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Olivia Newton-John Dies: Remembering the Superstar's Life In Photos

From her role as Sandy in "Grease" to her string of chart-topping songs, Olivia Newton-John was an icon whose legacy will live on forever.

Olivia Newton-John performs during Fire Fight Australia at ANZ Stadium on February 16, 2020 in Sydney, Australia.
Olivia Newton-John performs during Fire Fight Australia at ANZ Stadium on February 16, 2020 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Cole Bennetts/Getty Images)

HOLLYWOOD, CA โ€” Singer and actress Olivia Newton-John has died at the age of 73. Even though Newton-John was a longtime resident of Australia, her work has been intertwined in American pop culture for decades.

Newton-John's husband, John Easterling, took to Instagram and Facebook to announce the news.

โ€œOlivia has been a symbol of triumphs and hope for over 30 years sharing her journey with breast cancer. We ask that everyone please respect the familyโ€™s privacy during this very difficult time,โ€ he wrote on Monday.

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The superstar was at her ranch in southern California during her time of passing.

During the 1970s and into the early 1980s, Olivia Newton-John had amassed 14 top 10 singles in the United States alone, won four Grammy awards and starred in the films "Grease" and "Xanadu." Although the latter movie bombed at the box office, it was actor Gene Kelly's last role and spawned the chart-topping song "Magic." Her duet โ€œYouโ€™re the One That I Want,โ€ which she sang with John Travolta in "Grease," sold more than 15 million copies.

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Travolta took to social media to express his grief, saying โ€œMy dearest Olivia, you made all of our lives so much better. Your impact was incredible. I love you so much. We will see you down the road and we will all be together again. Yours from the moment I saw you and forever! Your Danny, your John!โ€

Other highlights from Newton-John's career include "Please Mr. Please," "Have You Never Been Mellow," and the Grammy-winning ballad "I Honestly Love You." Her racy single "Physical" was No. 1 for 10 weeks in 1981 and won the title of Billboard's song of the year.

Check out photos honoring the life of superstar Olivia Newton-John below.

Olivia Newton-John with her fiance, guitarist Bruce Welch of The Shadows, at their home in Hadley Common, Hertforshire, June 1970. Newton-John is about to join the group Toomorrow. (Photo by Chris Ware/Keystone Features/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Olivia Newton-John circa 1970. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

Actress and singer Olivia Newton-John appears on the set of "Grease," in Los Angeles on Aug. 30, 1977. (AP Photo/Nick Ut, File)

Olivia Newton-John holds a press conference at the Inn On The Park, London, UK, 29th November 1978. She is starring in the 1978 film adaptation of the musical 'Grease'. (Photo by Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Olivia Newton-John appears during an interview in Los Angeles in December 1990. (AP Photo/Julie Parkes, File)

Olivia-Newton John arrives with British recording artist Cliff Richard for the 39th Annual Country Music Association Awards in New York on November 15, 2005. (AP Photo/Stuart Ramson, File)

John Travolta, left, and Olivia Newton-John arrive at the The Penfolds Icon Gala Dinner in Los Angeles on January 14, 2006. Travolta, who starred with Newton-John in "Grease," presented Newton-John with the "Lifetime Achievement award. (AP Photo/Branimir Kvartuc, File)

Olivia Newton-John attends the 2018 G'Day USA Los Angeles Gala in Los Angeles on January 27, 2018. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)

Olivia Newton John reunites with her former "Grease" costar John Travolta to present at the 2018 G'Day USA Los Angeles Gala in Los Angeles on January 27, 2018. (Getty Images)

Olivia Newton-John during the annual Wellness Walk and Research Runon September 16, 2018 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Scott Barbour/Getty Images)

John Farnham and Olivia Newton-John perform during Fire Fight Australia at ANZ Stadium on February 16, 2020 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Cole Bennetts/Getty Images)

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