Australian singer and actress Olivia Newton-John died Monday morning at her home in Southern California.
A statement posted to Newton-John’s official Facebook page and attributed to her husband, John Easterling, did not provide an official cause of death but cited her 30-year public battle with breast cancer.
Born in England and raised in Melbourne, Newton-John was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 1992. She announced in May 2017, however, that the disease had spread to her lower back after 25 years in remission, according toThe following year, Newton-John was forced to cancel a two-date tour just three weeks after announcing it, the entertainment news site reported.
The Grammy-winning songstress crossed multiple genre lines throughout her decades-long career, knocking out hits on pop, country, adult contemporary and pop charts. While “Physical” earned Newton-John the most airplay, “Grease” fans are more likely to remember the likes of “Hopelessly Devoted” and “You’re the One That I Want,” which she performed as Sandy for the film version of the wildly successful play.
Newton-John, whose sales topped 100 million albums, had 14 top 10 singles in the United States between 1973 and 1983, an incredibly prolific decade of her career during which she also won four Grammys, starred opposite John Travolta in “Grease” and appeared in “Xanadu” with Gene Kelly,
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