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OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN

FAMILY, FRIENDS AND FAMOUS FACES PAY TRIBUTE

• HELLO! (UK)
• 7 Mar 2023
• REPORT: LAURA BENJAMIN

A-listers bid farewell

As one of the most famous entertainers ever to have hailed from Australia, it was fitting that Dame Olivia Newton-John should be given a very special send-off. And she certainly was, with stars including Sir Elton John, Mariah Carey, Dolly Parton and Hugh Jackman all taking part in last week’s state memorial for the Grease actress, who died in August last year aged 73. She had been living with breast cancer on and off since 1992.

Sir Elton and Mariah were among those who paid tribute via video at the moving service, which was held at Hamer Hall in Melbourne, Australia. “She was such a wonderful force of nature. She was funny, kind, warm and talented, and every time we got together, we laughed and laughed and laughed,” the Candle in the Wind singer told the thousands of fans who watched the memorial. “Throughout her career, I watched her grow and grow and grow to be the artist she became.”

Of the Olivia Newton-John Cancer Wellness & Research Centre, which the star set up in Melbourne in 2012 to help others, he said: “It is a testament to what she did for so many millions of people. She fought her disease with the most incredible courage and a bravery that stays with me forever.”

Mariah said in her tribute: “She really affected my life. As a little girl, I loved her so much. Grease was probably the first movie I ever saw. I looked up to her so much and when I got to meet her, she was just as nice as she was a star.”

During the ceremony, Olivia’s husband John Easterling, to whom she was married from 2008 until her death, and her daughter Chloe Lattanzi paid tributes that left many fans in tears. “She’s been honoured by prime ministers and presidents and the Queen… but what made her most happy was being at the ranch, being with the horses, being with the chickens and the dogs and the cat, or sitting in the courtyard just listening to bird songs,” John said, adding: “She was the most courageous woman I’ve ever met.”

‘She was such a wonderful force of nature. She was funny, kind, warm and talented’

Sir Elton John

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Singer and actress Chloe received a standing ovation. “My favourite thing to do was watch her watching the birds and the flowers, smelling her roses, and the joy it brought to her face was a thing of beauty. I loved making her tea and then making it five times again until I got it right,” the 37-year-old said.

“I loved our snuggles. I would crawl into bed with her late at night, even if I was 20 years old. I loved the way she smelled. I love how she loved fully and completely.”

Former Neighbours actress Delta Goodrem performed a medley of Olivia’s greatest hits during the service, while others who spoke about the singer and actress via video link included musicians Barry Gibb, Dolly Parton and Sir Cliff Richard, as well as Australian actress Nicole Kidman, who described how she was inspired by Olivia.

“She was just a light in this world, which I think all of us feel. And I grew up with her, listening to her – I would perform her songs at school. When I first saw Grease, I was like: ‘I want to be Olivia Newton-John.’ So to be able to pay tribute to her tonight is incredibly important to all of us. We all send you our love, Livvie,” she said.

 

 

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HEARTHBREAKING TRIBUTE

 A touching and emotional state memorial service has been held for Dame Olivia Newton-John in Melbourne.

Je crois qu'Olivia Newton-John aurait apprécié l'hommage qui lui a été rendu dimanche dernier ! "Simple" et de bon ton ! Le plus important était d'écouter son mari et sa fille ...

Les amis du "showbiz" n'étaient surement pas ceux qui partageait sa vie au quotidien ( à part Cliff Richard ).. ses vrais amis étaient dans la salle de manière anonyme ! En écoutant Delta Goodrem ... qui à fait le show et qui est une excellente chanteuse.. je comprend pourquoi j'aime tant la voix d'Olivia .. elle qui n'a jamais eu besoin de monter en puissance vocale !

En tout cas j'ai vraiment apprécié cet hommage !

 

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Pop royalty tributes at ONJ’s service

• Sunday Territorian
• 26 Feb 2023
• ANDREW KOUBARIDIS To watch the memorial go to www.vic.gov.au/state-servicedame-olivia-newton-john-ac-dbe

MUSIC royalty Elton John, P!nk and Mariah Carey will share their memories of Olivia Newton-John at her State memorial service.

The superstars have recorded video messages for the iconic Australian singer, who died aged 73 in August last year after a long cancer battle.

The service at Melbourne’s Hamer Hall at 4pm on Sunday will be a “celebration of life” for the 73-year-old who became a household name around the world after starring in Grease in the 1970s.

“Olivia Newton John to me was someone who I always look forward to seeing – she was such a wonderful force of nature,” Elton John will tell the memorial.

Mariah Carey will say she grew up adoring Newton-John: “Grease was probably the first movie I ever saw. And then I got to meet her later and we performed together.”

P!nk said Newton-John was “an absolute angel’.

“She was one of the kindest, most present, just light-filled beings walking around this earth.”

Newton-John’s husband John Easterling has revealed how fitting the location is for the state memorial service. One of her dying wishes, he said, was to be farewelled in the city she moved to with her family at age five. While she didn’t speak much about what would happen after her death, he said he knew she wanted one last connection with Australians.

“It’s not something we talked a lot about (but) she did know that she would like to have something in Australia as a special exchange at the end,” Mr Easterling said.

Mr Easterling, and Olivia’s daughter, Chloe Lattanzi, yesterday returned to one of her favourite places in the world, Melbourne’s Royal Botanic Gardens – a peaceful paradise far removed from Hollywood and the showbiz lifestyle.

“It was a very private place for Olivia,” Royal Botanic Gardens director and chief executive, Professor Tim Entwisle said.

“It was somewhere to find solace and peace, and connect with nature.”

Her mother, Irene Born, would take young Olivia to the gardens at every opportunity. Irene passed away in 2003 and there is a memorial bench, dedicated to her in the gardens.

Mr Easterling, Ms Lattanzi, and Olivia’s niece Tottie Goldsmith, will pay tribute at the service on behalf of her family.

 

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CELEBRITIES SAY GOODBYE TO OLIVIA

• Townsville Bulletin
• 27 Feb 2023
• JESSICA WANG

Olivia Newton-john fan Justine Edwards with Aussie singing star Delta Goodrem. Picture: Jason Edwards

CELEBRITIES gathered at Melbourne’s Hamer Hall on Sunday to farewell legendary Australian singer Olivia Newton-john at her State Memorial Service.

In attendance were Kate Ceberano, Molly Meldrum, Delta Goodrem, Dannii Minogue, Human Nature’s Phil Burton and Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews, as well as Newton-john’s husband John Easterling and daughter Chloe Lattanzi. Multicultural Affairs Minister

Andrew Giles attended, representing Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, who was unable to attend due to commitments in Sydney.

Speaking to Channel 7, singer Delta Goodrem looked visibly emotional talking about her mentor.

“It is beautiful to see everybody coming out,” she said.

“(I’m) so happy to see everybody coming together on a day to celebrate someone who touched all our lives.

“I think that is really what it is. Seeing everybody just come together and being able to honour and celebrate

Olivia is incredibly special.”

Minogue credited Newton-john as a key inspiration for her career.

“She is literally the reason why I started performing and I was lucky enough to tell her that the first time that we met.

“She is a great friend of mine,” she told Channel 7.

On Sunday afternoon, Minogue shared a photo of herself with the Grease star and fellow singer Tottie

Goldsmith, with a touching tribute to the late actress.

“I perform because of one person, Olivia Newton-john. She has had me transfixed since I saw her as Sandy in Grease,” she said.

“I have had the most incredible moments with her and the beautiful Tottie Goldsmith, who has the same sparkle and shine.”

Mourners were asked to wear “a touch of orange” in a tribute to the singer’s favourite colour, with an orange red carpet rolled out for the service.

Husband’s shattering tribute to ‘magic’ ONJ

• Mercury (Hobart)
• 27 Feb 2023
• JESSICA WANG

OLIVIA Newton-John’s husband John Easterling has shared an emotional tribute to the late singer, giving a rare insight into their marriage. Easterling led a lengthy list of heartwarming tributes from celebrities and family, including her daughter Chloe Lattanzi, at Melbourne’s Hamer Hall for the State Memorial Service.

The businessman said that despite not being familiar with her music when they first met, he described the late singer as a “healer”, and described her ability to perform as a “piece of magic”. Easterling’s voice began to break while describing their life “supernatural” together. “Every day with Olivia was a bit of magic,” he said. “She said to me ‘John, when you are lucky enough to find your true soulmate and you share a heart, and one passes, the other has the obligation to live life for both’.

“We were talking about how lucky we were to have found each other and how in love we were.” Easterling also said he believed he felt the singer’s spirit in the days after her death. “A couple of nights after Olivia passed, I was lying in bed and I felt her hand over my diaphragm lifting out and I started breathing again,” he said.

Daughter Chloe described her mother’s sense of humour, love of nature, and her ability to “find the beauty in everything”.

“I stand here before you so desperately wanting to feel strong and confident and speak eloquently. But the truth is, I feel like a little girl lost without her mother,” she said.

“I can hear her voice: ‘You are safe, my darling. Don’t be afraid. You are so much stronger than you think. Speak from your heart. That’s all you have to do’”.

 

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 Sa joie de vivre et son légendaire sourire nous manquent déjà tellement  !! terriblement ! 

       

#MariahCarey, #NicoleKidman and more remembered #OliviaNewtonJohn in heartfelt video tributes for a state memorial service in the late icon's honor. pic.twitter.com/HYo145zvmJ

— Access Hollywood (@accesshollywood) February 26, 2023

 

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As a teenager in the 1960s, Olivia Newton John burst onto our TV screens and has been part of our lives ever since. Her remarkable life was celebrated today at a state memorial service in Melbourne. https://t.co/vTtdud3KmD #7NEWS pic.twitter.com/X3qHjUGSEO

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State Memorial Service for Dame Olivia Newton-John AC DBE

The livestream of the State Memorial Service for Dame Olivia Newton-John AC DBE will begin at 3:25 pm AEST on Sunday 26 February.

A personal photo tribute from Dame Olivia’s family will be streamed from 3:25 pm.

The photo tribute features images from Dame Olivia’s personal collection and is set to her music. The tribute will be played while guests enter Hamer Hall, Arts Centre Melbourne.

The State Memorial Service will formally begin at 4 pm.

A recording of this livestream will be available to watch on this site until Sunday 5 March 2023.

Un enregistrement de ce livestream sera disponible sur le site du gouvernement jusqu’au dimanche 5 mars 2023.

 

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City in the pink for Olivia

• Geelong Advertiser
• 25 Feb 2023
• CHAD VAN ESTROP

GEELONG’S City Hall and other CBD areas will turn pink on Sunday night in memory of singer, actor and philanthropist Olivia Newton-John.

Projection artist Matt Bonner will turn City Hall’s Gheringhap St facade pink to raise awareness about breast and gynaecological cancers.

The catenary lights at the corner of Malop and Moorabool Streets, and lights at Little Malop St, in central Geelong and on the waterfront will also turn pink.

Geelong Mayor Trent Sullivan said the council wanted to celebrate Newton-John and her vast achievements.

Newton-John, 73, died on August 8 last year after a long battle with cancer.

“Her compassion and drive to help those with cancer through both the Olivia Newton-John Foundation and Olivia Newton-John Cancer Wellness and Research Centre deeply resonated with our residents,” Mr Sullivan said.

Newton-John’s state memorial will be held at Hamer Hall in Melbourne on Sunday from 4pm.

TOUCHING TRIBUTE TO OLIVIA

• Mercury (Hobart)
• 25 Feb 2023

A LITTLE-known Newton-John song about gratitude, in which she declared “thank you for life, thank you for everything”, will be a centrepiece in the state memorial for the beloved Aussie superstar.

Newton-John’s husband John Easterling and her daughter Chloe Lattanzi will attend the state memorial at Hamer Hall, Melbourne, on Sunday, alongside niece Tottie Goldsmith, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and singer Delta Goodrem, who will perform a medley of Newton-John’s hits.

Newton-John, 73, died from cancer last August.

Presenter and singer David Campbell will be master of ceremonies at the service, and his TV colleague Richard Wilkins will deliver a tribute on behalf of the entertainment industry.

Olivia Newton-John memorial service itinerary released

Olivia Newton-John's husband and daughter will be front and centre at the state memorial service honouring her extraordinary life and legacy.