- Taschenbuch: 235 Seiten
- Verlag: Ebury Press (28. Mai 2002)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 009188151X
- ISBN-13: 978-0091881511
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The authors of Kylie Naked assure us in their introduction that there wasn’t time to obtain Kylie’s co-operation with this exploration of her life and career; a bit unfortunate since her involvement may have resulted in something more than the bog-standard showbiz biography that we have ended up with. Kylie’s career from TV soap queen as the lovable Charlene in Neighbours to international pop star is covered in a rather routine fashion and features none of the surprises which are surely half the point of celebrity books like this. The trouble is that there is no controversy in Kylie’s life that we don’t already know about and that which we do is dredged up again as old news and dressed in rather unnecessary rumour and speculation (do we really need to know that Michael Hutchence may have allegedly been in the middle of a bizarre sexual act when he died?) To their credit, the authors don’t try and shatter her girl-next-door image and her career is covered in almost bang up-to-date detail, including an extra chapter to take account of her recent success with "Can’t Get You Out of My Head" and her fantastic performance at the 2002 Brits Awards. Hopefully the Princess of Pop will find time one day to pen her autobiography, but until then Kylie: Naked is as thorough and an enjoyable account of her life as you could possibly want.--Jonathan Weir
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Although barefoot she stands only a little over 5ft, Kylie is one of the giants of the music world. With 28 Top 20 hits to her name, including 6 No 1’s over 3 decades, she is one of the most consistent performers in pop and also one of the most mysterious. Kylie: Naked uncovers the woman behind the smiles and stilettos, revealing the hidden sides of Kylie that have enabled her to survive in an ever-changing business.
Known in her native Australia even before Neighbours, she was to become an idol to millions around the globe following her role as Charlene. Her on screen relationship with Jason Donovan was to lead to a sizzling off screen romance too but only after months of “are they aren’t they?” press teasing. Her rise from soap star to pop diva was meteoric, swapping her greasy overalls as Charlene for glittery hot pants with the minimum of effort.
Kylie: Naked shows how her well-publicised relationship with fellow aussie Michael Hutchence coincided with a move to reinvent herself, leaving behind her girl next door image to appeal to a more adult audience. She continued to reinvent herself throughout the Nineties, ending the decade as she started it: at the top of the charts. Spinning around was the summer anthem of 2000 and her album Light Years was also a chart-topper. The duet with Robbie Williams, and suggestions that the two were a couple, sparked even more publicity making Kylie the disco queen of the year. One of Kylie’s most successful years was to lead to an even bigger success with Kylie: Fever. The single Can’t Get You Out of My Head made it to number one in every single Western European country except from Finland, where it was number two, selling over 2.5 million copies worldwide and going double platinum in the UK. Kylie is no longer just a gay icon; she is simply an icon. But who is the person behind this well publicised image Kylie’s managers have created? What is the truth behind all Kylie’s ambiguous answers?
Kylie: Naked is the story of a girl who left her home, her family, and the Australian sun to become a global megastar. The biography identifies the key turning points in her life and career from Neighbours to the Stock, Aitken and Waterman days to her nomination for a total of four Brit Awards in 2002. A key theme running throughout this important biography is Kylie’s determination to establish and re-establish herself as a credible artist and her ability to out-live and out-sell her rivals, while remaining a private person full of dreams and plans. -- Dieser Text bezieht sich auf eine vergriffene oder nicht verfügbare Ausgabe dieses Titels.
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All aboard the Kylie press boat...this one is going to sink
19. Oktober 2002
Format:Gebundene Ausgabe
I perused this book while at a Borders. Being a bit of an expert on Australia, I have known about the "Kylie phenomenon" which has been going on for quiet sometime in the world (other than the U.S.). Of course, now that Kylie has broken down the doors to the American market, money is to be made on her likeness and all that is Kylie.
KYLIE NAKED is nothing but fluff. What else do you expect from someone who writes for the SUN? The basis of my opinion stems from the fact that Vincent Lovegrove's book BURN is a major source in the writing of this pulp fiction. For those who are unaware, BURN by Vincent Lovegrove had its rights pulled by its publishers; the author's sources were not reliable, his stories contrived. Lovegrove thanks people who have been dead for years/whom he has never met in his epilogue. BURN is one of several biographies about the late lead singer of INXS, Michael Hutchence.
Hutchence was one of the men in Minogue's life; their affairs highly publicized (not much in the U.S. as we are in our own little bubble). Minogue has credited Hutchence posthumously for being the single most important man in her life, introducing to her to a world from which she was sheltered, changing her perspective and image, in turn, making her the Kylie the world has come to know.
If a book's publisher has pulled its rights and KYLIE NAKED cites it as a source, (and often may I add; about 2-3 chapters mention Hutchence alone), then what is to make this book any more legitimate?
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