The singer was UK-born and found fame in the US, but Australians will always claim her as their own.
Olivia Newton-John was a UK-born, Australian-raised recording artist who shot to superstardom in the US.
Newton-John formed a girl group with three other school friends at 14 and started performing in a café run by her sister's boyfriend.She appeared on many talent shows. She sang Summertime aged 15 on a televised talent competition and landed a role on the TV programme The Happy Show.Even after she was catapulted to major Hollywood fame, starring opposite John Travolta as Sandy in Grease, Australia was proud of their "girl who made it".
Even when they went to other news of the day, Australia's national broadcaster ABC had one ongoing ticker on the screen: "Olivia Newton-John dies - Tributes flood in following death of the Australian star"."For all of us who grew up watching Grease, an era has ended," said Australia's Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles.
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