Biography for
Olivia Newton-John
Date of birth (location)
26 September 1948
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire,
England, UK
Nickname
Livvy
The Goddess
Lovely Livvy
Olivia Neutron-Bomb
Height
5' 6" (1.68 m) Mini biography
Olivia Newton-John is an English singer/actress who was born on September 26, 1948 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England. She lived there till she was 5 years old, and relocated to Australia with her parents after her father was offered a job as the Dean of a College in Melbourne. When she was a young teen, she returned to live in England, with her mother, after winning a singing talent contest. She had many hit singles and appeared on TV series with Cliff Richard as well as appearing in the film, Toomorrow (1970). For a while, she was engaged to Bruce Welch, a member of The Shadows, who backed Cliff Richard.
Olivia took the advice of a friend, and in the middle 1970s, left Britain to take up residence in America to help further her singing career.