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Olivia New o -Joh

Dame Olivia New o -Joh AC DBE (26 Sep embe 1948 – ۸ Augus 2022) was a B i ish-Aus alia si ge , ac ess a d ac ivis . She was a fou – ime G ammy Awa d wi e whose music ca ee i cluded five umbe o e hi s a d a o he e Top Te hi s o he Billboa d Ho 100,1 a d wo Billboa d 200 umbe o e albums, If You Love Me, Le Me K ow (1974) a d Have You Neve Bee Mellow (1975). Eleve of he si gles (i cludi g wo Pla i um) a d 14 of he albums (i cludi g wo Pla i um a d fou 2× Pla i um) have bee ce ified Gold by he Reco di g I dus y Associa io of Ame ica (RIAA). Wi h global sales of mo e ha 100 millio eco ds, New o -Joh is o e of he bes -selli g music a is s f om he seco d half of he 20 h ce u y o he p ese .2

I 1978, New o -Joh s a ed i he musical film G ease, whose sou d ack emai s o e of he wo ld’s bes -selli g albums of eco ded music. I fea u es wo majo hi due s wi h co-s a Joh T avol a: You’ e he O e Tha I Wa – which a ks as o e of he bes -selli g si gles of all ime – a d Summe Nigh s. He sig a u e solo eco di gs i clude he Reco d of he Yea G ammy wi e I Ho es ly Love You (1974) a d Physical (1981) – Billboa d’s Top Ho 100 Si gle of he 1980s. He o he majo hi si gles i clude If No fo You (1971), Le Me Be The e (1973), If You Love Me (Le Me K ow) (1974), Have You Neve Bee Mellow (1975), Sam (1977), Hopelessly Devo ed o You (also f om G ease), A Li le Mo e Love (1978) a d, f om he 1980 film Xa adu, Magic a d Xa adu (wi h Elec ic Ligh O ches a).

New o -Joh was a ac ivis fo e vi o me al a d a imal igh s causes, a d advoca ed fo b eas ca ce esea ch.

Co e s

Ea ly life

New o -Joh was bo o 26 Sep embe 19483 i Camb idge, U i ed Ki gdom, o Welshma B i ley B y New o -Joh (1914–۱۹۹۲) a d I e e Hele e ( ée Bo ; 1914–۲۰۰۳).۳ He Jewish ma e al g a dfa he , he Nobel P ize–wi i g physicis Max Bo ,4567 fled wi h his wife a d child e o B i ai f om Ge ma y befo e Wo ld Wa II o escape he Nazi egime. New o -Joh ‘s ma e al g a dmo he was of pa e al Jewish a ces y as well; h ough he , she was a hi d cousi of comedia Be El o .4 He ma e al g ea -g a dfa he was he ju is Vic o Eh e be g a d he ma ili eal g ea -g a dmo he ‘s fa he was he ju is Rudolf vo Jhe i g.

New o -Joh ‘s fa he was a MI5 office 8 o he E igma p ojec a Ble chley Pa k who ook Rudolf Hess i o cus ody du i g Wo ld Wa II.910 Af e he wa , he became he headmas e of he Camb idgeshi e High School fo Boys a d was i his posi io whe Olivia was bo .

New o -Joh was he you ges of h ee child e , followi g he b o he Hugh (1939–۲۰۱۹), a medical doc o , a d he sis e Ro a (1941–۲۰۱۳), a ac ess who was ma ied o Olivia’s G ease co-s a Jeff Co away (f om 1980 u il hei divo ce i 1985). I 1954, whe she was six, New o -Joh ‘s family emig a ed o Melbou e, Aus alia, whe e he fa he wo ked as a p ofesso of Ge ma a d as he mas e of O mo d College a he U ive si y of Melbou e.11

She a e ded Ch is Chu ch G amma School i he Melbou e subu b of Sou h Ya a12 a d he he U ive si y High School i Pa kville.13

Ca ee

Ca ee begi i gs

A age 14, New o -Joh fo med Sol Fou , a sho -lived all-gi l g oup, wi h h ee classma es, of e pe fo mi g i a coffee shop ow ed by he b o he -i -law.14 She became a egula o local Aus alia elevisio shows i cludi g Time fo Te y a d HSV-7’s The Happy Show whe e she pe fo med as Lovely Livvy.15

She also appea ed o The Go!! Show whe e she me fu u e due pa e , si ge Pa Ca oll, a d fu u e music p oduce , Joh Fa a (Ca oll a d Fa a would la e ma y). I 1965 she e e ed a d wo a ale co es o he elevisio p og am Si g, Si g, Si g, hos ed by 1960s Aus alia ico Joh y O’Keefe, pe fo mi g he so gs A yo e Who Had a Hea a d Eve y hi g’s Comi g Up Roses. She was i i ially eluc a o use he p ize she had wo , a ip o G ea B i ai , bu avelled he e ea ly a yea la e af e he mo he e cou aged he o b oade he ho izo s.1

New o -Joh eco ded he fi s si gle, Till You Say You’ll Be Mi e, i B i ai fo Decca Reco ds i 1966.1 While i B i ai , New o -Joh missed he he -boyf ie d, Ia Tu pie, wi h whom she had co-s a ed i a Aus alia elefilm, Fu y Thi gs Happe Dow U de . She epea edly booked ips back o Aus alia ha he mo he would subseque ly ca cel.14

New o -Joh ‘s ou look cha ged whe Pa Ca oll moved o he UK. The wo fo med a duo called Pa a d Olivia a d ou ed igh clubs i Eu ope. (I o e i cide , hey we e booked a Paul Raymo d’s Revue i Soho, Lo do . D essed p imly i f illy, high-colla ed d esses, hey we e u awa e ha his was a s ip club u il hey bega o pe fo m o s age.)16 Af e Ca oll’s visa expi ed, fo ci g he o e u o Aus alia, New o -Joh emai ed i B i ai o pu sue solo wo k u il 1975.16

New o -Joh was ec ui ed fo he g oup Toomo ow,17 fo med by Ame ica p oduce Do Ki sh e . I 1970, he g oup s a ed i a scie ce fic io musical film a d eco ded a accompa yi g sou d ack album, o RCA Reco ds, bo h amed af e he g oup. Tha same yea he g oup made wo si gle eco di gs, You’ e My Baby NowGoi ‘ Back a d I Could Neve Live Wi hou You LoveRoll Like a Rive . Nei he ack became a cha success a d he p ojec failed wi h he g oup disba di g.18

Ea ly success

New o -Joh eleased he fi s solo album, If No fo You (US No. 158 Pop), i 1971. (I he UK, he album was k ow as Olivia New o -Joh .) The i le ack, w i e by Bob Dyla a d p eviously eco ded by fo me Bea le Geo ge Ha iso fo his 1970 album All Thi gs Mus Pass, was he fi s i e a io al hi (US No. 25 Pop, No. 1 Adul Co empo a yAC).19 He follow-up si gle, Ba ks of he Ohio, was a op 10 hi i he UK a d Aus alia. She was vo ed Bes B i ish Female Vocalis wo yea s i a ow by he magazi e Reco d Mi o . She made f eque appea a ces o Cliff Richa d’s weekly show I ‘s Cliff Richa d20 a d s a ed wi h him i he elefilm The Case.

I 1972, New o -Joh ‘s seco d UK album, Olivia, was eleased bu eve fo mally issued i he U i ed S a es, whe e he ca ee flou de ed af e If No fo You. Subseque si gles i cludi g Ba ks of he Ohio (No. 94 Pop, No. 34 AC) a d emakes of Geo ge Ha iso ‘s Wha Is Life (No. 34 AC) a d Joh De ve ‘s Take Me Home, Cou y Roads (No. 119 Pop) made mi imal impac o he Ho 100. Howeve , he fo u e cha ged wi h he elease of Le Me Be The e i 1973. The so g eached he Ame ica op 10 o he Pop (No. 6), Cou y (No. 7),21 a d AC (No. 3) cha s a d ea ed he a G ammy fo Bes Cou y Female20 a d a Academy of Cou y Music awa d fo Mos P omisi g Female Vocalis .19

He seco d Ame ica album, amed Le Me Be The e af e he hi si gle, was ac ually he hi d i B i ai , whe e he LP was k ow as Music Makes My Day. The eco d was also called Le Me Be The e i Aus alia; howeve , he US a d Ca adia ve sio s fea u ed a al e a e ack lis ha mixed ew cu s wi h selec io s f om Olivia a d also ecycled six so gs f om If No fo You, which was goi g ou of p i .

I 1974, New o -Joh ep ese ed he U i ed Ki gdom i he Eu ovisio So g Co es wi h he so g Lo g Live Love. The so g was chose fo New o -Joh by he B i ish public ou of six possible e ies. (New o -Joh la e admi ed ha she disliked he so g.)22 New o -Joh fi ished fou h a he co es held i B igh o behi d ABBA’s wi i g Swedish e y, Wa e loo. All six Eu ovisio co es so g ca dida es—Have Love, Will T avel, Lovi ‘ You Ai ‘ Easy, Lo g Live Love, Someday, A gel Eyes a d Ha ds Ac oss he Sea—we e eco ded by New o -Joh a d i cluded o he Lo g Live Love album, he fi s fo he EMI Reco ds label.23

The Lo g Live Love album was eleased i he US a d Ca ada as If You Love Me, Le Me K ow. All he Eu ovisio e ies we e d opped fo diffe e a d mo e cou y-flavou ed u es i e ded o capi alise o he success of Le Me Be The e; he No h Ame ica ou i g o o ly used selec io s f om Lo g Live Love bu also Olivia a d Music Makes My Day, a d o ly he i ula cu was ew. If You Love Me, Le Me K ow’s i le ack was i s fi s si gle a d eached No. 5 Pop, No. 2 Cou y1 (he bes cou y posi io o da e) a d No. 2 AC. The ex si gle, I Ho es ly Love You, became New o -Joh ‘s sig a u e so g. W i e a d composed by Jeff Ba y a d Pe e Alle ,20 he ballad became he fi s Pop umbe -o e (s ayi g he e fo wo weeks), seco d AC umbe -o e (fo h ee weeks) a d hi d op 10 Cou y (No. 6) hi a d ea ed New o -Joh wo mo e G ammys fo Reco d of he Yea 24 a d Bes Pop Vocal Pe fo ma ce – Female. The success of bo h si gles helped he album each No. 1 o bo h he Pop (o e week)25 a d Cou y (eigh weeks) albums cha s.

I he UK a d Aus alia, If You Love Me (Le Me K ow) was fea u ed o compila io s i led Fi s Imp essio s a d G ea Hi s! Fi s Imp essio s espec ively.

I Ame ica, New o -Joh ‘s success i cou y music spa ked a deba e amo g pu is s, who ook issue wi h a fo eig e si gi g cou y-flavou ed pop music bei g classed wi h a ive Nashville a is s.17 I addi io o he G ammy fo Le Me Be The e, New o -Joh was also amed he Cou y Music Associa io Female Vocalis of he Yea i 1974, defea i g mo e es ablished Nashville-based omi ees Lo e a Ly , Dolly Pa o a d Ta ya Tucke , as well as Ca adia a is A e Mu ay.20

This p o es , i pa , led o he fo ma io of he sho -lived Associa io of Cou y E e ai e s (ACE).26 New o -Joh was eve ually suppo ed by he cou y music commu i y. S ella Pa o , Dolly’s sis e , eco ded Ode o Olivia a d New o -Joh eco ded he 1976 album, Do ‘ S op Believi ‘, i Nashville.20

E cou aged by expa ia e Aus alia si ge Hele Reddy, New o -Joh lef he UK a d moved o he US. New o -Joh opped he Pop (o e week) a d Cou y (six weeks) albums cha s wi h he ex album, Have You Neve Bee Mellow. Fo 45 yea s, Olivia held he Gui ess Wo ld Reco d fo he sho es gap (154 days) by a female be wee ew Numbe 1 albums (If You Love Me, Le Me K ow Have You Neve Bee Mellow) o he US Billboa d 200 album cha s u il Taylo Swif i 2020 (140 days wi h folklo e eve mo e) 1. The album ge e a ed wo si gles – he Joh Fa a -pe ed i le ack (No. 1 Pop, No. 3 Cou y,21 No. 1 AC)27 a d Please M . Please (No. 3 Pop, No. 5 Cou y, No. 1 AC).27 Howeve , he pop ca ee cooled wi h he elease of he ex album, Clea ly Love. He s eak of five co secu ive gold op 10 si gles o he Billboa d Ho 100 e ded whe he album’s fi s si gle, Some hi g Be e o Do, s opped a No. 13 (also No. 19 Cou y a d No. 1 AC). Al hough he albums s ill achieved gold s a us, she did o e u o he op 10 o he Ho 100 o Billboa d 200 cha s agai u il 1978.

New o -Joh ‘s si gles co i ued o easily op he AC cha , whe e she ul ima ely amassed e No. 1 si gles i cludi g a eco d seve co secu ively:

She p ovided a p omi e , bu u c edi ed, vocal o Joh De ve ‘s Fly Away si gle, which was succeeded by he ow si gle, Le I Shi eHe Ai ‘ Heavy, He’s My B o he , a No. 1 o he AC cha . (Fly Away e u ed o No. 1 af e he wo-week eig of Le I Shi e.) New o -Joh also co i ued o each he Cou y op 10 whe e she allied seve op 10 si gles h ough 1976’s Come o Ove (No. 23 Pop, No. 5 Cou y,21 No. 1 AC) a d six co secu ive (of a ca ee i e o al) op 10 albums h ough 1976’s Do ‘ S op Believi ‘ (No. 30 Pop, No. 7 Cou y).21 She headli ed he fi s US elevisio special, A Special Olivia New o -Joh , i Novembe 1976.20

I 1977, he si gle Sam, a mid- empo wal z f om Do ‘ S op Believi ‘, e u ed he o he No. 1 spo o he AC (No. 40 Cou y) a d also eached No. 20 Pop, he highes cha placeme si ce Some hi g Be e o Do. By mid-1977, New o -Joh ‘s pop, AC a d cou y success all suffe ed a sligh blow. He Maki g a Good Thi g Be e album (No. 34 Pop, No. 13 Cou y) failed o be ce ified gold, a d i s o ly si gle, he i le ack (No. 87 Pop, No. 20 AC), did o each he AC op 10 o he Cou y cha . Howeve , la e ha yea , Olivia New o -Joh ‘s G ea es Hi s (No. 13 Pop, No. 7 Cou y) became he fi s pla i um album.

New o -Joh was appoi ed Office of he O de of he B i ish Empi e (OBE) i he 1979 New Yea Ho ou s28 a d Dame Comma de of he O de of he B i ish Empi e (DBE) i he 2020 New Yea Ho ou s fo se vices o cha i y, ca ce esea ch a d e e ai me .29

Lawsui agai s MCA Reco ds

I Ap il 1975, New o -Joh a d MCA e e ed i o a i i ial wo-yea , fou -album deal i which she was expec ed o delive wo LPs a yea fo he eco d compa y. MCA also had he op io of ex e di g he co ac fo six mo e eco ds a d h ee mo e yea s; a d if he a is did o delive o ime, MCA was allegedly allowed o i c ease he e m of he commi me o accou fo he la e ess.30

Pe he ew ag eeme wi h MCA, New o -Joh ‘s fi s h ee albums, begi i g wi h Clea ly Love, came ou o schedule; howeve , he fou h, Maki g a Good Thi g Be e , was la e. This delay occu ed a ou d he same ime she was wo ki g o G ease fo RSO Reco ds, a d he pos po eme a guably gave MCA—which seemed o wa o keep i s hold o he pe fo me — he igh o exe cise i s op io , ex e d i s co ac a d s op he f om sig i g wi h a o he e e p ise. New o -Joh also did o delive a ewly op io ed album.31

O 31 May 1978, New o -Joh a d MCA each filed b each-of-co ac ac io s agai s he o he . New o -Joh sued fo $10 millio a d claimed ha MCA’s failu e o adequa ely p omo e a d adve ise he p oduc f eed he f om hei ag eeme . MCA’s cou e sui eques ed $1 millio i damages a d a i ju c io agai s he si ge wo ki g wi h a o he music fi m.32

Ul ima ely, New o -Joh was fo bidde f om offe i g he eco di g se vices o a o he label u il he five-yea pac had u i s cou se; howeve , he o igi al cove a was o au oma ically ex e ded, eve hough New o -Joh had o duly supplied he o al sum of vi yls i dica ed i he co ac .

As a esul of he lawsui , eco d compa ies cha ged hei co ac s o be based o a se umbe of albums eco ded by a musicia a d o a specific umbe of yea s.33

G ease

New o -Joh ‘s ca ee soa ed af e she s a ed i he film adap a io of he B oadway musical G ease i 1978. She was offe ed he lead ole of Sa dy af e mee i g p oduce Alla Ca a a di e pa y a Hele Reddy’s home.11 Disillusio ed by he Toomo ow expe ie ce a d co ce ed ha she was oo old o play a high school se io (she was 28 du i g he filmi g of G ease), New o -Joh i sis ed o a sc ee es wi h he film’s co-s a , Joh T avol a.11 The film accommoda ed New o -Joh ‘s Aus alia acce by ecas i g he cha ac e f om he play’s o igi al Ame ica Sa dy Dumb owski o Sa dy Olsso , a Aus alia who holidays i he US a d he moves he e wi h he family. New o -Joh p eviewed some of he film’s sou d ack du i g he seco d Ame ica e wo k elevisio special, Olivia, fea u i g gues s ABBA a d A dy Gibb.34

G ease became he bigges box-office hi of 1978.35 The sou d ack album spe 12 o -co secu ive weeks a No. 1 a d yielded h ee Top 5 si gles fo New o -Joh : he pla i um You’ e he O e Tha I Wa (No. 1 Pop, No. 23 AC) wi h Joh T avol a, he gold Hopelessly Devo ed o You (No. 3 Pop, No. 20 Cou y, No. 7 AC) a d he gold Summe Nigh s (No. 5 Pop, No. 21 AC) wi h Joh T avol a a d he film’s cas . Summe Nigh s was f om he o igi al play w i e by Jim Jacobs a d Wa e Casey,36 bu he fo me wo so gs we e w i e a d composed by he lo g- ime music p oduce , Joh Fa a , specifically fo he film.37

New o -Joh became he seco d woma (af e Li da Ro s ad i 1977) o have wo si gles – Hopelessly Devo ed o You a d Summe Nigh s – i he Billboa d op 5 simul a eously.20 New o -Joh ‘s pe fo ma ce ea ed he a People’s Choice Awa d fo Favo i e Film Ac ess. She was omi a ed fo a Golde Globe as Bes Ac ess i a Musical a d pe fo med he Osca – omi a ed Hopelessly Devo ed o You a he 1979 Academy Awa ds.38

The film’s popula i y has e du ed h ough he yea s. I was e- eleased fo i s 20 h a ive sa y i 199839 a d a ked as he seco d highes -g ossi g film behi d Ti a ic i i s ope i g weeke d.40 I was mos ece ly e- eleased i Ap il 2018 i ove 700 Ame ica hea es fo wo days o ly.41 The sou d ack is o e of he bes -selli g sou d acks of all ime.42

New o -Joh explai ed: I hi k he so gs a e imeless. They’ e fu a d have g ea e e gy. The ’50s-feel music has always bee popula , a d i ‘s os algic fo my ge e a io , a d he he you g kids a e ediscove i g i eve y 10 yea s o so, i seems. People buyi g he album was a way fo hem o emembe hose feeli gs of wa chi g he movie a d feeli gs of ha ime pe iod. I feel ve y g a eful o be a pa of his movie ha ‘s s ill loved so much.37

Lawsui agai s UMG

I Ju e 2006, New o -Joh ‘s compa y ON-J P oduc io s L d filed a lawsui agai s U ive sal Music G oup (UMG) fo $1 millio i u paid oyal ies f om he G ease sou d ack.43 I 2007, i was a ou ced ha she a d UMG had eached a co di io al se leme .44

New image

New o -Joh ‘s a sfo ma io i G ease f om goody-goody Sa dy 1 o spa dex-clad Sa dy 2 embolde ed New o -Joh o do he same wi h he music ca ee . I Novembe 1978, she eleased he ex s udio album, To ally Ho , which became he fi s solo op 10 (No. 7) album si ce Have You Neve Bee Mellow. D essed o he cove all i lea he , New o -Joh capi alised o he ew Sa dy 2 look ha was i oduced a he e d of G ease; mo eove , To ally Ho ‘s si gles – A Li le Mo e Love (No. 3 Pop, No. 94 Cou y, No. 4 AC), Deepe Tha he Nigh (No. 11 Pop, No. 87 Cou y, No. 4 AC), a d he i le ack (No. 52 Pop) – all demo s a ed a mo e agg essive a d up empo sou d fo New o -Joh .45 Al hough he album de-emphasised he cou y sou d, he LP s ill eached No. 4 o he Cou y Albums cha . New o -Joh eleased he B-side, Da ci ‘ ‘Rou d a d ‘Rou d, of he To ally Ho si gle o Cou y adio. The e y peaked a No. 2946 (as well as No. 82 Pop a d No. 25 AC), a d became he las cha ed solo Cou y ai play si gle o da e.47

New o -Joh bega 1980 by eleasi g I Ca ‘ Help I (No. 12 Pop, No. 8 AC), a due wi h A dy Gibb f om his Af e Da k album, a d by s a i g i he hi d elevisio special, Hollywood Nigh s. La e ha yea , she appea ed i he fi s film si ce G ease whe she s a ed wi h Ge e Kelly a d Michael Beck i he musical fa asy Xa adu. Al hough he film was a c i ical failu e, i s sou d ack (No. 4 Pop) was ce ified double pla i um a d sco ed five op 20 si gles o he Billboa d Ho 100.48 New o -Joh cha ed wi h Magic (No. 1 Pop, No. 1 AC), Sudde ly wi h Cliff Richa d (No. 20 Pop, No. 4 AC) a d he i le so g Xa adu wi h he Elec ic Ligh O ches a (No. 8 Pop, No. 2 AC). ELO also cha ed wi h I’m Alive (No. 16 Pop, No. 48 AC) a d All Ove he Wo ld (No. 13 Pop, No. 46 AC).49

Magic was New o -Joh ‘s bigges pop hi o ha poi (fou weeks a No. 1)48 a d s ill a ks as he bigges AC hi of he ca ee (five weeks a No. 1). The film has si ce become a cul classic a d he basis fo a B oadway show ha a fo mo e ha 500 pe fo ma ces begi i g i 2007 a d was omi a ed fo fou To y Awa ds i cludi g Bes Musical.50 (A successful i e a io al ou of he show followed.)

I 1981, New o -Joh eleased he mos successful s udio album, he double pla i um Physical, which s o gly ei fo ced he image cha ge by showcasi g isqué, ock-o ie ed ma e ial. New o -Joh explai s: I jus was ‘ i he mood fo e de ballads. I wa ed peppy s uff because ha ‘s how I’m feeli g.51 Of he i ula cu , New o -Joh says: Roge Davies was my ma age a he ime; he played i fo me a d I k ew i was a ve y ca chy so g.52 The i le ack, w i e by S eve Kip e a d Te y Shaddick, spe e weeks a op he Billboa d Ho 100.53 This ma ched he eco d a ha ime held by Debby Boo e’s You Ligh Up My Life fo mos weeks spe a No. 1 i he ock e a. The si gle was ce ified pla i um a d i ul ima ely a ked as he bigges so g of he decade. (I 2008, Billboa d a ked he so g No. 6 amo g all so gs ha cha ed i he 50-yea his o y of he Ho 100.)54

Physical ea ed New o -Joh he o ly placeme eve o he RB Si gles (No. 28) a d Albums (No. 32) cha s. The Physical album spaw ed wo mo e si gles, Make a Move o Me (No. 5 Pop, No. 6 AC)55 a d La dslide (No. 52 Pop).

The p ovoca ive ly ics of he Physical i le ack p omp ed wo U ah adio s a io s o ba he si gle f om hei playlis s.56 (I 2010, Billboa d magazi e a ked his as he mos popula si gle eve abou **7**.)57 To cou e i s ove ly sugges ive o e, New o -Joh filmed a exe cise- hemed video ha u ed he so g i o a ae obics a hem a d made headba ds a fashio accesso y ou side he gym.5258

She pio ee ed he asce music video i dus y by eco di g a video album fo Physical fea u i g videos of all he album’s acks a d h ee of he olde hi s. The video album ea ed he a fou h G ammy a d was ai ed as a ABC p ime- ime special, Le ‘s Ge Physical,53 becomi g a op 10 Nielse hi . New o -Joh asse s: Like eve yo e, I’ve go diffe e sides of my pe so ali y. I’ve my domi a self, my eed- o-be-domi a ed self, he sa e Olivia a d he c azy Olivia. Playi g hese diffe e cha ac e s gave me a cha ce o show s a ge pa s people have ‘ see much.51

The success of Physical led o a i e a io al ou a d he elease of he seco d hi s collec io , he double pla i um Olivia’s G ea es Hi s Vol. 2 (No. 16 Pop), which yielded wo mo e op 40 si gles: Hea A ack (No. 3 Pop)55 a d Tied Up (No. 38 Pop). The ou was filmed fo he Olivia i Co ce elevisio special, which p emie ed o HBO i Ja ua y 1983. The special was subseque ly eleased o video, ea i g New o -Joh a o he G ammy omi a io .59

New o -Joh e- eamed wi h T avol a i 1983 fo he c i ically a d comme cially u successful Two of a Ki d,60 edeemed by i s pla i um sou d ack (No. 26 Pop) fea u i g Twis of Fa e (No. 5 Pop),55 Livi ‘ i Despe a e Times (No. 31 Pop), a d a ew due wi h T avol a, Take a Cha ce (No. 3 AC). New o -Joh eleased a o he video package, he G ammy- omi a ed Twis of Fa e, fea u i g videos of he fou so gs o he Two of a Ki d sou d ack a d he wo ew si gles f om Olivia’s G ea es Hi s Vol. 2.61

Tha same yea New o -Joh a d Pa Fa a (fo me ly Pa Ca oll) fou ded Koala Blue.6263 The s o e, o igi ally fo Aus alia impo s, evolved i o a chai of wome ‘s clo hi g bou iques.62 The chai was i i ially successful, bu i eve ually decla ed ba k up cy a d closed i 1992.4562 New o -Joh a d Fa a would la e lice se he b a d ame fo a li e of Aus alia p oduced wi es,64 co fec io s, a d bedba h p oduc s.ci a io eeded

New o -Joh , a Ca l o Foo ball Club fa , pe fo med he Aus alia a io al a hem a he 1986 VFL G a d Fi al be wee Ca l o a d Haw ho .65

New o -Joh ‘s music ca ee cooled agai wi h he elease of he ex s udio album, he gold Soul Kiss (No. 29 Pop), i 1985. The album’s o ly cha ed si gle was he i le ack (No. 20 Pop, No. 20 AC). Due o he p eg a cy, New o -Joh limi ed he publici y fo he album. The video album fo Soul Kiss fea u ed o ly five of he album’s e acks (co cep videos fo he album’s si gles Soul Kiss a d Toughe Up as well as pe fo ma ce videos of he acks Cul u e Shock, Emo io al Ta gle a d The Righ Mome ).ci a io eeded

Af e a ea ly h ee-yea hia us followi g he bi h of he daugh e Chloe i Ja ua y 1986, New o -Joh esumed he eco di g ca ee wi h he 1988 album, The Rumou . The album was p omo ed by a HBO special, Olivia Dow U de , a d i s fi s si gle, he i le ack, was w i e a d p oduced by El o Joh . Bo h he si gle (No. 62 Pop, No. 33 AC) a d he album (No. 67 Pop) fal e ed comme cially66 as he ea ly 40-yea -old New o -Joh seemed old whe compa ed wi h he ee quee s Debbie Gibso a d Tiffa y uli g he Pop cha s a ha ime. (This album was p aised by c i ics as mo e ma u e wi h New o -Joh add essi g opics such as AIDS, he e vi o me a d si gle-pa e households.)67

The seco d si gle, Ca ‘ We Talk I Ove i Bed, did o cha , bu was eleased i 1989 by G ayso Hugh, he so g’s a a ge , a d became a op 20 Pop hi as Talk I Ove .

Mo he hood, ca ce a d advocacy

I Sep embe 1989, New o -Joh eleased he self-desc ibed self-i dulge album, Wa m a d Te de , which eu i ed he wi h p oduce Joh Fa a , abse f om he p evious LP, a d also ma ked a e u o a mo e wholesome image of he self. I spi ed by he daugh e , who appea ed o he cove , he album fea u ed lullabies a d love so gs fo pa e s a d hei child e .45 This album, he las o e p oduced by Fa a , also failed o evive he eco di g ca ee , as he disc o ly eached No. 124 Pop.ci a io eeded

New o -Joh was p imed fo a o he comeback i 1992 whe she compiled he hi d hi s collec io , Back o Basics: The Esse ial Collec io 1971–۱۹۹۲, a d pla ed he fi s ou si ce he Physical ek e yea s ea lie . Sho ly af e he album’s elease New o -Joh was diag osed wi h b eas ca ce , fo ci g he o ca cel all publici y fo he album, i cludi g he ou . (New o -Joh eceived he diag osis he same weeke d he fa he died.)68 New o -Joh ecove ed69 a d la e became a advoca e fo b eas ca ce esea ch a d o he heal h issues. She was a p oduc spokespe so fo he Liv-Ki , a b eas self-exami a io p oduc . She was also pa ial ow e of he Gaia Re ea a d Spa i By o Bay, New Sou h Wales.70

New o -Joh ‘s advocacy fo heal h issues was p esaged by he p io i volveme wi h ma y huma i a ia causes. New o -Joh ca celled a 1978 co ce ou of Japa o p o es he slaugh e of dolphi s caugh i u a fishi g e s.71 She subseque ly escheduled he ou whe he Japa ese gove me assu ed he ha he p ac ice was bei g cu bed.72 He co ce fo hese beau ifully evolved c ea u es (as she calls hem i he Wa m a d Te de li e o es) is also exp essed i he 1981 self-pe ed piece, The P omise ( he Dolphi So g), desc ibed as o e of he mos e de , hea fel vocals of he si ge ‘s ca ee .72 New o -Joh claims The P omise (f om Physical) was i spi ed by (a d eve cha eled by) dolphi s she me a Sea Life Pa k i Hawaii a d a es s: I was s a ge. The mo i g af e I was i he pools, I woke up a d he wo ds a d melody we e i my head. I hi k i was a gif f om hem.51

She was a pe fo me o he 1979 Music fo UNICEF Co ce fo he UN’s I e a io al Yea of he Child elevised wo ldwide. Du i g he co ce , a is s pe fo med so gs fo which hey do a ed hei oyal ies, some i pe pe ui y, o be efi he cause. She was appoi ed a Goodwill Ambassado o he U i ed Na io s E vi o me P og amme.73

I 1991, she became he Na io al Spokespe so fo he Cole e Chuda E vi o me al Fu dCHEC (Child e ‘s Heal h E vi o me al Coali io ) followi g he dea h f om Wilms’ umo of fou -yea -old Cole e Chuda, daugh e of New o -Joh ‘s f ie d Na cy Chuda. (O he cove of he Wa m a d Te de album, he si ge is show wi h wo you g gi ls: o e is New o -Joh ‘s daugh e Chloe a d he o he , whom New o -Joh is kissi g, is Cole e Chuda.)ci a io eeded

New o -Joh ‘s ca ce diag osis also affec ed he ype of music she eco ded. I 1994, she eleased Gaia: O e Woma ‘s Jou ey, which ch o icled he o deal. Co-p oduced by New o -Joh fo ONJ P oduc io s, Gaia was o igi ally issued by Fes ival i Aus alia bu also dis ibu ed by va ious i depe de labels i Japa a d Eu ope. I 2002, he e was a Ame ica dis ibu io by Hip-O Reco ds, a d a subseque e- elease i 2012 by G ee Hill fea u ed a al e a e cove pho o.7475 Gaia was he fi s album o which New o -Joh w o e all he music a d ly ics he self, a d his e deavo e cou aged he o become mo e ac ive as a so gw i e he eaf e . The si gle No Ma e Wha You Do e e ed he Aus alia op 40, a d he seco d si gle, he e vi o me al- hemed Do ‘ Cu Me Dow , was also used i he film I ‘s My Pa y. The La i -fueled No Go a Give i o I eve ually became heavily showcased i co ce pe fo ma ce; The Way of Love was fea u ed i he elefilm A Ch is mas Roma ce, a d T us You self was i co po a ed i o bo h he TV-movie The Wilde Gi ls a d he hea ical flick So did Lives.

New o -Joh was lis ed as p eside of he Isle of Ma Baski g Sha k Socie y be wee 1998 a d 2005.76

I 2005, she eleased S o ge Tha Befo e, sold exclusively i he US by Hallma k. This was he seco d exclusive album fo Hallma k Ca ds af e he successful fi s Ch is mas album Tis he Seaso wi h Vi ce Gill five yea s ea lie . P oceeds f om he album’s sales be efi ed b eas ca ce esea ch. The album fea u ed he so g Phe ome al Woma based o he poem by Maya A gelou ha fea u ed gues vocals f om Diaha Ca oll, Be h Nielse Chapma , Del a Good em, Amy Holla d, Pa i LaBelle a d Mi dy Smi h – all su vivo s of o affec ed by ca ce .77

The followi g yea , New o -Joh eleased a heali g CD, G ace a d G a i ude.78 The album was sold exclusively by Walg ee s,79 also o be efi va ious cha i ies i cludi g Y-ME Na io al B eas Ca ce O ga iza io . The CD was he hea of hei Body – Hea – Spi i Well ess Collec io , which also fea u ed a e-b a ded Liv-Ki a d b eas -heal h die a y suppleme s. She e- eco ded some acks f om G ace a d G a i ude i 2010 a d e- eleased he album as G ace a d G a i ude Re ewed o he G ee Hill music label. The Re ewed CD i cludes a ew ack, Help Me o Heal, o fea u ed o he o igi al album.80 The Re ewed CD yielded New o -Joh ‘s fi s appea a ces o he Billboa d Ch is ia Albums (No. 36), Ch is ia Gospel Albums (No. 54) a d New Age Albums (No. 2) cha s.ci a io eeded

I 2008, she aised fu ds o help build he Olivia New o -Joh Ca ce a d Well ess Ce e i Melbou e, Aus alia. She led a h ee-week, 228 km walk alo g he G ea Wall of Chi a du i g Ap il, joi ed by va ious celeb i ies a d ca ce su vivo s h oughou he ek. The walk symbolised he s eps ca ce pa ie s mus ake o hei oad o ecove y.81

She eleased a compa io CD, A Celeb a io i So g, he followi g mo h i Aus alia a d la e wo ldwide,82 fea u i g ew a d p eviously eco ded due s by Olivia New o -Joh F ie ds, i cludi g Ja A de , Jimmy Ba es, Joh Fa a , Ba y Gibb, Del a Good em, Su Ho, Richa d Ma x, Cliff Richa d, Meli da Sch eide , Amy Sky, a d Kei h U ba .83 I 2016, New o -Joh e- eamed wi h Amy Sky a d Be h Nielse Chapma o fo m a io fo he album Liv O .

New o -Joh was fea u ed i U iGlobe E e ai me ‘s b eas ca ce docu-d ama, 1 a Mi u e, eleased i Oc obe 2010.84 The docume a y was made by ac ess Nam a a Si gh Guj al a d fea u ed o he celeb i ies who had su vived b eas ca ce o who we e affec ed by he disease. Du i g he same mo h, Bluewa e P oduc io s eleased a comic book fea u i g New o -Joh o coi cide wi h B eas Ca ce Awa e ess Mo h.85

La e ca ee

New o -Joh co i ued o eco d a d pe fo m pop-o ie ed music as well. I 1998, she e u ed o Nashville o eco d Back wi h a Hea (No. 59 Pop).39 The album e u ed he o he op 10 (No. 9) o he Cou y Albums cha . I s fi s si gle was a e- eco di g of I Ho es ly Love You p oduced by David Fos e a d fea u i g Ke e h Babyface Edmo ds o backg ou d vocals39 ha cha ed o he Pop (No. 67) a d AC (No. 18) cha s. Cou y adio dismissed he so g, hough i did peak a No. 16 o he Cou y Sales cha . The album ack, Love Is a Gif , wo New o -Joh a 1999 Day ime Emmy Awa d fo Ou s a di g O igi al So g af e bei g fea u ed o he day ime se ial, As he Wo ld Tu s.

Du i g Oc obe –Decembe 1998, New o -Joh , Joh Fa ham a d A ho y Wa low pe fo med i The Mai Eve Tou .86 The album Highligh s f om The Mai Eve peaked a No. 1 i Decembe ,87 was ce ified 4× pla i um,88 wo a ARIA Awa d fo Highes Selli g Aus alia CD a he 1999 Awa ds89 a d was also omi a ed fo Bes Adul Co empo a y Album.

Fo he 2000 Summe Olympics, New o -Joh a d Fa ham e- eamed o pe fo m Da e o D eam du i g he Pa ade of Na io s a he Ope i g Ce emo y.90 B oadcas of he ce emo y was viewed by a es ima ed 3.5 billio people a ou d he wo ld.91

I Decembe 1998, followi g a hia us of abou 16 yea s, New o -Joh also esumed ou i g by he self a d i 2000 eleased a solo CD, O e Woma ‘s Live Jou ey, he fi s live album si ce 1981’s Love Pe fo ma ce, which was o ly available i Japa o vi yl p essi gs.

New o -Joh ‘s subseque secula albums we e eleased p ima ily i Aus alia. I 2002, New o -Joh eleased (2), a due s album fea u i g mos ly Aus alia a is s (Ti a A e a, Da e Hayes, Jimmy Li le, Joh y O’Keefe, Billy Tho pe, Kei h U ba ) as well as a due wi h he deceased Pe e Alle . I addi io , (2) offe ed a hidde 12 h ack, a samba ve sio of Physical, which New o -Joh la e pe fo med occasio ally i co ce i s ead of he mo e ock-s yle o igi al. Fo (2)’s 2004 Japa ese elease, he acous ic ve sio of Physical was swi ched o Le I Be Me, a due wi h Cliff Richa d, wi h whom she had p eviously bee coupled o Sudde ly a d So gs f om Hea hcliff.

I 2002, New o -Joh was also i duc ed i o Aus alia’s ARIA Hall of Fame.

P oduced by Phil Ramo e a d eco ded a he I digo Reco di g S udios i Malibu fo ONJ P oduc io s, I digo: Wome of So g was eleased i Oc obe 2004 i Aus alia. The ibu e album fea u ed New o -Joh cove i g so gs by a is s such as Joa Baez, he Ca pe e s, Do is Day, Ni a Simo e, Mi ie Ripe o a d o he s. New o -Joh dedica ed he album o he mo he , who had died he p evious yea .92 I digo was subseque ly eleased i he UK i Ap il 2005 a d i Japa i Ma ch 2006. A e-b a ded a d e-seque ced ve sio called Po ai s: A T ibu e o G ea Wome of So g was eve ually issued i he US i 2011.

New o -Joh also eleased seve al Ch is mas albums. I 2000, she eamed wi h Vi ce Gill a d he Lo do Sympho y O ches a fo ‘Tis he Seaso sold exclusively h ough Hallma k. The followi g yea , she eleased The Ch is mas Collec io , which compiled seaso al music p eviously eco ded fo he Hallma k Ch is mas album, he appea a ce o Ke y Loggi s’ 1999 TNN Ch is mas special a d he co ibu io s o he Mo he a d Child a d Spi i of Ch is mas mul i-a is collec io s. (G ee Hill Reco ds e- eleased his album wi h diffe e a wo k i 2010.) I 2007, she e- eamed wi h he G ace a d G a i ude p oduce , Amy Sky, fo Ch is mas Wish (No. 187 Pop) which was sold exclusively by Ta ge i i s fi s yea of elease.93

New o -Joh ac ed occasio ally si ce Two of a Ki d. She appea ed i a suppo i g ole i he 1996 AIDS d ama, I ‘s My Pa y. I 2000, she appea ed i a d ama ically diffe e ole as Bi sy Mae Ha li g, a lesbia ex-co cou y si ge , i Del Sho es’ So did Lives.94 New o -Joh ep ised he ole fo So did Lives: The Se ies which ai ed o e seaso o he LOGO elevisio e wo k. The se ies fea u ed five o igi al so gs w i e a d composed by New o -Joh specifically fo he show.95 I 2010, New o -Joh s a ed i he film Sco e: A Hockey Musical, eleased i Ca ada.96 New o -Joh po ayed Hope Go do , he mo he of a home-schooled hockey p odigy. The film ope ed he 2010 To o o I e a io al Film Fes ival.97

New o -Joh ‘s elevisio wo k i cluded s a i g i wo Ch is mas films, A Mom fo Ch is mas (1990)98 a d A Ch is mas Roma ce (1994) – bo h op 10 Nielse hi s. He daugh e , Chloe, s a ed as o e of he child e i bo h A Ch is mas Roma ce a d i he 2001 Show ime film The Wilde Gi ls. New o -Joh gues -s a ed as he self i he si coms Ned a d S acey, Mu phy B ow , a d Be e, a d made wo appea a ces as he self o Glee.99

Fo he fi s Glee appea a ce, New o -Joh e-c ea ed he Physical video wi h se ies egula Ja e Ly ch. The pe fo ma ce was eleased as a digi al si gle, e u i g New o -Joh o he Billboa d Ho 100 (No. 89) fo he fi s ime si ce he 1998 e- elease of I Ho es ly Love You. I Aus alia, New o -Joh hos ed he a imal a d a u e se ies Wild Life a d gues s a ed as Joa a o wo episodes of he Aus alia se ies The Ma F om S owy Rive .ci a io eeded

New o -Joh eleased a o he co ce DVD, Olivia New o -Joh a d he Syd ey Sympho y: Live a he Syd ey Ope a House a d a compa io CD, he hi d live album i led Olivia’s Live Hi s. A edi ed ve sio of he DVD p emie ed o PBS s a io , WLIW (Ga de Ci y, New Yo k), i Oc obe 2007 a d subseque ly ai ed a io ally du i g he e wo k’s fu d- aisi g pledge d ives.

I 2008, New o -Joh ook pa i he BBC Wales p og am Comi g Home abou he Welsh family his o y. Also, i 2008, New o -Joh joi ed A e Mu ay o Mu ay’s las album, i led Due s: F ie ds a d Lege ds. New o -Joh sa g Go do Ligh foo ‘s hi , Co o Je y, wi h Mu ay.

I Ja ua y 2011, New o -Joh bega filmi g he comedy A Few Bes Me i Aus alia wi h di ec o S epha Ellio , i he ole of mo he of he b ide. The g oom is played by Xavie Samuel.100

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New o -Joh was ac ively ou i g a d doi g co ce s f om 2012 o 2017 a d also pe fo med a ha dful of shows i 2018.101102 I 2012, o a Aus alia ou of Pe h, Melbou e a d Syd ey, as well as o a ou of he U i ed S a es, she sa g so gs ha she had eve p eviously pe fo med i co ce . He da es fo A Summe Nigh wi h Olivia New o -Joh eve i cluded s ops i Asia a d Ca ada a d culmi a ed i a a e co ce appea a ce i Lo do i 2013. He Ma ch 2013 UK ek also e compassed Bou emou h, B igh o , Bi mi gham, Ma ches e a d Ca diff, Wales.

I Novembe 2012, New o -Joh eamed wi h Joh T avol a o make he cha i y album This Ch is mas, i suppo of The Olivia New o -Joh Ca ce Well ess Ce e a d he Je T avol a Fou da io . A is s fea u ed o he album i clude: Ba b a S eisa d, James Taylo , Chick Co ea, Ke y G, To y Be e , Cliff Richa d a d he Cou Basie O ches a.

A 2013 eside cy a he Flami go Las Vegas was pos po ed due o he May 2013 dea h of he elde sis e , Ro a (aged 72), f om a b ai umou . New o -Joh esumed pe fo mi g, doi g 45 shows begi i g i Ap il 2014.103104105106 Alo g wi h he Vegas shows, New o -Joh eleased a ew EP i Ap il 2014 e i led Ho el Sessio s, which co sis ed of seve acks of u eleased demos ha we e eco ded be wee 2002 a d 2011 wi h he ephew B e Goldsmi h. The CD co ai s a cove of B oke Wi gs as well as he popula -wi h-fa s o igi al Bes of My Love, which had leaked o he i e e ma y yea s p io .107

He Vegas s ay was eve ually ex e ded beyo d Augus 2014,108109110 a d he Summe Nigh s eside cy did o comple e u il Decembe 2016 af e 175 shows.111 He successful h ee-yea u eve p omp ed a fou h live album, Summe Nigh s: Live i Las Vegas (2015). I 2015, New o -Joh also eu i ed wi h Joh Fa ham fo a joi ve u e called Two S o g Hea s Live.

I 2015, New o -Joh was a gues judge o a episode of RuPaul’s D ag Race. Tha same yea , she sco ed he fi s umbe -o e si gle o Billboa d’s Da ce Club So gs cha wi h You Have o Believe wi h daugh e Chloe a d p oduce Dave Audé. The so g was a e-imagi i g of he 1980 si gle Magic, which she o es was o celeb a e bo h he 35 h a ive sa y of Xa adu a d as a dedica io o he daugh e , s a i g I me Chloe’s dad o he se of Xa adu, so, wi hou ha film, Chloe would ‘ be he e. She was he eal ‘magic’ ha came ou of ha film!112 The so g became he fi s mo he -daugh e si gle o each No. 1 o he Billboa d Da ce Club Play cha .113

I 2015, New o -Joh was i duc ed i o he Music Vic o ia Hall of Fame.114

O 7 May 2019, New o -Joh ‘s elde b o he Hugh, a doc o , died a age 80;115 his dea h lef New o -Joh as he sole su vivi g sibli g.

I Decembe 2019, New o -Joh a d T avol a also e- eamed fo h ee live Mee ‘ ‘ G ease116 si g-alo g eve s i he Flo ida ci ies of Tampa, Wes Palm Beach a d Jackso ville.117

I Ja ua y 2021, New o -Joh eleased a ew si gle, Wi dow i he Wall, a due abou u i y which she eco ded wi h he daugh e Chloe La a zi. The music video fo he so g peaked a No. 1 o he iTu es pop music video cha he week of i s elease.118119

I he media

I 2019, i was a ou ced ha New o -Joh was amo g hu d eds of a is s whose ma e ial was des oyed i he 2008 U ive sal fi e.120

O 2 Novembe 2019, Julie ‘s Auc io s auc io ed hu d eds of memo abilia i ems f om he si ge ‘s ca ee . The sale aised $2.4 millio . New o -Joh ‘s G ease ou fi ga e ed $405,700; he pa s a d jacke we e pu chased sepa a ely by wo diffe e billio ai es. Sa a Blakely, fou de of Spa x, bough New o -Joh ‘s black ski igh pa s f om G ease fo $162,000.121 The a o ymous buye who acqui ed he famous G ease lea he jacke fo $243,200 (£۱۸۵,۰۰۰) e u ed he i em o he a d said: I should o si i a billio ai e’s close fo cou y-club b aggi g igh s … The odds of bea i g a ecu i g ca ce usi g he ewes eme gi g he apies is a housa dfold g ea e ha someo e appea i g ou of he blue, buyi g you mos famous a d che ished ico , a d e u i g i o you. All p oceeds we e do a ed o he ca ce a d well ess esea ch ce e i Aus alia.122123124

Pe so al life

Rela io ships

I 1968, New o -Joh was e gaged o bu eve ma ied B uce Welch, o e of he ea ly p oduce s a d co-w i e of he hi Please M . Please.125 I 1972, New o -Joh e ded he ela io ship wi h Welch, who subseque ly a emp ed suicide.125

I 1973, while vaca io i g o he F e ch Rivie a, New o -Joh me B i ish busi essma Lee K ame , who became bo h he ew boyf ie d a d ma age .126 New o -Joh lived wi h K ame o a d off a d hey s ayed a couple u il 1979; howeve , New o -Joh called hei u bule pai i g o e lo g b eakup.51127 K ame subseque ly e u ed o E gla d a d ma ied. He also ma aged vocalis K ish a Das. K ame died i 2017.128

New o -Joh ma ied he lo g- ime, live-i boyf ie d, ac o Ma La a zi, i Decembe 1984.129 The couple had me fou yea s ea lie while filmi g Xa adu. They divo ced amicably i 1995. Acco di g o People magazi e, people close o he couple said ha he dispa i y be wee he spi i ual i e es s a d his mo e ea hly o es was a key fac o i he dissolu io . The couple emai ed f ie ds.90 Thei daugh e , Chloe Rose, was bo i Ja ua y 1986.94

New o -Joh me gaffe came ama Pa ick McDe mo a yea af e he 1995 divo ce f om Ma La a zi. The couple da ed o a d off fo i e yea s. McDe mo disappea ed followi g a 2005 fishi g ip off he Califo ia coas .130 New o -Joh , who was i Aus alia a he Gaia Re ea Spa a he ime of his disappea a ce, was eve a suspec i McDe mo ‘s disappea a ce.131 A US Coas Gua d i ves iga io , based o he -available evide ce a d eleased i 2008, sugges ed McDe mo was los a sea,132133 wi h a f ie d elli g i ves iga o s McDe mo had appea ed sad hough o despo de af e hei b eakup.134 I Ap il 2010, a p iva e i ves iga o , hi ed by a Ame ica elevisio p og am, claimed ha McDe mo was alive i Mexico a d had faked his dea h fo a life i su a ce payou – bu did o p ovide p oof beyo d hei ow s a eme ha hey we e co fide .135

New o -Joh ma ied Joh Eas e li g, fou de a d p eside of he Amazo He b Compa y, i a I ca spi i ual ce emo y i Pe u o 21 Ju e 2008, followed by a legal ce emo y i e days la e o Jupi e Isla d, Flo ida.136

Reside ces

Af e eloca i g o Ame ica i 1975, New o -Joh se up eside ce i Malibu, Califo ia, whe e fo 40 yea s she ow ed seve al p ope ies, i cludi g a ho se a ch a d beach houses.137138

I Ju e 2009, New o -Joh a d seco d husba d Joh Eas e li g pu chased a ew $4.1 millio home i Jupi e I le , Flo ida.139 I 2013, a co ac o amed Ch is ophe Pa isele i commi ed suicide o he es a e, which a he ime was up fo sale.140 Followi g he dea h o he p emises, he p ope y li ge ed o a d off he ma ke fo 2 yea s bu was eve ually sold i 2015 o a Swedish adve isi g execu ive fo $5.1 millio .ci a io eeded

I 2015, he couple pu chased a $5.3 millio 4,750 squa e foo 12-ac e ho se a ch i he Sa a Y ez Valley ou side Sa a Ba ba a. I was offe ed fo sale i 2019.141

I 2019, New o -Joh sold he 187-ac e Aus alia fa m, which she had ow ed fo ea ly 40 yea s a d is loca ed ea By o Bay i New Sou h Wales.142 The Dalwood es a e sold fo $4.6 millio ; New o -Joh had paid $622,000 fo he p ope y i 1980, which had addi io al la d adjoi ed i bo h 1983 a d i 2002.143

Ill ess a d dea h

I May 2017, i was a ou ced ha New o -Joh ‘s b eas ca ce had e u ed a d me as asised o he lowe back.144 He back pai s had i i ially bee misdiag osed as scia ica.145

New o -Joh subseque ly evealed his was ac ually he hi d bou wi h b eas ca ce , as she had p iva ely ba led a ecu e ce of he disease i 2013 i addi io o he i i ial 1992 figh .146 Wi h he 2017 ecu e ce, he ca ce had sp ead o he bo es a d p og essed o s age IV.147

New o -Joh expe ie ced a g ea deal of pai f om he me as a ic bo e lesio s a d had ope ly spoke of usi g ca abis oil o ease he pai . She was a advoca e fo he use of medical ca abis;148 he daugh e Chloe ow s a ca abis fa m i O ego .146

O 8 Augus 2022, New o -Joh died of he disease a he home i Califo ia, aged 73.149150

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