Biography

Kylie was born on May 28, 1968, in Melbourne. In 1979, she began her acting career in the Australian TV drama series Skyways, eventually gaining a starring role in a children's series, The Henderson Kids, before achieving national fame in the daily TV soap opera Neighbours. Once she was firmly esconced in Australia's affections as grease monkey Charlene Ramsay, she appeared at a benefit gig where she sang Little Eva's Loco-Motion. It was swiftly released on Mushroom Records and became the biggest-selling Australian single of the decade.