Kylie Minogue returns

Australian pop star Kylie Minogue returned to stage on Saturday for the first time since recovering from breast cancer, energetically belting out her trademark hits in front of a cheering, screaming crowd of thousands reports Reuters.

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The pop beauty held back tears as she thanked her fans for
their support on the first night of her resumed 'Showgirl Homecoming' world
tour .

Kylie said: "Just to be here and have the opportunity to do it, I feel quite
proud of that. I'm thrilled to be back I've been looking forward to this for
such a long time.
"Generally, I'm like 10 minutes late but this is a year and a half so I'm
fashionably late."

The singer has renamed her concert tour the "Showgirl Homecoming Tour," and has been forced to scale back on her previously lavish, high-octane musical spectaculars.

"I actually can't do the same things," Minogue told reporters in Sydney this week when she launched her own perfume called "Darling."

"I can't wear the same costumes. How can I do that a year-and-a-half later and feel that I'm meant to be replicating what that was, when I'm not the same person?"

Kylie put on a dazzling performance for her 10,000 loyal fans singing
classic hits such as 'Better The Devil You Know', 'The Locomotion' and
'Can't Get You Out Of My Head' and changed into an impressive eight
different designer costumes during the show.

She opened the concert in a John Galliano jewel-encrusted bodice number
complemented with a pink feather headdress. She also sported a leopard-print
catsuit, a black PVC mini-dress and gold tunic dress with matching cape.
On the second night of her comeback tour (12.11.06) Kylie, 38, was joined on
stage by U2 frontman Bono. The pair performed 'Kids' - Kylie's 2000 hit
duet with Robbie Williams.

Minogue is to perform 20 concerts in Australia, six in her hometown of Melbourne, before taking her tour overseas. She is due to perform in Britain on January 2