Who is Dannii Minogue? Let It Shine judge profile
The former X Factor judge and Aussie singing sensation lends her skills to Gary Barlow's star search
Name: Dannii Minogue
Age: 45
Twitter: @DanniiMinogue
Best known for: Being an all-round singing, dancing and acting Aussie triple threat, an X Factor judge, Home and Away star and Kylie Minogue’s sister
Bio: Minogue rose to fame in 1980s Australia after appearing on Young Talent Time with Tina Arena and popping up on Home and Away. She launched a singing career in the early 1990s and got off to a strong start with hits like Love and Kisses, Jump to the Beat, Baby Love and This Is It.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1m-8PvpSBw
But her success was brief and Minogue soon opted to take to the musical theatre stage instead, appearing in Grease and Notre Dame De Paris to name but a few.
With a few awards under her belt she made a brief return to the music industry as a dance artist with All I Wanna Do in the late 1990s, before releasing Who Do You Love Now? in 2001.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y40VEXpR0xM
She’s probably one of X Factor’s most successful mentors, having won the show twice with Leon Jackson and Matt Cardle in 2007 and 2010 respectively, before nabbing X Factor Australia glory with Aussie Eurovision entrant Dami Im in 2013.
She’s a seasoned reality TV judge thanks to stints on Australia’s Got Talent and Britain & Ireland’s Next Top Model, plus she’s got presenting credits for the likes of The Big Breakfast and Top Of The Pops too.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIHxEq-Ql60
Oh, and she just so happens to have a rather famous sister. Her name is Kelly, or Kylie or something…