(CNN). her record label. She was 79 years old.
"Our lives were forever changed by the loss of a dear lifelong friend and shining star. Her struggle was fierce and heroic. Never complain about your destiny." Keith, Bruce and I are very happy to share her magnificent musical legacy," said her former bandmate Keith Potger, Bruce Woodley. , Atholl Guy added to the post. Formed in 1962, The Seekers were considered the first Australian pop band to achieve mainstream success in the United Kingdom and the United States.
The group's hits included "Georgy Girl" and "A World of Our Own".
Durham left the Seekers in 1968 to pursue a solo career, releasing several of her solo albums, but reuniting and reuniting with the band in the decades that followed. We continued our tour.
Several prominent Australians posted tributes on Saturday.
"Her kindness will be missed by many. The national anthem she gave to our country will never be forgotten."
"Her beautiful, clear voice knew the siren songs of my childhood, but was naive," she writes Szubanski.