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Tributes are flowing after the death The Seekers lead singer Judith Durham.

The Australian musician found fame in The Seekers, a folk music group, before going solo.

In 1965 the Seekers were voted more popular than the Beatles yet she seemed the antithesis of the Swinging Sixties

Durham made her first recording at 19 and rose to fame after joining The Seekers in 1963.

The Seekers’ international hits included “The Carnival is Over,” “I’ll Never Find Another You,” “A World of Our Own” and “Georgy Girl.”

Judith Durham, the lead singer of the Australian folk group the Seekers, has died.

Judith Durham, an Australian folk music legend whose band, The Seekers, had several international hits with her voice on them, has passed away at the age of 79.

MELBOURNE, AUS (CelebrityAccess) - Australian musician Judith Durham, best known as the lead singer of folk music group The Seekers, died at age 79. The

Australian musician Judith Durham has sadly died aged 79 from a longstanding lung disease called bronchiectasis.

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