in music competitions
In 2007, the singer signed up to judge in television music competitions. These were Australia's Got Talent in their home country, as well as The X Factor in England. In the English show, the ward of the singer won. The organizers of the competitions extended the contract with Dannii Minogue for 2 more seasons in a row.
The final stage of the singer's career was the re-release of all successful albums. She released a couple of CDs in 2007, the same number in 2009. Towards the end of her career, Dannii Minogue released a separate disc of songs that were left without publication.
Return to fashion
In 2008, the singer renewed her contract with NEXT. Even at the start of her solo career, she was their model. Now Dannii has introduced underwear, clothing brand. After that, the singer, as in her youth, decided to release her own clothing line.
She called the new brand Project D. Under this name, she created clothes, cosmetics and perfumes until 2013. At the same time, the singer represented Marks & Spencer clothes.
Two years later, Dannii created her own television program Style Queen. In the same year, the singer released the book "My Story" with an autobiography. In 2012, she published the book My Style at Dymocks. Dannii Minogue has returned to The X Factor. The singer became a judge in "Top Model" for the UK and Ireland.
Resumption of solo career
In 2013, Dannii released another collection of hits. In 2015, she performed at a festival in Australia. After that, the singer recorded several new compositions together with other performers. In 2017, the younger Minogue played concerts with Take That and also announced her new song "Galaxy".
Dannii Minogue's personal life
A beautiful, loving woman has never been left without the attention of men. The first serious relationship with the singer began in 1994. She married an Australian actor. They lived with Julian McMahon for only a year. The couple explained the separation by a mismatch in work schedules.
For a long time, the girl was in a relationship with the famous race car driver from Canada, Jacques Villeneuve. After the separation of the couple, Dannii preferred to start light short novels. For example, with model and actor Benjamin Hart. Since 2006, the singer has been living with athlete and model Chris Smith. In 2010, the couple had a son, and in 2012 they broke up.
