Julie Moncrieff Anthony AM OBE (née Lush, born 24 August 1949[2]) is an Australian former professional singer and entertainer.
[3] Anthony is well known for her brief stint as lead singer of the Seekers A soprano, she has recorded both jazz and pop and is well-known for her live singing performances, variety appearances and roles in cabaret and theatre.
[5] Anthony worked on the family farm before deciding on a singing career, citing her musical influences as Ella Fitzgerald and Burt Bacharach.
She sang with the Seekers, first taking the place of Judith Durham as the lead vocalist in the song "The Carnival Is Over" for the Closing Ceremony of Expo '88.
In 1991, she recorded the song "Ordinary Miracles" for the 1991 Australian animated fantasy movie The Magic Riddle.
In 1993 she released a version of "Puff the Magic Dragon" in conjunction with the bank as part of an advertising campaign.