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Judith Durham AO (born Judith Mavis Cock; 3 July 1943 – 5 August 2022) was an Australian singer, songwriter, and musician who became the lead singer of the Australian folk music group the Seekers in 1962.
In 1988, Guy, Potger and Woodley reformed the Seekers with Julie Anthony, a cabaret singer. [ 1 ] [ 6 ] In May, the group sang "The Carnival Is Over" at the World Expo 88 in Brisbane . [ 37 ] In March 1989, the group released the album Live On , which peaked in the top 30 on the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Albums Chart .
Judith Durham, Australia’s folk music icon who achieved global fame as the lead singer of The Seekers, has died. She was 79. Durham died in Alfred Hospital in Melbourne on Friday night after ...
The Seekers singer died after suffering complications from a long-standing lung disease. Judith Durham, Lead Singer of The Seekers and Australia’s Folk Music Icon, Dies at 79 Skip to main content
The group were formed after the disbanding of the successful 1960s Australian group the Seekers. Keith Potger, a member of the Seekers, put together the New Seekers in 1969, featuring Laurie Heath, Chris Barrington, Marty Kristian, and Eve Graham and Sally Graham (no relation), the latter of whom was a member of The Young Generation.
“A national treasure and Australian icon, Judith Durham gave voice to a new strand of our identity and helped blaze a trail for a new generation of Aussie artists."
During a chance meeting in London between the Seekers' lead singer Judith Durham and Maurice Gibb, Durham learned that "Massachusetts" was originally intended for her group and in 2003 the Seekers recorded the song as a tribute to Maurice following his death earlier that year.
Writer Patrick Edgeworth had a personal connection to the material, in that his brother, Ron Edgeworth, was married to Judith Durham, who was The Seekers' lead singer from 1963 to 1968. Georgy Girl began previews at Her Majesty's Theatre in Melbourne on 15 December 2015, and had its official premiere on 22 December.