Kylie Minogue
Minogue in 2013, photo by Prphotos
Birth Name: Kylie Ann Minogue
Place of Birth: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Date of Birth: 28 May, 1968
Ethnicity: Irish, Welsh, English
Kylie Minogue is an Australian singer, songwriter, and actress. She is the highest-selling Australian artist of all time, with over 80 million records. She has appeared on the show Neighbours and in the films The Delinquents, Street Fighter (1994), Moulin Rouge!, Holy Motors, and San Andreas; and been a judge on The Voice UK. She is known as the “Princess of Pop.”
Kylie is the daughter of Carol Ann (Jones), a ballet dancer, and Ronald Charles Minogue, a car company accountant. Her father is a fifth-generation Australian, and has Irish ancestry. Her mother came from Maesteg, Wales, and also has English ancestry. Her sister is musician and television personality Dannii Minogue. Kylie was partly raised in Surrey Hills, Victoria. She is also a U.K. citizen.
Kylie’s maternal grandfather was Denis Evan Jones (the son of Robert E. Jones and Harriet Parry). Robert was the son of William E. Jones.
Kylie’s maternal grandmother was Millicent Riddiford (the daughter of George Morgan Riddiford and Margaret Megan Hughes). Millicent was born in Llangynwyd, Bridgend, Wales. George was the son of Morgan James Riddiford and Mary.
Sources: http://www.dailymail.co.uk
Genealogy of Kylie Minogue (focusing on her mother’s side) – http://www.geni.com
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