Durham died in palliative care in Melbourne on Friday night, according to a statement from Universal Music Australia and Musicoast, after suffering complications from chronic lung disease.
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Judith Durham, The Seekers lead singer, dead at 79, six decades after the formation of the group.
Judith Durham, one of Australia's best-loved entertainers and the former lead singer of The Seekers, has died at the age of 79.
Born in Essendon in Victoria, Durham recorded her first EP at 19 and went on to worldwide fame with The Seekers, selling more than 50 million records.
Durham died in palliative care on Friday night after a short stay in The Alfred Hospital in Melbourne, according to a statement from Universal Music Australia and Musicoast after complications from chronic lung disease.
As part of The Seekers, Durham was one of the first Australian artists to achieve international success, with songs like Georgy Girl, I’ll Never Find Another You, A World Of Our Own, Morningtown Ride, I Am Australian and The Carnival Is Over.