2016 file photo of Olivia Newton John at the 85th annual Hollywood Christmas parade on Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood. The Australian singer, who gained worldwide fame as high-school sweetheart Sandy in the hit musical movie "Grease," died on August 8, 2022, her family said. She was 73. – Photo: AFP
Singer Olivia Newton-John, who gained worldwide fame as the high school sweetheart Sandy in the hit movie Grease, died on Monday after a 30-year battle with cancer. She was 73.
Newton-John "passed away peacefully at her ranch in Southern California this morning, surrounded by family and friends," said a statement from her husband John Easterling posted on her official social media accounts.