Kylie Minogue: Thrills fans on first U.S. tour

Kylie Minogue: Thrills fans on first U.S. tour

Australian pop star Kylie Minogue knows how to enthrall her audience.

Kylie kicked off her first-ever American tour with a driving disco beat, a crowd of well-muscled dancers, and a lot of leg, hoping to finally crack the lucrative US market.

The pop diva, no stranger to spectacle, made her first appearance adorned in pink feathers as she was lowered onto the stage from a metallic skull.

41-year-old Grammy-winning singer, who has never toured the United States before, exclaimed,"Well, good evening -- finally!" "All this anticipation -- on my part!"

In a fast-paced, two-hour show, Minogue made her way through her international hits, including "Slow," "Spinning Around" and "Wow." But the biggest applause greeted "Can't Get You Out of My Head," her 2001 club hit.

The tour, which started on Wednesday in Oakland outside San Francisco, takes Minogue to Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Chicago and New York, with one stop in Toronto.

Kylie Minogue first started her career as an actress on the Australian soap opera "Neighbors”. However he was catapulted to fame after her 1987 remake of '60s hit "Locomotion" hit the top of the charts.

Some 10 studio albums have followed and a handful of movies, giving Minogue mega-star status in Britain, Europe and Asia as well as her native Australia.

Minogue was diagnosed with breast cancer in the year 2005 but she returned to performing after recovering from surgery and chemotherapy. In a world tour last year she visited over twenty one  countries.

Her career also includes a lingerie line, perfumes, linen and a children's book.

To a constantly shifting set of images projected on a video backdrop -- including some of well-chiseled men in the shower and others working out with gym equipment Kylie Minogue and her scantily-clad dancers made their way through a series of hits.

The singer delivered the sassy fashion she is known for, sporting a host of leg-baring outfits that included silver tunics, black boots, a Nautical cap and a sparkly black leotard.