Bits About Livvy
Glen’s at it again accosting young ladies on our behalf … or so he says! This week, it was Livvy-Newton-John’s turn to fall under the spell of his magical charm. Never mind, Livvy… it happens to the best of us!
Olivia must rate as one of the best-dressed girls on the telly, and everyone back at me office would kill me if I didn’t find out who made her dresses, so I did.
“Well,” she smiled, “for me tour coming up with Cliff Richard, I’m getting a couple dresses made up for me by lady at the B.B.C., which I designed myself. Most times, though, I buy all my clothes off the peg at places like Feathers and Look In.
“I’m looking forward to this tour actually. I love working with Cliff he’s not only professional, but a very good mate as well.”
“It’s funny you know, a lot of people think that Cliff or the group Tomorrow was the beginning of my musical career, but in fact, it all started when I was fifteen. I used to sing in my brother-in-law’s coffee lounge to earn a bit of money I think I made about ten bob a time! One day, one of the customers suggested I enter a talent competition that was held each week on Jonny O’Keef’s telly show. The show was a bit like Top Of The Pops, but with a talent spot in it too. Anyway, much to my amazement I won, but as I was still at school, I couldn’t take my prize till a year later.”
Her prize was a trip to London and Olivia took her friend Pat along with her and they became a duo called Pat and Olivia Match and toured Britain doing cabaret. Then Pat’s visa ran out and she returned home, but Olivia had an offer to join a group called Tomorrow. She doesn’t look on these days with much enthusiasm.
“I was really more or less talked in to joining the group and it took a two year chunk out of my career and then the whole thing bombed, but it did bring me to the public’s attention a bit more. Then came ‘If Not For You’ my first solo hit and things started to happen.”
“As far as the future’s concerned, I’d like to write a few songs. I wrote one called “Changes” on my latest album. But all in all, I hope things will carry on the way they have been. It’s too soon to say much about the future, I’m only just starting out now!”