A post shared by John Travolta (@johntravolta)Newton-John was born in England in 1948, before relocating to Australia at the age of 14.
She began singing in the late 1960s, eventually releasing her first solo album, “If Not for You,” in 1971, with the title track originally written by Bob Dylan and recorded by George Harrison.
The song hit No. 1 on the US Adult Contemporary chart and No. 25 on the pop charts, but Olivia Newton-John didn’t crack the US until her casting opposite John Travolta in 1978’s movie musical “Grease”.
The film adaptation of the Broadway hit had the character Sandy changed to an Australian Sandy Olsson from American Sandy Dumbrowski, in part to accommodate Olivia’s accent.It was the biggest blockbuster of 1978, with Olivia’s duet with co-star John Travolta “You’re the One That I Want” topping the pop charts and “Summer Nights” hitting No.
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