Olivia Newton-John nació el 26 de septiembre de 1948 en Cambridge, Reino Unido, pero su legado y fama se expanden mucho más allá de esa pequeña ciudad británica. Hija de Irene Born y Brinley Newton-John, su padre fue oficial de inteligencia durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial y su madre la hija del Nobel de Física Max Born. Además, Olivia tuvo dos hermanos mayores, Hugh y Rona. Desde muy pequeña, la música formó parte de su vida, algo que más adelante definiría su carrera profesional.
En su adolescencia, la familia de Olivia se trasladó a Melbourne, Australia. Aquí comenzó su carrera artística al ganar un concurso de talentos en un programa de televisión local, "Sing, Sing, Sing". Este logro le permitió grabar su primer sencillo, aunque aún estaba por definir su estilo y encontrar su lugar en la industria musical.
Olivia lanzó varios sencillos durante los años 60 y principios de los 70, pero fue en 1971 que su carrera dio un giro significativo con la canción "If Not for You", un cover de Bob Dylan. Este sencillo obtuvo reconocimiento tanto en Australia como en el Reino Unido, situándola en el radar internacional.
Sin duda, uno de los momentos más emblemáticos en la carrera de Olivia Newton-John fue su participación en la icónica película "Grease" (1978), donde protagonizó junto a John Travolta. Interpretando a Sandy, Olivia se transformó en un
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(John Farrar)
Cold winds rarely blow
Here at the end of the rainbow
Guess it's hard to believe
I'd be willing to leave
Someone walked up behind me
Seemed to find me
I felt him standing there, I turned around and
Saw the face of an angel, I fell
It wasn't fair, it just wasn't fair
He took my heart, it was a landslide
You know it was a landslide
My head was saying this is the man
My heart agreed
My minor desires turned to major needs
My needs won't be denied
It was a landslide
Somehow I'm thrilled by all he says
High on his campaign promises
I don't wanna come down
I don't wanna come down
But no promises he made me could persuade me
Like the loneliness that comes on when I
Try to go on without him
Try to doubt him
I confess, I have to confess
He took my heart, it was a landslide
You know it was a landslide
My head was saying this is the man
My heart agreed
My minor desires turned to major needs
My needs won't be denied
It was a landslide
I'm in heaven when he's around
In heaven when he's around
And I'm hoping that he might be
Feeling the same as me
I'm in heaven, heaven
It isn't hard to see
He took my heart, it was a landslide
You know it was a landslide
My head was saying this is the man
My heart agreed
My minor desires turned to major needs
My needs won't be denied
It was a landslide
I'm gonna tell everybody I see
He's the only party for me
It really was a, it really was a
You know it was a landslide
It really was a landslide
My head was saying this is the man
My heart agreed
My minor desires turned to major needs
My needs won't be denied
It was a landslide
Ooh it was a landslide
He took my heart, it was a landslide
Oh it was a landslide
He took my heart, it was a landslide