The showgirl

Reinvention has kept Kylie Minogue in the public eye. David Stringer reports on the career of the pop diva.

TRANSFORMED from a tomboy soap star in Australia to one of the world’s raunchiest and richest singers, Kylie Minogue has won a legion of fans and admirers in a career that has spanned more than 20 years.

The 36-year-old actress and singer has followers across the generations and is now better known for her catchy tunes and daring costumes than for her early television role as a feisty Melbourne mechanic.