Dame Olivia Newton-John was a British-born Australian singer, songwriter, environmental activist and actress.
She emigrated to Australia from the United Kingdom at the age of 6 and was part of a short-lived girl group at the age of 14.
She represented the United Kingdom on home ground at the Eurovision Song Contest 1974 in Brighton with the song Long Live Love and achieved 4th place, despite admitting she disliked the entry that the British public chose for her.
Four years later in 1978, she became a superstar when she made her film debut as Sandy in the hit movie musical Grease which spawned one of the best-known and biggest-selling soundtracks in history. The 1980s also spawned several more hits for her including "Magic" from the film Xanadu and "Physical", the latter igniting the aerobics craze of the first part of the decade.
In 2010, she appeared as herself in two episodes of the first season of Glee, which included a re-creation of her "Physical" video.
On 27 December 2019, she was made a Dame of the Order of the British Empire as part of the 2020 New Year's Honors list for her services to entertainment and charity.
She passed away on the 8th of August 2022 at the age of 73 from cancer.[1]
| Eurovision Song Contest 1974 | |||
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| Participants | |||
 Carita •  Olivia Newton-John •  Peret •  Anne-Karine Strøm ft. Bendik Singers •  Marinella •  Poogy •  Korni •  ABBA •  Ireen Sheer •  Romuald •  Jacques Hustin •  Mouth & MacNeal •  Tina Reynolds •  Cindy & Bert •  Piera Martell •  Paulo de Carvalho •  Gigliola Cinquetti
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| Songs | |||
| Keep Me Warm • Long Live Love • Canta y sé feliz • The First Day Of Love • Krasi, thalassa kai t'agori mou • Natati La Khayay • Moja generacija • Waterloo • Bye Bye I Love You • Celui qui reste et celui qui s'en va • Fleur de liberté • I See A Star • Cross Your Heart • Die Sommermelodie • Mein Ruf nach dir • E depois do adeus • Sì
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References[]
- ↑ Olivia Newton-John: Grease star and singer dies aged 73. BBC (8 August 2022). Retrieved on 8 August 2022.