Iconic pop star and 'Grease' actor Olivia Newton-John dies at 73

Fourtime Grammy winner singersongwriter and actor Olivia NewtonJohn who starred in the beloved movie musical Grease has passed away at the age of 73 after a battle with breast cancerA statement shared by her husband John Easterling on her official Instagram handle confirmed the news of her demise It read Dame Olivia NewtonJohn 73 passed away peacefully at her Ranch in Southern California this morning surrounded by family and friends We ask that everyone please respect the familys privacy during this very difficult timeThe statement continued Olivia has been a symbol of triumphs and hope for over 30 years sharing her journey with breast cancer Her healing inspiration and pioneering experience with plant medicine continues with the Olivia NewtonJohn Foundation Fund dedicated to researching plant medicine and cancerOlivia is survived by her husband John Easterling daughter Chloe Lattanzi sister Sarah NewtonJohn brother Toby NewtonJohn nieces and nephews Tottie Fiona and Brett Goldsmith Emerson Charlie Zac Jeremy Randall and Pierz NewtonJohn Jude NewtonStock Layla Lee Kira and Tasha Edelstein and Brin and Valerie Hall it concludedThough NewtonJohns cause of death was not specified she had been diagnosed with breast cancer that surfaced for the third time in 2017According to Fox News the Australian singer was known just as much for her top hits including Physical and Youre the One That I Want as she was for her starring alongside John Travolta in the classic film GreaseFollowing her demise Travolta was quick to weigh in with a tribute on social media My dearest Olivia you made all of our lives so much better he wrote The actor continued Your impact was incredible I love you so much We will see you down the road and we will all be together again Yours from the moment I saw you and forever Your Danny your John Travoltas wife Kelly Preston lost her battle with cancer in the summer of 2020USA Today has reported that born in Cambridge England on September 26 1948 NewtonJohn moved with her family to Australia at age 5 There she grew up singing and became a talent show winner at 16 which sent her back to England following which she dropped out of high school to pursue performing fulltimeAs per the outlet her first major success as a pop star came in 1971 with the cover of Bob Dylans If Not For You which hit the No 25 spot on Billboards Hot 100 chart and catapulted NewtonJohn to international stardomIn 1973 Let Me Be There got the singer her first Grammy for best female country vocal performance She collected two more Grammys next year for time record of the year and best post vocal performance female both for I Honestly Love YouIn total NewtonJohn was nominated for 12 Grammys throughout her career winning once more for video of the year with Physical in 1982 Eight years before her death NewtonJohn was honoured with the Medal of the Order of Australia as per People magazineThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever