Kylie Minogue rises again

Australian singer Kylie Minogue capped her comeback from breast cancer with a new single and the launch of a mobile phone social networking site.

Having transformed herself from a 1980's soap actress into an international fashion icon and top-selling pop star, her appeal was further enhanced by her battle with cancer.

If Kylie won admiration for her pop success, her courage and dignity in the face of her 2005 battle against breast cancer earned the public's enduring respect," Hello magazine wrote.

The pretty singer was forced to suspend her 'Showgirl Tour' when she underwent surgery in Melbourne, followed by chemotherapy in Paris where her then boyfriend had a home.

When you are stripped of everything and you have to grow your eyelashes back, grow your hair back, it's astonishing," Kylie told Glamour magazine in a recent interview.

"It's hard to express what I've learnt from that, but a deep psychological and emotional shift has obviously taken place." She added.

During her recovery, Kylie penned a children's book and made occasional public appearances before returning to the stage in Sydney a year ago to resume her tour

To coincide with the new single, Kylie has launched her own social networking Web site ww.KylieKonnect.com allowing fans to register on their mobile phones, blog, communicate with other users and upload images and video.

Its designers, New Visions Mobile, believe it is a more mobile and flexible model than social network sites like MySpace and Facebook, already important marketing tools for pop stars.

It also allows Kylie to sell music online.

Kylie's spokesman also confirmed she had discussed the possibility of a world tour in 2008, when she will be 40, but that no decision had been made.

The Daily Mail reported on Monday that Kylie had cancelled a forthcoming tour due to concerns over her health.