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Olivia Newton-John 2016
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Actress and singer Olivia Newton-John has died.
This was announced by her family on their social media accounts.
Newton-John "died peacefully on her ranch in Southern California," according to husband John Easterling's statement on Instagram.
Her family and friends were with her.
"Olivia has been a symbol of victories and hope for 30+ years by sharing her journey with breast cancer," the statement continued.
Newton-John was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1992.
Since then she has been committed to cancer research and early detection.
In 2017, the singer and actress was diagnosed with breast cancer metastases in the spine.
In 2018 another relapse became public.
Born in Cambridge, England, the granddaughter of the German Nobel Prize winner in physics, Max Born, and the daughter of a college president who emigrated to Australia, founded a girls' band as a schoolgirl.
A talent competition brought the 15-year-old back to Great Britain.
In 1966 she recorded her first record there.
In her five-decade career, the British-Australian artist has made a name for herself as a singer, actress and songwriter.
She rose to global fame with her starring role in Grease, a 1971 film adaptation of the 1971 musical about a high school love story set in the 1950s.
She won a Golden Globe for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy or Musical for her role as Sandy.
Her song "You're The One That I Want" topped the international hit lists for weeks.
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After »Grease«, she was back in front of the camera in 1980, for the fantasy musical »Xanadu« on roller skates to disco suits with the hit songs »Xanadu«, »Magic« and »Suddenly«.
A year later, Newton-John released their most successful album »Physical«.
In her singing career she sold about a hundred million records and won four Grammys.
Olivia Newton-John was 73 years old.
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