JUDITH DURHAM TRIBUTE - Sky News (August 6, 2022)
Judith Durham Tribute - Sky News (August 6, 2022)
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00:00International music icon Judith Durham has died at the age of 79.
00:06Ms Durham was residing in palliative care at the Alfred Hospital in Melbourne
00:11where she passed away at about seven o'clock yesterday. Her cause of death has
00:16been identified as complications resulting from a long-standing chronic
00:20lung condition. The OAM recipient rose to fame as the lead female voice of the
00:26Seekers. The music group was among the first Australian pop bands to achieve
00:32major chart success across the United Kingdom and America. Judith's biographer
00:38and longtime manager Graham Simpson confirmed her death in a statement
00:42saying this is a sad day for Judith's family, her fellow Seekers, the Starvat
00:49music host and the music industry as well as fans worldwide and all of us who
00:55have been part of Judith's life for so long.