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Olivia Newton-John Has Died At 73

Olivia Newtown John died at the age of 73, according to CNN. While no specific cause was given, Newton-John has had breast cancer for more than 30 years. Her husband…

Olivia Newton-John Has Died at At 73
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Olivia Newtown John died at the age of 73, according to CNN. While no specific cause was given, Newton-John has had breast cancer for more than 30 years. Her husband John Easterling, who she married in 2008, says she died peacefully at her ranch in Southern California this morning (8/8), surrounded by "family and friends."

She is best known for her 1978 starring role opposite John Travolta in Grease. She sang several songs from the movie, including "You're the One that I Want," "Summer Nights," and "Hopelessly Devoted to You." Olivia's most significant hit outside of Grease was the 1981 song '"Physical."

Before she made it into pop music, she was well-known for her country hits from the early 1970s, including "If Not for You," and in 1973, "Let Me Be There, and "Have You Never Been Mellow." She won the CMA's Female Vocalist award in 1974. That same year, she won the ACM's New Female Vocalist honor. She has also won four Grammys in her career.

Olivia was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1992, but it went into remission and came back in 2013. It went back into remission but surfaced again in 2017.

Musicians, Entertainers & Other Cultural Figures We’ve Lost in 2022

Scroll through the gallery below to see the musicians, celebrities and other cultural figures we've lost in 2022

Sidney Poitier

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Bob Saget

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Ronnie Spector

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Peter Bogdanovich

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Gaspard Ulliel

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Woodstock Music Festival co-producer Micael Lang

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Meat Loaf

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Louie Anderson

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Howard Hesseman

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Miss USA 2019 Cheslie Kryst

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Mark Lanegan

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Gary Brooker

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Ivan Reitman

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Nancy Brooks has been working in the country music industry for almost 30 years. She has interviewed pretty much any country star you can think of. In the late 1990s, she started working with Dolly Parton. And yes, Nancy reports that Parton is as sweet as you would think. She loves her life in country music and has been backstage at every CMA Awards show since the late 1990s. Many of her stories are from her one-on-one interviews. She was there at the beginning of the incredible careers of many music superstars today, including Taylor Swift, Shania Twain, and Blake Shelton, and has interviewed them multiple times throughout the years.