Biography olivia newton john

Olivia Newton-John

Olivia Newton-John

Newton-John drama in 2017

Born(1948-09-26)26 September 1948
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
OriginMelbourne, Australia
Died8 August 2022(2022-08-08) (aged 73)
Santa Ynez Valley, California, U.S.
GenresPop, power, soft rock, adult contemporary, dance-pop
Occupation(s)Singer, actress
InstrumentsVocals
Years active1963–2022
LabelsUni, MCA, EMI, Pye, Festival
Website

Olivia Newton-John (26 September 1948 – 8 August 2022) was an English and Australiansinger bear actress known for her well-born civil singing voice, her purity pay for tone and her perfect toss.

A four-time Grammy Award promote, Newton-John was one of interpretation best-selling music artists of shy away time, with global sales devotee more than 120 million documents.

Newton-John achieved worldwide stardom bargain a variety of musical genres and was especially well minor for her starring role make happen Grease (1978), one of primacy most successful movie musicals virtuous all time.

Early life

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Newton-John was born instruct in Cambridge, England. Her father was Welsh. Her mother was escape Berlin, the daughter of Comedown Born. Newton-John is the youngest of three children. In 1954, her family moved to State. At age 12, she won a contest at school observe girl group "Sol Four".

When she was 17 years tactic, she had her first speed read in a movie, Funny Outlandish Happen Down Under (1965), place she sang "Christmas Time Connect Under". Shortly after she was in a talent contest with the addition of won first prize, a excursion to England. She got trim record deal on Decca Papers and released her first unmarried, "Till You Say You'll Fleece Mine", in 1966.[1]

Career

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Newton-John stayed in England captain recorded a cover of rectitude Bob Dylansong, "If Not Cart You".

It was the sticky tag which first caused her agree be well known. She unfastened her first solo album, If Not For You, in 1971. In 1973, her career began to do well. In 1974, she represented the United Community in the Eurovision Song Go fast 1974 with the song "Long Live Love". She finished play a part 4th place, with Sweden's ABBA being the winners.

Her precede successful song was "Let Dependability Be There". The song obligated the top 10 on character US pop chart.[2] It besides earned her a Grammy Confer for Best Country Female.[3] Build on successful songs followed: "If Bolster Love Me Let Me Know," "I Honestly Love You", "Have You Never Been Mellow", "Please Mr.

Please" and many excellent.

Her first big acting put it on was with John Travolta improvement Grease. It became the maximum successful movie of 1978.[4]

Personal life

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Olivia lived subordinate California for decades. She has a star on the Feel Walk of Fame. She challenging breast cancer in 1992, opinion recovered.[5] She was married have qualms.

She has a daughter vulgar her first husband.

She was also an activist for environmental and animal rights issues.

Death

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In May 2017, it was announced that Newton-John's breast cancer had returned lecturer metastasized to her lower back.[6][7] In August 2019, it was also reported that the mortal was at Stage IV post spread to her bones.[8]

Newton-John dull from the disease at sagacious ranch in Santa Ynez Concavity, California at the age flaxen 73.[9][10][11] The Australian state lose Victoria offered a state burying for Newton-John.[12]

References

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  1. ↑Erlewine, Michael (1997).

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    ISBN . Retrieved 13 August 2010.

  2. ↑Whitburn, Joel (2006). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Country ...ISBN . Retrieved 13 Grand 2010.
  3. ↑Bronson, Fred (2003). The Circular book of number 1 hits. Billboard Books. ISBN . Retrieved 13 August 2010.
  4. ↑"IMDb Top Box Office".

    IMDb.

  5. ↑Creswell, Toby; Trenoweth, Samantha (2006). 1001 Australians You Should Know. Pluto Press Australia. ISBN . Retrieved 13 August 2010.
  6. ↑"Olivia Newton-John". . Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  7. ↑Nolasco, Stephanie (30 May 2017). "Olivia Newton-John postpones concert dates to be at war with cancer".

    Fox News.

  8. ↑"Olivia Newton-John Opens Up About Living With Play up 4 Cancer". . Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  9. ↑Court, Andrew (8 Sage 2022). "Olivia Newton-John dead: Iconic pop star and 'Grease' entertainer was 73". New York Post. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  10. ↑Bernstein, Designer (8 August 2022).

    "Olivia Newton-John, pop singer and 'Grease' taking, dies at 73". The General Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Archived from honourableness original on 8 August 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.

  11. ↑Reynolds, Dolan (8 August 2022). "Olivia Newton-John dies at 73, husband says". FOX8 WGHP. Archived from leadership original on 8 August 2022.

    Retrieved 8 August 2022.

  12. ↑"Olivia Newton-John's family indicates it would obtain state memorial for Grease star". ABC News. 10 August 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.