Olivia Newton-John was born in Cambridge, England in 1948, but grew up in Australia. Before beginning her acting career as Sandy in the hit 1978 film Grease, co-starring John Travolta, Newton-John started out as a singer as a teenager. For her third album “Let Me Be There” she won a Grammy for Best Country Singer. After her Hollywood success, she did not stop singing – the beginning of the 1980s was marked by the great success of her “Let’s Get Physical”.
A touching rendition of “Jolene” by Dolly Parton and Olivia Newton-John
In the video of Newton-John and Parton recording a duet together, Dolly called her good friend one of her “all time favourites”. Newton-John’s husband John Easterling, who is only just beginning to speak publicly about his wife after her death, called the rendition of “Jolene” “splendid”. – She, like me, [czuła]that everyone has a very special gift, Easterling said in a recent interview. – I mean, for her it was her voice… She understood that it was a gift and gave it very generously. She continued singing until the last song she recorded with Dolly Parton. It was just part of her gift, part of her sharing, part of her love.”
As for Parton, she never spoke publicly about the duet she recorded with Newton-John, even after her death. “I’m so glad our paths crossed,” she wrote on Instagram after her friend’s death. “I know her voice sounds beautiful with the angels.” On the recording, however, she expresses pride that they could record her hit together. Evenon-John says, “I’m excited. I’ve always wanted to sing with Dolly.
Olivia Newton-John was diagnosed with cancer three times
In 1992, Newton-John’s life changed forever with a diagnosis: breast cancer. After several years of chemotherapy and a partial mastectomy, she went into remission, allowing the artist to return to music and support cancer research. In 2005, she recorded Stronger Than Before. She donated the proceeds from the album, which featured songs Newton-John believed would offer comfort and hope to patients and their families, to the research.
In 2017, Newton-John was forced to cancel her North American tour after learning that her cancer had returned. The cancer had spread to the lower back, but after aggressive treatment, the cancer regressed again. Unfortunately, the following year he returned for the third time. – I believe I will win this. That’s my goal,” she said in a radio interview at the time. On August 8, 2022, she died.
Source: Gazeta
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