Back in January 1988 a perky cleaning soap star moderately unexpectedly turned an enormous worldwide pop star and simply thrilled followers along with her newest chart smash.

I Should Be So Lucky dominated the charts in January 1988 and her newest hit Padam Padam simply proved why she stays the Princess of Pop at 55.

This weekend the infectious dancefloor groove slid into the UK's Top 10 at quantity 5.

It signifies that the Aussie star is now one in every of solely 4 ladies who has had a UK prime ten hit in every of the final 5 a long time.

They embrace Cher and Diana Ross, however moderately surprisingly, Madonna just isn't one in every of them. 

Apparently, the fourth feminine star is definitely Lulu, who had one prime ten hit in every decade from the Nineteen Sixties to the 2010s, though two had been duets – We've Got Tonight in 2022 with Ronan Keating and Relight My Fire with Take That in 1993.

Kylie herself, already smashed one other report when she joined the uncommon ranks of feminine stars who've primary albums in 5 a long time when 2020's Disco hit the UK prime spot.

Despite such enduring success, the pint-sized popstress says she is shocked by her newest hit.

Kylie stated: "It has really taken us all by surprise. I can't even, I can't even, full stop! We loved it as a team, but the way that it's taken off is way beyond me."

As for the catchy tune's that means, followers lhave been ooking for mysterious meanings or phrases from different languages, whereas many have merely repurposed the phrase to imply something they need.

Kylie advised Zoe Ball on Radio 2: "People are hilarious. It's become a noun, a verb, an adjective." 

Kylie added: "You know, friends leaving going: 'Padam!' Like they've turned into Minions or something. It's taken on a life of its own and I am having the time of my life seeing what people are doing."

However the that means is definitely fairly easy: "It's onomatopoeic, d-dum, d-dum, like a heartbeat".