Releases the hit single If Not For You
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1974 |
Represented England in Eurovision Song Contest
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1975
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Moves to America and releases the album Have You Never Been so Mellow with the
hit song from the title album as well as Please Mr Please
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1976
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Was given her own tv presentation entitled A Very Special Olivia Newton-John. Later
travels to Japan promoting her album Don't Stop Believin'. Won a series of
Grammy awards and then settles in Malibu
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1978
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The year that made Olivia famous throughout the world and movie industry with the
musical hit, Grease alongside co-star John Travolta.
In the same year, she releases her album Totally Hot |
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1980 |
Stars in the movie Xanadu which did not rate well with the critics but her song
inspired by the movie, Magic tops the US chart. Meets her future husband,
Matt Lattanzi who was a dancer on the set
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1981 |
Releases the album Physical which became the number one US hit for
six weeks running
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1982 |
Stars alongside John Travolta again in Two of a Kind which experienced
moderate success
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1984 |
Marries Matt Lattanzi after 4 years living together
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1986 |
Daughter Chole is born. Olivia spends time developing her business Koala
Blue but the company fails in the early 1990s.
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1986 |
Releases the song The Rumour as well as Warm and Tender which was targeted
at children |
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1995 |
Divorces from her husband and later joins the crew of Wildlife as a tv presenter about
animals from around the world
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1998 |
Releases album Back with a Heart, a blend of country and pop music
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