Judith Durham

Born in Essendon, Durham recorded her first EP at 19 and went on to worldwide fame as the lead singer of folk music group The Seekers, selling more than 50 ...

Members of The Seekers, including Durham, were honoured as Officers of the Order of Australia in 2014. - Durham and other members of The Seekers were honoured as Officers of the Order of Australia in 2014. After recording I'll Never Find Another You at EMI's Abbey Road Studios — known as the domain of The Beatles — The Seekers went to number one in the UK and Australia.

Melbourne-born entertainer rocketed to international fame in the 1960s with hits including The Carnival is Over, A World of Our Own and Georgy Girl.

Her last album, a previously unreleased collection of songs titled So Much More, was released in 2018 to celebrate her 75th birthday. “Her language was uniquely Australian, and her voice a gift of universal beauty.” What a loss.” “What a contribution. Her magnificent musical legacy Keith, Bruce and I are so blessed to share,” they said. “Judith Durham gave voice to a new strand of our identity and helped blaze a trail for a new generation of Aussie artists,” he said on Twitter. “Her kindness will be missed by many, the anthems she gave to our nation will never be forgotten.”

She also released several solo albums, but was best known for leading the folk band The Seekers, who she performed with from 1963 until 1968. The band found ...

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The Australian pop-folk singer Judith Durham - who fronted hit 1960s group The Seekers - has died aged 79, the country's arts minister has said.

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Durham died in Alfred Hospital in Melbourne on Friday night after suffering complications from a long-standing lung disease, Universal Music Australia and ...

Her magnificent musical legacy Keith, Bruce and I are so blessed to share,” they said. “Her kindness will be missed by many, the anthems she gave to our nation will never be forgotten.” “Her struggle was intense and heroic, never complaining of her destiny and fully accepting its conclusion.

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Judith Durham, Australia's folk music icon who achieved global fame as the lead singer of The Seekers, has died. She was 79.

Her magnificent musical legacy Keith, Bruce and I are so blessed to share,” they said. She made her first recording at 19 and rose to fame after joining The Seekers in 1963. International hits included “The Carnival is Over,” “I'll Never Find Another You,” “A World of Our Own” and “Georgy Girl.”

Durham died in Alfred Hospital in Melbourne, Australia on Friday night from lung-disease complications. Her death was announced by Universal Music Australia and ...

Her magnificent musical legacy Keith, Bruce and I are so blessed to share,” they said in a joint statement. “Judith Durham gave voice to a new strand of our identity and helped blaze a trail for a new generation of Aussie artists,” Albanese wrote on Twitter. “Her kindness will be missed by many, the anthems she gave to our nation will never be forgotten.” “This is a sad day for Judith’s family, her fellow Seekers, the staff of Musicoast, the music industry and fans worldwide, and all of us who have been part of Judith’s life for so long,” said The Seekers’ management team member Graham Simpson.

In 1962, an 18-year-old Durham met Athol Guy. He convinced her to sing acoustic folk music in a Melbourne cafe with Keith Potger and Bruce Woodley. They became ...

"I didn't realise there were lots and lots of other women going through the same thing. "I'm thrilled to bits that it's happening. Now I do," she said in 2016. Her magnificent musical legacy Keith, Bruce and I are so blessed to share," Athol Guy said in a statement. so that was our niche." Durham said it was a "miracle" that the musical Georgy Girl, which told the story of The Seekers, made it to the stage in 2015, while she was still alive.

Judith Durham was lead singer of The Seekers and a solo artist. One of Australia's most recognisable voices, she has passed away at 79.

When I was lucky enough to finally see her live a few years ago it was like we were all little kids singing along for the sheer joy. Intentionally or not, they became some of the biggest artists in the world during the 1960s. In the US they earned similar attention. Their inevitable “best of” album appeared on the British charts for 125 weeks. Georgie Girl, A World of Our Own and The Carnival Is Over are just a few of the songs that will always ring best with her vocals. Their debut album, Introducing the Seekers, was released in 1963.

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Members of The Seekers have paid tribute to their "shining star", singer Judith Durham, who died aged 79...

Her magnificent musical legacy Keith, Bruce and I are so blessed to share," they said in a statement on Saturday. "Judith Durham gave voice to a new strand of our identity and helped blaze a trail for a new generation of Aussie artists," Mr Albanese said on Twitter. "This is a sad day for Judith's family, her fellow Seekers, the staff of Musicoast, the music industry and fans worldwide, and all of us who have been part of Judith's life for so long," The Seekers management team member Graham Simpson said.

The Seekers singer and solo performer was always the last to acknowledge her role as a pioneering woman in Australian music.

That trademark voice was not damaged and a year after the brain haemorrhage she was back on stage, fulfilling her commitments in Australia and the UK – the unfinished business giving her motivation in her recovery. “It really takes a lot of work and discipline to recover after a brain injury, but Judith was always very determined. “It was just you sang and played a few songs.” For me to live long enough to see how I’ve been a thread through people’s lives is wonderful.” I really do find it very, very hard to think that people put me up at that level.” She would return to touring with The Seekers several times, usually to mark career milestones. They were the first Australian band to sell over a million records. That track, I’ll Never Find Another You, hit No 1 in the UK in 1964. It was No 1 back home and reached No.4 in the US. I never thought I’d be writing songs. “I never dreamed of being a pop star. I wanted to be singing on stage and playing piano.

The Seekers' singer died in palliative care on Friday night aged 79 after complications from a long-standing lung disease. Advertisement. Ad.

Her magnificent musical legacy Keith, Bruce and I are so blessed to share," they said in a statement on Saturday. Advertisement "Judith Durham gave voice to a new strand of our identity and helped blaze a trail for a new generation of Aussie artists," Mr Albanese said on Twitter. Advertisement "Judith Durham was a very, very private citizen and her family are very, very private too," Ms D'Ambrosio told reporters. Advertisement

The Seekers' singer died in palliative care on Friday night aged 79 after complications from a long-standing lung disease. Victorian Minister Lily D'Ambrosio on ...

Her magnificent musical legacy Keith, Bruce and I are so blessed to share," they said in a statement on Saturday. Advertisement "Judith Durham gave voice to a new strand of our identity and helped blaze a trail for a new generation of Aussie artists," Mr Albanese said on Twitter. Advertisement "Judith Durham was a very, very private citizen and her family are very, very private too," Ms D'Ambrosio told reporters. Advertisement