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Born in Cambridge, England, the granddaughter of the German Nobel Prize winner in physics, Max Born, emigrated to Australia with her family when she was a child. There she founded a girls' band as a student. 

A talent competition brought the 15-year-old back to Great Britain. In 1966 she recorded her first record there. 

The folk blonde made a name for herself with her cuddly songs, especially in the USA. 1974's "Let Me Be There" was her first US hit. Songs like "On The Banks Of Ohio," "If You Love Me Let Me Know," "I Honestly Love You," and "Have You Never Been Mellow" made her a hit queen.

After "Grease," she was back in front of the camera in 1980 for the fantasy musical "Xanadu" on roller skates to disco sounds. A year later, Newton-John released their most successful album, Physical.

Her daughter from her marriage to dancer Matt Lattanzi was just six years old when Newton-John was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1992. She canceled tours and temporarily moved to Australia from her adopted home in California. The marriage broke up in 1995. In 2008 she married Easterling.

“She was the light at the end of the tunnel for many people."

Newton-John championed the medicinal use of cannabis at her Santa Barbara ranch. After her death, the cancer center she founded in Australia thanked the film icon for her efforts in the fight against the disease.

"Olivia touched the lives of many across Australia and around the world, but especially those of our staff and patients at the Olivia Newton-John Centre, whom she encouraged, inspired and supported every day," the center said on Tuesday.

"We are eternally grateful for the special relationship we have had with Olivia over the years," it said. "She was the light at the end of the tunnel for many people." The Olivia Newton-John Cancer and Wellness Center (ONJCWC) was founded in Melbourne in 2012 and is active in cancer treatment and research.