WHAT: KYLIEX World Tour 2008
VENUE: Singapore IndoorStadium
WHEN: Tuesday
ATTENDANCE: 8,000
THOUGH Australian pop star Kylie Minogue was once dismissed by critics in the 1980s as a flash in the pan, it was clear at her concert why, two decades later, she is still making waves.
The 40-year-old, who battled breast cancer for a year in 2005, was in fine form at the Singapore Indoor Stadium on Tuesday when she played to an 8,000-strong audience, performing most of the big hits that made her career.
Her vocals were clear and strong as she moved through numbers like 2 Hearts - off her lastest album X - and older tunes like Kids (her 2000 hit with Robbie Williams).
The electronica-tinged number Slow was given a surprising metal twist. And dance number Can't Get You Out Of My Head (the song that finally broke her into the United States in 2001) featured impressive live bass beats.
The only disappointment was that the stage set-up for the $16-million production was basic, save for a huge video display.
Minogue herself sported five stunning ensembles, from an equestrian number to a gothinspired black number by fashion guru Jean Paul Gaultier.
Her 14 dancers had as many costume changes, consisting of themed outfits like sailors and cheerleaders, just to name a few.
The diva also showcased her dance skills, joining her crew for complicated routines and sending the crowd into a frenzy with her sultry, hip-swirling gyrations.
Dancing on their feet for most of the show, members of the audience were thrust into the spotlight when Minogue brought up the houselights to address them.
"I love it, well done!" she told playwright and actor Ivan Heng, Wild Rice artistic director Glen Goei and designer Frederick Lee, who were among the audience, dressed fully in drag.
"Looks like I've got competition," she said cheekily.
Ending her show with the climactic 1980s disco anthem, I Should Be So Lucky, Kylie bade the audience goodnight, and left them singing and tapping their feet all the way home.
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