Judith Durham

Her crystal-clear voice propelled Judith Durham and The Seekers to international stardom and made the Melbourne singer a national treasure.

Over the years, Durham performed with the Seekers, usually for charity, and in 2013 they got together for a 50th anniversary tour. In 1995, the Seekers were inducted into the Australian Record Industry Association’s (ARIA) Hall of Fame, and Durham was made a Member of the Order of Australia for services to music. In 1990, Durham, Edgeworth and their tour manager were in a car accident that killed the driver of the other car and left Durham with a fractured wrist and leg. In the end, Durham recorded her entire The Australian Cities Suite, which was released in October 2008 in aid of charity. In the 1970s, she recorded trad jazz albums with Edgeworth and released a piano and voice recording from the Newport Jazz Festival in 1978. A film of her birthday concert in London’s Royal Festival Hall was released in 2004 as a DVD. In 1998, the stalker was eventually convicted of stalking and ordered not to approach Durham. In November 1964, the group released I’ll Never Find Another You, and by February it was No. 1 in the UK and Australia, and the Seekers were on their way to stardom. She also decided, in 1968, to become a vegetarian, and after that lived a life that was non-smoking, environmentally friendly, decaffeinated, teetotal, drug free and cruelty free. Durham also recorded two more songs with the Jazz Preachers, Muddy Water and Trombone Frankie (a version of Bessie Smith’s Trombie Cholly). Along with Guy were Keith Potger and another advertising man, Bruce Woodley, and soon Durham was a regular in their Monday night performances at a popular coffee lounge. In 1963, she joined Frank Traynor’s Jazz Preachers and took her mother’s maiden name of Durham for her stage name.

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.”

Judith Durham, the lead singer of the Australian folk group the Seekers, has died.

"I wanted to do all sorts of things in life" - Listen to Judith Durham's 2016 interview with RNZ's Wallace Chapman In 1995, they were inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame, with I'll Never Find Another You added to the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia's Sounds of Australia registry in 2011. "I wanted to do all sorts of things in life" - Listen to Judith Durham's 2016 interview with RNZ's Wallace Chapman duration 24:10

The musician formed The Seekers with Athol Guy, Bruce Woodley and Keith Potger in 1962.

"What a contribution. What a loss. "With The Seekers and solo, Judith earned her place as an icon of our music," he said.

Judith Durham was the sweet, petite, Aussie secretary-turned-pop star who outsold The Beatles in the swinging sixties, wearing...

On a tour of New Zealand she gave six months' notice, honouring an agreed pact, to pursue a solo career, oblivious to the shock caused to both her colleagues and their fans. It's a love that defies time and space to encompass everything". The Seekers' Golden Jubilee Tour was cruelly halted in 2013 when Durham suffered a brain haemorrhage. A year later she asked London-based freelance musician Ron Edgeworth to be her musical director, pianist and arranger. I was not at all tuned into the London dolly birds and Carnaby Street." Durham, born in Essendon on July 3, 1943, was well prepared for a career in music, if not exactly pop.

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.

Durham died in palliative care on Friday night after complications from a long-standing lung disease.

Her magnificent musical legacy Keith, Bruce and I are so blessed to share," they said in a statement on Saturday. Durham's death in palliative care after a brief stay in Melbourne's Alfred Hospital was a result of complications from a long-standing chronic lung disease, Universal Music Australia and Musicoast said in a statement on Saturday. Durham died in palliative care on Friday night after complications from a long-standing lung disease, her management said.

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.

Shadow defence minister Andrew Hastie is asked if he believes the Australian Defence Force has the right assets for what he has described as a “bleak” outlook.

What we’ve seen over the last week, particularly with the missiles being fired in and around Taiwan is they are using that strategic bulk, and we need to respond to that. So if you’re looking to send a signal to the Australian people, I’m not sure Stephen Smith is the man to send the signal that you’re serious about defence going forward. Over the last decade under the Morrison, Turnbull and Abbott governments we invested a lot in the Australian defence force. Of course, the Port of Darwin’s 99-year lease is, I think, a reminder that we did make mistakes, but insofar as Richard Marles is a successful defence minister, then our country will be successful, so I want to work to make sure that our defence force has the right kit, it is postured correctly and that we are set up for success, but that’s my job. In fact, I would say the era of the lucky country is over. It should not be misinterpreted or compromised in practice.” Project Red Spice, a $10bn investment in cybersecurity over the next decade – these are the sorts of things we really need. Angus Houston is a fine officer, however, Stephen Smith has a very, very mixed record as defence minister. As a nation of only 26 million people on a vast continent, we need as many friends we can get. When he goes to bed, when he is asleep, he should be dreaming about submarines. The national carrier was alerted to this by the tower, but upon inspection has not found any evidence of fire. When he wakes up he should be thinking about submarines.

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