Irish Examiner view: Olivia Newton-John sang the summer nights of a generation's lives

Olivia Newton-John was one of our era's best-selling singers as well as a movie star who enchanted us all for decades

'My dearest Olivia, you made all of our lives so much better,' John Travolta wrote in a tribute to his 'Grease' co-star Olivia Newton-John who died on Monday. Picture: Paramount/Getty

Olivia Newton-John, 1948-2022

The death of singer and actor Olivia Newton-John recalls a sunnier and more optimistic era which was captured in one of the great singalong musicals of all time, Grease, which produced two big number one hits: ‘Summer Nights’ and ‘You’re The One That I Want’. Both have been mainstays of parties, wedding routines, and karaoke nights since they first bounced into our ears in 1978.