Michelle Day : I love this look for Olivia, we came across a sheer shawl in her wardrobe, popped a black dress underneath and draped the shawl over her shoulders for a perfect improvised glam look. We were always rummaging through her wardrobe for something unique to photograph her in, so fun, like little girls playing dress ups. Some things never change ❤️
JANUARY 26: Singer Olivia Newton-John (L) and Cliff Richard (R) arrives at the Dionne Warwick: 45th Anniversary Spectacular after party at the Hollywood Palladium on January 26, 2006 in Los Angeles, California.
Iconic Olivia Newton-John Outfits & More Acquired By Arts Centre Melbourne
25 September 2020 | 10:30am | Staff Writer
Arts Centre Melbourne has obtained a wealth of iconic items from Australian legend Olivia Newton-John, including outfits worn during historic performances, an award, scripts and more.
The huge acquisition for the Australian Performing Arts Collection included more than 500 items, all of which were part of an auction at the end of 2019 that raised funds for the Olivia Newton-John Cancer Wellness & Research Centre.
The white chiffon gown pictured above is one item obtained and was worn by Newton-John during her 1978 TV special Olivia alongside Bee Gees’ Andy Gibb and ABBA, while her red sequinned Royal Charity Concert outfit is currently on display at the Australian Music Vault.
“I am thrilled that some of my stage clothes and sketches that my friend costume designer Fleur Thiemeyer created, which I wore during the height of my career in the ‘70s and ‘80s, are now on display after all these years!” Newton-John said.
“I am so proud of her and delighted that they will become a permanent part of the Australian Performing Arts Collection at Arts Centre Melbourne. It’s wonderful to know that they will be carefully preserved for future generations to see.”
Arts Centre Melbourne CEO Claire Spencer added: “It is such a thrill for Arts Centre Melbourne to acquire these items including the beautiful ruby red dress that was worn by Olivia Newton-John on two iconic occasions.
“We have loved having it on loan in the Australian Music Vault for a display that honours contemporary Australian music and now permanently in the Australian Performing Arts Collection.”
Le Arts Centre de Melbourne a obtenu une multitude d'articles emblématiques appartenant à la légende australienne Olivia Newton-John , y compris des tenues portées lors de performances historiques, un prix, des scripts et plus encore.
L'énorme acquisition de la Australian Performing Arts Collection comprenait plus de 500 articles, qui faisaient tous partie d'une vente aux enchères fin 2019 et qui a permis de lever des fonds pour le centre de recherche et de bien-être sur le cancer Olivia Newton-John.
La robe en mousseline blanche illustrée ci-dessus est un article obtenu par le centre et a été portée par olivia Newton-John lors de son émission spéciale OLIVIA en 1978 aux côtés d'Andy Gibb et d'ABBA, tandis que sa tenue au Royal Charity Concert composée de paillettes rouges est actuellement exposée à l'Australian Music Vault.
«Je suis ravi que certains de mes vêtements de scène et croquis créés par mon amie costumière Fleur Thiemeyer, que je portais au plus fort de ma carrière dans les années 70 et 80, soient maintenant exposés après toutes ces années! Dit Newton-John.
«Je suis tellement fier d'elle et ravi qu'ils deviennent une partie permanente de la Collection australienne des arts du spectacle au Arts Centre Melbourne. C'est merveilleux de savoir qu'ils seront soigneusement préservés pour les générations futures. »
Claire Spencer, PDG d'Arts Centre Melbourne, a ajouté: «C'est un tel plaisir pour le Arts Centre de Melbourne d'acquérir ces articles, dont la magnifique robe rouge rubis qui a été portée par Olivia Newton-John à deux occasions emblématiques.
«Nous avons adoré l'avoir en prêt dans l'Australian Music Vault pour une exposition qui honore la musique australienne contemporaine et maintenant en permanence dans l'Australian Performing Arts Collection.»
Pour plus de détails, rendez-vous sur le site Web Australian Music Vault pour plus de détails.
Le 17 février 1973, la version d'Olivia, TAKE ME HOME COUNTRY ROADS continue sa petite progression dans le classement des meilleures ventes de 45t en Angleterre .. Cette semaine de février elle stagne à la 18ème place !
. A LITTLE MORE LOVE
Le 17 février 1979, A LITTLE MORE LOVE perd 6 places dans le classement des meilleures ventes de 45t en Angleterre mais aux USA le titre rentre dans le trio des bests of the bests !! ONJ gagne 1 petite place dans le HOT100 .. elle est 3ème !
Aux USA l'album TOTALLY HOT progresse également dans le BILLBOARD200 ! 4 places de mieux pour une 8ème position ! ( En Angleterre l'album dégringole de la 35ème à la 61ème place ) La B.O de GREASE perd, elle, 6 places .. au bout de 40 semaines !
...... Farnham teaming up with Olivia Newton-John for Two Strong Hearts was always going to be one of the most talked-about performances of the night, but his masterstroke was bringing out Queen guitarist Brian May, Mitch Tambo, a didgeridoo player and bagpipers for the most incredible rendition of You're The Voice imaginable. The combined performers for the final chorus to close the event felt like a true, classic stadium rock experience. With over $9 million raised and some excellent performances, Fire Fight well and truly exceeded the expectations of organisers and fans alike, with the stars aligning for a day that will take some digesting for those lucky enough to be there.
John Farnham and Olivia Newton-John perform during Fire Fight Australia at ANZ Stadium. Brian May, and kd Lang also took part in the fundraising concert JOHN Farnham reunited with Olivia Newton-John at a huge benefit concert in Sydney aiming to raise $10m (£5m) to help communities devastated by bushfires. The 70-year-old performed three songs and a duet with the Grease star.John performed his popular tracks Pressure Down, That’s Freedom, Age Of Reason, as well as Two Strong Hearts with Olivia (71). Global acts like Queen and Alice Cooper joined local stars like 5 Seconds Of Summer, Tina Arena and Delta Goodrem for the Fire Fight Australia gig. Adam Lambert joined Queen to reprise the band’s 1985 Live Aid set for the first time. Queen’s Brian May and Roger Taylor and Lambert, who performs with the rock group as their lead singer, repeated the original 22-minute set in its entirety at the ANZ Stadium in the Sydney Olympic Park. . DAILY RECORD
What Fall Fashion Looked Like the Year You Were Born
1972
Olivia Newton-John's all-white leisure suit brought effortless fall flair as she walked around London. / Le costume décontracté et tout blanc d'Olivia Newton-John a apporté sans effort une touche d'automne en se promenant dans Londres.
‘Grease’ Prequel Producers Hope John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John Will Make Cameos & He May Be Down
While they can’t necessarily play their original roles in a prequel, John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John might return for a small cameo in the next ‘Grease’ movie!
With the news that there will be a Grease prequel detailing the summer love story between Sandy Olsson (originally portrayed by Olivia Newton-John, 70) and Danny Zuko (John Travolta, 65) before they attended the same school, fans are probably wondering who’s returning from the original film more than 40 years later. A source close to the original Danny Zuko himself told HollywoodLife EXCLUSIVELY, “Everyone would love to see John and Olivia do a cameo, they wanted it to happen when Grease: Live was around, but so many variables would have to take place between the script, the role, their schedules,” our source revealed. “Never say never but it would not be 100% especially since it might be a few years from now that the film would get off the ground.”
Our source continued, “John only has wonderful memories when it comes to Grease and since everything comes back in one way, shape, or another, he would love to see a new generation fall in love with the characters of Danny and Sandy. He just hopes that they do it justice and make a great film and don’t just phone it in. If it gets to the point of actually being made he would be cool with it and would likely support it.”
People surely would love to see the movie’s original stars make a cameo in the movie – that includes those behind-the-scenes who are involved in making movie decisions at Paramount, all the way to fans who have cherished the film for decades, our source said. “It would be total validation and almost a passing of the torch,” they added. “We would have to wait and see, but the chance is there for John at least, and he would at least take a look at the opportunity.”
While our source expressed that John would likely be interested, Olivia might not make an appearance in the prequel. The actress told HollywoodLife EXCLUSIVELY, “I don’t think you can repeat things, you can’t go back. I think in the olden days I used to tell people that I would cringe watching it and asked myself why I did that or I could have done that better. But now with all the time and all the love people have for it I can relax and enjoy it. But I don’t believe going back and redoing it.” The high school musical Grease was released in 1978, and remains a true classic even decades later. The movie had a sequel in 1982 with Michelle Pfeiffer, 60, and the aforementioned television musical, Grease: Live, in 2016.
Et il est sans doute trop tôt pour spéculer sur une éventuelle participation ou non de John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John .. à l'heure ou rien n'a été concrétisé ... si ce n'est l'idée de ce prequel !
jeudi 13 décembre 2018
Le costume d'ONJ en SANDY 2 dans GREASE fait toujours des émules ... voici la dernière en date :
Et nous souhaitons un joyeux Birthday au "génialissime" John Farrar !
John Farrar a plusieur corde à son arc ! Il est un chanteur, guitariste et producteur, le monsieur est né à Melbourne (Australie) un 8 novembre 1945 !
De 1964 à 1970, John Farrar est membre des Strangers, un groupe de rock australien très influencé par les Shadows.
Il quitte les Strangers et l'Australie en 1970 pour s'installer en Angleterre. Là, il fonde un trio avec Hank Marvin et Bruce Welch, deux ex-membres des Shadows, qui publie trois albums jusqu'en 1973. Cette année-là, les Shadows se reforment, et Farrar les rejoint comme deuxième guitariste. Ils représentent le Royaume-Uni au concours Eurovision de la chanson 1975 avec la chanson Let Me Be the One. Farrar quitte les Shadows à la fin de 1975, et part s'installer aux Etats-Unis.
En 1971, John Farrar commence à travailler avec Olivia Newton-John, qui est alors la fiancée de Bruce Welch. Farrar et Welch produisent ses premiers albums, sur lesquels les membres des Shadows l'accompagnent. Plusieurs gros succès s'enchaînent aux Etats-Unis.
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Durant sa collaboration avec Olivia Newton-John, Farrar lui écrit également plusieurs chansons à succès, notamment Have You Never Been Mellow (1975), le tube mondial en duo avec John Travolta,You're the One That I Want (1978), titre phrase du film Grease, Hopelessly Devoted to You (1978) et Magic (1980).
Dans les années 1980, il produit des albums pour Cher et Irene Cara, entre autres, et publie un sublime album solo en 1980. (wiki)
Olivia Newton-John a du se délecter durant toutes ces années des versions démos de son ami/producteur ! Bien sur, ça aussi , ça va rester dans un coffre ...
ONJ à quand eu la bonne idée d'enregistrer un duo avec Farrar .. en reprenant le fabuleux titre RECKLESS pour son projet A CELEBRATION IN SONGS !
Resumé :
You’re the One That I Want (1978 Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta duet from Grease)
Still one of the highest-selling singles of all time, with estimates of around 15 million sold worldwide. No. 1 in Australia, the US, UK.
Magic (1980 Olivia Newton-John hit from the Xanadu soundtrack)
No. 1 in the US for a month (the 3rd highest selling single in the US that year) and No. 4 in Australia.
Have You Never Been Mellow (1975 hit for Olivia Newton-John)
No. 1 in the US (it sold over million copies) and Canada, No. 10 in Australia. Nominated for a Grammy for Best Female Pop Vocal performance.
Hopelessly Devoted to You (Olivia Newton-John solo ballad from Grease)
Made No. 3 in the US, No. 1 in Ireland and Canada and No. 4 in Australia.
A Little More Love (1978 hit for Newton-John)
No. 2 in Canada, No. 3 in the US, No. 4 in the UK and No. 9 in Australia
Make a Move on Me (1982 hit for Newton-John)
The follow-up to Physical made No. 5 in the US and No. 8 in Australia, became her ninth gold single in the US.
Olivia est la première à dire à quel point John Farrar a été si crucial dans toute sa carrière. Ils formaient une équipe de rêve.
Il l'a sans aucun doute aidé a devenir l'une des plus grandes chanteuses au monde en lui écrivant des chansons devenues des classiques.... et produisant la plupart de ses albums majeurs !
. FASHION
Tell Me More, Tell Me More !
La marque de vêtements basée à Los Angeles, Simon Miller, s'est associée à Paramount Pictures pour lancer une collection de vêtements sur le thème Grease en l'honneur du 40e anniversaire de la comédie musicale.
L'ensemble de 12 pièces pour femmes, est disponible en ligne ou dans les magasins américains Nordstrom !
Le créateur propose différents styles rendant hommage au look inspiré des années 50.
Sir Cliff Richard sortira un nouvel album inspiré d'une "mauvaise période", Olivia Newton-John fait partie du projet, chantant un duo sur le morceau 'Everybody's Someone' !
Sir Cliff Richard has said he is back “for real” and hoping to click with younger music fans as he releases his first original material in 14 years.
The pop legend, 77, feared he would never get to share new songs again during his bitter court fight with the BBC.
But he has told of how new album Rise Up was inspired by that “bad period” – and its title is poignant as he has now broken free from his own “quagmire”.
Cliff spoke a month after his landmark privacy victory against the broadcaster and in the week he celebrates the 60th anniversary of debut single Move It.
Cliff reunites with Grease star Olivia Newton-John for the first time in 23 years on the album, singing a duet on the track Everybody’s Someone.
AUSSIE DESIGNER FLEUR THIEMEYER OPENS UP ABOUT HER LIFE
From Leif Garrett to Peter Frampton and Andy Gibb, Aussie designer Fleur Thiemeyer has dressed them all.
"In the late '60s, I was making clothes for The Valentines, Bon Scott, Zoot, Russell Morris, and in the end, I married Darryl Cotton from Zoot," she opened up to Laurel, Gary & Mark.
If you're immediately reminded of Zoot's iconic pink suits, then you'll be pleasantly surprised to learn that Fleur's responsible for those. And, The Easybeats song 'Sorry'? Yep, Fleur Thiemeyer is that 'Fleur'!
But, things got even better for Fleur when Olivia Newton-John entered the scene.
Olivia Newton-John est devenue une référence en matière de mode ...
Shorts are all too often relegated to the confines of summer and/or the beach—think hot pants and Daisy Dukes. Rarely is the summer staple described as ‘chic’. But that hasn’t always been the case. For proof, you only need dial back to the 1950s and the likes of Lauren Bacall, Marilyn Monroe and Jackie Kennedy. All three style icons were partial to shorts, with each of them bringing their own unique style to the garment.
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