Olivia Newton-John to be Remembered With State Memorial Service – Billboard

The life and glittering profession of Olivia Newton-John will be celebrated later this month with a state memorial service in Melbourne, the Victorian authorities has introduced.

Delta Goodrem, the Sydney pop singer who portrayed Newton-John within the 2018 TV mini-series Hopelessly Devoted to You, will carry out on the free, ticketed occasion, which is ready for Feb. 26 at Hamer Hall, Arts Centre Melbourne.

The service is being deliberate in shut session with representatives of the late artist, with particular tributes from household and mates, reads a press release.

Newton-John died Aug. 8, 2022 after a protracted battle with most cancers, on the age of 73.

“Dame Olivia Newton-John was an inspiration to many around the world – her work in cancer research and treatment saved lives and changed lives and her music was the soundtrack to a generation,” feedback state premier Daniel Andrews.

“We know Victorians are eager to celebrate the life of a driving force in medical research and an icon of film and music, with a service befitting her international acclaim.”

For prolonged stints within the Nineteen Seventies and Eighties, ONJ was Australia’s flag-bearer in popular culture with a string of hits and starring roles in Hollywood movies Grease and Xanadu.

Born in Cambridge, England, Newton-John moved to Melbourne together with her household at a younger age. From early on, ONJ confirmed a knack for performing and moved to London after successful a visit on the ‘60s TV present Sing, Sing, Sing.

Newton-John did sing, and, in her heyday, was probably the most fashionable artists on the planet. She amassed 5 No. 1 hits on the Billboard Hot 100, together with “Physical,” which was solely the second music in Hot 100 historical past (following Debby Boone’s “You Light Up My Life”) to log 10 weeks at No. 1.

During her lifetime, she collected 4 Grammy Awards, set data on the American Music Awards and, in 1975, grew to become simply the second feminine solo artist to land back-to-back No. 1 albums on the Billboard 200 chart. Her catalog has bought greater than 100 million items worldwide.

Newton-John used her fame for good. In 2012, she partnered with Austin Health in Melbourne, to set up the Olivia Newton-John Wellness and Research Centre (ONJWRC); she individually based National Tree Day in Australia; and established the Olivia Newton-John Foundation Fund, which sponsors world analysis into plant drugs to assist discover kinder therapies for most cancers.

Visit vic.gov.au/olivia-newton-john for extra.