Kylie Minogue Pictures
Kylie Minogue is preparing for her Middle East debut as the headline act at the lavish opening of an exclusive Dubai hotel.
Making her red-carpet entrance to reportedly the most expensive private party ever staged – a $35 million soiree at Atlantis, The Palm – Minogue confessed to a few pre-performance nerves.
“I am nervous,” Minogue told Sky News.
Wearing a pretty black and pink floral dress with shoe-string straps and her hair in a soft, wavy bob, Minogue said she would perform a specially crafted set list, different to that of her current KylieX2008 world tour.
“I’m hoping that I’m not so programmed that I’ll go into totally the wrong song,” she said.
Minogue admitted to being blown away by her luxurious surroundings.
“I’ve never been here before,” she said.
“I spoke to a few people before coming here, saying in general conversation that I’m going to Dubai, and it seemed to be a bit of a buzz-word, a lot of people were talking about it and no one could really explain it.
“They just said, `it’s just, it’s, it’s … madness. You’ll have a good time’.
“It’s really staggering. The airport – my God – the airport – marble floor and glittering columns. I guess more is more here and they’ve done a great job.”
British media reported in September that Minogue would receive $4.4 million to entertain the 2000 guests at the opening of the hotel on the man-made island of Palm Jumeirah.
Also on the invite list were Charlize Theron, Sarah, Duchess of York, Agyness Deyn, Dame Shirley Bassey, Robert De Niro, Janet Jackson, the Dubai Royal Family and Lily Allen.
Atlantis is a 1,539 room, ocean-themed resort located at the centre of the crescent of the man-made Palm Jumeirah island, costing 1.5 billion dollars.
