The New Seekers

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The New Seekers were a British / German / Australian pop group, formed in 1969 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 original group were born out of the ashes of successful Australian band The Seekers. Keith Potger, a member of The Seekers, put together The New Seekers in 1969, featuring Laurie Heath, Chris Barrington, Marty Kristian, Eve Graham and her sister Sally Graham. Potger himself also performed and recorded with the group. This line up was generally unsuccessful and soon disbanded. The most familiar line-up came together in 1970 and featured Eve Graham, Lyn Paul, Marty Kristian, Peter Doyle and Paul Layton. Doyle left the group in 1973 and was replaced by Peter Oliver. In addition to having several big hits, the group represented the UK in the Eurovision Song Contest 1972, finishing in second place. Author & Historian John Kennedy O'Connor notes in The Eurovision Song Contest - The Official History, [1] that they got the biggest cheer of the night from the live audience in Edinburgh. They were also hoping to represent the UK again in 1980 (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 1980 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 current (2008) line up of The New Seekers were also in the field, competing under the group name Pussyfoot. The New Seekers have continued to perform over the decades, despite having officially split up in 1974. They first reformed in 1976, with Kathy Ann Rae and Danny Finn replacing Lyn Paul and Peter Oliver. This line up remained intact until 1979, when