The life and glittering profession of Olivia Newton-John might be celebrated later this month with a state memorial service in Melbourne, the Victorian authorities has introduced.
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Delta Goodrem, the Sydney pop singer who portrayed Newton-John within the 2018 TV mini-series Hopelessly Dedicated to You, will carry out on the free, ticketed occasion, which is ready for Feb. 26 at Hamer Corridor, Arts Centre Melbourne.
The service is being deliberate in shut session with representatives of the late artist, with particular tributes from household and buddies, reads an announcement.
Newton-John died Aug. 8, 2022 after an extended battle with most cancers, on the age of 73.
“Dame Olivia Newton-John was an inspiration to many all over the world – her work in most cancers analysis and remedy saved lives and altered lives and her music was the soundtrack to a era,” feedback state premier Daniel Andrews.
“We all know Victorians are desirous to have fun the lifetime of a driving drive in medical analysis and an icon of movie and music, with a service befitting her worldwide acclaim.”
For prolonged stints within the Nineteen Seventies and Eighties, ONJ was Australia’s flag-bearer in popular culture with a string of hits and starring roles in Hollywood movies Grease and Xanadu.
Born in Cambridge, England, Newton-John moved to Melbourne along with her household at a younger age. From early on, ONJ confirmed a knack for performing and moved to London after profitable a visit on the ‘60s TV present Sing, Sing, Sing.
Newton-John did sing, and, in her heyday, was some of the fashionable artists on the planet. She amassed 5 No. 1 hits on the Billboard Sizzling 100, together with “Bodily,” which was solely the second music in Sizzling 100 historical past (following Debby Boone’s “You Gentle Up My Life”) to log 10 weeks at No. 1.
Throughout her lifetime, she collected 4 Grammy Awards, set data on the American Music Awards and, in 1975, grew to become simply the second feminine solo artist to land back-to-back No. 1 albums on the Billboard 200 chart. Her catalog has offered greater than 100 million items worldwide.
Newton-John used her fame for good. In 2012, she partnered with Austin Well being in Melbourne, to ascertain the Olivia Newton-John Wellness and Analysis Centre (ONJWRC); she individually based Nationwide Tree Day in Australia; and established the Olivia Newton-John Basis Fund, which sponsors international analysis into plant drugs to assist discover kinder remedies for most cancers.
Go to vic.gov.au/olivia-newton-john for extra.
