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Short biography of Dannii:
Danielle Jane Minogue is the youngest of three children. To a certain extent the slight artistic background of the Minogue family explains the talent and interest of Dannii. Her mother was once a professional ballet dancer, her brother is a camaraman for television and her sister is no one else than
Kylie Minogue.
At an early age Dannii starts taking singing- and dancing lessons. In 1978 she gets a tiny role in the Australian television serie Skyways.
Her talent gets everyone's attention during the populair Australian talentshow Young Talent Time. Three years later in 1982 she is an official member of the YTT-crew. Furthermore Dannii was allowed to sing on the YTT-album with a cover of Madonna's Material Girl. The following album represents Dannii with two more songs. For six years Dannii was part of YTT.
In 1988 Dannii decides to put her selfdesigned YTT-outfits on the market. With success. Her own brand, simply called DANNII, is completely sold out in ten days time.
Finally Dannii is contracted by the Australian recordcompany Mushroom Records. In 1989 she releases her first solo single Love And Kisses which sells 60.000 copies. A very promising start. Her debut album, named after her first hitsingle, stays in the Australian charts for some months. The singles I Don't Wanna Take This Pain and Jump To The Beat continue the success.
It was a big joy for Dannii when she became famous outside of Australia. In 1993 she hits the number 10 spot in the English chart with the single This Is It. Mainly because of the huge success of her sister they will become the best well-known singing sisters from that year. With her second album Get Into You the English popularity rises. But Dannii's big international breakthrough which was hoped for and quietly expected did not happen.
Nevertheless she was in the news quite some time. She married, divorced, stood uninspired and unerotic in Playboy magazine, took some time off, designed a new fashionline for her brand DANNII, had a couple of hitsingles in Australia and that was it. Unlike her sister Dannii never received global attention and appreciation.
But Dannii Minogue stayed active in music and showbiz. In 1999 she releases a single-compilation album and takes part in an theatre production of MacBeth.
The cooperation with producer Riva results in her musical comeback in 2001. Their single Who Do You Love Now? gives Dannii Minogue her big international hit at last.
By the end of 2002 her new studioalbum will be released. Then we shall found out if she is able to stand up to her sister and all those countless comparisons. But whatever the (commecial) outcome will be, Dannii Minogue is a respectable actress and a gifted fashion designer. Despite all her musical efforts. And despite
her sister.
Discography: Dannii (Australia only; 1990), Love And Kisses (1991), Get Into You (1993), Girl (1997)
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