Olivia Harrison is the widow of George Harrison, who was the lead guitarist for the legendary Beatles. Many fans of this musician will be interested to know who he lived with for many years and how his personal life has developed. In this article, we will take a look at a biography of Olivia Harrison.
See you with George
Olivia Trinidad Arias - this was the name of D. Harrison's second wife before marriage. She was born in the capital of Mexico 05/18/1948. Her father, Ezekiel Arias, was a dry cleaning worker, and her mother was engaged in sewing skills. The family was big. In addition to Olivia, she raised two boys (Gilbert and Ron) and two girls (Linda and Chris).
At 17, she graduated from Hawthorne (California). After some time, she was hired by the record company A&M Records, where she served as secretary. It was here that they met George. The fateful meeting took place in 1974, when the musician signed a contract with this company. When recording the album Dark Horse, Olivia acted as a backing vocalist.
The wife of the legendary musician
The couple legalized their relationship in 1978, and before that, George managed to divorce his first wife Patti Boyd and have a joint child with Olivia. The wedding took place near the estate "Friar Park", which belonged to Harrison, in the town of Henley-on-Thames. Nevertheless, there were rumors in the media that Olivia and George had never married. This information appeared after the wedding of Barbara Bach and Ringo Starr, where Harrison was invited. Olivia was seen without a wedding ring, which gave rise to such false rumors.
What is noteworthy, the musician himself very often called his wife Arias (by maiden name). The same name was mentioned in George's albums. And even in an interview that Harrison gave Musician Magazin in 1991, speaking of Olivia, he called her "my wife Arias."
The couple has been married for about 23 years. But in November 2001, George died of a long illness, leaving Olivia Harrison a widow.
Their joint son Dhani, who was born in August 1978, followed in the footsteps of his father, and became a professional musician.
Charity
Olivia Harrison, whose photo is presented in this article, was a participant in a charity fundraising campaign for poor children in Romania in the 90s of the last century. Romania Angel Appeal also included Yoko Ono (John Lenon's wife), Linda McCartney, and Barbara Bach (Ringo Starr's wife). At this event, several million dollars were raised.
