Legendary Singer/Actress Olivia Newton-John Dead at 73

RADIO ONLINE | Monday, August 8, 2022

Olivia Newton-John Audio Tribute

Singer, actress, entrepreneur and philanthropist Olivia Newton-John died at her Southern California ranch Monday after a 30-year fight with breast cancer. She was at 73. The English Australian singer recorded some of the most popular songs of the 70s and 80s. Over the course of her career, she produced No. 1 hits, chart-topping albums and four records selling more than two million copies each. Her debut solo album "If Not For You" was released in 1971.

Newton-John captured the first of her four Grammy Awards in 1973 for Best Female Country Vocalist for her single "Let Me Be There." She followed up in 1974 with two Grammy Awards for her single "I Honestly Love You." She also had the top single of 1982 with "Physical." As an actress, Newton-John won the hearts of filmgoers for her performance as Sandy in the 1978 musical "Grease." The movie spawned two No. 1 hits sung by Newton-John and her co-star, John Travolta -- "You're the One That I Want" and "Summer Nights." Her ballad from "Grease," "Hopelessly Devoted to You," earned the film's only Oscar nomination, for Best Song.

Newton-John was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1992 and in 2017, she announced that the cancer had returned and spread. For years, she was a major advocate for cancer research and started a foundation in her name to support those efforts. Olivia Newton-John is survived by her husband, John Easterling, and her daughter, Chloe Lattanzi.

Benztown has release an Audio Tribute to Newton-John, which was voiced and written by Bill Royal and produced by Thomas Green. Listen to the audio tribute here.