Olivia Newton-John

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Born: September 26, 1948 – August 8, 2022
From: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
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Biography

Dame Olivia Newton-John AC, DBE (September 26, 1948 – August 8, 2022) was an English-born, Australian-raised singer and actress. She is a four-time Grammy award winner who amassed five No. 1 and ten other Top Ten Billboard Hot 100 singles and two No. 1 Billboard 200 solo albums. Eleven of her singles (including two platinum) and 14 of her albums (including two platinum and four double platinum) have been certified gold by the RIAA. She has sold an estimated over 100 million albums worldwide. In 1978, she co-starred with John Travolta in the film adaptation of the Broadway musical, Grease, which became one of the most successful films and movie soundtracks in Hollywood history. It features two major hit duets with co-star John Travolta: "You're the One That I Want"—which is one of the best-selling singles of all time—and "Summer Nights". She became the second woman (after Linda Ronstadt in 1977) to have two singles – "Hopelessly Devoted to You" and "Summer Nights" – in the Billboard top 5 simultaneously. Her performance earned her a People's Choice Award for Favorite Film Actress. She was nominated for a Golden Globe as Best Actress in a Musical and performed the Oscar-nominated "Hopelessly Devoted to You" at the 1979 Academy Awards. In 1980, she starred with Gene Kelly and Michael Beck in the musical fantasy film Xanadu. Although it was a critical failure, its soundtrack was certified double platinum and scored five top 20 singles on the Billboard Hot 100. She charted with "Magic", "Suddenly" with Cliff Richard, and the title song "Xanadu" with the Electric Light Orchestra. "Magic" was Newton-John's biggest pop hit to that point and still ranks as the biggest AC hit of her career. The film has since become a cult classic and the basis for a Broadway show that ran for more than 500 performances beginning in 2007 and was nominated for four Tony Awards including Best Musical. She helped pioneer the music video industry by recording a video album for Physical, featuring videos of all the album's tracks and three of her older hits. The video album earned her a fourth Grammy and was aired as an ABC prime-time special, Let's Get Physical, becoming a top-10 Nielsen hit. She teamed up with Travolta again in 1983 for the critically and commercially unsuccessful movie Two of a Kind, redeemed by its platinum soundtrack featuring "Twist of Fate", and a new duet with Travolta, "Take a Chance"Iowa. In 2002, she was inducted into Australia's ARIA Hall of Fame and, in 2015, she was inducted into the Music Victoria Hall of Fame. In recognition for "her work as an entertainer and philanthropist", she was bestowed Australia's highest honor, the Companion of the Order of Australia, in June 2019. In 2008, she raised funds to help build the Olivia Newton-John Cancer and Wellness Centre in Melbourne, Australia. She led a three-week, 228 km walk along the Great Wall of China, joined by various celebrities and cancer survivors throughout her trek. The walk symbolised the steps cancer patients must take on their road to recovery. She was a a long-time activist for environmental and animal rights issues. She battled breast cancer three times and was an advocate for breast cancer research and health awareness. Her business ventures included launching several product lines for Koala Blue and co-owning the Gaia Retreat & Spa in Australia.

Works

76 films

Grease

19787.4

Madonna: Truth or Dare

19916.2

Sharknado 5: Global Swarming

20174.7

She's Having a Baby

19885.9

It's My Party

19966.2

A Few Best Men

20125.7

The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee

20204.7

Xanadu

19805.7

Two of a Kind

19835.9

John Travolta: The Inside Story

20048.3

The A-Z of Eurovision

20202.0

John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood

20177.3

Only Olivia

19776.0

Night of 100 Stars III

19904.0

Rocky Mountain Christmas

19758.5

Bee Gees: One Night Only

19988.1

And the Winner Isn't

20176.3

Bob Hope's World of Comedy

1976

Olivia

19786.5

The Fabulous Allan Carr

20174.5

Grease Day USA

19788.3

ABBA: Against the Odds

20247.0

A Mom for Christmas

19906.0

Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs

19983.0

Carpenters Very First Television Special

19768.0

Dionne Warwick: Don't Make Me Over

20216.5

Sordid Lives

20006.5

Olivia Newton-John: In Concert

19839.0

The Wilde Girls

20016.0

Funny Things Happen Down Under

19656.8

Toomorrow

19704.6

A Christmas Romance

19945.9

The Main Event

19988.8

A Special: Olivia Newton-John

19767.7

Christmas with Delta in Hollywood

2024

The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's

19804.0

The Bob Hope All Star Christmas Comedy Special

19776.0

The Time, the Place, the Motion: Remembering Grease

2006

The Grease Story

20178.4

Stayin' Alive: A Grammy Salute to the Music of the Bee Gees

20177.6

Olivia Newton-John: Soul Kiss

19858.6

Olivia Newton-John: Video Gold 1

20057.6

Timeless Tales: Rapunzel

19905.4

Olivia Newton-John at the BBC

2022

Country Queens at the BBC

20147.0

Snowden on Ice

1997

John Farnham: Finding the Voice

20237.4

Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC

19886.0

The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success

20064.0

Olivia Newton-John: Hollywood Nights

19807.6

Olivia Down Under

19887.0

Score: A Hockey Musical

20105.2

Bee Gees One Night Only In Australia

1999

Christmas with Delta 2020

2020

Olivia Newton-John: Let's Get Physical

19828.0

Mariah Carey: Around the World

19997.3

The Midnight Special Legendary Performances 1975

1975

Neil Diamond : Live At the Greek Theatre 1976

197710.0

20th Century Masters: The Best of Olivia Newton-John

2026

Karen Carpenter: Starving for Perfection

2023

1 a Minute

20103.0

Sound Relief - SCG

2009

The Midnight Special Legendary Performances: More 1974

19747.0

The Midnight Special Legendary Performances 1980

19807.0

When ABBA Came to Britain

20248.0

Sydney 2000 Olympic Opening Ceremony

20007.3

Sounds Like Les Dawson

19749.0

AN EVENING WITH: FRIENDS OF THE ENVIRONMENT

1990

Mannheim Steamroller: The Christmas Angel - A Story on Ice

19997.0

Anne Murray Friends and Legends

2007

The Case

19727.0

High as Mike

20196.0

John Farnham and Olivia Newton-John: Two Strong Hearts - Live in Concert

20158.0

Olivia Newton-John and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra: Live at the Sydney Opera House

200810.0

John Denver Rocky Mountain High An Earth Day Concert

2011

Olivia Newton-John: Video Gold 2

20057.7