Judith Durham, the lead singer of The Seekers, has died. 7NEWS
She is understood to have died in hospital on Friday night following a battle with chronic illness.
Durham joined The Seekers in the 1960s alongside Athol Guy, Keith Potger and Bruce Woodley in Melbourne. In 1967, the band members were named as joint recipients of the Australian of the Year award, the only group to be honoured to date. The band disbanded a year later when Durham left to pursue a solo career but reunited for shows over the coming decades.
In 1995, The Seekers were inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame and, almost two decades later, the members were individually honoured as Officers of the Order of Australia.Seekers lead singer Judith Durham has died aged 79.
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