September 24, 2012, Monday - Olivia Newton-John at The Guthrie
Time: 7:30pm
Location: Guthrie Theater, Wurtele Thrust Stage, 818 South 2nd Street
Olivia Newton-John’s appeal seems to be timeless. With a career spanning more than four decades, she is still a vibrant, creative individual that is adored by fans across the world. Olivia’s U.S. album debut, Let Me Be There, produced her first top ten single of the same name, with Olivia being honored by the Academy Of Country Music as “Most Promising Female Vocalist” and a Grammy Award as “Best Country Vocalist.”
This proved to be only the beginning of a very exciting career. In 1978, her co-starring role with John Travolta in the movie Grease catapulted Olivia into super-stardom. The film’s best-selling soundtrack featured the duets You’re The One That I Want and Summer Nights, with Travolta, as well as her mega-hit, Hopelessly Devoted To You. To dateGrease remains the most successful movie musical in history. With more than 100 million albums sold, Olivia’s successes include four Grammy Awards, numerous Country Music, American Music and Peoples Choice Awards, ten #1 hits including Physical, which topped the charts for ten consecutive weeks, and over 15 top 10 singles. In September 2008, Billboard Magazine listed Physical at #6 on their “Top 100 Songs Of All Time” list and in 2010 named it “The Sexiest Song of All Time.”
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