AFTER 14 years pop princess Kylie Minogue is returning to Sydney to take centre stage at this year's Mardi Gras.
The singer, who last performed at the gay, lesbian and transgender event in 1998, will be the guest of honour on a special float at the parade.
"I am coming home for Mardi Gras this year!'' Minogue said in a statement.
The announcement comes as the singer releases acoustic versions of her songs to celebrate her 25th anniversary in music.
Minogue has unveiled the track Finer Feelings.
Finer Feelings, originally a 1992 Stock and Waterman-penned hit, was re-recorded in Abbey Road Studios recently as part of a canon of classics to be drip-fed throughout the year.
The songs recorded will remain a surprise until the day they become available but are believed to include Minogue's lesser known tracks.
Minogue re-entered the studio last year following her Aphrodite: Les Folies world tour and has kept fans up to date with photos released on Twitter.
The project was completed with long time producers Steve Anderson and Colin Elliot, the Aphrodite Band, four backing vocalists and a 24 piece string orchestra, led by Cliff Masterson.
Minogue appealed for fans to Tweet with the tag "enk25fan" before Finer Feelings was unveiled on Kylie.com.
