Olivia Newton-John

Mary Carr Olivia was the youngest of three children born to Brinley "Bryn" Newton-John and Irene Helene (née Born).

Mary Carr Olivia and her family move to Melbourne, Australia, for her father's work as a Professor of German at the University of Melbourne.

Mary Carr Olivia started the all-girl group Sol Four, and began appearing on Australian television programs. By 1965 she had won a televised talent contest and in 1966 she used the prize — a trip to the UK — to expand her horizons.

Mary Carr Olivia recorded her first single, Till You Say You'll Be Mine, with Decca in England.

Mary Carr After performing across Europe, Olivia was recruited for the group Toomorrow, with which she made a film and recorded an album and some singles.

Mary Carr If Not For You, Olivia's first solo album, was released. The title track was an international hit. She was voted Best British Female Vocalist two years in a row by Record Mirror magazine.

Mary Carr The release of Olivia's second album, Olivia, was followed by several singles, including covers of songs by George Harrison and Jon Denver.

Mary Carr Let Me Be There, the single, proved immensely popular, reaching the Top 10 in American pop and country charts, and earning Olivia a Grammy for Best Country Female. She also received an award from the Academy of Country Music for Most Promising Female Vocalist. An album by the same name followed soon after.

Mary Carr Olivia poses with Dionne Warwick, Don Kirshner and Helen Reddy at a party celebrating the second anniversary of the Don Kirshner's Rock Concert tv show.

Mary Carr Long Live Love was released in a different format in the US, under the name If You Love Me, Let Me Know. It included what came to be Olivia's signature song, I Honestly Love You. The album would earn the artist two Grammys: one for Record of the Year, and another for Best Pop Vocal Performance – Female. It also topped the US pop and country music charts.

Mary Carr Olivia was named the Country Music Association's Female Vocalist of the Year, beating the likes of Dolly Parton and Loretta Lynn, and sparking debate among purists in the country music scene.

Mary Carr In the Eurovision Song Contest, Olivia represented Britain and came 4th to ABBA's Waterloo. She went on to record all of the contest's six songs for the album Long Live Love.

Mary Carr Olivia released the pop- and country-chart-topping album Have You Never Been Mellow just 154 days after her previous number-1 album If You Love Me Let Me Know. She held the Guinness World Record for the shortest gap by a female artist between new Number-1 albums for 45 years.

Mary Carr Clearly Love, released in 1975, wasn't as popular as her previous albums and ended her streak of five gold top-10 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

Mary Carr Don't Stop Believin' was Olivia's eighth studio album.

Mary Carr Olivia headlined her first television special program, A Special Olivia Newton-John.

Mary Carr At just 28 years of age, Olivia released Olivia Newton-John's Greatest Hits, which became her first platinum album.

Mary Carr Making a Good Thing Better was released following the success of the single Sam from Don't Stop Believin', but didn't achieve the same kind of success.

Mary Carr Olivia starred as the sweet and naive Sandy in the musical film Grease, opposite John Travolta. The film was the year's greatest box-office hit, and the soundtrack spent 12 weeks on top of the charts. It remains among the best-selling soundtracks of all time.

Mary Carr Olivia released Totally Hot, marking a departure from her previously wholesome image. It became her first solo top-10 album since Have You Never Been Mellow.

Mary Carr Olivia performed Hopelessly Devoted to You at the 1979 Academy Awards, where she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award as Best Actress in a Musical. By this time she'd also earned a People's Choice Award for Favorite Film Actress.

Mary Carr Olivia was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for her service to the performing arts in Australia and overseas.

Mary Carr Olivia starred in her third tv special, Hollywood Nights.

Mary Carr Olivia starred in the film Xanadu which, while not achieving critical acclaim, had a soundtrack that certified double platinum and scored five top-20 singles on the Billboard Hot 100. Olivia's charting singles included Magic, Suddenly, and Xanadu.

Mary Carr Olivia meets the Queen at a concert in Sydney, alongside actor Paul Hogan. Image reused courtesy of the Commonwealth of Australia (National Archives of Australia).

Mary Carr Physical, another rock-style album, was released. It became her most popular album, reaching double-platinum. The provocative lyrics on the title track prompted some US radio stations to ban the single. Olivia also pioneered the idea of the video album with this release, and it was made into the prime-time special Let's Get Physical.

Mary Carr Olivia and John Travolta pose with the United States Navy's Blue Angels flight demonstration team.

Mary Carr After the success of Physical, Olivia went on tour internationally, and released Olivia's Greatest Hits Vol. 2, from which Heart Attack and Tied Up reached the top 40.

Mary Carr Olivia in Concert, another tv special, was later released to video and earned Olivia another Grammy nomination.

Mary Carr With friend and collabrator, singer Pat Farrar, Olivia launched boutique and fashion label Koala Blue, selling Australian imports in the United States.

Mary Carr Soul Kiss was released as an album and video album while Olivia was pregnant with daughter Chloe.

Mary Carr Olivia released The Rumour, whose title track was written and produced by Elton John. The album was promoted with an HBO special entitled Olivia Down Under.

Mary Carr Ready to go on tour to promote her Back to Basics: The Essential Collection 1971–1992 album, Olivia received the news that she had breast cancer on the same weekend her father died. She cancelled her plans for treatment, and survived the cancer.

Mary Carr Highlights from the Main Event, an album taken from The Main Event tour, was released. The album and tour saw Olivia perform with John Farnham and Anthony Warlow. It went platinum four times, won an ARIA Award for Highest Selling Australian CD at the 1999 Awards and received a nomination for Best Adult Contemporary Album.

Mary Carr Olivia recorded Back with a Heart in Nashville. The album reached number 9 on the Country Albums music chart.

Mary Carr Olivia was inducted into the Australian ARIA Hall of Fame. Image by Canley.

Mary Carr Olivia released Stronger Than Before, whose songs featured guest vocals by other female artists who had survived breast cancer.

Mary Carr Olivia performed with special guests at the Olivia Newton-John & Friends concert which accompanied the release of an album of the same name that included duets with Jimmy Barnes, Cliff Richard, Richard Marx, Guy Sebastian (pictured) and Delta Goodrem, among others. Image by Leahshia Gaston.

Mary Carr Olivia trekked 228km in three weeks to raise funds for the Olivia Newton-John Cancer and Wellness Centre she'd founded in partnership with the Austin Hospital in Melbourne, Australia.

Mary Carr Olivia teamed up with John Travolta to release This Christmas, a charity album in support of The Olivia Newton-John Cancer & Wellness Centre and the Jett Travolta Foundation.

Mary Carr Olivia was inducted into the Music Victoria Hall of Fame in Australia.

Mary Carr Olivia's fundraising saw the establishment of the Olivia Newton-John Cancer Research Institute in Melbourne, Australia.

Mary Carr Olivia was appointed a Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) for "eminent service to community health, particularly for people living with cancer, through support for medical research, and as a songwriter and performer." Image by FESTIVALDEVINACHILE.

Mary Carr Olivia was appointed a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) for her services to charity, cancer research and entertainment.

Mary Carr Olivia passed away at home on her ranch, surrounded by loved ones.