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{{Short description|1997 album by Kylie Minogue}}
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{{Infobox album
| name         = Impossible Princess
| type         = studio
| artist       = [[Kylie Minogue]]
| cover        = Kylie Minogue - Impossible Princess.png
| alt          = A body image of a young woman (Kylie Minogue) inside a cut cone with multi-coloured lights. From top: Purple, blue, mid-purple/blue, oranges and red. The woman is wearing a small blue mini dress with detail on the top left, whilst the floor has a reflection of the cone.
| released     = {{Start date|1997|10|22|df=yes}}
| recorded     = 1995–1997
| studio       = <!--Format the items as a normal bulleted list; don't use other list templates -->
* Dave & Ingo's Place
* DMC
* [[Mayfair Studios|Mayfair]]
* [[Real World Studios|Real World]] ([[Wiltshire]])
* [[Sarm West Studios|Sarm West]]
| genre        = <!--Dance and experimental pop are sourced in the body of the article. Do not add unsourced genres -->
* [[Dance music|Dance]]
* [[experimental pop]]
* [[electronica]]
* [[Britpop]]
| length       = {{duration|m=49|s=49}}
| label        = <!--Format the items as a normal bulleted list; don't use other list templates -->
* [[Deconstruction Records|Deconstruction]]
* [[Bertelsmann Music Group|BMG]]
* [[Mushroom Records|Mushroom]]
| producer     = <!--Format the items as a normal bulleted list; don't use other list templates -->
* Kylie Minogue (uncredited)
* [[David Ball (electronic musician)|Dave Ball]]
* [[James Dean Bradfield]]
* [[Brothers in Rhythm]]
* Jay Burnett
* [[Rob Dougan]]
* [[Dave Eringa]]
* Ingo Vauk
| prev_title   = [[Kylie Minogue (album)|Kylie Minogue]]
| prev_year    = 1994
| next_title   = [[Impossible Remixes]]
| next_year    = 1998
| misc         = {{Singles
 | name        = Impossible Princess
 | type        = studio
 | single1     = [[Some Kind of Bliss]]
 | single1date = 8 September 1997
 | single2     = [[Did It Again (Kylie Minogue song)|Did It Again]]
 | single2date = 24 November 1997
 | single3     = [[Breathe (Kylie Minogue song)|Breathe]]
 | single3date = 16 March 1998
 | single4     = [[Cowboy Style]]
 | single4date = 5 October 1998
}}
}}

'''''Impossible Princess''''' (briefly retitled '''''Kylie Minogue''''' in Europe) is the sixth [[studio album]] by Australian singer [[Kylie Minogue]], released on 22&nbsp;October 1997, by [[Deconstruction Records|Deconstruction]], [[Bertelsmann Music Group|BMG]] and [[Mushroom Records]]. The singer asserted greater creative control over the project — writing every song on the album and producing material for the first time — compared to her previous work, assisted by [[Brothers in Rhythm]], [[Manic Street Preachers]], [[David Ball (electronic musician)|David Ball]] and [[Rob Dougan]]. Influenced by the [[techno]] and [[Britpop]] revolution in the mid-to-late 1990s, sonically, ''Impossible Princess'' is a departure from Minogue's previous work. Conceived as an [[experimental music|experimental]] record, the material encompasses a variety of darker styles from [[dance music]], including [[trip hop]], [[electronica]], and [[rock music|rock]]. Lyrically, the album focuses on Minogue's self-discovery after a series of trips worldwide and delves into freedom of expression, relationships, and emotions.

Upon its release, critical and public reception of ''Impossible Princess'' was divided over its new musical direction and Minogue's intimate lyrics. Commercially, the album reached the top 10 in Australia, Scotland, and the United Kingdom; the British media, however, mocked its lack of success in Europe. Four singles were released from the album, including two UK top-20 entries "[[Did It Again (Kylie Minogue song)|Did It Again]]" and "[[Breathe (Kylie Minogue song)|Breathe]]". Minogue embarked on the [[Intimate and Live (concert tour)|Intimate and Live]] tour in 1998 to support the album.

In retrospect, music commentators have praised ''Impossible Princess'' as Minogue's most personal and misunderstood work. Minogue has said she would never create another studio album of personal songs like ''Impossible Princess''. To celebrate 25 years since the album's original release, it was released on vinyl for the first time in October 2022, leading to its resurgence and reaching new peaks on record charts.