Friday, November 10, 2017

200 Favourite Music Acts. Today: #93: OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN. Continues in 2 days.
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200
FAVOURITE
MUSIC ACTS
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#93
OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN
Olivia Newton-John was born in England in 1948 but her family migrated to Australia. She grew up in Melbourne where she began pursuing musical ambitions during her teens. 
A victory at a talent contest earned her a trip to London where Newton-John formed a duo with fellow Aussie expat Pat Carroll. She later joined the group Toomorrow and starred in a movie with the band. This led to her joining Cliff Richard's touring act and, in 1971, her 1st chart hit "If Not For You" (a cover of a Bob Dylan song). The single reached #1 on the US Adult Contemporary Chart and made the Top 10 in Britain, Canada and Australia. 
"Banks Of The Ohio' gave Newton-John her first #1 when it topped the Australian chart that same year. 1973's "Let Me Be There" won a Grammy Award in the Country category. In 1974, she represented the UK at Eurovision, losing to ABBA's "Waterloo". 
That year, Newton-John made #1 in Australia again as well as in America and Canada with "I Honestly Love You". Follow-up "Have You Never Been Mellow" did the same in the 2 North American territories. On the US AC chart, she placed no less than 8 songs at #1 in the years between 1974-8.
Newton-John became an even bigger worldwide star in 1978 with her role in the box office hit film 'Grease'. Its soundtrack was a major seller, spawning the #1 hits "Summer Nights" and "You're The One That I Want" (both duets with her co-star John Travolta).
Another film role gave Newton-John 2 more #1s in 1980: "Xanadu" (with the Electric Light Orchestra) reached #1 in Britain while "Magic" did the same Stateside.
Next, "Physical" spent 10 weeks at #1 in 1981 on the American chart. She married actor Matt Lattanzi in 1984. Daughter Chloe was born 2 years later.
A medley of 'Grease' hits entitled "Grease Megamix" reached #1 in Australia in 1990. Newton-John was diagnosed with breast cancer 2 years later. This century has seen her open a Cancer & Wellness Centre in Melbourne. She continues performing and recording. Recent releases include Christmas albums with John Travolta and John Farnham.

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94 ROD STEWART       95 MARY J. BLIGE    96 SANTANA    97 CARLY SIMON
98 EMINEM       99 TAMMI TERRELL    100 FRANK SINATRA    101 JENNIFER HUDSON    
102 BEACH BOYS    103 CHAKA KHAN    104 JOE JACKSON       105 MIKA                              
106 CHRISTINA AGUILERA      107 DAVID GUETTA      108 DESTINY’S CHILD
109 JAMIROQUAI      110 ALISON MOYET      111 LED ZEPPELIN      112 STEVE WINWOOD
113 COMMODORES      114 COLDPLAY      115 SIMPLY RED      116 ONE DIRECTION
117 CAROLE KING      118 R. KELLY      119 EMELI SANDE`      120 QUINCY JONES
121 LADY GAGA      122 ELVIS COSTELLO      123 RAY CHARLES      124 ED SHEERAN
125 NATALIE COLE     126 SMOKEY ROBINSON     127 KANYE WEST     128 ELVIS PRESLEY
129 ERIC BENET      130 SAM SMITH      131 JAMES TAYLOR      132 STEELY DAN
133 IKE & TINA TURNER      134 DES’REE      135 ACE OF BASE      136 VAN MORRISON
137 SAM COOKE      138 THE DOORS      139 AMY WINEHOUSE      140 PHARRELL
141 GEORGE BENSON      142 MINNIE RIPERTON       143 VILLAGE PEOPLE
144 CURTIS MAYFIELD      145 FOREIGNER      146 EURYTHMICS      147 TOTO
148 BARRY WHITE      149 CARL RISELEY      150 TONI BRAXTON     151 NEIL DIAMOND
152 HALL & OATES     153 LUTHER VANDROSS     154 ERIC CLAPTON     155 THE O’JAYS
156 RUMER      157 SLY & THE FAMILY STONE      158 LITTLE RICHARD
159 HAROLD MELVIN & THE BLUE NOTES      160 CHRIS ISAAK
161 MICHAEL McDONALD      162 GLORIA GAYNOR      163 TWENTY ONE PILOTS
164 BEN E. KING     165 MEAT LOAF     166 JAMES REYNE     167 JOAN ARMATRADING
168 SADE    169 A-HA    170 GLEN CAMPBELL    171 DIRE STRAITS    172 COLD CHISEL
173 LINDA RONSTADT      174 ANTHONY CALLEA      175 LISA STANSFIELD
176 EN VOGUE      177 MICHAEL BUBLE`      178 TRACY CHAPMAN      179 DRAGON
180 OLETA ADAMS      181 LITTLE RIVER BAND      182 SOPHIE ELLIS – BEXTOR
183 THE RONETTES      184 CERRONE      185 MODELS      186 SCISSOR SISTERS
187 DARREN HAYES      188 PETULA CLARK      189 MARTHA & THE VANDELLAS
190 LIGHTHOUSE FAMILY      191 ART GARFUNKEL      192 THE REELS
193 JANIS IAN      194 JOHN PAUL YOUNG      195 S CLUB 7      196 CHARLIE PUTH
197 THE MARVELETTES      198 ICEHOUSE      199 LEO SAYER      200 LIZA MINNELLI

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