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{{Infobox Person | {{Infobox Person | ||
| name = Kylie Minogue | | name = Kylie Minogue | ||
| image = Kylie Minogue.jpg | |||
| birth date = [[28 March (people)|28 March]] [[1968 (people)|1968]] | |||
| role = [[Astrid Peth]] | | role = [[Astrid Peth]] | ||
| non dwu = ''Neighbours''| imdb = 0001541 | | story = ''[[Voyage of the Damned (TV story)|Voyage of the Damned]]'' | ||
| twitter = | | non dwu = ''Neighbours'' | ||
}}'''Kylie Minogue''' is a singer and actress. She played [[Astrid Peth]] in the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' story ''[[Voyage of the Damned]]''. | | imdb = 0001541 | ||
| twitter = kylieminogue | |||
| official site = kylie.com/ | |||
}}'''Kylie Minogue''' (born [[28 March (people)|28 March]] [[1968 (people)|1968]]<ref>[[REF]]: ''[[Who-ology: The Official Miscellany]]''</ref>) is a singer and actress. She played [[Astrid Peth]] in the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' story ''[[Voyage of the Damned]]''. | |||
== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
Minogue is an Australian singer and actress. Her initial taste of fame came from the Australian soap opera, {{ | Minogue is an Australian singer and actress. Her initial taste of fame came from the Australian soap opera, {{wi|Neighbours}} — a hit throughout large swaths of the English-speaking world. Minogue parlayed this fame into an even more successful musical career, although she still continued to make occasional acting appearances. Minogue has achieved seven UK no.1 singles and thirty-four UK top 10 singles. After her eleventh studio album ''Aphrodite'' went no.1 in July 2010, she became the first artist to have no.1 albums in four consecutive decades. She has had five UK no.1 albums. In 2005, Minogue was diagnosed with the early stages of breast cancer. After a year in remission, Minogue joined her sister Dannii Minogue on stage at G-A-Y and soon resumed her Showgirl tour. | ||
Minogue's performing career dates back to the mid-1980s when she rose to popularity as an actress on Australian TV. She scaled back her film and TV appearances after launching her successful music career in the late 1980s, but has appeared in several films including ''Moulin Rouge'' and ''Bio-Dome''. | Minogue's performing career dates back to the mid-1980s when she rose to popularity as an actress on Australian TV. She scaled back her film and TV appearances after launching her successful music career in the late 1980s, but has appeared in several films including ''Moulin Rouge'' and ''Bio-Dome''. | ||
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Kylie Minogue co-starred in ''[[Voyage of the Damned]]'', which aired on [[Christmas Day]] 2007 and in which she plays the [[Tenth Doctor|tenth incarnation]]'s temporary companion [[Astrid Peth]]. This makes her one of the few individuals to appear in the series after having been directly referenced by the show (in ''The Idiot's Lantern''). The announcement of her casting in the special came shortly after her return to performance after her battle with breast cancer. | Kylie Minogue co-starred in ''[[Voyage of the Damned]]'', which aired on [[Christmas Day]] 2007 and in which she plays the [[Tenth Doctor|tenth incarnation]]'s temporary companion [[Astrid Peth]]. This makes her one of the few individuals to appear in the series after having been directly referenced by the show (in ''The Idiot's Lantern''). The announcement of her casting in the special came shortly after her return to performance after her battle with breast cancer. | ||
Minogue has been photographed with a copy of the [[BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures]] novel ''[[Camera Obscura]]''. This, plus her use of [[Cyberman]] imagery in her stage show, have led to ''[[Doctor Who]]'' fans to speculate that she enjoys the series. She has recently stated in an interview that they are correct and she is indeed a fan | Minogue has been photographed with a copy of the [[BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures]] novel ''[[Camera Obscura]]''. This, plus her use of [[Cyberman]] imagery in her stage show, have led to ''[[Doctor Who]]'' fans to speculate that she enjoys the series. She has recently stated in an interview that they are correct and she is indeed a fan.<ref>http://www.gallifreyone.com/news.php {{which}}</ref> | ||
Minogue was awarded the Order of the British Empire (OBE) by Prince Charles only a couple of days before archived footage of her Doctor Who character, Astrid, made an appearance in ''[[Journey's End]]''. | Minogue was awarded the Order of the British Empire (OBE) by Prince Charles only a couple of days before archived footage of her Doctor Who character, Astrid, made an appearance in ''[[Journey's End]]''. | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
Among the extra features produced for [[Shada (webcast)|the ''Shada'' webcast]] was a brief animation of the webcast's characters dancing to Kylie's song "Can't Get You Out of My Head | Among the extra features produced for [[Shada (webcast)|the ''Shada'' webcast]] was a brief animation of the webcast's characters dancing to Kylie's song "Can't Get You Out of My Head". | ||
=== In-universe === | === In-universe === | ||
The [[Tenth Doctor]] once quoted Minogue's song "[[Never Too Late]]. | The [[Tenth Doctor]] once quoted Minogue's song "[[Never Too Late]]". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Idiot's Lantern]]'') | ||
== External links == | |||
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{{official website|kylie.com/}} | |||
{{twitter|kylieminogue}} | |||
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