Judith Durham
Judith Durham OAM ( born July 3, 1943 in Essendon, Victoria as Judith Mavis Cock ) is an Australian singer, musician, singer-songwriter and composer. She was a founding member and lead singer of the 1963 founded in Melbourne and successful especially in the UK pop-folk group The Seekers.
Life
Judith Durham was born in 1943 in Essendon. Musically, she began as a jazz singer before she co-founded the Seekers and celebrated international success with them. At the farewell concert July 7 1968 in London, she sang solo The Olive Tree, a title that had Tom Springfield and Diane Lampert composed for them and that they had published in the previous year as a solo single.
During her solo career now following published Judith Durham music albums For Christmas With Love, Gift Of Song, and Climb Ev'ry Mountain.
She married on 21 November 1969 in Melbourne its music director, the gifted British pianist Ron Edgeworth, who had previously worked at The John Barry Seven, and worked together with him on as a group. They lived up to the mid 1980s in Britain and in Switzerland. He played the piano and sang. Edgeworth died on 10 December 1994 at the age of 56 years.
The 1968 resolution Seekers continued to work with a new singer, but without much success. Only in 1994, after about 25 years, Judith returned to the Seekers, and the success continued. At the end of the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, the Seekers were planned with The Carnival Is Over, but had to cancel because of an injury Judith Durham. The Seekers have gone on 1 May 2013 tour, which runs until October 8, 2013.
Voice
Judith Durham has a singing voice that stands out from the ordinary. Their works were influenced by Kate Smith, Julie Andrews and Vera Lynn. The musical style of Judith Durham recalls similar vocal music bands and artists such as Sarah Brightman, Joni James or Nancy LaMott.