Kylie Minogue Says She's Enjoying Success After 'Lifetime of Work': 'Feels Like It Was Meant to Be'

Kylie Minogue isn't taking her career resurgence for granted.

The Australian superstar's latest album Tension recently became her highest-charting on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart since 2010, and she opened up about its success during an event at the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles on Wednesday.

Both veteran and brand-new Minogue listeners have enjoyed the album and its singles "Padam Padam" and "Tension," and at the event, the 55-year-old performer told Billboard reporter Keith Caufield she finds that element "weird and wonderful."

"I didn't even stop to think about that making this album, or even when it was the first single — because there's before 'Padam' and after 'Padam,'" said Minogue, who simply hoped to "better what I've done before" with Tension. "To have this moment where it feels like it was meant to be, but it wasn't something that I was aiming for, feels so refreshing and amazing to, once again, like in the '80s, have this multigenerational moment. It's truly beautiful and heartwarming."

Following its Sept. 22 release, the new album reached No. 21 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, marking her highest entry since Aphrodite hit No. 19 in 2010. The success of Tension is partially attributed to "Padam Padam" going viral earlier this year on social media — especially TikTok, which Mingoue admitted she was hesitant toward adopting into her life.

"That's not where I live. I can say that I finally get it, which is good," she said, recalling a pre-release Tension listening party where she met a few TikTok stars in attendance. "I just said, 'I don't know if it's for me.'"

Weeks later, however, her song was blowing up on the platform, where it's since been used in over 38,000 videos. "None of us could even consider that, so it was such a nice surprise," said Minogue.

Later in the event, the "Can't Get You Out of My Head" singer spoke candidly about feeling very pleased with the renewed fanfare she's seen as of late. "It's been a lifetime of work. There's a lot of people, lots of love, ups and downs and everything in between," she said. "I think I love it more than I've ever loved it."

Minogue has decades of experience and success under her belt, but even at this point, she said it feels "really amazing" — especially after working on Tension for more than a year.

"Now that we've 'Padam''d, and we've broke the 'Tension,' that's just bonus, because I felt so fulfilled and challenged and all sorts of emotions through making the album," she said. "I'm super, super grateful, and I'm enjoying this ride very, very much, so thank you."