Amid the cheering of some 8,000 fans, the singer burst onto the stage from a gold nutshell and opened her Taipei leg of the Aphrodite
2011 world tour with the upbeat song "Aphrodite," dressed like that of a Greek goddess. When she finished the first three songs, she changed her goddess look and appeared on stage by riding a statue of a flying horse.
At one point of the concert, Minogue said to the passionate crowd, "You are very cute." The 43-year-old was scheduled to sing 24 songs, and had prepared eight elaborate costumes for the Taiwan fans, according to concert promoter Benny Yang.
Earlier the day, 10 lucky fans were selected to meet the pop sensation for about 10 minutes at the backstage. Fang Yu-chun, one of the 10, said he was thrilled to be able to meet his idol in person. As each of them was allowed one wish, Fang asked for a hug from his idol and had his wish granted. "Kylie is such a nice person. I love her so much," he told reporters.
The 10 fans were also given an autographed picture of Minogue, and had photographs taken with the international star.
Philip Polon, from Papua New Guinea who was in Taiwan for a seven-day visit with his family, said he was so happy to have the chance to attend the concert here. He said Minogue is very famous in his home country, and it was great to catch up on her performance in person in Taiwan.
Minogue started her Aphrodite world tour in Denmark in February and has traveled extensively throughout Europe before moving onto Japan, North America, Australia, and Southeast Asia, before ending in South Africa on July 14. Her next stop after the Taipei concert would be in Manila, the capital of the Philippines, on July 5.
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