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Kylie Minogue gets OBE at Buckingham
4 Jul 2008, 0124 hrs IST,REUTERS |
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LONDON:
Pop star Kylie Minogue, the former soap actress who became one of the world's
most famous female recording artists, was honoured for her services to music on
Thursday. (
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A
beaming Minogue, who recently overcame breast cancer, received the Order of the
British Empire (OBE) from Prince Charles, who was standing in for Queen
Elizabeth at a ceremony at Buckingham Palace.
"It is an incredible honour
for me to receive this award. It makes me feel both humble and proud to be
recognised for doing a job that I love so much," she said.
Minogue became a household
name in Britain in the 1980s after starring as Charlene in the Australian TV
soap
Neighbours
.
She turned to music after leaving the popular show, releasing her first single
Locomotion
in 1987 and has continued to enjoy huge chart success with songs such as
Can't Get You Out Of
My Head
and
Spinning
Around
.
In 2005 she was diagnosed with
breast cancer but returned to performing after recovering from surgery and
chemotherapy.
Earlier this
year, Minogue received one of France's top cultural awards when she was made a
Chevalier dans l'ordre des Arts et Lettres (Knight of Arts and Letters) for "the
cultural pleasure she has given French people".
Minogue has also written a
children's book, launched a perfume, and designed her own lingerie range.
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