Olivia Newton-John achieved a level of global fame that few of her countrymen have known, but she has been remembered as much for her humanitarian work and generous spirit.
host Molly Meldrum gave perhaps the most nakedly emotional tribute on Tuesday.
“Her purity was real, her passion for life was unwavering. A Grammy Award-winning recording artist, an extraordinary wife, mother and humanitarian, Liv’s tireless work has changed millions of lives and her legacy will live on forever.” Newton-John was an unofficial ambassador for her homeland long before she became a regular at Austrade’sFilm producer Alan Carr was so taken with the singer after meeting her at a 1977 Hollywood dinner party that he changed the “Sandy” character in, the off-Broadway musical to which he’d just bought the rights, to make her an Australian exchange student.Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images
on Box Office Mojo’s list of biggest inflation-adjusted grosses of all time with $US705 million , well ahead ofNewton-John literally exported Australiana as well, in the form of the Koala Blue cafe franchise. Launched in 1983 with Pat Farrar, wife of the Australian producer of most of her early hits, John Farrar, the concept combined a cafe selling meat pies, lamingtons and milkshakes with a store selling Tim Tams, Caramello Koalas and fashion by Australian designers.
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