Olivia Newton-John: Grease Star and Four-Time Grammy Winner Dies at 73

Dame Olivia Newton-John was a British-born Australian singer and actress, one of the best-selling music artists of her era. Born on September 26, 1948, in Cambridge, England, she grew up in Melbourne, Australia, and was the granddaughter of Nobel Prize-winning physicist Max Born.

Newton-John starred as Sandy in the 1978 film Grease, and her duet with John Travolta, "You're the One That I Want," was a worldwide hit. Her 1974 ballad "I Honestly Love You" won the Grammy for Record of the Year, and "Physical" spent ten weeks at No. 1 in 1981. She sold over 100 million records and won four Grammys.

Diagnosed with breast cancer in 1992 and again later, she became a leading advocate for cancer research, and the Olivia Newton-John Cancer Wellness and Research Centre opened in Melbourne. She was made a Dame in 2020. She had a daughter, Chloe, with Matt Lattanzi and married John Easterling in 2008. She died at her ranch in Santa Ynez, California, on August 8, 2022, at age 73.

Achievements: Starred in Grease (1978), Grammy for "I Honestly Love You" (1974), "Physical" at No. 1 for ten weeks (1981), made a Dame (2020).

Birth: September 26, 1948 - Cambridge, England.

Profession: Singer, actress and cancer advocate.

Interesting Facts: Her grandfather Max Born won the Nobel Prize in Physics. She had five Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles.