36 Facts About Dannii Minogue

1. Dannii Minogue is an Australian pop singer, songwriter, actress, model and presenter.

2. Since 2007, Dannii Minogue has established herself as a successful talent show judge and television personality.

3. Dannii Minogue was born on 20 October 1971, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

4. Dannii Minogue is famous by her nickname Danstar and Queen Of The Clubs.

5. Dannii Minogue is an ambassador for the Terrence Higgins Trust, an organization that works to increase awareness of AIDS.

6. Dannii Minogue received much criticism during series 6 of The X Factor.

7. In October 1995, Dannii Minogue posed nude in the Australian edition of Playboy.

8. In January 1994, Dannii Minogue married actor Julian McMahon, whom she met in 1991 while working on the television series Home and Away.

9. On 5 April 2015 Dannii Minogue was announced as 2015 Style Ambassador for Westfield Australia.

10. Dannii Minogue is a former face of world-famous cosmetics brand ModelCo, appearing in ad campaigns for the company.

11. In 2014 Dannii Minogue continued her expansion into the fashion world by launching her own ecommerce store danniishop.

12. In late July 2011, it was announced that Dannii Minogue would serve as the ambassador for 2011's Melbourne Spring Fashion Week, a role that will see Minogue participate in a series of appearances in September.

13. On 5 July 2013 Dannii Minogue announced that she would no longer be associated with Project D London, ending a three-year collaboration with Tabitha Somerset-Webb.

14. Dannii Minogue reprised her judging role for the sixth season in 2014.

15. In 2013, Dannii Minogue joined the judging panel of the fifth season of The X Factor Australia as Mel B's replacement.

16. Dannii Minogue returned for the fifth season in 2011 and the sixth season in 2012.

17. In 2007, Dannii Minogue was hired by Simon Cowell to become a judge on the Seven Network talent show Australia's Got Talent along with Red Symons and Tom Burlinson.

18. In September 2016, it was revealed Dannii Minogue was returning to British television, as a judge on the judging panel of Gary Barlow talent show Let It Shine alongside fellow judges Martin Kemp and Barlow.

19. On 14 May 2011, it was announced that Dannii Minogue would not be returning for the eighth series of The X Factor UK.

20. Dannii Minogue was assisted by fellow Australian and friend Natalie Imbruglia who was a guest judge in Birmingham that year filling in for Minogue.

21. Dannii Minogue returned during the judges' houses round, selecting Nicolo Festa, Matt Cardle and Aiden Grimshaw as her final three, with Paije Richardson as her wildcard act.

22. Dannii Minogue was the first female judge to win the show.

23. On 2 November 2017, Dannii Minogue confirmed she would release a new song entitled "Galaxy" on 10 November, a day before the tour is due to start.

24. In February 2015, Dannii Minogue announced that, after a long hiatus, she planned to make her musical comeback at the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras.

25. In late 2014, Dannii Minogue recorded a cover version of "That's How You Know" for the Australian We Love Disney album.

26. In September 2013, Dannii Minogue teamed up with Ronan Keating to record a duet of the Christmas classic "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town" for department store chain Myer's The Spirit of Christmas 2013 compilation.

27. In early 2008, Dannii Minogue was hired as the headline performer at Australian Fashion Week.

28. In October 2004, Dannii Minogue released the single "You Won't Forget About Me", a collaboration with the dance act Flower Power.

29. In 1990, Dannii Minogue appeared before the Queen at the Royal Variety Show where she sang her latest release "Success".

30. Dannii Minogue signed a recording contract with Australian-based Mushroom Records in January 1989.

31. In September 1988, Dannii Minogue released her own fashion range, Dannii.

32. In 1988, Dannii Minogue departed from Young Talent Time to continue her acting career, appearing as the rebellious tomboyish teenager Emma Jackson on the soap opera Home and Away in 1989.

33. Dannii Minogue began her career as a child on Australian television.

34. In 2017, Dannii Minogue took on the role as judge on the new BBC show, Let It Shine.

35. In 2010, Dannii Minogue launched her own fashion label Project D London with her best friend Tabitha Somerset Webb.

36. Since 2007, Dannii Minogue has established herself as a talent show judge and television personality.