Kylie's album flops in the US
2008-04-11 15:49
Los Angeles - Kylie Minogue's latest bid to crack the US has flopped.
The Wow singer released her 10th studio album X in America on April 1, but it has sold just 5 500 copies and limped into the Billboard chart at number 139.
A source said: "She'll be very disappointed not even to make it into the top 100."
The 39-year-old star - who has enjoyed huge success throughout the rest of the world - launched a major charm offensive in a bid to succeed Stateside this month and appeared on several high-profile TV shows.
She performed her new single All I See in a raunchy bondage-style outfit on Dancing with the Stars and told talk show host Ellen DeGeneres her breast cancer had initially been misdiagnosed by doctors.
But Kylie has admitted cracking America is a daunting task.
She said: "It's a notoriously difficult market. To know where I fit is very difficult."
Kylie is not the first music star big in the UK to flop in the US.
Robbie Williams - who duetted with Kylie on the 2000 hit Kids - has tried and failed on several occasions to make it in America. - Bang Showbiz.com
- Bang