The most familiar line-up included Eve Graham, Lyn Paul, Marty Kristian, Peter Doyle and Paul Layton. In addition to having several big hits, the group represented the UK in the Eurovision Song Contest , finishing in second place. Author & Historian John Kennedy O&#;Connor notes in The Eurovision Song Contest - The Official History, that they got the biggest cheer of the night from the live audience in Edinburgh. They were hot favourites to represent the UK again in (albeit with only Paul & Marty still in the line up) with the song &#;Tell Me&#; but it was disqualified shortly before the televised final of A Song for Europe. Had they appeared in the UK contest, the group would have been up against their former lead singer Danny Finn who had recently married Eve Graham and was now the lead singer of the winning group Prima Donna. In addition, Mick Flynn and Donna Jones, two members of the curre
The New Seekers Explained
| The New Seekers | |
| Background: | group_or_band |
| Origin: | London, England |
| Years Active: | – – |
The New Seekers were a British pop group, formed in London in by Keith Potger after the break-up of his group, the Seekers. The idea was that the New Seekers would appeal to the same market as the original Seekers, but their music would have pop as well as folk influences. They achieved worldwide success in the early s with hits including "I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing", "You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me" and "Beg, Steal or Borrow."
Formation
The group were formed after the disbanding of the successful s Australian group the Seekers. Keith Potger, a member of the Seekers, put together the New Seekers in , featuring Laurie Heath, Chris Barrington, Marty Kristian, and Eve Graham and Sally Graham (no relation), the latter of whom was a member of The Young Generation. Potger himself also performed and recorded with the group.[1]
Despite their having released only one album with no commercial success, ITV's Scottish Television gave the group their own TV series Finders, Seekers. The line-up for this version of the group hosting the seri
Marty, Paul, Peter
Lyn and Eve
Backstage at the Ipswich Gaumont. 23rd March,
(with thanks to Julie Fance for the photograph)
It's more than 36 years since the New Seekers first took to the stage and 33 years since Peter Doyle left the line-up. Since then, there have been a good number of personnel changes with various members leaving to continue their careers in different directions but The New Seekers and former New Seekers are still performing and still teaching the world to sing!
New Seekers Past and Present
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| Viven Banks | Eve Graham | Paul Layton |
| Chris Barrington | Sally Graham | Peter Oliver |
| Isobel Davies | Mark Hankins | Lyn Paul |
| Peter Doyle | Laurie Heath | Keith Potger |
| Brian Engel | Victoria James | Kathy Ann Rae |
| Danny Finn | Donna Jones | Francine Rees |
| Mick Flinn | Nicola Kerr | Catriona Walsh |
| Jilly Franklyn | Marty Kristian | |
Paul Layton, Francine Rees, Donna Jones, Marty Kristian, Cathy Logan,
Mick Flinn and Brian Engel getting together for the fans
at Chorley Wood in
The New Seekers is tagged as: 70s, pop, oldies, british, folk
The New Seekers were a British / German / Australian pop group, formed in by Keith Potger after the break-up of his group, The Seekers. The idea was that the New Seekers would appeal to the same market as the original Seekers, but their music had rock as well as folk influences.
The most familiar line-up included Eve Graham, Lyn Paul, Marty Kristian, Peter Doyle and Paul Layton. In addition to having several big hits, the group represented the UK in the Eurovision Song Contest , finishing in second place. Author & Historian John Kennedy O&#;Connor notes in The Eurovision Song Contest - The Official History, that they got the biggest cheer of the night from the live audience in Edinburgh. They were hot favourites to represent the UK again in (albeit with only Paul & Marty still in the line up) with the song &#;Tell Me&#; but it was disqualified shortly before the televised final of A Song for Europe. Had they appeared in the UK contest, the group would have been up against their former lead singer Danny Finn who had recently married Eve Graham and was now the lead singer of the winning group Prima Donna
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