Chronology
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Oct 1971: Danielle Jane Minogue born
(20th).
June 1978: Role in Australian television series Skyways. Oct 1978: Role in Australian television series
Sullivans. |
| Oct 1979: Dannii appears
on Young Talent Time in Australia as a Talent Discovery. June 1982: Dannii joined Young Talent Time on its 11th birthday special as a permanent team member. |
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| Dec 1985: Young Talent
Time album Now And Then is released. Dannii's first
solo song Material Girl, originally recorded by Madonna,
is released on the album.
July 1987: A concert appearance with Young Talent Time at a Sydney Shopping Centre turns into a riot as 17, 000 fans mob the team, leaving several people injured. Aug 1987: Young Talent Time album Phenomenon is released. Dannii has two solo tracks on the album - Final Countdown by Europe and Let's Go by The Cars. April 1988: After almost six years, Dannii leaves Young Talent Time in preparation for her new role in a upcoming Channel Nine drama series All The Way which is set in the 60's. July 1988: Dannii films New Generation, a half hour television variety show screened internationally. Sept 1988: Dannii releases her own fashion range entitled Dannii, selling out in a record ten days throughout Australia. Dec 1988: Dannii appears on the New Generation Tour with the Young Talent Team producing a series of Christmas concerts around Australia. Jan1989: Dannii signs a record contract with Mushroom Records, Australia. July 1989: Dannii begins recording and writing
in New York with producers Alvin Moody and Vincent Bell. |
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August 1989: Dannii begins filming
as the rebellious Emma Jackson in Home & Away
ringing her to European audiences.
Sept 1989: The Dannii label's 1989
summer range sells out in record time. Demand is so high that
production immediately begins for the second and third ranges
of the season. |
| Dec 1989: Readers of Australia's
TV Hits magazine vote Dannii New Star of 1989.
The occasion of Dannii joining Home & Away is
voted amongst the Top 10 TV events of the year. Dannii is also ranked
amongst the sexiest people alive!
Feb 1990: Dannii's debut single Love And Kisses is released throughout Australia. The track spends fifteen weeks on the chart after reaching number 4. March 1990: Dannii is nominated Most Popular Female TV Personality at the Australian Television Industry's 1989 Logie Awards. The Variety Club of Australia present Dannii with the Young Variety Award for 1989. |
| April 1990: Love
And Kisses exceeds Australian gold status with sales reaching
over 60,000.
June 1990: After a year on Home & Away,
Dannii records her final scenes on the show and prepares for the
release of her debut LP. |
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| Sept 1990: Dannii's second single Success is released in Australia, giving her a second top 40 hit. |
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Oct 1990: Within two weeks of release,
her self-titled debut album, Dannii, races up the
Australian charts.
Nov 1990: Dannii's third single I Don't Wanna Take this Pain is released in Australia. |
| Dec 1990: Mushroom records license
Dannii's recordings to MCA records for outside Australia and Japan.
Jan 1991: Dannii is voted Best Female TV Star in the UK by TV Hits magazine. Feb 1991: Dannii flies to Japan and Europe for promotions. March 1991: Love And Kisses is released in the UK, peaking at number 8. Dannii is invited to lunch with Princess Diana, along with other celebrities for Help A London Child. April 1991: Love And Kisses is released in Japan peaking at number 14. Dannii's album is also released, under the name Party Jam. Dannii performs before Princess Margaret at the Children's Royal Variety Performance. May 1991: Dannii's second UK single Success enters the charts at number 21, and peaks at number eleven two weeks later. Dannii signs to star in a feature film entitled Secrets, (announced at the Cannes Film Festival). London's Radio One and Fast Forward magazine award Dannii with No 1 Woman of the Year. |
| June 1991: Dannii's album, after considerable remixing, is released in Europe and Asia, and retitled, Love And Kisses. In the UK, it peaks at number 8. Dannii films her first feature film, an Australian production entitled Secrets, featuring the original music of The Beatles. |
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| July 1991: Jump To The Beat
is released in the UK as Dannii's third single release, peaking
at number 8.
Aug 1991: Dannii embarks on an extensive promotional tour of South East Asia, resulting in top ten hits in Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Taipei and the Philippines. After two months in the UK top 40 the album, Love And Kisses goes Gold. Sept 1991: Baby Love, mixed by Steve 'Silk' Hurley is released in the UK, peaking at number 14. Oct 1991: UK Smash Hits readers vote Dannii Best New Artist, and second only to Madonna as Most Fanciable Female and Best Female Singer In The World. Her album is also nominated for Album Of The Year. Nov 1991: Jump To The Beat, Dannii's debut release in the US is released. The launch of the single is at a reception held in her honor attended by a host of personalities including Mike Tyson and C&C Music Factory. Dec 1991: I Don't Wanna Take this Pain is released in the UK as Dannii's fifth single. The readers of UK Big Magazine vote Dannii The World's Best Female Pop Star. Feb 1992: Dannii travels across America promoting her first single. April 1992: Dannii flies back to London to commence writing tracks for her new album. Dannii's remix album Love And Kisses And… is released in the UK and sells an amazing 60,000 copies in it's own right. July 1992: Dannii performs at the Cesme Music Festival in Turkey. Dannii is also honoured to record the track Show You The Way To Go for N.M.E's charity album Ruby Trax. Royalties are donated to the British Spastics Society. |
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Nov 1992: Having just turned 21 Dannii
releases her seventh UK single Love's On Every Corner,
written especially for her by Cathy Dennis. Dannii returns briefly
to Australia for the premiere of her debut film Secrets.
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| Dec 1992: The readers of Big
Magazine vote Dannii amongst the world's Top 5 Best
Female Stars.
Feb 1993: Dannii returns to the UK to host Channel 4's morning show The Big Breakfast with Chris Evans and Zoe Ball. July 1993: Dannii released her eighth hit This Is It peaking at number 10 in the UK. This makes Dannii and Kylie the most successful sisters ever in the British charts. Sept 1993: This Is It hits gold status in Australia while This Is The Way is released in the UK. |
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Oct 1993: Dannii's second album Get Into You is released in the UK. Keith Cohen is featured on mixing credits while Steve Hurley, Chantay Savage and Dannii herself are on writing credits. Eric Foster White writes a song especiially for Dannii |
| March 1994: Dannii signs to Radikal
Q records in the US. This Is It is the first single
release with brand new remixes.
May 1994: Dannii releases Get Into You (The Single) in the UK. July 1994: Dannii co-hosts The Big Breakfast from 19/07/94 to 05/08/94. |
| Sept 1994: Dannii hosts
BBC's Fan TC attracting 1.6 million viewers.
Jan 1995: Dannii (with EuroGroove) hit the number
1 spot in Japan with the release of dance track Rescue Me. |
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| April 1995: Dannii performs live on
stage at the support act for Earth Wind & Fire
at Tokyo's Budokan to a capacity crowd.
May 1995: Dannii (with EuroGroove) release Boogie Woogie in Japan. July 1995: Dannii tours continuously for 6 weeks
presenting The Big Breakfast Summer Roadshows. Over
a quarter of a million fans spring from their beds at the crack
of dawn to enjoy the show. |
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Oct 1995: Australian Playboy
magazine feature Dannii in an 8-page celebrity spread which completely
sells out nationwide in under four days.
Nov 1995: Childline single Gift Of
Christmas is a Top 10 smash hit. Dannii provides solo
vocals along side East 17, Peter Andre
and Boyzone to form The ChildLiners.
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| Jan 1996: Dannii co-hosts UK Saturday morning ITV show It's Not Just Saturday for 16 weeks. Audiences reach over 1.5 million. |
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June 1996: Dannii launches
her own clothing range through Choice catalogue.
July 1996: Dannii hosts The Big Breakfast's Eggs On Legs roadshow around the UK for eight weeks - the second year running. |
| Aug 1996: Dannii
hosts kids TV adventure show Scoop in the UK. Audience
figures reach 2 million per week.
Sept 1996: Dannii's Australian calendar is imported
to the UK by popular demand and becomes the fastest selling import,
selling at a peak of 4-1 to Oasis. The calendar
sells over 35,000 copies in the first month of release! |
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| Nov 1996: Dannii hosts Electric
Circus on the BBC, a show involving videos, computers and
movies. During the run of shows Dannii interview celebrities including
Val Kilmer, Diana Ross, Cliff Richard and Chris O'Donnel.
Dec 1996: Dannii hosts the CITV's Children Television Awards while a second Disneytime special Cirque De Monde is aired. Dannii introduces non-animal circus acts from around the world. Jan 1997: Dannii stars in Ant & Dec Unzipped, playing the part of Princess Hotty Totty, in a sketch called Geordie Gorden: Space Blerk. Dannii continues to host Electric Circus. April 1997: A further two more fashion ranges are released by Dannii through Choice catalogue. May 1997: Dannii hosts Top Of The Pops for 2 weeks. July 1997: Dannii becomes the face of New Taste Pepsi. Aug 1997: Having headlined London's Gay Pride concert at Clapham Common, new single All I Wanna Do is released in the UK. The single reaches number 4 and sells over 175,000 copies. |
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Sept 1997: Dannii's third studio album Girl is released to rave reviews and an exclusive launch party at London's Kemia Bar at Momo. |
| Oct 1997: Everything I Wanted, co-written by Dannii, is released in the UK on October 20th. The track hits the singles charts selling over 70,000 copies. |
| Nov 1997: Dannii
receives a Gold award for sales of All I Wanna Do in Australia,
while back in the UK Dannii's third Disneytime special is aired
on TV, Disney Villains.
Feb 1998: Dannii wins Best Video for All I Wanna Do at the BRMB Music Awards. Dannii performs All I Wanna Do at the Sydney Mardi Gras. |
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| March 1998: Topping the club charts weeks earlier, Disremembrance, the third and final single from the album Girl, is released in the UK. Promotion includes a performance at the London Palladium for the Royal Variety Show. |
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April 1998: Dannii stars as Rizzo in Grease - The Arena Spectacular, in Australia. The show shatters Australian box-office records, selling over 450,000 tickets for its first seasons run. The 2-month tour plays to 10,000 people a night. |
| June 1998: Dannii supports Culture Club at the Royal Albert Hall in London before returning to Australia to continue her role in Grease - The Arena Spectacular. |
| Sept: 1998: Dannii embarks
on her first UK tour Unleashed '98. The amazing show
takes in 23 dates up and down the country.
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| Nov 1998: Dannii re-joins the cast
of Grease for the final time taking in New Zealand
and recieves a prestigious MO Award noomination for
her role as Rizzo.
Dec 1998: To celebrate 25 years of Mushroom Records in Australia The Singles, a collection of Dannii's single releases to date, is released. Dannii also performs two tracks at the Mushroom 25 Concert, held at the MCG Melbourne, in front of 80,000 people. Dec 1998: The single Coconut is exclusively released in Australia with brand new remixes of Heaven Can Wait. Jan 1999: Everlasting Night is released in Australia as the official Mardi Gras song. Dannii co-directs the video for Everlasting Night at HOME nightclub in Sydney. Feb 1999: A double album, The Remixes, is released in Australia. Dannii performs Everlasting Night at Mardi Gras. This is the first time an artist has been asked to perform at the event two years running. March 1999: The Videos, a collection of all Dannii's music videos to date, is released in Australia. June 1999: For the first time ever Dannii, and older sister Kylie, appear on the cover of UK Esquire Magazine. It sells out in days and is subsequently licensed across the world. |
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Aug 1999: Dannii appears in MacBeth (as Lady MacBeth) at the Edinburgh Festival. The show takes place inside the world-famous Botanical Gardens. |
| June 2000: Dannii performs in London at the Inns Of The Court Ball raising money for AIDS charity The Lighthouse Foundation. Dannii also performs a special semi-acoustic show being held in aid of the charity Wildlifeline. The charity is helping stop illegal logging and the declining population of Orangutangs. |
| Feb 2001: Dannii appears in Notre Dame De Paris in London as the lead star, Esmeralda. She performs at The Dominion Theatre, mesmerising a 2000-strong audience 7 times a week. Her 3-month role is extended until late July due to popular demand. |
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| July 2001: Completing over five months as Esmeralda (28/07/01) Dannii embarks on her first trip to Ibiza playing at superclub Eden. |
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Aug 2001: Dannii begins her three week stint in the West End Play The Vagina Monologues (by Eve Ensler). |
| Nov 2001: Who Do You Love Now? is released in the UK, reaching number 3 and selling over 160,000 copies. |
| April 2002: Dannii takes part in the Gala Performance of Vagina Monologues at London's Royal Albert Hall for V Day. |
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| May 2002: Dannii wins the Maxim
Award for Best Stage Performance for her role of Esmeralda
in Notre Dame De Paris.
July 2002: Dannii customises her own lipstick for
Cosmetics - a la carte. Dannii is one of ten celebritues involved
in The Lipstick For Life collection. They are sold
in aid of the Breast Cancer Campaign. |
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Oct 2002: Put The Needle On It, Dannii's 15th single release in the UK, peaks at number 7. Dannii performs in comedy show Funny Women at the Royal Festival Hall (South Bank, London). This is in aid of Women For Breast Cancer Care & Breast Cancer Campaign. |
| Dec 2002: As long-term supported of Planet Ark Dannii presents her forth TV advert for the Australian environment group to recycle Christmas cards. Dannii also opens Club It in Amsterdam on Saturday 21st December as a special surprise guest, performing five tracks. |
| Jan 2003: US interest in Dannii's new album kicks in when Put The Needle On It receieves spins on pop radio without official servicing. The Dannii 2003 calendar, shot by Sandrine Dulmero & Michael Labica, is named amongst the Top 10 biggest sellers of the year. |
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| Feb 2003: Put The Needle On It is certified Gold in Australia. In the UK I Begin To Wonder tops four club charts simultaneously and begins gaining huge airplay in France. |
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March 2003: I Begin To Wonder storms into the UK singles chart at number 2 and is closely followed by the release of Dannii's fourth studio album Neon Nights. Dannii is also featured in a two-page Billboard magazine article. |
| April 2003: Neon Nights is certified Gold in the UK. Peaking at number 8 the album already sells over 100,000 copies. Double A-side I Begin To Wonder / Est Ce Que Tu M'Aimes Encore? (Who Do You Love Now? in French) enters the French Top 10 sales chart at number 7. Neon Nights is released in Australia and is certified Gold. |
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May 2003: Dannii scoopes the Capital Rhythm Awards at the Capital FM Awards for her contribution to dance music. I Begin To Wonder is certified Gold and becomes her 3rd consecutive Top 15 hit in Australia. Dannii heads there for a promotional trip and a performance at The Logie Awards. Dannii heads back to the UK, via a four-day promotional trip in Japan. |
| June 2003: Back in the UK Dannii embarks on the Box Live Tour as her single Don't Wanna Lose This Feeling hits the Top 5. Dannii graces the cover of the July issue of French FHM Magazine. Dannii jets to NYC to perform an exclusive showcase to Warner Music. |
| July 2003: Dannii performs live from Hyde Park London at Capital's Party In The Park to over 100,000 people. Neon Nights is released in Japan and Germany, while Dannii is invited to perform at the Berlin Dance Awards. Back in the UK she tops the bill at the T4 Pop Beach Party and begins her Neon Nights radio show across the Capital Network spinning feel-good dance tunes, both old and new. |
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| Aug 2003: Completing a very successful 10-day promotional trip of Canada, Don't Wanna Lose This Feeling is released in France and Australia. Dannii headlines the Mitchelstown Music Festival in Ireland, performing a sensational half hour set. Neon Nights is released in the USA. Dannii heads to Ibiza to perform at the El Divino club. |
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Sep 2003: Dannii is crowned Best Female Artist at the 2003 Disney Channel Awards and is the only act to perform two songs. UK newspapers report that "Dannii stole the show" at London's Royal Albert Hall. While Neon Nights is nominated for an Australian ARIA award for Best Pop Release, Dannii embarks on a three-week promotional trip of the USA. The trip includes an appearance on the Howard Stern Show and a 30-minute live performance at the Billboard Dance Summit. |
| Oct 2003: I Begin To Wonder
reaches number 2 in the US Dance Airplay Chart and
climbs into the overall Top 100. Dannii is voted the 13th Sexiest
Woman in the World by newspaper News Of The World.
Nov 2003: Dannii hits the recording studio while I Begin To Wonder is released in the USA. Dec 2003: Dannii performs in the Carson Daley
show in NYC and makes a headline performance at the WPYM 93.1
Not So Silent Night Party in Miami. |
| Jan 2004: Dannii graces the cover of Elle Magazine in India. I Begin To Wonder is ranked amongst the biggest selling UK singles of 2003 while Dannii has two singles (I Begin To Wonder and Put The Needle On It) in the Australasian Top 20 Best Sellers. |
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| Feb 2004: I Begin To Wonder
is nominated for Best Worldwide Single at the American
Dancestar 2004 Awards.
March 2004: Dannii is nominated in two categories at the 19th WMC International Dance Music Awards in the USA. I Begin To Wonder for Best Hi-Energy / Euro Release while the lady herself is nominated for Best Dance Artists (solo). April 2004: Dannii travels to LA to work with the legendary Billy Steinberg while Don't Wanna Lose This Feeling enters the US Dance Airplay Chart at number 8. Dannii performs at the Kremlin Palace for the Cosmopolitan Magazine's 10th Anniversary. New chill-out track Take Me Inside appears on the new Afterlife album Speck Of Gold. |
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May 2004: Dannii is the face of The Sanctuary Spa 2004 campaign. Dannii embarks on a two-day event in South Africa with Nelson Mandela. Unite Against Hunger is a food crisis relief program, headed by food and healthcare giant Tigar Brands. The charity ensures that more than 10,000 children across South Africa get much needed food every month. |
| June 2004: Due to popular demand Come
And Get It (Dannii Minogue and JCA) is released in Germany.
Dannii performs and presents an award at the 2004 Viva Coment
Awards in Budapest. Dannii is named the 8th Sexiest
Woman In The World of the last decade by FHM Magazine.
Aug 2004: Dannii performs at the MTV Beach Beats Party in Athens. Sept 2004: You Won't Forget About Me (Flower Power) is No1 simultaneously across three of the UK's Official Club Charts. The track rests in poll position on the Upfront Club Top 40, Commercial Pop Top 30 and the Cool Cuts charts. |
| Oct 2004: Dannii is appointed as the Ambassador for Young People for the Terrence Higgins Trust - the UK's leading HIV and sexual health charity. Dannii's short film for Mercedes Benz, The Porter, is unleashed. The film stars Brian Ferry and Max Beesley. Dannii plays the part of Bunny Stigler. |
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| Nov 2004: Dannii debuts at Number 7
in the Official UK Top 40 Singles Chart with You Won't Forget
About Me. This becomes her 5th UK Top 10 single in a row,
and her 18th UK hit since 1991! In Scotland the track enters the
chart at Number 2.
Dec 2005: Dannii and leading HIV and sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust launch a campaign to raise awareness about HIV and encourage support from the public. The Wear Your Ribbon campaign co-insides with World AIDS Day. |
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Jan: 2005: You Won't
Forget About Me is named by the British music industry bible
Music Week as the 5th biggest club hit of 2004.
Feb 2005: Dannii presents an award at the MTV Australian Video Music Awards. |
| April 2005: Dannii is honoured to headline
the 7th Annual Gay Day at Paramount's Great America.
A portion of all proceeds are donated to the San Francisco
Aids Foundation. Dannii performs a half hour set including
a cover of the classic Blondie track Heart Of
Glass.
June 2005: Dannii takes part in the Crusaid Walk For Life in London. The In There Like Swimwear team raise over £2,300.00 for the HIV and AIDS charity. Sep 2005: Dannii continues her assault on the UK club scene as Perfection shoots to Number 1 on the Upfront Club Chart. New track Trip (Thriller Jill presents Dannii Minogue) is made available to download via itunes. The track is also featured on a new Departure Lounge - World Grooves CD. Dannii attends the Pink Ice Ball (charity event for Cancer Research) in London and reads a special message from her dear sister Kylie. Oct 2005: Perfection enters the UK charts at Number 11.Dannii brings Old Compton Street to a stand-still as she makes a personal appearance at London's most famous gay bar G-A-Y. She spends an amazing 3 hours signing copies of her single Perfection. |
| Dec 2005: Dannii and the Terrence Higgins Trust lauch a new photograph (funded by Hello! Magazine) to promote World AIDS Day 2005. It's hoped he photograph will help promote sales of the World AIDS Day red ribbons which directly raise funds for Terrence Higgins Trust. |
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Jan 2006: Instint Entertainment announce Dannii will star in a new thriller / love feature film called Except East Richmond. She will play the character Shaunagh and begin filming later in the year. Perfection is released in Australia by Central Station Records. |
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April 2006: Dannii features on the front covers of Cosmopolitan and British GQ. May 2006: Dannii performs her forthcoming single "So Under Pressure" on T4 Popworld June 2006: sees the release of "So Under Pressure",
which gives Dannii her 10th number one in the club charts
and crowns her "Queen of Clubs" (no other female
artist has achieved this). September 2006: Dannii records her first ever festive track, "I'll Be Home For Christmas" which appears alongside tracks from other Australian stars such as Delta Goodrem and The Young Divas on "The Spirit Of Christmas" album, sold at Myers stores in Australia in aid of The Salvation Army. November 2006: Dannii hooks up with one of London's hottest handbag designers, Tabitha, to create the stunning "Tiger" clutch bag, to raise money for the Terence Higgins Trust. www.tht.org.uk www.tabitha.uk.com December 2006: The unreleased track "He's The
Greatest Dancer", which Dannii performed for the BBC's
Children In Need, races to the top of the club charts and
Dannii celebrates her 11th number one. This holds her position
of most club number ones by any female artist. |