Kylie Minogue reveals her sweet keepsake for her late friend Michael Gudinski after performing at the music mogul’s state funeral
Kylie Minogue has revealed the sweet keepsake she’ll use to remember late music industry legend Michael Gudinski, the man credited with launching her incredible singing career.
On Thursday, the 52-year-old artist shared on Instagram a picture of a mushroom pin and a gold hand with Michael’s initials on it.
It comes after Kylie spoke of her ‘love’ for Michael at his state funeral on Wednesday and performed in tribute to him.
Sweet: On Thursday, Kylie Minogue revealed her sweet keepsake for her late friend Michael Gudinski after performing at the music mogul’s state funeral
‘Gudinski, forever no.1,’ the post was captioned, alongside red love hearts.
The mushroom is a nod to Michael being the founder of Mushroom Records, while the gold hand pin is a reference to his signature pose in photographs.
Michael, who was widely regarded as the ‘father of the Australian music industry’, died suddenly in his sleep on March 2, at the age of 68.
‘Gudinski, forever no.1’: On Thursday, the 52-year-old artist shared on Instagram a picture of a mushroom pin and a gold hand with Michael’s initials on it
Gone but not forgotten: Michael, who was widely regarded as the ‘father of the Australian music industry’, died suddenly in his sleep on March 2, at the age of 68
He was laid to rest at a private funeral on March 10.
His state funeral was held at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne on Wednesday, with guests including Ed Sheeran and Kylie.
During the memorial, Ed broke down in tears as he remembered his close friendship with Michael, who organised his record-breaking Australian tour in 2018.
In memoriam: His state funeral was held at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne on Wednesday, with guests including Ed Sheeran and Kylie. Kylie took to the stage to pay tribute to the man who launched her music career with a rendition of her hit The Loco-Motion
Kylie took to the stage to pay tribute to the man who launched her music career with a rendition of her hit The Loco-Motion.
‘So, Michael – The Big G – took this little scrawny girl from Melbourne to the world and back home again,’ she said.
The pint-sized pop star added that her former mentor ‘made me feel 100 feet tall’.
Duet: She then called Ed, who had performed earlier, back to the stage to duet with her and they performed her 2010 single All the Lovers
She added that Michael ‘believed in you when you couldn’t believe in yourself’, but said she couldn’t perform by herself.
She then called Ed, who had performed earlier, back to the stage to duet with her and they performed her 2010 single All the Lovers.
‘So Michael had long talked about his love for Ed and how we should meet, and now we finally have met properly,’ she explained.
Meanwhile, pre-recorded tributes poured in from artists around the world, including Elton John, Taylor Swift and Bruce Springsteen.
Tribute: She added that Michael ‘believed in you when you couldn’t believe in yourself’