Judith Durham, the Australian folk music icon who rose to worldwide fame as the lead singer of The Seekers, has died. He was 79 years old.
Durham died Friday night at Melbourne’s Alfred Hospital after complications from a long-term lung disease, Universal Music Australia and Musicoast said in a statement on Saturday.
He recorded his first record at age 19 and rose to fame after joining The Seekers in 1963. The quartet became the first Australian group to achieve major sales and chart success in the UK and US, selling 50 million records. .
International hits included “The Carnival Is Over”, “I’ll Never Find You Another”, “Our World” and “Georgi Gogo”.
Durham began his solo career in 1968, but recorded with The Seekers in the 1990s.
“This is a sad day for Judith’s family, her fellow Seekers, the Musicoast team, the music industry and fans around the world, and all of us who have been a part of Judith’s life for so long,” Graham said. , member of The Seekers. ‘Management team. simpsons.
His band in The Seekers – Keith Pottger, Bruce Woodley and Athol Guy – said their lives were forever changed by the loss of “our dear friend and shining star”.
“His struggle was intense and heroic, he never complained about his fate and fully accepted his end. “His magnificent musical legacy of his is one that Keith, Bruce and I are so happy to share,” they said.
Paying tribute to the beloved singer, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese described Durham as “a national treasure and an Australian icon”.
“Judith Durham voiced a new layer of our identity and helped pave the way for a new generation of Australian artists,” Albanese wrote on Twitter. Her kindness will be missed by many, the hymns he gave our nation will never be forgotten.
In his home state of Victoria, Prime Minister Dan Andrews said Durham had conquered the music world both in Australia and abroad.
“With their unique voice and stage presence at the head of The Seekers, the band has become one of the biggest in Australia,” he said.
Source: Hollywood Reporter
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