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Kylie Minogue is born in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. She becomes a star in her homeland with a role on the soap opera Neighbours, but her music makes her a global icon, with dancefloor-filling hits like "Spinning Around," "Can't Get You Out Of My Head" and "Padam Padam."

Kylie Minogue, a soap opera star in Australia, breaks into music by releasing a cover of "The Loco-Motion" as her first single there. It goes to #1 and is released globally the following year, becoming a hit in many territories and giving her international exposure as a pop star.

Kylie Minogue releases her debut album, Kylie, featuring her hit cover of "The Loco-Motion." The album marks a rebirth of disco, a genre Minogue proudly embraces.

20-year-old Kylie Minogue becomes the youngest female artist to land a #1 album in the UK when her debut, Kylie, claims the top spot. Her record stands until 2003, when 18-year-old Avril Lavigne goes to #1 with Let Go.

Kylie Minogue's version of "The Loco-Motion" hits #3 in the US, making the song a hit in three different versions - the 1962 Little Eva original and the 1974 Grand Funk Railroad cover are the others.

Lou Reed, Al Green, Terence Trent D'Arby, Kylie Minogue and Randy Travis are among the performers at a John Lennon tribute concert in his hometown of Liverpool, England.More

The movie Moulin Rouge!, directed by Baz Luhrmann, opens in theaters. There's lots of music in the film, including covers of "Nature Boy" by David Bowie, "Diamond Dogs" by Beck, and "Lady Marmalade" by Missy Elliott, Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mya, and Pink, which goes to #1 in America. Kylie Minogue makes an appearance as the Green Fairy.

Kylie Minogue releases the single "Can't Get You Out Of My Head," with a "la la la" chorus that does indeed burrow into the brain. A global smash, it's her first big hit in America since "The Loco-Motion" in 1988.

A painting of Kylie Minogue wearing gold hot pants causes tempers to fray among drivers in Brighton. Artist Simon Etheridge put up the almost life-size picture in his own Art Asylum gallery as part of a Festival and since then motorists have caused regular traffic hold-ups as they stopped to take a second look.

Kylie Minogue announces that she's been diagnosed with breast cancer. She becomes an advocate for screenings, leading to a sharp increase in mammograms attributed to the "Kylie Effect." Her treatment is successful, but the cancer returns in 2021.

Kylie Minogue successfully blocks Kylie Jenner's application to trademark the name "Kylie."

Kylie Minogue's album Disco goes to #1 in the UK, making her the only woman to top the chart in five consecutive decades.

Kylie Minogue releases the heart-thumping "Padam Padam," her first big hit in over a decade. It earns the Grammy for Best Pop Dance Recording.

KYLIE, a docuseries about Kylie Minogue, debuts on Netflix. We learn that the British press slagged her off as a "singing budgie" in her early years, and that she had a second bout with breast cancer in 2021 that she didn't make public.