Kylie: La La La [Paperback]

Kylie Minogue (Author), William Baker (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 2003

Kylie Minogue is Europe’s best-selling female pop singer. Her latest album, “Fever,” shot to the top of the charts, selling six million copies worldwide. In this lavish tribute, we are offered a behind-the-scenes glimpse of the creative drive and talent that have made her one of the world’s top recording artists. Featuring over 250 photos, many never before seen, Kylie: La La La is a dazzling and intimate record of her career.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"A lavish photographic tribute... lovely to look at." -- Daily Mirror 20021221 "Unexpectedly sophisticated and imaginative" -- Daily Mail 20021206 "A visually impressive collection... Kylie has produced a book that neatly sums up and celebrates all that is she." -- Gay Times 20030103 "William Baker was the only person that could write the accompanying text: a sublimely crafted piece of prose looking at an icon through the eyes of an aspirational, devotional and lucky, lucky, lucky northern batty boy." -- Attitude 20031202 "This superb book puts the recent rash of unofficial Kylie biogs firmly in the shade" -- Hot Stars, OK! 20021116

From the Publisher

Kylie Minogue is Europe’s best–selling female pop singer; her last album, “Fever,” shot to the top of the charts, selling six million copies worldwide. In this lavish tribute, we are offered a behind–the–scenes glimpse of the creative drive and talent that have made her one of the world’s top recording artists. Written by William Baker, Kylie’s creative director, and featuring 250 photos, Kylie: La La La is a dazzling record of her career.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton (October 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 034073440X
• ISBN-13: 978-0340734407
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.7 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,108,501 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Yeah..., December 15, 2003

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This review is from: Kylie: La La La (Hardcover)

I found this book to be really interesting except for the fact that every now and then the co-writer 'Willian Baker' would talk more about himself than kylie, more about his super hero 'Boy George' than Kylie and reveal anecdotes of his adolescence that really aren't to the point. If we wanted to read a review on William Baker or Boy George, we would have bought their own autobiographies but we bought one called 'KYLIE : La la la' and expect it to be about her. I thought the parts she wrote were most interesting and I loved the pictures. This book is done tastefully and isn't the smut that some have blasted it to be. I live in Australia and the cover of my copy is different but the content is all the same. It's a fantastic testament to her career and really shows in visual form the history that has been her performing life so far. A great companion to any album or concert release, I found it most interesting and I good read.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Great pictures, but text lacks substance, January 1, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Kylie: La La La (Hardcover)

I bought this book hoping to gain an insight into the international pop icon that is Kylie Minogue, but left it learning more about how many sequins were sewn onto her stage costumes. Author William Baker set out to explain Kylie's appeal, but has focused mainly on fashion and imagery leaving me slightly disappointed.

The design of this book is also lacklustre in some places with brightly coloured text in the notoriously hard-to-read font 'Courier' set on top of full-colour, busy photographs. There were several pages that were unreadable because of this, with other pages causing some eye strain. Yes, it looks modern, but it's hardly functional. Perhaps the design team knew that the text needn't have been read and thus implored more stylistic typographic styles.

What made me give this book three stars was all the great pictures of Kylie, which are sure to delight her fans.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great insight into Kylie's World, July 30, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Kylie: La La La (Hardcover)

This book is great; lots of photos and behind-the-scenes views of Kylie's life and especially her tours. While it is nice to hear her address her feelings on topics such as the "Impossible Princess" album and her SAW years, it is not the tell-all autobiography many had hoped it would be. Kylie does offer insights here and there, but she states early in the book that she's not ready to write an autobiography yet. For example, she barely mentions her relationship with Michael Hutchence.

My only real gripes with this book are that sometimes the text is really difficult to read with the color combinations that were chosen, and that William Baker, who wrote much of the book, injects too much of his own autobiographical information. I know that for part of it, he is trying to establish his credentials as a fashion consultant or whatever he is, but it comes off as incredibly self-absorbed a lot of the time. Quite frankly, I'm surprised that Kylie, as the star of the book, allowed that to happen. I would have given it only 4 1/2 stars if that were possible, but I rounded it up to 5 to be fair.

These are minor complaints however...it really is a great book. I had to go watch my Kylie Tour DVDs again after reading the it, taking into account all the tidbits I had learned about what went on. Plus, the photograph collection really is amazing. Looking through the pictures that chronicle her evolution over the years, it is really easy to see why some call her "The Australian Madonna" here in the States. No Kylie fan should pass this book up!