Last week, before 'Padam Padam' was even released, a low-quality rip of the song had already appeared in several videos on TikTok.

I chose Kylie partly because I identify with her as a woman of similar age, but also because of my admiration of her and how she has handled her fame," Syston Knitting Banxy told Sky News, remaining undercover.Leicester's got the most amazing music scene but at the same time we don't have that kind of facility for like a monstrous act like Kylie Minogue," says Benbini. "So to have the park open up is just a beautiful thing and hopefully the weather will hold out. The mysterious knitter is known for recreating famous Leicestershire faces, including characters played by This Is England actor Stephen Graham (who is from Merseyside but lives in the county), and the Attenborough brothers, but also gets stitching to help local fundraising events or to mark other occasions. Kylie Minogue is the most charming and unassuming pop superstar of all. She’s never been as provocative as Madonna or a vocal marvel to rival Mariah Carey, but her career has proven equally fascinating and enduring. The performer who was dismissively dubbed ‘the singing budgie’ when she broke through with The Loco-Motion in the late 1980s is now a gold-plated icon whose first name alone stands for joyous dance-pop brilliance. Her 16th studio album is titled Tension (out 22 September) and now we get the lead single, 'Padam Padam', which has us thinking the kind of tension she's referring to is – in classic pop fashion – sexual. Image: This isn't Kylie's first visit - here's the star on stage at Victoria Park in Leicester for a weekender in 2001

London’s Victoria and Albert Museum celebrated her influence on fashion in 2009 with an exhibition called Kylie Minogue: Image of a Pop Star. Madonna paid homage in 2000 by performing in a T-shirt with Minogue’s name on it. And now, a new generation of artists including Dua Lipa, Kim Petras and Alice Chater are hailing her as an influence. “She’s just such a well-rounded pop star,” Chater says. “Her songs, video and image are always incredibly well executed.”There's no shortcut to learning a craft; you just have to put the years in - Kylie Neighbourly mechanic! Gold hot pants! Showgirl Superstar! New music from certified Australian pop royalty is always an event, so you can imagine the excitement when Kylie Minogue recently announced a new full-length album.