Xanadu
Olivia Newton-John & Electric Light Orchestra | Artist Essentials
First released: 1980 (year verified)
Original 1980 studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: The expansive orchestral backing and stacked harmonies support a bright, continuously rising vocal melody.
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First released: 1980 (year verified)
The original studio recording was released in 1980 and belongs to the original Xanadu program. Year precision does not assign an album day to a single or a later reissue.
Recording: Original 1980 studio recording
Credit: Olivia Newton-John & Electric Light Orchestra
Role in this collection: Lead vocalist with the credited Electric Light Orchestra
Original album: Xanadu
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Xanadu - reviewed original licensed program
The licensed program identifies the original 1980 studio or soundtrack performances and their individual released credits. Only the reviewed original program is used; expanded bonuses, alternate mixes, later remakes and inherited parent dates are checked separately. Year precision does not assert an exact earliest album or single day. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
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About Olivia Newton-John
Olivia Newton-John was born in Cambridge and grew up in Melbourne, where television talent shows helped launch her singing career. After performing in Britain, she recorded If Not for You with producers Bruce Welch and John Farrar. Her repertoire moved through country and pop, while Grease paired her screen performance with songs including Hopelessly Devoted to You. Physical and the film Xanadu extended her later pop career.
Artist background sources
Olivia Newton-John - official career biography
Cambridge/Melbourne background, talent shows, British performing work, If Not for You production, country/pop career, Grease, Physical and Xanadu. The outdated present tense, incorrect US-album-debut claim, personal medical history and sales rankings are omitted. | Retrieved 2026-10-17
Profile reviewed: 2026-10-17. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.
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