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Durham was born Judith Mavis Cock on 3 July 1943 in Essendon, Victoria, to William Alexander Cock, a navigator and World War II pathfinder, and his wife, Hazel (née Durham). [1] From her birth until 1949, she lived on Mount Alexander Road, Essendon. [ 2 ]
The Seekers' Golden Jubilee Tour" kicked off 2013 in May, celebrating fifty years since the group had formed in December 1962. Performing in Sydney, Brisbane, Newcastle and Melbourne, they received rave reviews to sold-out audiences. However, Judith Durham suffered a brain haemorrhage after their first concert in Melbourne.
1971: Judith Durham recorded and released a version as the first single from her album, Climb Ev'ry Mountain 1984: Tammy Wynette performed the song at the Summer Olympics. 1989: Sissel Kyrkjebø sang a Norwegian version, "Se Over Fjellet" on the album Soria Moria [ 8 ]
Judith Durham, Australia’s folk music icon who achieved global fame as the lead singer of The Seekers, has died. She was 79. Durham died in Alfred Hospital in Melbourne on Friday night after ...
“A national treasure and Australian icon, Judith Durham gave voice to a new strand of our identity and helped blaze a trail for a new generation of Aussie artists."
Victoria premier Daniel Andrews says Judith Durham's family accepted the offer of a state funeral to “honor the life and contribution of a true icon of Australian music."
Durham sang on Sixties singles "Georgy Girl" and "I'll Never Find Another You," the first-ever U.S. hits for an Australian band Judith Durham, Australian Folk Icon Who Sang With the Seekers, Dead ...
Judith Mavis Durham AO – Actress, singer, composer, pianist and author, former lead singer for the popular folk music group The Seekers and Australian of the Year (1967) [13] Posie Graeme-Evans – Novelist, producer, television director and co-creator of Hi-5 and McLeod's Daughters. [14] Zehra Naqvi – Actress [11]