News - Aug 29, 2022
It has been reported that Australian singer Judith Durham, who was a member of the 1960s hit group The Seekers, has passed away at the age of 79, according to the country's arts minister. In 1943, Durham was born in Melbourne and became an international star with upbeat hits like Georgy Girl, as well as a series of covers and collaborations with artists such as Paul Simon and others.
"Tony Burke, the minister for the arts, once said that Judith Durham was the most well-known Australian voice. "Judy Anderson is widely considered an icon of our music, both as part of The Seekers and solo," added Mr. Smith.
There was one 1967 gig that Burke recalled that was attended by ten percent of the entire population of Melbourne at the time. "What an accomplishment. What a loss." There is no doubt that Durham's soaring range and pseudo-operatic style are likely to be most familiar to you from The Carnival is Over, which sold over one million copies in Britain alone and topped the charts for weeks on end.
The Seekers are still a household name at home and are well-known even to younger Australians for their song I am an Australian, which remains the theme song for the country's national broadcaster ABC, and one of the most loved songs of all time.
