Her career SANDY & BEYOND
Aug 14, 2022
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After singing around Melbourne as a teenager, Olivia's career first seriously took off in the UK, where she signed a recording contract with Decca Records.
In 1971, after songwriter Bruce Welch came into Olivia's life, the breakdown of their personal relationship (they were engaged briefly) translated into her first – of many – hit singles, If Not For You.
– a song Olivia had sung when she was performing around Melbourne – became her next hit. After placing fourth for the UK in 1974's Eurovision Song Contest, losing out to Abba,
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