Olivia Newton-John

Actress/singer 'Olivia Newton-John' (qv) was born on September 26, 1948, in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England. She lived there until she was five years old, and her family relocated to Australia when her father was offered a job as the dean of a college in Melbourne. When she was a 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' (qv) as well as in the film _Toomorrow (1970)_ (qv). For a while she was engaged to 'Bruce Welch' (qv), a member of 'The Shadows' (qv), who backed Richard.Olivia took the advice of a friend, and in the mid-'70s left Britain to take up residence in America to help further her singing career.::Li Richards