Actress and singer Olivia Newton-John (Cambridge, September 26, 1948 – Santa Barbara, August 8, 2022) died at her Southern California home this Monday, aged 73, according to her husband. John Eastern, in their social networks. “Olivia has been a symbol of victory and hope for over 30 years.“Instead of flowers,” the husband shared his experience with breast cancer, who asked his fans and sympathizers to donate to the Olivia Newton-John Foundation, which is dedicated to medical research, vegetables and cancer.
It was the third time she was suffering from the disease that would eventually lead the iconic actress to the championship. John Travolta musical tendencies of an entire generation.
She defeated breast cancer, which was diagnosed in 1992, after a long treatment. Twenty years later, olivia He was getting sick again, but this time he kept it a secret. In 2017, the cancer returned. The actor later revealed that doctors diagnosed him with a disease. tumor at the base of the spine.
Two years later and during treatment, Olivia Newton-John went to Galicia to see your sister who bought a house Ribeira Sacrawhere he lives with his family.
Presence in the town of Lugo pantone Thanks to the naturalness of the singer, who posed in some corners of the city, it was transferred to social networks and snapshots were shared with local people, such as the hotelier of Mesón O Mosteiro, which is located a few meters from Plaza del Concello. where The artist had dinner with his family in June 2019.
Back then, even the magazine ‘!Hello!’ He reiterated the disconnection of Australians from Galician territory and, in a report, summed up the testimony of the establishment’s owner, Isabel: “There was grilled octopus with carrot and celery puree, a selection of grilled meats from the region, and a selection of desserts.“Olivia’s sister has had a house in this area for about a year now, but she’s coming for the first time, she’s never been before,” the innkeeper said. “Even though her older sister lives here and she has told us about it before, she kept telling us that it was a beautiful place and that she had never imagined it like this.”
The hosts also had words of sympathy for him. “She had a good dinner, was happy, and proved to be a nice, simple woman seeking peace. I thought you were a wonderful lady very well preserved and she’s not your typical diva or anything like that” Isabel became known in her ‘couché’ paper publication.
Olivia’s super club
This was the face-to-face trace left by the artist who disappeared on the territory of Galicia, but his connection with him Galicia It started 36 years ago when a businessman decided to borrow the name of one of his films. “Xanadu” (Robert Greenwald, 1980), To name a prominent Spanish nightclub from the 1980s that Mos plans to open in the municipality of Pontevedra.
This 1980 musical starred the Australian in the role. Rent, one of Zeus’ daughters and muse of art. Fulfilling this job, visiting the painter sonny malone, inspiring with a kiss. However, the beautiful goddess and the mortal fall in love, which will cause problems in the cosmic order. Also, a former musician (actor Gene Kelly) Dreams of opening an old-fashioned nightclub where they skate and dance to disco music, a project in which Kira and Sonny will be involved.
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But the movie was a failure and was nominated forever. Razzie Awards as the worst musical of all time. ‘Xanadu’ costs 20m euros and today he collected only a little more than that amount, so it wasn’t exactly a success.
However, the soundtrack of the film will go platinum. catchy song’Xanadu’Performed by Newton-John and ELO, it reached number one on the charts and became a hit.
The disco fever that arose among Hispanic youth in the late 1970s and early 1980s was largely “Saturday night fever”or “Grease”flying movie John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John To Hollywood’s Olympus for decades as one of the most respected and loved movie couples by the public. Taking advantage of this appeal of the big screen, entertainment in Spain found a lucrative market place in the big nightclubs.
Galicia joined the trend, and macro clubs sprung up close to the cities, with a private bus service full of music and dance enthusiasts, special outfits they wore under sophisticated lighting, and play of neon and glowing lights. in the way. This fun rocking 1983 It would be the best disco in Galicia and one of Spain’s most important Sanguiñeda, Mos parish. Just three years after its premiere “Xanadu” Movie, “Xanadu” Disco was bornit had the same font on the front as the movie title.
“Xanadu” It had a capacity of three thousand people and although it did not skate like in the movie, it offered shows, concerts and performances in an avant-garde light and sound environment.
Ten years after its opening, it changed its name and was renamed. “What”. Queen of nightclubs in 2014 Galicia would close its doors, but to return, this time its traditional name was translated into Spanish.
It’s a comeback that got into a pandemic predicament but restarted its operations in 2021 and remains one of the most traditional party and concert venues in the world. vigo area.