Australian-British singer and actress born September 26, 1948, in Cambridge, England; raised in Melbourne; died August 8, 2022. Among the best-selling music artists of all time, with estimated worldwide sales of 100 million-plus units.
Released over 25 studio albums starting with If Not for You (1971). Commercial peak: Have You Never Been Mellow (1975), Grease (1978, the soundtrack to the Paramount film in which she co-starred), and Physical (1981, featuring the title-track #1 that spent 10 weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100). Four Grammy Awards. Diagnosed with breast cancer in 1992 and twice more thereafter; her public advocacy for cancer awareness paralleled her continued performing. Died at age 73 of cancer-related complications.
