Concert review: Eve Graham & New Seekers

She may not be a household name today, but Eve Graham's work is easily recognisable - she is the voice of the worldwide No1 hit I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing.

About four decades after Graham, of the New Seekers, had huge successes, she and her band are touring New Zealand.

Graham and the New Seekers hits include Look What They've Done To My Song, Ma, Nickel Song, Beautiful People, Never Ending Song of Love and many more.

The group had immediate success in Europe with their first release, on which Graham sang lead vocal, so it was evident to the record company she should take the role of lead singer, and with the release of What Have They Done To My Song, Ma, that decision led to a string of hits.

Over the next few years there was sellout tours and regular television appearances in all of the world's major territories.

When Coca-Cola made the commercial featuring I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing, which is, to this day, its most successful advertisement, the company asked that the New Seekers perform the soundtrack, using Graham's distinctive voice.

Graham, 69, is continuing her "high-energy" 70s-style performance while on tour here.

"Most of it is very up-tempo - I won't be sitting down," she says.

Graham describes the tour as a real nostalgia event and is expecting fans to come to the concert and reminisce about the 70s. "The audience will know what to expect and they're not going to be disappointed."

Graham's music career has lasted more than 50 years.

Her message for anyone wanting to get into the music industry is to do it because you love it not because you want to be famous.