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.

While in hospital, it was discovered that she also had inoperable lung cancer.

According to a statement released by her record company, the Mushroom Group, Geyer was in no pain and died peacefully among family and friends.

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Richard Watts OAM is ArtsHub's 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 Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards' Facilitator's Prize in 2020. In 2021 he received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Green Room Awards Association. Most recently, Richard received a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in June 2024. Follow him on Twitter: @richardthewatts