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Olivia Newton John discretely visits Cuzco, Peru

(LIP-jl) -- Hiding behind dark sunglasses and wearing a black sweater and dark pants, British singer and actress Olivia Newton John was witnessed by local media after she had attempted to discreetly end her visit to Peru's largest touristic region -Cuzco.

Famous for her appearance alongside John Travolta in the cheesy 70's musical Grease and for her various hit songs, Olivia Newton John was caught by Peru's local media at the tail end of her visit to Peru's Sacred Valley at Cuzco's Alejandro Velasco Astete Airport.

"Everything here was very beautiful," she said to reporters after they asked about her trip.

Others who recognized the 70's pop icon were quick to ask for her autograph and to pose alongside her in a picture, to which she graciously obliged.

According to members of her entourage, Newton John visited important sites in Cuzco's Sacred Valley of the Incas, including Machu Picchu.

As a reminder, we would like to encourage our readers to place your vote for Machu Picchu in the New7Wonders contest here (link).

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# Cesar Alvarado says :
13 June, 2007 [ 17:25 ]

She is Australian not British !!

# Alfred Henry says :
13 June, 2007 [ 17:40 ]

Olivia Newton-John was born in Cambridge, England. Her parents were Brinley Newton-John and Irene Born (b. 25 May 1914). In 1954, at the age of five, Newton-John, her parents Brin and Irene, and her older siblings Hugh and Rona, relocated to Melbourne, Australia, where her father had taken a job at Melbourne University as the Master of Ormond College.

These facts can easily be found on the internet. In this case they were taken from Wikipedia.com

# Joe says :
13 June, 2007 [ 18:01 ]

Wikipedia, IMDB, her own fan website... They will all tell you she was born in England and moved to Australia at age 5.  The article is correct.
 

# Cesar Alvarado says :
13 June, 2007 [ 18:22 ]

Sorry guys I was wrong ...

# Robert Jackson says :
13 June, 2007 [ 18:22 ]

Sorry, I must disagree. While it is absolutley correct that Olivia was born in England, the fact that she is an Australian citizen also means she is an Australian singer. She can't be an Australian citizen and a British singer at the same time. As a child of 5 she was not a singer and only became a famous singer after she became an Australian citizen. If you ask Olivia she will always refer to herself as Australian. 

# Joe says :
13 June, 2007 [ 18:35 ]

So if I move to Japan and make it big as a Japanese singer would I be considered Japanese? 

Never thought it was possible to change your birthplace.  But hey, what do I know.

# Robert Jackson says :
13 June, 2007 [ 19:07 ]

Excellent point!

And if you were 50+ years of age, had lived in Japan since age 5, spoke with a Japanese accent, had Japanese citizenship and held a Japanese passport I would be happy to accept you as Japanese.

Just as parents of children adopted from other countries would expect those children to be accepted as citizens of the country they are being raised in.

It's not a matter of changing your birthplace, it's more a case of who you believe you are based on a whole range of information, not just where you were born.    

# joe says :
13 June, 2007 [ 19:17 ]

You make an excellent argument Robert.  Say we label Olivia Newton John as an 'Aussie-Brit' from now on?  Or should it be 'Brit-Aussie?' lol

# Robert Jackson says :
13 June, 2007 [ 19:38 ]

As a patriotic Aussie I'd have to go with Aussie-Brit even though I do have a British heritage myself. (Maternal Grandfather). 

My children are Aussie/Peruvian so this is probably an argument I'm going to have many times in the years to come. 

Thanks for the stimulating debate Joe. Maybe we'll lock horns on another topic at some time. Or maybe we can gang up on someone we both disagree with. haha.

All the best to you and yours,
Rob.



 

# Joe says :
13 June, 2007 [ 20:04 ]

Thanks and I look forward to it Robert...

Good luck with the Aussie/Peruvian debate - you'll definitely need it (lol).

Take care,
Joe

# Jorge Cieza de Leon T. says :
14 June, 2007 [ 09:33 ]

No matter what, she is great  specially "Hopelessly devoted"
Common guys let's argue about her songs

# Simon Walter (aka whinging pom :-D) says :
14 June, 2007 [ 11:41 ]

I don't see what all the fuss is about her nationality. You Aussies are more than welcome to her. And before anyone jumps to any conclusions, my comment is not meant as a reflection on her as a person, merely her music.

# Robert Jackson says :
14 June, 2007 [ 15:59 ]

Sorry Jorge, if it's an argument you want you won't get one here. I also think she's great, both personally and musically so I can't argue with you if I agree with you. Thanks anyway.

Simon, I don't think there was any "fuss about her nationality", just 2 people having a civilized conversation about how to distinguish a persons nationality if there is more than 1 country involved. Especially when people relocate at a very young age.

As for us Assies being welcome to her, all I can say is thank you very much. We are more than happy to have her and her music.

Have a great day guys.  

# Jorge Cieza de Leon T. says :
14 June, 2007 [ 16:16 ]

Yeah Robert you're right. I meant to say/write "let's talk about her music!!!"
be cool

# Robert Jackson says :
14 June, 2007 [ 16:31 ]

OK Jorge, you be cool too. 

# pancho says :
18 June, 2007 [ 12:28 ]

 ... and if all your hopes survive,
destiny will arrive
:)

# Anna says :
29 August, 2007 [ 16:29 ]

OLivia became definitively Australian in 1994
http://www.onlyolivia.com/perl/textsearch.cgi?page=19940905au_womans-day_42.txt
English or Australian she stay the wonderful singer and human being that she is :o)

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