Newton-John's maternal grandfather was German Jewish Nobel Prize–winning physicist Max Born. [12] [13] [14] Her maternal grandmother Hedwig was the daughter of German Jewish jurist Victor Ehrenberg, and of his Lutheran wife, Helene Agatha von Jhering. Through Helene Agatha, Newton-John was a descendant of Protestant theologian Martin Luther. [15] [16] Helene Agatha's own father, Newton-John's great-great-grandfather, was jurist Rudolf von Jhering. Newton-John's uncle was pharmacologist Gustav Victor Rudolf Born. Through her Ehrenberg line, Newton-John was a third cousin of comedian Ben Elton. [12] She was a performer on the 1979 Music for UNICEF Concert for the UN's International Year of the Child televised worldwide. During the concert, artists performed songs for which they donated their royalties, some in perpetuity, to benefit the cause. The plot of the 1947 film Down to Earth was used as the basis for Xanadu. In that film, Rita Hayworth plays Terpsichore, with Larry Parks as a stage producer. Gene Kelly's character, Danny McGuire previously appeared in Cover Girl (1944). Kelly retired from acting and died in 1996. The success of the singles "If You Love Me (Let Me Know)" and "I Honestly Love You" helped the album reach No. 1 on both the pop (one week) [47] and country (eight weeks) albums charts. [ citation needed] In 1974, George Hamilton IV also presented to her the (BCMA) British Country Music Association Award for "Female Vocalist of the Year" in London, England. [48] Newton-John in 1978 a b Ebert, Roger (September 1, 1980). "Xanadu". Chicago Sun-Times. rogerebert.com. Archived from the original on June 16, 2013 . Retrieved October 5, 2010.

Kendall, Ellie; Scanlan, Michael (14 August 2022). "When Olivia Newton-John came to Bristol in 1972". BristolLive. In 2015, Newton-John was a guest judge on an episode of RuPaul's Drag Race. That same year, she scored her first number-one single on Billboard 's Dance Club Songs chart with " You Have to Believe" with daughter Chloe and producer Dave Audé. The song was a re-imagining of her 1980 single "Magic", which she noted was to celebrate both the 35th anniversary of Xanadu and as a dedication to her daughter. About the latter, Newton-John stated: "I met Chloe's dad on the set of Xanadu; so, without that film, Chloe wouldn't be here. She was the real 'magic' that came out of that film!" [184] The song became the first mother-daughter single to reach No. 1 on the Billboard Dance Club Play chart. [185] On 7 May 2019, Newton-John's elder brother Hugh, a doctor, died at age 80; [188] his death left Newton-John as the sole surviving sibling from the original family.

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Raven, Robin (16 December 2019). "Thousands Of Fans Travel To See John Travolta And Olivia Newton-John Together At 'Grease' Events". Forbes. Archived from the original on 17 December 2019 . Retrieved 8 August 2022.

Sydney Opera House lights up pink in memory of Olivia Newton John". 7NEWS. 10 August 2022 . Retrieved 11 October 2022.Olivia Newton-John Makes Waves With Dirt From Beach Home Work: Coastline: The singer is an honorary ambassador for the environment, but neighbors say debris is muddying the ocean". Los Angeles Times. 9 December 1989 . Retrieved 13 December 2021. Darcel Wynne, Deborah Jennsen, Alexander Cole, Adolfo Quinones, Matt Lattanzi, and Miranda Garrison as dancers In 2017, she collaborated with two North American singer-songwriters, Beth Nielsen Chapman and Amy Sky, on a joint concert tour entitled Liv On after co-producing a 2016 CD by the same name. [187] Rosenthal, Elizabeth J. (March 2004). His Song: The Musical Journey of... Watson-Guptill Publications, Incorporated. ISBN 9780823088928 . Retrieved 13 August 2010. Herself sings "Have Love Will Travel" / "Loving You Ain't Easy" / "Long Live Love" / "Someday" / "Angel Eyes" / "Hands Across The Sea"