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Judith Durham State Memorial - Sky News (September 6, 2022)

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00:00Family, friends and fans have gathered in Melbourne to farewell music icon Judith Durham

00:05at a state memorial service.

00:07Best known as the lead singer of The Seekers, it was an opportunity for Victorians to honour

00:12and celebrate her life.

00:14Born in Essendon in 1943, Judith Durham went on to achieve great success, both as a New

00:29Zealand artist and as part of The Seekers, the first Australian pop music group to have

00:36a top five hit in Australia, the UK and US.

00:40Awarded numerous accolades over the years, Judith was recognised with an Officer of the

00:45Order of Australia in 2014 and in 2015 was appointed Victorian of the Year.

00:52And I'm sure I'm not the first nor will I be the last to say of Judith Durham that here

00:58in Victoria, in Australia and in the wider world of music, the feeling is that we'll

01:05never find another you.

01:07The service featured a host of musical acts from artists such as David Campbell, Dami

01:12Im and The Wiggles, Judith's sister Beverly recalling their shared love of music before

01:18performing the Jelly Bean Blues.

01:33Her nephew Tony Sheehan spoke on behalf of the family, describing Judith as a faultlessly

01:39generous soul with the divine singing voice of a generation.

01:44I think everyone who knew her would agree that after talking to Judith, they would somehow

01:48feel better about themselves, more confident, more positive, just happier.

01:54The evening concluded with a special tribute from fellow Seekers Athol Guy, Keith Podker

02:00and Bruce Woodley, revealing they had recently unearthed a song they hadn't finished as a

02:05group track until now.

02:08So this song is now our collective gift to share with you tonight as we celebrate Judith's

02:13magnificent gifts to us all.

02:16May it carry her safely on the rest of her journey to a welcome and a reward for all

02:22she's cared for and inspired throughout her life.

02:27Here's our last song together, Carry Me.

02:42Kirstie Lloyd, Sky News.