Olivia Newton-John died due to a longstanding condition of breast cancer. Perhaps one of the best-known stars to grace the stage, alongside the legendary John Travolta, in the most recognizable, musical film adaptation of the 20th century, Grease, was Dame Olivia Newton-John. She sadly passed away at the age of 73, on August 2022.
A British-Australian singer, actress, and activist, Newton-John was a four-time Grammy Award winner. Her music career included five number-one hits and many other Top Ten hits on the Billboard Hot 100, and two number-one albums on the Billboard 200: If You Love Me, Let Me Know in 1974 and Have You Never Been Mellow in 1975.
Eleven of her singles and 14 of her albums have been certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America or RIAA. With global sales of more than 100 million records, Newton-John is one of the best-selling music artists from her time till the present.
Newton-John was born on 26 September 1948, Cambridge, United Kingdom, and sadly passed away on 8 August 2022. Newton-John battled breast cancer three times, and the cause of her death was accounted to be breast cancer.
What was Olivia Newton-John famous for?
Olivia Newton-John is perhaps best recognized for starring in the musical film Grease in 1978, which was the highest-grossing musical film at the time and whose soundtrack remains one of the world's best-selling albums. It features two major hit duets with co-star John Travolta: ”You're the One That I Want”, which is one of the best-selling singles of all time, and “Summer Nights”.
Her signature solo recordings include the Record of the Year Grammy winner “I Honestly Love You” in 1974 and “Physical” in 1981, Billboard's highest ranking Hot 100 single of the 1980s.
Some of her other popular singles include “If Not for You” and "Banks of the Ohio” in 1971, “Let Me Be There” in 1973, “If You Love Me, Let Me Know" in 1974, "Have You Never Been Mellow" in 1975, “Sam” in 1977, "Hopelessly Devoted to You" in 1978 which was also from Grease, “A Little More Love” in 1978, “Twist of Fate” in 1983 and, from the 1980 film Xanadu, “Magic” and “Xanadu”, performed with the Electric Light Orchestra. Newton-John was also well known as an advocate for breast cancer research and also was an activist for environmental and animal rights causes.
What Caused Olivia Newton-John’s death?
In May 2017, it was announced that Newton-John's breast cancer had returned and metastasized to her lower back. Her back pains had initially been diagnosed as sciatica. She subsequently revealed this was actually her third time with breast cancer, as she had a recurrence of the disease in 2013 after her initial diagnosis in 1992.
With the 2017 recurrence, cancer had spread to her bones and progressed to stage 4. Newton-John experienced significant pain from the metastatic bone lesions and had spoken of using cannabis oil to ease her pain. She was an advocate for the use of medical cannabis as her daughter Chloe owns a cannabis farm in Oregon.
Newton-John died on 8 August 2022 from cancer at her home in the Santa Ynez Valley of California, at the age of 73. Tributes were paid by John Travolta, Barbra Streisand, Anthony Albanese, and many other celebrities.
The State of Victoria offered to hold a state funeral for Newton-John, which her family accepted, although they plan to have her body interred at her ranch in California. As a mark of respect, Melbourne and Sydney lit up many of their landmarks.
FAQs
Q. How old was Olivia Newton John?
A. Olivia Newton-John was 73 years old when she passed away.
Q. When did Olivia Newton-John pass away?
A. Olivia Newton-John Passed away on 8th August 2022.
Q. Who is Olivia Newton-John’s husband?
A. Olivia Newton-John’s husband was John Easterling.
Q. Where was Olivia Newton-John from?
A. Olivia Newton-John was originally from the United Kingdom, but took up Australian citizenship in 1981.
