Olivia Newton-John leaves us at the age of 73, after having fought for years against cancer. Social networks have been filled with signs of affection before one of the world-renowned women. Her smiling face and her legacy is something that will always remain unchanged forever.
Both music and the world of cinema were always his great refuges, something that turned around when the disease appeared in his life. From then on, she would spend a lot of time raising awareness and being an advocate for cancer research. today we do a review of his career and everything he leaves us, which already becomes indelible.
The childhood of Olivia Newton-John
Of course, if we want to review his life, there is nothing like starting at the beginning, even if it sounds redundant. Olivia Newton-John was the daughter of a Welshman named Brinley and a German Jewess, Irene. It should be noted that her grandfather, on her mother's side, was a well-known physicist and mathematician who came to obtain the Nobel Prize in Physics back in the 50s. All this thanks to his work on quantum mechanics. When Olivia was 5 years old, the family had to move to Australia., because his father got a teaching job there. So she spent her childhood as well as her adolescence there, where she did her studies.
His first steps as a singer
He entered the world of the song very young. Since at school she gave free rein to that beautiful and sweet voice that she had. Moreover, he participated in a group known as 'Sol Four'. But his first album was released in 1971, which had a good success, from which three songs came out. Only a couple of years later, he would return to the fray with a new record work. But in the year 1974 she was selected to go to the Eurovision Song Contest representing the UK. There managed to stay in 4th position, that we already know that it is a more than great position. That same year, the winners were the group ABBA. From there, with the arrival of his third album, success grew at a dizzying rate, especially in the United States where he would establish his residence in the 70s.
The great success of 'Grease'
Although the song was one of his great motivations and one that led him to achieve success, the arrival of the movie 'Grease'. It was a revolution and it still is. Both his performance and his soundtrack had an overwhelming success, having John Travolta as his partner. He has also wanted to pay tribute to his partner and friend, since they have been seen together on stage on numerous occasions. Although his next film 'Xanadú' did not have the same success, his soundtrack did.
His fight against cancer
Olivia Newton-John had been fighting cancer for more than three decades. She called this illness a journey. The early 90s was the first time he was diagnosed, shortly after losing his father. In 2013 Olivia lost her sister and that same year the sad news was around her family because she had an accident and as if that were not enough, the disease was detected again. The third time would be in 2017, although it was the most complicated of all. Since the disease was advanced, with metastasis. She commented on numerous occasions that she had learned to live with cancer, although she hoped that once again she too could overcome it. Today everyone mourns the death of one of the most beloved actresses and singers.
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