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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

Judith Durham, Australia’s folk music icon who achieved global fame as the lead singer of The Seekers, has died

Judith Durham, lead singer of The Seekers and one of Australia’s most prolific performers, has died aged 79 after a long battle with illness.

Beloved Australian entertainer Judith Durham has passed away peacefully, aged 79 following a long health battle.
The former lead singer of The Seekers, w

Australian singer Judith Durham of folk group The Seekers has died aged 79.

Her crystal-clear voice propelled Judith Durham and The Seekers to international stardom and made the Melbourne singer a national treasure. But amid the success she endured a series of personal setbacks.

The singer achieved global success with hits like 'Georgy Girl' and 'I'll Never Find Another You.'

Judith Durham was the sweet, petite, Aussie secretary-turned-pop star who outsold The Beatles in the swinging sixties, wearing home-made frocks and singing folksy so...

Judith Durham refused for many years to give in to pressure from promoters, fans and Guy, the unofficial Seekers boss, to get back together. Then in 1992 Durham received a letter from a fan in England. The fan pointed out that John Lennon’s death had ensured the Beatles would never reunite but a Seekers reunion remained a possibility and therefore should be attempted at any cost.

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Judith Durham, Australia's folk music icon who achieved global fame as the lead singer of The Seekers, has died. She was 79.