Olivia Newton-John will give two concerts in Taipei when she visits Taiwan for the first time next month.
The 58-year-old Australian singer, who had a string of pop hits in the 1970s, is scheduled to perform in the Taipei Arena on April 21 and April 22 and treat her fans to a set of her greatest hits.
After being told that Taiwan has very good healthcare services, including acupuncture and other alternative medicines, Newton-John -- a 15-year breast cancer survivor -- said that she would be interested in experiencing such services.
Taipei is the second leg of Newton-John's forthcoming Asian tour. She will perform in Hong Kong on April 15, in Shanghai on April 24, in Singapore on April 27 and in Kuala Lumpur on April 29.
Newton-John was born in England in 1948. Her family moved to Australia when she was five. She captured American hearts in the mid-1970s with songs like Honestly Love You and Have You Never Been Mellow. After winning a series of Grammy Awards for her work, she settled in Malibu, near Los Angeles.
She has also won numerous music awards.
A versatile singer, Newton-John has covered rock songs as well as the gentle folk songs and ballads which formed her early repertoire.
She starred with John Travolta in the 1978 movie Grease and catapulted herself into super-stardom with such hits as You're The One That I Want, Summer Nights and Hopelessly Devoted To You.
In 1981, she reached the pinnacle of her career with her million-selling single Physical.
After recuperating from breast cancer surgery in 1992, Newton-John became a staunch supporter of breast cancer awareness charities and has been advocating early detection and treatment.
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