Posted May 5, 200817 yr Kylie to receive French honour 15:45 | Friday May 2, 2008 By Ben Cardew Kylie Minogue has been awarded one of the highest cultural awards possible from the French government for her “contribution to the enrichment of French culture”. The singer will receive the Chevalier Dans L’ordre Des Arts Et Lettres (roughly Knight in the Order of Arts and Letters) at a ceremony in Paris this Monday (May 5). Minogue’s world tour opens at the Paris Bercy the next day. Past recipients of the award include Diana Ross, Bob Dylan and TS Eliot. Minogue says, “I am deeply honoured to be recognised in this way. French culture has influenced me greatly and I have always had colossal respect for the arts and people of France”.
