Actress/singer Olivia Newton-John was born on September 26, 1948, in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England. She lived there until she was five years old, and her family relocated to Australia when her father was offered a job as the dean of a college in Melbourne. When she was a teen she returned to live in England with her mother, after winning a singing talent contest. She had many hit singles and appeared on TV series with Cliff Richard as well as in the film Toomorrow. For a while she was engaged to Bruce Welch, a member of The Shadows, who backed Richard.

Olivia took the advice of a friend, and in the mid-'70s left Britain to take up residence in America to help further her singing career.


She lived in Cambridge, England, when she was a young girl. Soon after dropping out of Australia's University High School when she was in her mid-teens she returned to live in London, England. She had taken the suggestion of her favorite teacher to pursue her dream of becoming a singer. She later moved to Los Angeles in the mid-'70s, where she still resides. Underwent surgery for breast cancer. [1992] In 1975, she moved to the USA where she had already become well-established as a pop and country singer. Best known as a singer, she has over 25 Top 40 singles, more than half of which went Top 10, including five #1 hits. Her biggest hit was "Physical" which sold over 2 million copies and spent 10 consecutive weeks at #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 (beginning 21 November 1981). Received a special mention in "The Goodies" (1970) episode: "Saturday Night Grease". While recording her first hit "If Not For You," Olivia's dog was in the studio with her and at one point knocked over a microphone stand. The noise is still evident in the song today (during the instrumental bridge near the end of the song). Measurements: 33 1/2B-26-32 (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine) Daughter Chloe Lattanzi born in 1986. Ranked #95 on VH1's 100 Greatest Women of Rock N Roll In 1992, she returned to New South Wales, Australia, to recuperate after battling breast cancer. She performed the background vocals on John Denver's "Fly Away" song. Was a close friend of Karen Carpenter. A great-aunt of Layla Lee-Curtis. Her favorite scent is blooming jasmine. Never leaves home without her passport and lipstick. Would like to achieve total peace before she dies. On June 30, 2005, her long-time boyfriend, cameraman Patrick McDermott, went missing after going on an overnight fishing trip on a sport fishing vessel out of San Pedro, California. As of August 22, 2005, the U.S. Coast Guard had not located his whereabouts. Her performance as Sandy Olsson in Grease (1978) is ranked #89 on Premiere Magazine's 100 Greatest Movie Characters of All Time. Fractured her coccyx while filming the dance sequence "Suddenly" in Xanadu (1980) Shortly after the success of Grease (1978), was considered for the lead role in a film version of "Evita" (one of many versions that were scrapped before seeing the light of day). She had recorded "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" on her 1977 album, "Making a Good Thing Better". Ranked #92 on VH1's 100 Sexiest Artists. Daughter of Brinley Newton-John and Irene Born.