UNITED KINGDOM: Kylie kicks off her UK comeback tour in front of thousands of fans at a New Year's concert in London

Kyle Minogue kicked off her UK comeback tour at a New Year's concert in London on Sunday (December 31.) The diminutive Australian singer brought in 2007 with thousands of fans at Wembley Arena in a show that sold out within an hour of tickets going on sale in mid December. The show marked her UK comeback after her Showgirl tour was cancelled when she was daignosed with cancer in 2005. This was Minogue's first concert outside Australia since she wowed fans in a glittering performance in Sydney in November. After the bout with cancer, the singer has renamed her concert tour the "Showgirl Homecoming Tour". The 38-year-old was diagnosed with breast cancer only days before she was to perform in Australia in 2005. She immediately cancelled her "Showgirl" world tour and underwent successful surgery in Melbourne. Minogue, a darling of the paparazzi, then underwent a course of chemotherapy in Paris where her boyfriend, French actor Olivier Martinez, has a home. During her recovery she penned a children's book, "The Showgirl Princess". In recent months, the former soap opera actress turned international celebrity has made occasional appearances in public, including a television interview, a book signing in London and Dolce & Gabbana's catwalk show in Milan. Following six shows in London, Minogie will follow up with dates in Manchester.

ITN Source | January 4, 2007

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