A flower with a photo next to Olivia Newton-John’s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Photo Robyn Beck / AFP
Music and film star Olivia Newton-John, who died Monday at the age of 73 at her home in California, USA, will have a well-deserved tribute in his adopted country, Australia. According to official sources, It will be more of a concert than a funeral.”To celebrate“ a rich and generous life ”like that of the protagonist of the musical Grease, born in the United Kingdom in 1948.
Victoria’s head of state government Dan Andrews said Newton-John’s family accepted the offer of a funeral service, to be held at a location to be confirmed, noting that she felt “moved” by the proposal.
The details of this official act, which still does not have a specific date or program, will be discussed with the artist’s family, who spent the past three decades against breast cancer.
Her widower John Easterling posted a tribute to her on social media Thursday, thanking fans for the “vast ocean of love and support” that came with her death. “She was the bravest woman I’ve ever met,” she said. “In her toughest moments she always had the wit, the humor and the will to light things up,” she added.
The city of Melbourne (capital of the state of Victoria), where the artist grew up and which hosts many of her projects, such as the Olivia Newton-John Cancer Wellness and Research Center, illuminated its iconic buildings in pink on Tuesday. honor. The Sydney Opera House was also lit up in that color last night.
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