Olivia Newton-John - Biography

Last Editor: chandiyargroups				Olivia Newton-John Biography -   Name : Olivia Newton-John Date of birth : 26 September 1948 Place of birth : Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK Nickname : Livvy The Goddess Lovely Livvy Olivia Neutron-Bomb Height : 5' 6

Olivia Newton-John Trivia -

She lived in Cambridge, England when she was a young girl and soon after dropping out of Australia's University High school when she was in her mid-teens, she returned to live in London, England. She had taken the suggestion of her favourite teacher to pursue her dream of becoming a singer. She later moved to Los Angeles in the middle 1970s where she still resides. Sister of Rona Newton-John. Underwent surgery for breast cancer. [1992] Her German mother was a writer and photographer and her British father was the headmaster at Cambridge Boys' Grammar School in England - now named Hills Road Sixth Form College, as well as a Dean of a college in Australia. Her grandfather, Max Born, was a German nobel prize-winning physicist. Her sister Rona was a model/actress and her brother Hugh is a doctor. She grew up in both England and Australia. In 1954 (at age 5), she moved to Australia but returned to live in England 10 years later until she was 27. In 1975, she moved to the USA where she had already become well-established as a Pop and Country singer. Her winning of a talent contest in Australia led her back to England and on her path as a successful singer, performer and actress. Best known as a singer, she has over 25 Top 40 singles, more than half of which went Top 10, including five #1 hits. Well known songs include "Let Me Be There", "I Honestly Love You", "Have You Never Been Mellow", "Please Mr. Please", "Summer Nights", "You're The One That I Want", "Hopelessly Devoted To You", "Magic", "Xanadu", "Physical", "A Little More Love", and "Twist of Fate." Her biggest hit was "Physical" which sold over 2 million copies and spent 10 consecutive weeks at #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 (beginning 21 November 1981). In 1988 she visited Australia to make a television special titled "Olivia Down Under" to coincide with the Bicentennial. She and Cliff Richard performed and Prince Charles and Princess Diana were also present. Received a special mention in "The Goodies" episode: 'Saturday Night Grease'. Chosen by People Magazine as one of the 50 most beautiful people in the world. [1998] While recording her first hit "If Not For You," Olivia's dog was in the studio with her and at one point knocked over a microphone stand. The noise is still evident in the song today (during the instrumental bridge near the end of the song). Her ex-brother-in-law is Jeff Conaway, who co-starred with her in Grease (1978). Measurements: 33 1/2B-26-32 (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine) Aunt of actress Tottie Goldsmith. Daughter Chloe Lattanzi born in 1986. Her song "Physical" was banned by a radio station in Provo, Utah for its "suggestive" lyrics. She still had a concert in the Dee Events Center in Ogden, Utah, filmed for video. Ranked #95 on VH1's 100 Greatest Women of Rock N Roll She received awards for her charity work and the "Officer Of the order of The British Empire" (OBE) from Queen Elizabeth II. Recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 16th Annual ARIA Awards. (15th October 2002) In 1992 she returned to New South Wales, Australia to recuperate after battling breast cancer. She currently has homes in both the USA and Australia. She performed the background vocals on John Denver's "Fly Away" song. She represented Britain at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1974. Was a close friend of Karen Carpenter. Ex-aunt-in-law of Steven Lee. Grand-aunt of Layla Lee-Curtis. Believes the quality of her looks change on a daily basis. Dark chocolate caramels are a guilty pleasure. Fills her house with lilies and orchids. Her favorite scent is blooming jasmine. Loves make-up and always does her own for shoots. Never leaves home without her passport and lipstick. She lives in California and on her ranch in Australia. The most treasured item in her wardrobe is a beautiful opal and diamond ring that her mother left her. Would like to achieve total peace before she dies. On June 30, 2005, her long-time boyfriend, cameraman Patric McDermott, went missing after going on an overnight fishing trip on a sport fishing vessel out of San Pedro, California. As of August 22, 2005, the U.S. Coast Guard had not located his whereabouts. Underwent surgery for breast cancer, declared bankruptcy, her father died of liver cancer. [1992] Her German mother was a writer and photographer and her British father was the headmaster at Cambridge Boys' Grammar School in England - now named Hills Road Sixth Form College, as well as a Dean of a college in Australia. Her grandfather, Max Born, was a German Nobel prize-winning physicist. Her sister, Rona Newton-John was a model/actress and her brother Hugh is a doctor. On June 30, 2005, her long-time boyfriend, cameraman Patrick McDermott, went missing after going on an overnight fishing trip on a sport fishing vessel out of San Pedro, California. As of August 22, 2005, the U.S. Coast Guard had not located his whereabouts.

Olivia Newton-John Detailed Biography -

OLIVIA NEWTON JOHN, the internationally popular, awardwinning recording artist, made her film debut as Sandy, Travolta's innocent loveinterest. At that time she was already one of the most honored female vocalists ever, with accolades including three Grammy Awards, a total of eight American Music Awards, and multiple distinctions from Billboard, Cashbox, AGVA, The Academy of Country Music, The Country Music Association, ASCAP and Record World. Her recordings of Let Me Be There, If You Love Me, Let Me Know, Have You Never Been Mellow, and Please Mister Please were all Certified Gold millionsellers, and her smash I Honestly Love You was Certified Platinum, representing sales in excess of two million copies. In addition, she already had four Platinum albums-Let Me Be There, If You Love Me, Let Me Know, Have You Never Been Mellow? and The Greatest Hits. Born in Cambridge, England and raised in Melbourne, Australia, Ms. NewtonJohn found her way back to England by way of a talent contest which landed her a recording career at the age of 16. In 1973, she received her first Grammy as Best Female Country Vocalist for Let Me Be There, and the next year I Honestly Love You won her a pair of Grammy's for Record of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Performance. She was named top female vocalist in 1975 by both Billboard and Cashbox, received the People's Choice Award for Favorite Musical Performer in both 1974 and 1976, and was repeatedly named favorite female vocalist at the American Music Awards. Her flair for musical comedy contributed greatly to the enormous success of her television specials for the BBC in London and for the ABC Television Network in America. Following a criticallyacclaimed SRO tour of the United States, culminating with her New York City debut at the Metropolitan Opera House, she went on to a Spring concert and TV tour of Europe. She made a special guest appearance on the Silver Jubilee television show honoring Queen Elizabeth II in the 25th year of her reign. Ms. NewtonJohn went on to win the 1979 People's Choice award for Favorite Motion Picture Actress thanks to her performance in Grease. That year she also received the prestigious OBE (Order of the British Empire) from Her Royal Highness Queen Elizabeth II. Her other films since Grease have included Xanadu, Two of a Kind" (with John Travolta) and Randal Kleiser's It's My Party. She also appeared in the highlyrated TV movies A Mom for Christmas and A Christmas Romance. Her successful battle with breast cancer in 1992-93 led to the creation of her album GAIA: One Woman's Journey, which marked her debut as a songwriter. It chronicled the often painful journey of the previous two years in her life. In the twenty years since Grease, Ms. Newton-John has also given birth to a daughter, Chloe, recorded ten albums, and been named Goodwill Ambassador to the United Nations Environment Program. In addition, she is Spokesperson and Goodwill Ambassador for the Colette Chuda Environmental Foundation. Her new Back With A Heart LP will be released by MCA Nashville in May. The first two singles, I Honestly Love You and Precious Love, will be released simultaneously to adult contemporary and country radio formats. This current recording of Olivia's hit I Honestly Love You features her in a duet with multi-Grammy award­winning artist Babylace and was produced by multiGrammy awardwinning producer David Foster.