Top 10 Reasons Why Olivia Newton-John Was Better Than Kylie Minogue
Olivia Newton-John was an Australian singer and songwriter who had five #1 hits and ten top 10 singles on the Billboard Hot 100, as well as two #1 solo albums on the Billboard 200. She was a four-time Grammy Award winner and an actress best known for playing Sandy in the 1978 film Grease.Kylie Minogue is an Australian singer known for her dance music and her acting career, particularly for her role in the soap opera Neighbours (which ran from March 18, 1985, to July 28, 2022).
Olivia contributed significantly to the world through her music and philanthropy and was often seen as grounded and realistic. Kylie, while widely celebrated for her music, is primarily known for her contributions to pop and dance music and does not share Olivia's broader legacy.
Olivia passed away on August 8, 2022, after a long battle with metastatic breast cancer, at the age of 73. Kylie Minogue was also diagnosed with breast cancer in 2005 but has remained cancer-free since completing treatment.
Rest in peace, Olivia, the real Aussie queen of pop (1948-2022).
Olivia had a role that was very inspiring and helped people get interested in music of all genres. She taught people to have fun and enjoy our summer days and nights as well as year-round. Kylie didn't do much of that.
She was a true inspiration to music. Kylie Minogue has her own influence on her audience, but it doesn't compare. Olivia and Kylie were like apples and oranges. Both did dance music, but Olivia was more original and friendlier. Not to mention, she was one of the original inspirations for Kylie's path to music.
She taught people to have fun both in summertime and all year. She was the queen of summer nights for a reason.
Olivia explored popular genres such as rock, new wave (including synth pop), jazz, country, contemporary, and dance genres we all love. Kylie explores disco (including nu-disco), house, contemporary R&B, art pop, and country. Kylie may have catchy music, but Olivia stood out the most in versatility.
Olivia actually had a really nice-sounding singing voice as well as a nice and sweet-sounding speaking voice. Olivia's signature song "Hopelessly Devoted to You" has not been sung as well by any other woman, combining sensitivity, emotion, and feeling as Olivia did. And that's saying something, considering I've heard women like Mariah Carey and Delta Goodrem cover it.
Her voice was totally original and wasn't as nasally as Kylie's. Kylie uses autotune, which is fine if used the right way, but it takes away the realistic quality of the voice. Olivia was Australia's voice of a generation.
Olivia made music for over 56 years from her first to last single, whereas Kylie, as of now, has made music for over 43 years. Olivia was Australia's real queen of pop.
Her personality was cleaner than Kylie's. Kylie Minogue's is messier. Kylie has a more sexual attitude and at one point messed up to the point of getting banned from the BBC, unlike Olivia.
Olivia had excellent acting roles, including Sandy from the Grease franchise. Kylie's acting doesn't even compare, even in her long-time soap opera Neighbours.
She was always fresh in her own appearances and healthier than Kylie. Olivia was also more realistic in appearances, whereas Kylie underwent plastic surgery, including Botox fillers, and ended up looking more artificial.
She actually made people laugh, whereas Kylie is more focused on run-of-the-mill show-offs. Olivia was at her funniest in Grease, whereas Kylie Minogue is fair at best in her series.
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She cared about the world, including the environment, and didn't focus too much on being greedy or looking fake.
She, along with David Bowie, ushered in a generation of artists and bands reinventing their styles. Without her or David Bowie, there'd be no Madonna, Kylie Minogue, Samantha Fox, Pat Benatar, Beyoncé, Shakira, Miley Cyrus, Lady Gaga, One Direction, Ariana Grande, Dua Lipa, Doja Cat, SZA, and many more. She really paved the way for many artists to reinvent their styles. She, like David Bowie, was a master of reinvention.
She actually cared about animals and their habitats. She didn't want any harm to come to them. She was never narcissistic about herself and became an animal rights activist for all those reasons.