MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Judith Durham, the Australian Folk Music Icon who rose to worldwide fame as the lead singer of The Seekers, has died. She was 79 years old.
Durham died Friday night at Alfred Hospital in Melbourne after suffering complications from a long-standing lung condition, Universal Music Australia and Musicoast said in a statement on Saturday.
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