Olivia Newton-John

Olivia Newton-John's daughter Chloe has revealed the final words her mother said to her before she died of breast cancer.

It was there she met Matt Lattanzi who she would wed in 1984. The film Xanadu followed in 1980 with the title track another massive hit for Newton-John. Her first solo album was released in 1971 with a title track by Bob Dylan. Newton-John was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 1992. Olivia Newton-John’s daughter Chloe has revealed the final words her mother said to her before she died of breast cancer. “And right before she lost her ability to speak, she was making jokes.”

Chloe Lattanzi told Hoda Kotb on the 'Today" show that the "last words she could say to me were 'my sunshine.'"

The album features duets with musicians including Mariah Carey, Michael McDonald, John Travolta and her daughter, according to a press release. He added that "she was who she was all the way through." "But I'm so glad that she was Olivia Newton-John to so many people." [Olivia Newton-John's daughter shares behind-the-scenes video from a duet with her 'mama'](https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2022/08/10/olivia-newton-john-daughter-video-duet-tribute/10285957002/) Easterling, who said he still speaks to his wife out loud during daily activities, said Newton-John showed "willpower" to "bring in the light and to bring in the love" in her final days. In the interview that aired Friday, they praised the "Grease" star as "caring" and "giving," but mostly remembered her as a wife and mother.

Olivia Newton-John's widower and daughter talk about her last words and legacy of love as late singer's 'Jolene' duet with Dolly Parton is released.

“I’ve always wanted to sing with Dolly.” [John Travolta remembers Olivia Newton-John: ‘Yours from the first moment I saw you’](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2022-08-08/olivia-newton-john-dead-reactions-john-travolta) Easterling, who Newton-John married in 2008, called it “a gorgeous duet.” “She’s my mama, you know? And he still speaks to her out loud. [singer’s death at age 73](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2022-08-08/olivia-newton-john-dead-obit). [Today](https://www.today.com/parents/celebrity/olivia-newton-johns-daughter-shares-moms-final-words-rcna71145).”

Olivia Newton-John's daughter Chloe Lattanzi and husband John Easterling remembered the actress in their first on-screen interview since her death.

“And that was very empowering and very powerful for me, and, you know, and gave a way forward.” Months before her death, Newton-John stepped into the studio with Dolly Parton to record a duet of “Jolene.” One of her last offerings, the collaboration echoes the final sentiments Easterling shared at the close of the interview. “But I’m so glad that she was Olivia Newton-John for so many people.” “I love my mom more than anything and she’s my mama, you know, she’s not Olivia Newton-John to me,” Lattanzi shared. She was who she was all the way through.” “The last word she could say to me was ‘My sunshine,'” Lattanzi told Today.

Dame Olivia Newton-John's grieving husband John Easterling has revealed he still feels her presence and talks to her out loud six months after she lost her ...

The "Grease" actress and country music legend have been friends ever since Newton-John won the Country Music Association Female Vocalist of the Year award in ...

She revealed in 2018 that the disease had returned yet again and metastasized to her spine. "I cannot wait to hear that album and Olivia may you rest in peace," she said. In the video, Newton-John says that she "always wanted to sing with Dolly." "I've always been inspired by her grit, tenderness, willingness and determination." "We've always kind of stayed close through the years and I am just so proud to be a part of this duet project that she's doing." Ever since then, Newton-John and Parton have remained friends.

Dolly Parton is releasing a collaboration with the late Olivia Newton-John as part of the singer's upcoming posthumous album.

[YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikbHeZBocPU). She added: "My last memory of Olivia was when I sang with her on my song ‘Jolene’ which she recorded for an album not so very long ago. You left a spot that one else will ever fill." “I have always wanted to record with Dolly,” Newton-John said during an interview in 2021, according to a press release. "We had many occasions that we got to share together, either backstage or performing on the same shows, and I loved every moment that I ever got to spend with her. The album is entirely duets and collaborations.

Before she died, singer and actress Olivia Newton-John had a parting message for her family: "Express love to the people you love," her husband John ...

"And she was who she was all the way through." "A guy I was flying with said, 'You know John, when you're lucky enough to have found your true soulmate, and you share a heart, when one passes, the other has the obligation to live life for both,'" Easterling said. "It actually has been a life raft," Lattanzi said of the outpouring of support from her mother's fans. "She, as I do, feel like everyone has a very unique and special gift. "The last words she could say to me was, 'my sunshine.'" According to Lattanzi, her mother fought against the disease with one of the most powerful tools in her toolbox: humor.

The last ever song recorded by Olivia Newton-John has been released posthumously online, a week before she is honoured with a state funeral.

'The last words she could say to me was... The release comes after Newton-John's husband, John Easterling, and daughter Chloe Lattanzi opened up about the final moments spent with her before she died. Newton-John famously covered the song in 1976, three years after the song was originally released by Parton She famously covered the song in 1976, three years after the song was originally released by Parton. The song is a duet of Dolly Parton's (pictured) country hit Jolene, which she sang alongside Parton in an intimate studio recording session some time before her passing The last ever song recorded by Olivia Newton-John (right) has been released posthumously online, a week before she is honoured with a state funeral

Dolly Parton has shared a new recording of one her most famous songs. The new version of Jolene was recorded with Olivia Newton-John.

“We’ve always stayed close through the years, and I am just pound to be part of this duets project.” It will be released in May. Dolly Parton has shared a new recording of one her most famous songs.

Joel Thurm, who helped cast Olivia Newton-John as John Travolta's love interest Sandy in "Grease," wrote a book titled "Sex Drugs & Pilot Season: ...

"Everything about making the film was fun, but if I had to pick a favorite moment, it was the transformation from what I call Sandy 1 to Sandy 2. "In 2019, just before COVID, they showed the movie in Florida and afterward, John and Olivia came out in costume," he said. "As for Olivia, when I think of her, I think of how smart she was," Thurm shared. "I went to the same scene and read it. It helped her when she knew she was helping others… "Olivia didn’t consider herself an actress and was wary of acting in general and taking on a leading role in a high-profile film opposite, in her view, a ‘much’ younger man," Thurm wrote. "She also liked the role of Sandy, but she was really cautious. That was a given." But we all thought she was perfect, that she was Sandy. What was supposed to be a comical scene was met with silence. The 1970 film told the bizarre tale of aliens that kidnapped the pop group Toomorrow, whose "vibrations" from their instruments are needed for survival. "Paramount figured that they could do ‘Grease’ if John was in it.

Dolly Parton has released a collaboration with Olivia Newton-John as part of the late singer's coming posthumous album. Their duet of the country music ...

A full track listing for the posthumous album has not been released yet, but the duet with Carey will be a version of Hopelessly Devoted to You, taken from a TV special Carey did in 1998 in Newton-John’s hometown of Melbourne, Australia, said ABC Audio. Parton shared the video with her 5.8 million Instagram followers, saying that Newton-John was one of “her favourites of all time”. [video of the pair singing ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikbHeZBocPU)the track, which was first recorded by Parton in 1973 and then covered by Newton-John in 1976, has also been released.

Olivia Newton-John and Dolly Parton had a great friendship while the Grease actor and singer was still alive — ever since Newton-John won the Country Music ...

“We’ve always kind of stayed close through the years and I am just so proud to be a part of this duet project that she’s doing.” What she did for me early on in my career in Nashville is something I will never forget.” [Newton-John passed away in August 2022](https://www.stereogum.com/2195610/olivia-newton-john-dead-at-73/news/), she actually recorded a duets album, Just the Two of Us: The Duets Collection, which will be out in May.

Olivia Newton-John's posthumously released album, 'Just The Two Of Us,' drops May 5.

"My last memory of Olivia was when I sang with her on my song ‘Jolene’ which she recorded for an album not so very long ago," she added. "My first memory of Olivia was when her song ‘Let Me Be There’ was a hit. We had many occasions that we got to share together, either backstage or performing on the same shows, and I loved every moment that I ever got to spend with her. At the time of her death, Parton wrote on social media, "So happy that our lives crossed paths. "We're singing one of my all-time favorites that I've written called 'Jolene,' and she says it's one of her favorites, so why not just do a duet on our favorite?" We've always stayed close through the years and I am just so proud to be a part of this duet project that she's doing," Parton said at the time, as seen in a YouTube video shared Friday (February 17).

Dame Olivia Newton-John's grieving husband John Easterling has revealed he still feels her presence and talks to her out loud six months after she lost her ...

Chloe said: "The last words she could say to me was: 'My sunshine' ... She’s not Olivia Newton-John to me, but I’m so glad that she was Olivia Newton-John for so many people." During an appearance on the 'Today' show, he explained: "[I feel her mist often] late at night, early in the morning.