Olivia Newton-Johnis a Grammy-winning superstar with countless credits for "Physical" and "You're the One That I Want." Heart-winning and everyone's favorite Sandy from the blockbuster movie version of 'Grease' has died. she was 73 years old.
Newton-John, a longtime resident of Australiawhose album sales surpassed her 100 million mark, died on Monday at her ranch in Southern California. Facebook.
"Olivia shared in her 30+ year battle with breast cancer and was a symbol of victory and hope," he wrote. "We kindly ask that you respect the privacy of your family during this very difficult time."
From 1973 to his 83, Newton John was one of the world's most popular entertainers. was one of her girlfriends. She has released 14 of her top 10 singles in the United States alone,[13] and has won four Grammy Awards[14],[15] John She and Travolta[16] Gene She starred in 'Xanadu' with Kelly. The fast-paced Travolta, Newton, and John duet "You're the One That I Want" was one of her biggest songs of the era, selling over 15 million copies.
"Dearest Olivia, you have made our lives so much better," Travolta wrote in an online post. "Your influence has been incredible. I love you so much. We will be on our way to meet you and we will be together again. From the moment I saw you, yours." , and forever.Your Danny, Your John.
Released in 1981, the bouncy R-rated blockbuster "Physical" remained at number one for 10 consecutive weeks, It was named Billboard's Song of the Year despite being banned by local radio stations. Filmed in the early days of MTV's promo for aerobics, her clip won a Grammy Award for Best Video.
Both musically and image-wise, she reinvented herself during that time. The blonde, ever-smiling Newton-John began his career with mild pop-country songs such as "Please Mr. Please" and "Have You Never Been Mellow," and won a Grammy Award in 1975. He favored soft-breathing ballads such as "I Orent Love You." She won Best Female Pop Vocal and Record of the Year awards. But she picked up the tempo with "Grease," especially after Sandy ditched her white sweater and blouse into waist-high black leather pants. He said to his would-be lover, "There's nothing left to talk about/unless it's level," and finally, "Get the animals. Animals."
"I recorded it." Then all of a sudden I was like, 'Well, maybe I overdid it,'" she told Entertainment Weekly in 2017, recalling how the song was suggested by manager Roger Davis. "I called Roger and said, 'I have to pull this song.' He said, 'It's too late.' It's already on the radio and climbing the charts." did.
She had a few hits after "Physical," but her career declined and Newton Her John became more likely to be in the news because of her private life. rice field. In 1992, while preparing for her concert tour, her father died and she was diagnosed with breast cancer. Her marriage to actor Matt Rattange, who had a daughter with actor and singer Chloe Rattange, ended in 1995, and her longtime relationship with photographer Patrick McDermott mysteriously ended. It went missing during a fishing trip in California in 1999 and remained missing for years afterward. There are many reports claiming he was living in Mexico with his new girlfriend.
"He went missing at sea, but no one knows what happened," Newton said in her 2016 Australian "60 Minutes." I'm talking But, as you know, those are the things in life that you have to accept and let go because whenever you go through hard times, there will always be that concern.
Newton-John's recent album included "Stronger Than Before." Holiday his collaboration with Travolta, "This Christmas," the autobiographical "Gaia: One Woman's Journey," was inspired by his battle with cancer and the death of his father.
Newton-John married her John Easterling, founder of the Amazon Herb Company, in 2008. She has been involved in numerous philanthropic efforts as a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Environment Programme, and as a National Spokeswoman for Children's Health Environmental. Union. She also founded her Olivia Newton-John Cancer and Wellness Center in Melbourne, Australia.
Newton-John was the daughter of German literature professor Brin Her Newton-John and Eileen Bron, whose father was the Nobel Prize-winning physicist Max Bron. The Newton-John family moved to Australia when Olivia was five years old, but Olivia returned to England in her teens to live with her mother after her parents separated. Although she had early dreams of becoming a veterinarian, she won a singing contest in high school, toured army bases and clubs before she turned 20, and released her first single, "Till You Say You'll Be Mine." In 1971, she covered Bob Dylan's "If Not For You" and began forming a close partnership with her Australian-born friend John Farrar. hit.
She loved her country music since childhood, especially "Tennessee" Ernie's Ford records, but her early success impressed her critics and fellow musicians. did not give In a review for The Village Voice, she likened her to a geisha who "makes her voice lower than she really is to please men". When Newton-John beat out Dolly Parton and Loretta Lynn as her top artists in her 1973 Country Music Her Association, Tammy Wynette helped found Country Her Entertainers Association.
But Newton Her John had admirers in the show her business, and with her she became one of cinema's most unforgettable teams. Travolta was in the stage version of 'Grease' and thought that Newton-John would be the 'ultimate' Sandy in the planned film.
At 29, she "was worried I was too old to play a schoolgirl," insisting she take a screen test before accepting the role. Newton-John told The Telegraph in 2017. The movie was fun, but if I had to pick my favorite moment, it was the transformation from Sandy 1 to what I call Sandy 2. Singing "You're the One That I Want" got a very different reaction from the guys on set.
She was bequeathed to her husband. her daughter Chloe Rattanzi; her sister Sarah Newton-John; her brother Toby Newton-John; and several nieces and nephews.
