'''Kylie Minogue''' was born in '''Melbourne''', Australia, the first child of '''Ron Minogue''', an accountant, and '''Carol Jones''', a former dancer from Maesteg, Wales.[4] Her sister, '''Dannii''', is also a pop singer, and her brother, Brendan, works as a news cameraman in Australia.[4]
Minogue attended Camberwell High School in Melbourne.

The Minogue sisters began their careers as children on '''Australian''' television, and from the age of twelve, Kylie appeared in small roles in soap operas such as Skyways and The Sullivans, before being cast in one of the lead roles in The Henderson Kids. She gave her first singing performance in 1983, on the weekly music programme Young Talent Time which featured Dannii as a regular performer. Dannii's success in this program overshadowed Kylie's acting achievements until Kylie was cast in the soap opera Neighbours in 1986.

In '''Neighbours''' Minogue played the character of Charlene Mitchell, a female garage mechanic. As stated in '''The Guardian''', "Her appeal at first lay in her unapologetic ordinariness... she played an oil-smudged mechanic with no desire to better herself. Charlene was happy to spend her life grappling with the intestines of greasy cars."[5] A story arc that created a romance and eventual marriage between her character and that played by Jason Donovan culminated in a wedding episode in 1987 that attracted a large audience.[6]

Her popularity in Australia was demonstrated when she became the first person to win four '''Logie Awards''' in one event, including the "Gold Logie" as the country's "Most Popular Television Performer", with the result determined by public vote.[7] Neighbours began screening in the United Kingdom in 1986, and achieved high ratings.