Olivia Newton-John died at the age of 73. Let’s backtrack through some of her biggest career moments.
Category
🎵
MusicTranscript
00:00Olivia Newton-John was one of the biggest stars of the 70s and 80s,
00:03so we're backtracking through some of her most memorable moments.
00:08In 1974, Dame Olivia solidified her position in the music industry with two back-to-back
00:14number one hits, I Honestly Love You and Have You Never Been Mellow.
00:17In 1978, she starred alongside John Travolta in the film adaptation of the musical Grease.
00:23It became the biggest film of the year and catapulted her to stardom.
00:27In 1980, Newton-John made her first feature film post-Grease with Xanadu.
00:32Even though it performed poorly at the box office,
00:35it is now widely regarded as a cult classic.
00:37In 1981, she released her fifth number one single, Physical.
00:41Despite selling 10 million copies, some radio and TV stations banned it for being too sexual.