Vale Renée Geyer

A soul, jazz, blues and R&B legend, the husky-voiced Renée Geyer has died aged 69.

17 Jan 2023 15:34

Richard Watts

Performing Arts

The late, great Renée Geyer. Photo credit: Graham Jepson.

One of Australia’s most respected singers, Renée Geyer died today (Tuesday 17 January) due to complications following hip surgery.

‘Renée was irrepressible, cheeky and loyal and her musical legacy speaks for itself,’ her record company’s statement reads.

Burke also recalled seeing Geyer perform at the 2019 Australian Women in Music Awards, one year after receiving her Lifetime Achievement Award.

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Richard Watts OAM is ArtsHub's former National Performing Arts Editor; he also presents the weekly program SmartArts on Three Triple R FM. Richard is a life member of the Melbourne Queer Film Festival, a Melbourne Fringe Festival Living Legend, and was awarded the 2019 Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards' Facilitator's Prize in early 2020. He received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Green Room Awards Association in 2021, and a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in June 2024. Photo: Fiona Hamilton. Follow Richard on Bluesky @richardthewatts.bsky.social and Instagram @richard.l.watts