Olivia Newton-John

My favourite singer is Olivia Newton-John. She is one of the most recognized names and faces in the world. She was born in Cambridge, England, on September 26, 1948, into an academically distinguished family. Later she moved with her family in Australia.

Olivia was a performer from early on and she would sing around the house for friends and family. She made her amateur television debut on the "Kevin Dennis Auditions," an Australian show reminiscent of the U.S. At 16, Olivia quit school and took a job as hostess for "The Tarax Happy Show," a children's television show that aired live five days a week. In 1965, a 17 year old Olivia left Australia for British shores. 

The first movie role of Olivia was in Australian release, "Funny Things Happen Down Under." Then, she appeared on the 1967 Shadows album, From Hank, Bruce, Brian, and John, singing part of the vocals on the song The Day I Met Marie.

Olivia was invited to play in "Grease" movie. She said of the movie, "What can I say but that it was terrible and I was terrible in it. They kept telling me I had to project so I went through the whole picture shouting. I guess we did some good as a tax write-off for the producers."

Olivia found a man who would do a great deal to launch her solo career in the United Kingdom: Cliff Richard. Nowadays she is speaker for "Animal Planet" Broadcasting.