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. Sister of Rona Newton-John and Hugh Nweton-John, a doctor. Underwent surgery for breast cancer. [1992] She grew up in both England and Australia. In 1954 (at age 5), she moved to Australia but returned to live in England 10 years later until she was 27. In 1975, she moved to the USA where she had already become well-established as a Pop and Country singer. Her winning of a talent contest in Australia led her back to England and on her path as a successful singer, performer and actress. Best known as a singer, she has over 25 Top 40 singles, more than half of which went Top 10, including five #1 hits. Well known songs include "Let Me Be There", "I Honestly Love You", "Have You Never Been Mellow", "Please Mr. Please", "Summer Nights", "You're The One That I Want", "Hopelessly Devoted To You", "Magic", "Xanadu", "Physical", "A Little More Love", and "Twist of Fate." 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). In 1988 she visited Australia to make a television special titled Olivia Down Under to coincide with the Bicentennial. She and Cliff Richard performed and Prince Charles and Princess Diana were also present. Received a special mention in The Goodies episode: "Saturday Night Grease". Chosen by People Magazine as one of the 50 most beautiful people in the world. [1998] 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). Her ex-brother-in-law is Jeff Conaway, who co-starred with her in Grease. Measurements: 33 1/2B-26-32 (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine) Aunt of actress Tottie Goldsmith. Daughter Chloe Lattanzi born in 1986. Her song "Physical" was banned by a radio station in Provo, Utah for its "suggestive" lyrics. She still had a concert in the Dee Events Center in Ogden, Utah, filmed for video. Ranked #95 on VH1's 100 Greatest Women of Rock N Roll She received awards for her charity work and the "Officer Of the order of The British Empire" (OBE) from Queen Elizabeth II. Recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 16th Annual ARIA Awards. (15th October 2002) In 1992 she returned to New South Wales, Australia to recuperate after battling breast cancer. She currently has homes in both the USA and Australia. She performed the background vocals on John Denver's "Fly Away" song. She represented Britain at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1974. Was a close friend of Karen Carpenter. Ex-aunt-in-law of Steven Lee. Grand-aunt of Layla Lee-Curtis. Believes the quality of her looks change on a daily basis. Dark chocolate caramels are a guilty pleasure. Fills her house with lilies and orchids. Her favorite scent is blooming jasmine. Loves make-up and always does her own for shoots. Never leaves home without her passport and lipstick. She lives in California and on her ranch in Australia. The most treasured item in her wardrobe is a beautiful opal and diamond ring that her mother left her. Would like to achieve total peace before she dies. Underwent surgery for breast cancer, declared bankruptcy, her father died of liver cancer. [1992] 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. She was awarded an O.B.E. (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) for her services to the entertainment industry and charity in 1979. Her performance as Sandy Olsson in Grease is ranked #89 on Premiere Magazine's 100 Greatest Movie Characters of All Time. She was awarded the O.A.M. (Officer of the Order of Australia Medal) in 2006 Queen's Birthday Honours List for her services to entertainment and the fight against breast cancer. Fractured her coccyx while filming the dance sequence "Suddenly" in Xanadu Appeared on "People Weekly" magazine's first official pop cover (24 February 1975). Shortly after the success of Grease, 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". Granddaughter of the German physicist and mathematician Max Born. Ranked #92 on VH1's 100 Sexiest Artists. Her paternal grandparents were Oliver John and Daisy Newton. Daughter of Brinley Newton-John and Irene Born.