The “Princess of Pop”: 30 Gorgeous Photos Show Fashion Styles of Kylie Minogue in the 1980s

Born 1968 and raised in Melbourne, Australian-British singer, songwriter and actress Kylie Minogue has worked and lived in the United Kingdom since the 1990s. She achieved recognition starring in the Australian soap opera Neighbours, where she played tomboy mechanic Charlene Robinson.

Minogue came to prominence as a recording artist in the late 1980s and released four bubblegum and dance-pop-influenced studio albums. By the time she released her fourth album in the early 1990s, she had amassed several top ten singles in the UK and Australia, including “I Should Be So Lucky”, “The Loco-Motion”, “Hand on Your Heart”, “Better the Devil You Know” and “Step Back in Time”.

Minogue made her film debut in The Delinquents (1989) and portrayed Cammy in Street Fighter (1994). She has also appeared in the films Moulin Rouge! (2001), Jack & Diane and Holy Motors (2012). In 2014, she appeared as a judge on the third series of The Voice UK and The Voice Australia.

Minogue is the highest-selling female Australian artist of all time and has been recognised with several honorific nicknames, most notably the “Princess of Pop”. She has also been known for reinventing herself in music and fashion throughout her career, being referred to as a style icon.

Take a look at these gorgeous photos to see fashion styles of young Kylie Minogue in the 1980s.

Kylie Minogue

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