Editing Impossible Princess (section)

==Background==
Minogue left her label [[PWL]] in 1992 because of creative differences and signed a three-album deal with [[Deconstruction Records]] the following year.<ref name="naked78">{{harvnb|Goodall|Stanley-Clarke|2012|pages=78, 80}}</ref> She worked with a diverse group of collaborators to experiment with different sounds, including the British duo [[Brothers in Rhythm]].<ref name="fortune">{{harvnb|Harrison|2014}}</ref> Their first offering was Minogue's [[Kylie Minogue (album)|self-titled album]] in late 1994, which peaked at number three in Australia and number four in the United Kingdom.<ref>{{harvnb|Deconstruction|1994}}; {{harvnb|Official Charts Company A}}; {{harvnb|Hung Medien A}}</ref> Besides promotional commitments for the album, Minogue expanded her acting career by taking part in several projects. Among them were big-budget films ''[[Street Fighter (1994 film)|Street Fighter]]'' (1994) and ''[[Bio-Dome]]'' (1996), which were received poorly by [[Film criticism|critics]].<ref>{{harvnb|Flynn|2019|ps=: "Get Me Acting Crazy" by Elliot, Mark|pages=123, 124}}; {{harvnb|Smith|2014|page=129}}</ref> Minogue worked with Australian musician [[Nick Cave]] and his band, [[Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds|the Bad Seeds]] on their 1995 single "[[Where the Wild Roses Grow]]", which peaked at number two in Australia and number eleven in the UK.<ref>{{harvnb|Minogue|Baker|2002}}; {{harvnb|Hung Medien B}}; {{harvnb|Official Charts Company A}}</ref> The song earned three ARIA Awards for [[ARIA Award for Best Pop Release|Best Pop Release]], [[ARIA Award for Single of the Year|Single]], and [[ARIA Award for Song of the Year|Song of the Year]] [[ARIA Music Awards of 1996|in 1996]].<ref name="ARIA1996">{{harvnb|ARIA Music Awards A}}</ref>

Minogue's friendship with Cave continued over the years; on Cave's advice, Minogue recited the lyrics to her 1987 song "[[I Should Be So Lucky]]" as poetry at London's [[Royal Albert Hall]] in July 1996.<ref>{{harvnb|Smith|2014|page=128}}; {{harvnb|Smith|2015}}; {{harvnb|Flynn|2019|ps=: "Non-Stop Dancing" by Hurley, Oliver|page=38}}</ref> In December, she made a surprise appearance at a [[Manic Street Preachers]] concert at the [[Shepherd's Bush Empire]], singing "[[Little Baby Nothing]]" with them.<ref name="naked98">{{harvnb|Goodall|Stanley-Clarke|2012|p=98}}</ref> The track was planned initially as a duet with Minogue but did not materialise during her years under contract with PWL.<ref>{{harvnb|Goodall|Stanley-Clarke|2012|p=98}}; {{harvnb|Deconstruction|1997a|ps=, track 4}}</ref> Both 1996 live performances were viewed as the starting point of her new [[alter ego]], "IndieKylie", a pseudonym that dealt with Minogue's move to rock music.<ref>{{harvnb|Goodall|Stanley-Clarke|2012|p=98}}; {{harvnb|Smith|2015}}; {{harvnb|Minogue|Baker|2002}}</ref> Minogue began a romantic relationship with French photographer [[Stéphane Sednaoui]] and embarked on a series of trips with him throughout North America, Asia, and Australasia to gain inspiration for her upcoming record.<ref>{{harvnb|Smith|2014|pages=132–133}}; {{harvnb|Flynn|2019|ps=: "Classic Album: ''Impossible Princess''" by Lindores, Mark|page=48}}</ref> By the end of the trip, Minogue was enamoured by the experience and felt "truly anonymous and free to be [herself]".<ref name="Smith132">{{harvnb|Smith|2014|page=132}}</ref>