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=== 2012–2022: Vegas residency and final releases === Newton-John was actively touring and doing concerts from 2012 to 2017 and also performed a handful of shows in 2018.<ref name="Tour dates">[http://olivianewton-john.com/tour.html Tour dates] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160314084329/http://olivianewton-john.com/tour.html |date=14 March 2016 }} at her website</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bandsintown.com/en/a/48221-olivia-newton-john?came_from=251|title=Olivia Newton-John|website=Bandsintown|access-date=7 August 2019}}</ref> Her dates for [[A Summer Night with Olivia Newton-John]] even included stops in Asia and Canada and culminated in a rare concert appearance in London in 2013. Her March 2013 UK trek also encompassed Bournemouth, Brighton, Birmingham, Manchester and Cardiff, Wales.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/music/a432637/olivia-newton-john-announces-40th-anniversary-uk-tour/|title=Olivia Newton-John announces 40th anniversary UK tour|website=digitalspy.com|date=23 October 2012 |access-date=14 August 2022}}</ref> In November 2012, Newton-John teamed with John Travolta to make the charity album ''[[This Christmas (John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John album)|This Christmas]]'', in support of The Olivia Newton-John Cancer & Wellness Centre and the Jett Travolta Foundation. Artists featured on the album include: [[Barbra Streisand]], [[James Taylor]], [[Chick Corea]], [[Kenny G]], [[Tony Bennett]], [[Cliff Richard]] and the [[Count Basie Orchestra]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2 October 2012 |title=Grease Reunion: John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John Team for Charity Christmas Album |url=https://www.eonline.com/news/350680/grease-reunion-john-travolta-and-olivia-newton-john-team-for-charity-christmas-album |access-date=14 August 2022 |website=E! Online}}</ref> A 2013 residency at the [[Flamingo Las Vegas]] was postponed due to the May 2013 death of her elder sister, Rona (aged 72), from a brain tumour. Newton-John resumed performing, doing 45 shows beginning in April 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lasvegassun.com/vegasdeluxe/2013/apr/11/heart-attack-olivia-newton-john-heads-flamingo-spr|title=Heart attack! Olivia Newton-John heads to the Flamingo this spring|last1=Leach|first1=Robin|date=11 April 2013|website=[[Las Vegas Sun]]|access-date=8 February 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/entertainment/2013/05/olivia-newton-johns-sister-dies|title=Olivia Newton-John's Sister Dies|last1=Wilder|first1=Jessica|date=29 May 2013|website=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]]|access-date=8 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140109040520/http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/entertainment/2013/05/olivia-newton-johns-sister-dies/|archive-date=9 January 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/olivia-newton-john-to-begin-las-vegas-residency|title=Olivia Newton-John to begin Las Vegas residency|author=<!--Not stated-->|date=4 February 2014|publisher=[[CBS News]]|access-date=8 February 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pollstar.com/news_article.aspx?ID=809414|title=Olivia Newton-John Announces 'Summer Nights' Vegas Residency|last1=Smith|first1=Jay|date=4 February 2014|website=[[Pollstar]]|access-date=8 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222065340/http://www.pollstar.com/news_article.aspx?ID=809414|archive-date=22 February 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> Along with the Vegas shows, Newton-John released a new EP in April 2014 entitled ''Hotel Sessions'', which consisted of seven tracks of unreleased demos that were recorded between 2002 and 2011 with her nephew [[Brett Goldsmith]]. The CD contains a cover of "Broken Wings" as well as the popular-with-fans original "Best of My Love", which had leaked on the internet many years prior.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.queerty.com/olivia-newton-john-is-still-the-one-we-want-20140406|title=Olivia Newton-John Is Still The One We Want|last=Slovacek|first=Randy|date=6 April 2014|website=queerty.com|access-date=8 August 2019}}</ref> Her Vegas stay was eventually extended beyond August 2014,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://lasvegasmagazine.com/entertainment/2014/jul/09/olivia-newton-john-extends-run-flamingo/|title=Olivia Newton-John extends run at Flamingo|website=Las Vegas Magazine|access-date=7 August 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pollstar.com/article/olivia-newton-john-to-stay-at-flamingo-through-2015-37291|title=Olivia Newton-John To Stay At Flamingo Through 2015|website=pollstar.com|date=10 December 2014 |access-date=11 August 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.olivianewton-john.com/Flamingo_2016_announce.html|title=Olivia Newton-John Extends Residency at Flamingo Las Vegas Through 2016|website=olivianewton-john.com|access-date=11 August 2019|archive-date=11 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190811020205/http://www.olivianewton-john.com/Flamingo_2016_announce.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> and her [[Summer Nights (concert residency)|Summer Nights]] residency finished in December 2016 after 175 shows.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/entertainment-columns/kats/olivia-newton-johns-three-year-flamingo-run-is-done/|title=Olivia Newton-John's three-year Flamingo run is done|date=6 March 2017|website=Las Vegas Review-Journal|access-date=11 August 2019}}</ref> Her successful three-year run even prompted a fourth live album, ''Summer Nights: Live in Las Vegas'' (2015). In 2015, Newton-John also reunited with John Farnham for a joint venture called ''[[Two Strong Hearts Live]]''.<ref name="Two Strong Hearts: Live In Concert">{{cite web |title=Two Strong Hearts: Live In Concert |url=https://www.jbhifi.com.au/products/dvd-music-farnham-john-newton-john-olivi-two-strong-hearts-live-in-concert-dvd |website=JB Hi-Fi |access-date=15 August 2022 |language=en |date=21 August 2015}}</ref><ref name="Two Strong Hearts Live CD">{{cite news |last1=Adams |first1=Cameron |last2=Wehner |first2=Cyclone |last3=Cahill |first3=Mikey |last4=Kelton |first4=Sam |title=Album Reviews: John Farnham & Olivia Newton-John, Refused, Thy Art Is Murder, Way of the Eagle & Saskwatch |url=https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/music/album-reviews-john-farnham--olivia-newtonjohn-refused-thy-art-is-murder-way-of-the-eagle--saskwatch/news-story/a7b06e3791458226ca95786b481babc7 |access-date=15 August 2022 |work=news.com.au |date=25 June 2015}}</ref> [[File:Olivia Newton-John at Viña 2017 (4).png|thumb|left|Newton-John performing at ''[[2017 Viña del Mar International Song Festival|Viña 2017]]'']] In 2015, Newton-John was a guest judge on [[Glamazonian Airways|an episode]] of ''[[RuPaul's Drag Race]]''. That same year, she scored her first number-one single on ''Billboard''{{'s}} [[Dance Club Songs]] chart with "[[You Have to Believe]]" with daughter Chloe and producer [[Dave Audé]]. The song was a re-imagining of her 1980 single "Magic", which she noted was to celebrate both the 35th anniversary of ''Xanadu'' and as a dedication to her daughter. About the latter, Newton-John stated: "I met Chloe's dad on the set of ''Xanadu;'' so, without that film, Chloe wouldn't be here. She was the real 'magic' that came out of that film!"<ref>[https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6762259/olivia-newton-john-first-number-1-dance-club-songs-chart "Olivia Newton-John Logs First No. 1 on Dance Club Songs Chart"] from ''Billboard'' (12 November 2015)</ref> The song became the first mother-daughter single to reach No. 1 on the ''Billboard'' Dance Club Play chart.<ref name="GlobalNewswire">{{cite news |title=Olivia Newton-John & Daughter Chloe Lattanzi to Release "Window in the Wall" – an Anthem to Unify & Heal – on Greenhill Records Friday, January 22, 2021 |url=https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2021/01/22/2162889/0/en/Olivia-Newton-John-Daughter-Chloe-Lattanzi-to-Release-Window-in-the-Wall-an-Anthem-to-Unify-Heal-on-Greenhill-Records-Friday-January-22-2021.html |work=GlobeNewswire News Room |date=22 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126013134/https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2021/01/22/2162889/0/en/Olivia-Newton-John-Daughter-Chloe-Lattanzi-to-Release-Window-in-the-Wall-an-Anthem-to-Unify-Heal-on-Greenhill-Records-Friday-January-22-2021.html |archive-date=26 January 2021}}</ref> In [[Music Victoria Awards of 2015|2015]], Newton-John was inducted into the [[Music Victoria Awards|Music Victoria Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://musicvictoria.com.au/musicvictoriaawards/previous-winners|title=Previous Winners|website=Music Victoria|access-date=13 August 2020|archive-date=31 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190731040330/https://musicvictoria.com.au/musicvictoriaawards/previous-winners|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2017, she collaborated with two North American singer-songwriters, [[Beth Nielsen Chapman]] and [[Amy Sky]], on a joint concert tour entitled Liv On after co-producing a 2016 [[Liv On|CD by the same name]].<ref name="LIV ON">{{cite web |title=Tour |url=https://www.livonmusic.com/tour/ |website=LIV ON – 2017 |access-date=15 August 2022 |language=en}}</ref> On 7 May 2019, Newton-John's elder brother Hugh, a doctor, died at age 80;<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/olivia-newton-john-brother-died-decline|title=Olivia Newton-John reveals her brother died earlier this month 'after years of decline'|last=McCarthy|first=Tyler|date=24 May 2019|publisher=Fox News|access-date=7 August 2019}}</ref> his death left Newton-John as the sole surviving sibling from the original family. In recognition for "her work as an entertainer and philanthropist", she was bestowed Australia's highest honour, the [[Order of Australia#Companion (AC)|Companion of the Order of Australia]], in June 2019.<ref>{{cite news |title=Olivia Newton-John receives Australia's highest honour |url=https://7news.com.au/the-morning-show/olivia-newton-john-receives-the-companion-of-the-order-of-australia-c-164248 |access-date=13 August 2022 |work=7NEWS |date=13 June 2019 |language=en}}</ref> In December 2019, Newton-John and Travolta also re-teamed for three live Meet 'n' Grease<ref name="Raven">{{cite news |last1=Raven |first1=Robin |title=Thousands Of Fans Travel To See John Travolta And Olivia Newton-John Together At 'Grease' Events |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/robinraven/2019/12/16/thousands-of-fans-travel-to-see-john-travolta-and-olivia-newton-john-together-at-grease-events/ |access-date=8 August 2022 |work=Forbes |date=16 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191217032004/https://www.forbes.com/sites/robinraven/2019/12/16/thousands-of-fans-travel-to-see-john-travolta-and-olivia-newton-john-together-at-grease-events/ |archive-date=17 December 2019}}</ref> sing-along events in the Florida cities of [[Tampa]], [[West Palm Beach]] and [[Jacksonville]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/robinraven/2019/12/16/thousands-of-fans-travel-to-see-john-travolta-and-olivia-newton-john-together-at-grease-events/|title=Thousands of Fans Travel To See John Travolta And Olivia Newton-John Together At 'Grease' Events|last=Raven|first=Robin|website=Forbes|access-date=16 January 2020}}</ref> Subsequently, a sing-along re-broadcast of ''Grease'' aired on CBS Television.<ref>{{Cite web |title='Grease' is the word: CBS adds broadcast television premiere of 'Grease Sing-A-Long' to 'Sunday Night Movies' on June 7 |url=https://www.wnypapers.com/news/article/current/2020/05/19/141582/grease-is-the-word-cbs-adds-broadcast-television-premiere-of-grease-sing-a-long-to-sunday-night-movies-on-june-7#:~:text=%E2%80%9CGrease%20Sing-A-Long%E2%80%9D%20will%20air%20June%207,and%20dance%20throughout%20the%20movie. |access-date=19 August 2022|website=Niagara Frontier Publications}}</ref> In February 2020, Newton-John appeared at the [[Fire Fight Australia]] charity event. This was her final public performance.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Watch Olivia Newton-John's jaw-dropping final performance before her death |url=https://www.smoothradio.com/artists/olivia-newton-john/final-performance-death-video/ |access-date=19 August 2022 |website=Smooth |language=en}}</ref> In January 2021, Newton-John released her final single, "Window in the Wall", a duet about unity which she recorded with her daughter Chloe Lattanzi. The music video for the song peaked at No. 1 on the [[iTunes]] pop music video chart the week of its release.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/rambling-reporter/olivia-newton-john-daughter-chloe-lattanzi-talk-new-single-cannabis-farming-and-playing-music-for-plants|title=Olivia Newton-John and Daughter Chloe Lattanzi Talk New Single| website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=8 February 2021|access-date=15 April 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.outsmartmagazine.com/2021/03/still-the-one-that-we-want/|title=Still the One We Want| website=OutSmart|date=15 March 2021|access-date=15 April 2021}}</ref>
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