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dimanche 18 décembre 2022

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Olivia Newton-John

She was the one everyone wanted after her breakout role playing Sandy in the 1978 hit movie Grease. Australian darling Olivia Newton-John became one of the biggest stars of the ’70s and is credited with selling more than 100 million records over the following five decades. She was also a keen conservationist, once cancelling a tour of Japan to protest against the nation’s slaughter of dolphins. Olivia died on August 8, aged 73, after a long battle with breast cancer.



OLIVIA NEWTONJOHN Sólido legado de diva

CANTANTE Y ACTRIZ, 1948-8 DE AGOSTO DEL 2022

El 8 de agosto, después de una larga lucha contra el cáncer de mama, se apagó la luz de Olivia Newton-John, una de las estrellas más queridas de una generación que nació y creció mucho antes de la globalización y el internet.

Estas breves líneas las escribo con el propósito de dar una referencia lo más cercana posible de las dimensiones de Olivia y lo que significó para los boomers y los generación X.

Es con su rol estelar en la película Grease, estrenada a mediados de 1978 y protagonizada al lado de un John Travolta que acaba de convertirse en el hombre más sexi del momento con Fiebre de sábado por la noche, que Olivia ‘debuta’ ante la generación que la convertiría en una superestrella global.

Aunque muchos (la mayoría) la descubren a partir de ahí, lo cierto es que en los mercados angloparlantes, su currículo era vasto y sólido; ya había lanzado nueve álbumes de estudio, que la hicieron obtener tres premios Grammy, tres premios Billboard y ocho Premios de la Música Americana, entre otros tantos. Como nota curiosa: fue participante en el legendario certamen músical de EuroVisión, casualmente en la edición de 1974 donde triunfa ABBA y ella quedó en la cuarta posición.

Sus orígenes musicales se dan como intérprete de música country. Eso explica porque en nuestro país no era realmente conocida hasta que estalló el fenómeno de Grease y también justo ahí, en el género country, es que da inicio su legado como pionera en la industria musical.

Newton-John era británica-australiana y en los Estados Unidos su éxito en la música country provocó un debate entre los puristas. Además de obtener un Grammy a mejor intérprete femenina de country por Let Me Be There, también fue nombrada vocalista femenina del año de la Asociación de Música Country en 1974, convirtiéndola así en la primera cantante británica en ganar tal galardón y derrotando en el camino a fichas legendarias como Loretta Lynn y Dolly Parton.

Durante 45 años, Olivia ostentó el récord mundial Guinness por ser la mujer con la brecha más corta entre álbumes número 1 en Billboard (esta se dio entre If You Love Me, Let Me Know y Have You

Never Been Mellow). Eran 154 días, hasta que Taylor Swift en 2020 logró hacerlo en 140 días.

Como resultado de una demanda que interpuso contra MCA Records en 1978, se da un cambio importante en la manera en que las compañías discográficas realizaban los contratos con sus artistas, al basarse en un número determinado de álbumes y no en un número específico de años, que era como se venía haciendo.


Las películas serían el vehículo para cimentar su estatus de astro musical y prueba de ello fue su histórica colaboración junto a la Electric Light Orchestra para la banda sonora de la película Xanadu, la cual también protagonizó. Lanzado en 1980, el álbum del soundtrack musicalizó los dos primeros años de esa década a través de seis sencillos exitosos.

Al siguiente año, lanzó su álbum de estudio más exitoso, Physical, que traería un nuevo cambio de imagen al presentar una propuesta más atrevida y orientada hacia el rock.

La provocativa letra de la canción, que le daba título al álbum, hizo que algunas estaciones de radio en Estados Unidos no la programaran. Para hacer contrapeso al tono abiertamente sugerente de la canción se filmó un video con el tema del ejercicio físico, convirtiendo la canción en un himno de los aeróbicos que apenas empezaban a ser moda por aquellos días y las bandanas en un accesorio irresistible fuera del gimnasio.

También fue pionera en la industria de los videos musicales al grabar un álbum de videos para Physical, con un visual diferente para cada canción y logrando así conseguir su cuarto Grammy.

Hacia 1983 se mete a empresaria y abre sus cadena de tiendas Koala Blue, más tarde contrae matrimonio y se convierte en madre. En paralelo empezarían a emerger nuevas figuras femeninas en la escena pop, como Madonna o Cyndi Lauper, con una propuesta e imagen más disruptiva a tono con la segunda mitad de la década y consecuentemente el brillo de Olivia empezaría a mermar.

Pasó sus últimos años enfocada en el activismo ambiental y de la salud, así como en la concientización sobre el cáncer. Publicó sus memorias en 2019 en un libro que lleva por título Don’t Stop Believin.

Durante su mejor momento su carisma logró alcanzar todos los cuadrantes demográficos, tanto así que quien escribe no olvida estar viendo el HBO Special (ese que Canal 4 pasó hasta el cansancio) con su abuelo, quien dijo: “Es bella de pies a cabeza…”

Todo lo que se podría lograr en una carrera artística Olivia lo conquistó y es bueno recordarla como aquella muñeca Barbie de carne y hueso en el icónico momento que presenta su canción Xanadu, en la película del mismo nombre.





Thanks to KAY & HELEN ( ONLYOLIVIA )

lundi 15 août 2022

LES 10 MEILLEURES CHANSONS D'OLIVIA

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..... selon Kate Waldegrave du GUARDIAN américain !! On pourrait etre presque d'accord ! presque ! 

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Voici son Top 3 :

 

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dimanche 14 août 2022

LECTURE

 

Magical milestones

Dame Olivia NewtonJohn was not only a talented performer but had a gift for reinventing herself. She went from country star to a pop princess and film icon, then a fierce humanitarian and health campaigner. Here’s a look at her many achievements.




1948

Olivia Newton-John was born in Cambridge, England. Her dad Bryn was a former

MI5 officer and her mum

Irene was the daughter of Nobel Prize-winning German physicist Max Born. The family emigrated to Melbourne in 1954.



1965

After singing on variety TV shows, where she was known as “Lovely Livvy”, Olivia won a talent show, where the prize was a trip to the UK. There she recorded a song but it failed to chart.


1966

Olivia travelled around Europe with an Australian friend, Pat Carroll, performing as a duo. Pat’s visa ran out and she returned to Australia, but Olivia stayed on, working on her solo career.


1971

Olivia released her first solo album, If Not For You, and had hits with the title track and its follow-up Banks of the Ohio. In 1973, her single Let Me Be There was a hit on the pop and country music charts, and won her a Grammy for Best Country Female.


1974

Representing the UK in the Eurovision Song Contest, Olivia came fourth behind winners ABBA. Later that year, her single I Honestly Love You became a worldwide smash, including going to number one in the US and winning her two more Grammys. After a run of hits, such as Please Mr Please, her career stalled in 1977.



1978

Grease hit the big screen and quickly became one of the most successful movies of all time.


1980

Her next movie, musical fantasy Xanadu, was a boxoffice flop but later became a cult classic. Olivia began a romance with dancer Matt Lattanzi after meeting on set.


1981

Olivia released her album Physical. The provocative lyrics prompted some radio stations to ban it. Olivia countered this by filming a spoof exercisethemed video that turned it into an aerobics anthem and popularised headbands as a fashion accessory.


1984

Olivia married Matt. After a series of miscarriages, their daughter Chloe was born in 1986. Subsequent albums failed to achieve the success of her earlier ones and she began to focus more on humanitarian causes close to her heart, such as animal rights.


1992

Olivia was primed for a comeback with the release of a greatest hits compilation album when she was diagnosed with breast cancer, aged 44. Her dad died the same weekend she got the news. She recovered after treatment, becoming an advocate for breast cancer research.


1995

Olivia’s marriage to Matt ended. A year later, she met cameraman Patrick McDermott, and they dated

on and off for nine years. A year after breaking up, Patrick disappeared while on a fishing trip.


2008

Olivia married American businessman John Easterling, who runs a herb company, in a secret

Incan ceremony in Peru. In the same year, she opened the Olivia Newton-John Cancer and Wellness Research Centre in Melbourne. As well as providing treatment for cancer patients, it funds research into treatments and cures for the disease.


2017

Olivia revealed that her cancer had returned. She campaigned for the legalisation of medicinal cannabis to ease pain and set up the Olivia Newton-John Foundation to research holistic therapies for cancer. In 2020, she was made a Dame for her services to the entertainment industry and cancer campaigning.


2022

John announced that his wife, Olivia Newton-John, died peacefully on August 8. She was 73.





 

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Très sobre l'article du VARIETY !!




mercredi 6 octobre 2021

THE SECOND DISC

Let Me Hear Your Body Talk: Olivia Newton-John's "Physical" Goes Deluxe For Its 40th Anniversary +

OCTOBER 6, 2021 BY JOE MARCHESE






For years, fans have clamored for expanded reissues from Olivia Newton-John's rich discography.  Now, those wishes are about to be answered as a catalogue campaign begins for the pop queen with a 40th anniversary 2CD/DVD set of 1981's multi-platinum Physical.  It arrives on October 22 from Green Hill, the label arm of publishing powerhouse Primary Wave which partnered with Newton-John in 2020 for a deal encompassing both masters and publishing rights.

When Newton-John's character of Sandy transformed at the finale of the 1978 film Grease from virginal innocent to leather-clad greaser, the artist took the opportunity to similarly revamp her already-successful music career.  The British-born, Australian-raised Newton-John - her family moved when she was six - had enjoyed a number of successes in the U.S. on the Pop, Country, and AC charts including "If Not for You" (1971, No. 1 AC), "Let Me Be There" (1973, No. 6 Pop/No. 7 Country/No. 3 AC), "I Honestly Love You" (1974, No. 1 Pop/No. 6 Country/No. 1 AC), "Have You Never Been Mellow" (1975, No. 1 Pop/No. 3 Country/No. 1 AC), and "Please Mr. Please" (1975, No. 3 Pop/No. 1 AC/No. 5 Country), just to name a few.  But "Please Mr. Please" was her last top ten Pop entry until the Grease juggernaut yielded three smashes: the upbeat John Travolta duets "You're the One That I Want" and "Summer Nights" and the solo torch song "Hopelessly Devoted to You." ....

 



PRESSE 


Olivia Newton-John est aussi en couverture de l'édition Néo zélandaise du Women's Weekly !! Même article que l'édition australienne !






dimanche 19 septembre 2021

LECTURE

 

ONJ’S BIRTHDAY GIFT

THE GENEROUS STAR IS GIVING BACK ON HER SPECIAL DAY



Olivia Newton-john is a true triple threat. A legend of the stage, charts and screen with four Grammy awards to her name, the Grease icon is one of the most successful recording artists in history.

These days, however, Olivia gets the most satisfaction from life’s simple pleasures.


This week, the beloved legend turns 73. And while many women of a similar age might bemoan the passing of time, given her brush with mortality – and her ongoing battle with an aggressive stage-four cancer – Olivia sees each birthday as a gift.


“Age is a number,” a beaming Olivia tells New Idea from her ranch in Santa Barbara, California. “It’s how you feel inside, and I feel like I’m 33 – just much wiser ! I guess when I was younger, I used to be focused on age a bit more, but life for me is wonderful so I have no complaints.

“I feel very blessed to have made it to 73, because when you are 37 looking up at 73, you can’t imagine getting there.


“Life can change in an instant, in a second. You can’t change the past and you can’t determine the future so the here and now is all you can focus on!”

Explaining that she always tries to live in the moment, Olivia says she chooses to find joy in getting older, as she understands just how precious it is.

“I am very grateful for my wonderful life and my career has been a dream

– I think I did OK. From this point on it’s just icing on my [birthday] cake!”


This year’s festivities are extra special, as they coincide with Olivia’s annual Walk For Wellness. The virtual event, which raises funds for the Olivia Newton-john Cancer Wellness & Research Centre, takes place on September

26, Olivia’s birthdate. Anyone can take part, regardless of where they are in the world.


“I thought how special it would be if we had the walk on my birthday, because three years ago I actually spent time as a patient at the centre on my 70th and got to experience the wellness programs firsthand.


“I know how vital they are to healing the whole person during a cancer journey. Walking with my family and friends to raise funds is just joy for me!”

After publicly battling breast cancer following a diagnosis almost 30 years ago – and undergoing nine months of debilitating chemo and surgeries, including a partial mastectomy and breast reconstruction – Olivia later made the decision to keep a second diagnosis (a tumour in her shoulder) to herself. 

However, she shocked the word in 2017 with the heartbreaking news that her cancer had reappeared for a third time – though this time it had spread to her bones.

Yet despite the blow, Olivia is remaining upbeat in the face of adversity and is determined to beat the

odds with an upbeat attitude.


“I truly believe it helps win over cancer or any challenge you are going through. Laughter also helps – I love laughing. Often at myself.”

Helping her maintain this ‘glass half full’ approach is her husband of 13 years, John

Easterling, and her cherished daughter, Chloe Lattanzi.

While she’s very much living in the present and feeling grateful for her peaceful life in California, Olivia admits that she is pining to return to her “heart home” of Australia.

“I miss my family and friends,” she says, sadly. “I haven’t been back since early 2020 when I was there to support Chloe during her run on Dancing with the Stars.

“This is the longest period of time that I have ever been away from Australia since I was a teenager. I’m disappointed I can’t be there now to see them, but I know one day soon we will be together and share a wonderful meal! ”






DANKE KAY ! 



HAPPY BIRTHDAY!





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ONE WOMAN'S LIVE JOURNEY 


Album live d'ONJ enregistré les 26 & 27 aout 1999 au Trump Taj Mahal d'Atlantic City ! Sorti chez Festival Records en Australie un 19 septembre 2000 et chez Hip-O select pour les USA !



dimanche 4 avril 2021

RETRO ARTICLE

C'est toujours intéressant de découvrir des vieux interviews d'ONJ ... et d'apprendre des petits détails sur son travail de chanteuse ... 

 


 

 

TRIVIA TIME





Danke Kay

dimanche 28 mars 2021

C'ETAIT UN

28 mars 1985


The Dance Gallery Guild's Second Annual Membership Luncheon to Honor Shirley MacLaine : BEVERLY HILLS, CA - 

MARCH 28: Actress/Singer Olivia Newton-John, actress Shirley MacLaine, actor John Travolta and actress Marilu Henner attend The Dance Gallery Guild's Second Annual Membership Luncheon to Honor Shirley MacLaine on March 28, 1985 at Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, California.


 

 

28 mars 1992

 



UNIVERAL CITY, CA - MARCH 28: Singer Olivia Newton-John attend the Permanent Charities Committee of the Entertainment Industries' 1992 Celebrity Walk-A-Thon for Earth Day to Benefit Environmental Charities on March 28, 1992 at Universal Studios in Universal City, California.

 

Eighties QUIZ

 

Celui du New Zealand Woman’s Weekly (29 Mar 2021) avec une question tellement difficile concernant ONJ : 13 - The song that spent the most weeks at number one in the US in the ‘80s was by Olivia Newton John. What was it?