Top 10 Reasons Why Judith Durham was Better than Kylie Minogue
Judith Durham was the lead vocalist of the Seekers & pioneered pop music in Australia. Judith passed away on August 5th 2022 from a 75 year battle with bronchiectasis (an extremely rare lung disease) when she was about to hit 80 11 months later (in 2023). She was just 1 month past her 79th birthday. R.I.P. (1943-2022). Kylie Minogue is Australia’s biggest popstar of our time though she’s no match.She might not have been as versatile in genres as some artists before her (she was primarily into folk and jazz), but she was truly the original lady that paved the way to global success worldwide from Australia. Without her, no other Australian artist in music would've gained global success. She was truly Australia's G.O.A.T. On the other hand, Kylie Minogue is Australia's biggest living artist and has somehow become more popular in less time by making music based on others' works.
She was the lead singer of the Seekers, who became the first Australian band to achieve success in the U.K., the U.S., and worldwide. She made it all possible. She was the first lady not only of the Seekers but of all pop music in Australia.
Without her, we wouldn't have had artists like Helen Reddy, Olivia Newton-John, Delta Goodrem, Keith Urban, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, John Farnham, Bon Scott, the Bee Gees, Jimmy Barnes, Darren Hayes, Andrew Stockdale, Doc Neeson, Chrissy Amphlett, Billy Thorpe, Colin Hay, Natalie Imbruglia, Guy Sebastian, Dave Faulkner, Tina Arena, Kate Miller, Angry Anderson, Paul Kelly, Jessica Mauboy, John Williamson, Luke Hemings, Missy Higgins, Daniel Johns, Vanessa Amorosi, Bernard Fanning, Johnny O'Keefe, Iva Davies, lan Moss, Russell Morris, Dan Sultan, Shirley Strachan, Julia Stone, Glenn Shorrock, James Reyne, Stevie Wright, Pete Murray, Peter Garrett, Anja Nissen, Dean Ray, Steve Kilbey, Jimmy Little, Aydan Calafiore, Courtney Act, Chris Bailey, Jon Stevens, Jenna McDougall, Kate Ceberano, Renee Geyer, Col Joye, Katie Noonan, Michael Spiby, Mark Seymour, Katie Steele, Lisa Gerrard, AC/DC, INXS, the Wiggles, Kylie and Dannii Minogue, Sia, Iggy Azalea, and many more making music globally. Judith invented Australian pop music.
She founded the band that became the first internationally successful band worldwide and led it. We cannot have another legend like her. She will always be the most remembered star there.
She had a voice like no other. She sang the most beautifully and supported other legends in Australia. She was simply the voice of Australia.
She made the best folk music Australia has ever heard and also became one of the best folk artists worldwide. She was the nightingale of Australia.
Her music was as beautiful as could possibly be. No one else in Australia could ever produce music this good. The closest voice today might be Joni Mitchell, who is not Australian.
She was active for 61 years until her untimely death (since 1961). Those before her did not achieve global fame, and every other global pop artist there started later. She literally popularized Australian music worldwide in the first place. In other words, she was Australia's first lady of pop and its original queen of pop.
Her morals were more realistic than Kylie's. By comparison, Kylie has a more messed up personality.
Unlike Kylie Minogue who faced challenges at times (even to the point of getting banned from the BBC), Judith remained composed. She stayed true to positivity and consistently brought smiles to the world. Australia will never have another like her.
It's known that without her (or the Seekers), Australian music wouldn't have been a global phenomenon. She and the Seekers were the first Australian stars to go global in music, first gaining success in the U.K. and U.S. She was Australia's original queen of pop and first lady.