![]() She fought back with chemotherapy, a partial mastectomy and breast reconstruction, and she tried not to let her daughter know what was going on. ![]() Then the ’90s arrived, bringing with them a 1991 bankruptcy filing for Koala Blue and a 1992 breast cancer diagnosis for Newton-John. Living in Malibu’s Paradise Cove, she focused on her family and her environmental advocacy. She married “Xanadu” actor-dancer Matt Lattanzi in 1984 and two years later they had a daughter, Chloe. ![]() Newton-John wound up lowering her profile from its fan-fueled peak, which had seen her smiling from glossy magazine covers regularly. “Two of a Kind,” which paired her again with Travolta a few years later, would do slightly better, but her career as a big-screen leading lady was dead in the water. In 1982, she started the Australian-style sportswear line Koala Blue.īut the 1980 roller disco fantasy musical film “Xanadu” had actually flopped. The single “Magic” and the sexy tune “Physical” would top the charts in 1980 and ’81, respectively, as Newton-John changed her style and her sound, moving toward a pop-rock blend. “It’s because if you’re beautiful, they figure you must be dumb and a no-talent.” “Why is it that if you look a little bit funky, the critics give you better reviews?,” she asked the Times reporter. Newton-John had lived with manager Lee Kramer at a time when “living with” wasn’t the norm, and she still wrangled with being pretty. I never had the nerve to break out before I did ‘Grease.’… Also, I’ve never been hit on so much in my life as when I first put on those pants.” “I’ve lived with this innocent, clean-cut image for so long that at first, I was really frightened to do something different. “I’m into a lot of freaky things lately,” she told The Times that year. Newton-John released album “Totally Hot” in 1979, bringing with it hot-pink stretch pants and black leather outfits. Other stories mentioned a need for more security when she played in Las Vegas if “the men in the audience get any more enthusiastic” than they were at one midnight show. “It is easy to form this opinion from listening to her records but it is not possible to cling to it after seeing her in concert.” “Olivia Newton-John is often accused of having a very unsubstantial voice and only one asset - beauty,” Dennis Hunt wrote in a 1976 Los Angeles Times review of her show at the Greek Theatre. Still, despite her success and her rabid fan base, many critics took shots at her singing, saying she had no range and was just “another pretty voice.” 1 on the Billboard 200.Īnd Newton-John was beautiful. She was on TV specials and opened for Charlie Rich, the Smothers Brothers and Don Rickles in Las Vegas, then headlined on her own. She garnered the Country Music Assn.’s female vocalist of the year award in 1974, beating Dolly Parton, Tanya Tucker, Ann Miller and Loretta Lynn. 1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 that year, ahead of “Have You Never Been Mellow” that year. She won female country vocal performance for “Let Me Be There” in 1974 and pop vocal performance and record of the year for “I Honestly Love You” in 1975. If "play" button icon is greye unfortunately this score does not contain playback functionality.The Grammys came quickly. Simply click the icon and if further key options appear then apperantly this sheet music is transposable.Īlso, sadly not all music notes are playable. In order to check if 'Xanadu' can be transposed to various keys, check "notes" icon at the bottom of viewer as shown in the picture below. * Not all our sheet music are transposable. When this song was released on it was originally published in the key of. Be careful to transpose first then print (or save as PDF). If your desired notes are transposable, you will be able to transpose them after purchase. ![]() If you selected -1 Semitone for score originally in C, transposition into B would be made. This means if the composers started the song in original key of the score is C, 1 Semitone means transposition into C#. If it is completely white simply click on it and the following options will appear: Original, 1 Semitione, 2 Semitnoes, 3 Semitones, -1 Semitone, -2 Semitones, -3 Semitones. You can do this by checking the bottom of the viewer where a "notes" icon is presented. Most of our scores are traponsosable, but not all of them so we strongly advise that you check this prior to making your online purchase. If not, the notes icon will remain grayed. If transposition is available, then various semitones transposition options will appear. In order to transpose click the "notes" icon at the bottom of the viewer. After you complete your order, you will receive an order confirmation e-mail where a download link will be presented for you to obtain the notes. This week we are giving away Michael Buble 'It's a Wonderful Day' score completely free. ![]()
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