'''Danielle Jane Minogue''' (born October 20 1971), known as '''Dannii Minogue''' or simply '''Dannii''', is an Australian singer-songwriter, actress and an occasional model and fashion designer. She rose to prominence in the early 1980s as a result of her role in the Australian television talent show ''Young Talent Time'', before commencing her career as a pop singer and recording artist.
Signed to a contract in 1990 by Australian record label Mushroom Records, she achieved a string of hit records throughout the world, but her popularity began to decline by the mid-1990s, leading her to focus on a television presenting, placing her musical career on hold. For several years she attempted to establish herself as television host and presenter, but returned to music reinventing herself as a pop-dance artist. Signed to dance label Eternal, Dannii's album "Girl" received rave reviews, and was seen by many as her most creative work. However, the album did not sell well. Nevertheless, it did spawn three huge dance club hit singles (1997-1998).
In 2001, Minogue's comeback instantaneously returned her to the charts with the release of "Who Do You Love Now?", a collaboration with Dutch DJs Zki & Dobri, performing under the group name Riva. The song became Minogue's most successful release worldwide, becoming one of the biggest dance club hits of the year. A further string of successful hit singles followed from her hit album "Neon Nights", on London Records. After "Neon Nights", Minogue signed yet another deal with All Around The World Records (2004) and has released three more Top Twenty singles with them. In the United Kingdom, Minogue has attained nine top-ten singles on the Singles Chart. She has had two Top Ten albums, both of which reached Gold status.
Childhood and beginning
thumb|left|180px|Minogue as a regular performer on the weekly music program ''Young Talent Time''.
Dannii Minogue was born in Melbourne, Australia, to an Australian father, Ron Minogue, and a Welsh-born mother, Carol Jones who had immigrated as a child from Maesteg, Wales in 1955 to Townsville, Queensland. Minogue is the youngest of three children; her sister Kylie Minogue is a Dance-pop singer and actress, and her older brother, Brendan, is a news cameraman in Australia.
Minogue began her career as a child on Australian television, and from the age of seven, Minogue appeared in soap operas such as ''Skyways'' and ''The Sullivans'' without attracting much attention. In 1979 she was invited to be a regular performer on the weekly music program ''Young Talent Time'', quickly becoming one of the most popular and highest profile members in the show’s twenty year history. Minogue recorded on two albums for
