David Joseph Campbell (born 6 August 1973) is an Australian singer and actor. He is the son of singer

Jimmy Barnes James Dixon "Jimmy" Barnes (née Swan; born 28 April 1956) is a Scottish-born Australian rock singer. His career, both as a solo performer and as the lead vocalist with the rock band Cold Chisel, has made him one of the most popular and best-s ...

.David Campbell duets with dad Jimmy Barnes, and marries
news.com.au, 30 November 2008.

Career

Theatre career

Campbell began working professionally in Australia in 1993, after extensive training in youth theatre, during which he won an Australia Day award for his contribution to youth stars. Campbell attracted attention in Sydney with his role in the hit Australian play ''Relative Merits''. In 1995 Campbell starred in the revival of Alex Harding's musical, ''

Only Heaven Knows ''Only Heaven Knows'' is a musical by Alex Harding. It is a gay romance set in Sydney's Kings Cross during the 1940s and 1950s. Productions ''Only Heaven Knows'' premiered at Sydney's Griffin Theatre Company at the Stables Theatre in June 198 ...

'', for which he was nominated for a MO Award for Best Musical Theatre Performer of the Year. In 1997, Campbell travelled to New York and performed in the Tony Award-winning ''Love! Valor! Compassion!''. Campbell appeared in ''

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'' in the role of Marius Campell won the MO Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical and New York Backstage Bistro Award as Outstanding Vocalist of the Year. Campbell also performed in '' South Pacific'', ''

Guys and Dolls ''Guys and Dolls'' is a musical with music and lyrics by Frank Loesser and book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows. It is based on "The Idyll of Miss Sarah Brown" (1933) and "Blood Pressure", which are two short stories by Damon Runyon, and also bo ...

''and in ''

Hey, Mr. Producer! ''Hey, Mr. Producer!'' was a concert honoring theatre producer Cameron Mackintosh, performed in June 1998 as a benefit for the Royal National Institute of the Blind (RNIB) and the Combined Theatrical Charities. Staged by Bob Avian, it was pres ...

''. In 2000, he provided the singing voice for the character Joseph in DreamWorks' animated film '' Joseph: King of Dreams''. In 2001, Campbell appeared in the Australian musical ''

Shout! The Legend of The Wild One ''Shout! The Legend of the Wild One'' is an Australian musical based on the life of Johnny O'Keefe. It premiered in Melbourne at the State Theatre (Melbourne), State Theatre in December 2000, before seasons in Sydney, Adelaide and Brisbane through ...

'', the story of rocker

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. Since 2001 he has made occasional stage appearances in Australia, in musicals such as ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. His performance in ''Sunset Boulevard'' earned Campbell the award for Best Male Actor in a Musical at the

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. In 2016, Campbell appeared in '' Dream Lover - The Bobby Darin Musical''. A cast recording was released in September 2016 by

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, featuring Campbell. It debuted at number 9 on the ARIA Charts. For ''Dream Lover'', Campbell received his second Helpmann Award for Best Male Actor in a Musical.

Theatre awards/nominations

Recording career

In 1997, Campbell released his debut album, '' Yesterday is Now''. This was followed with his second album in the same year, ''

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''. In 2006, Campbell released ''

The Swing Sessions ''The Swing Sessions'' is the third studio album by Australian singer/actor David Campbell. It was released in Australia in November 2006, and achieved platinum status. It was followed a year later by The Swing Sessions 2 Track listing #You' ...

''.New jack swing
cairns.com.au, 2 April 2009. In 2008, David released ''

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'', an album of songs from the 1960s. A live DVD of the accompanying ''Good Lovin' Live'' tour hit number one on the Australian DVD chart. Campbell's album, '' On Broadway'' was released in January 2010. ''On Broadway'' was released in Australia on 2 April 2010, with a tie-in television documentary ''David Campbell On Broadway'' airing on arts channel STVDIO the following day. On 18 November 2011, an album of early 1980s music called '' Let's Go'' was released in Australia. In June 2014, David released ''

David Campbell Sings John Bucchino ''David Campbell Sings John Bucchino is the eighth studio album by Australian singer David Campbell, released in June 2014. The album was received critical acclaim and reached #1 on the Australian Jazz Charts. David and John toured Australian ...

'', recorded in Australia in May 2014 featuring

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playing piano. In the Australian and New Zealand version of Disney's 2016 animated film ''

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'', Campbell voices a Koala news anchor. In September 2016, had a role in '' Dream Lover: The Bobby Darin Musical'' in Sydney. In April 2019, Campbell released '' Back in the Swing''. In September 2021, Campbell will release his eleventh studio album, ''The Saturday Sessions'', featuring his take on songs that have shaped his life and career regardless of genre or era.

Television and radio

Campbell was a contestant on the third season of ''

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''. He has also featured on two series of the celebrity singing competition '' It Takes Two''. He won the second series in 2007, with celebrity partner

Jolene Anderson Jolene Anderson (born 26 May 1980) is an Australian actress and singer. From 2006 to 2008, she played the character of Erica Templeton on the drama series '' All Saints''. She is also the winner of the second series of celebrity singing com ...

. Campbell appeared on ''

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'', and co-hosted '' The Morning Show'' with

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occasionally when

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was away. Campbell is currently co-host of ''

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'' with Sylvia Jefferys on the

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. In 2013, Campbell was announced as co-host of Vision Australia's Carols by Candlelight with

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. In January 2019, Campbell was appointed co-host of ''

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'' replacing

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. He remained in the position until December 2019, it was announced that in 2020 Campbell will host ''

'' full time with Richard Wilkins replacing him on ''

.'' In April 2020, Campbell hosted '' Music from the Home Front'', a music concert recorded from musicians homes and broadcast on

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during the

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. Campbell started on

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in May 2012. He is currently the host of weekend Afternoons (1pm - 4pm) on smoothfm 91.5 in Melbourne and smoothfm 95.3 in Sydney.

Adelaide Cabaret Festival

Campbell was appointed Artistic Director of the

Adelaide Cabaret Festival The Adelaide Cabaret Festival is an annual arts festival featuring cabaret held in the South Australian capital of Adelaide. It has been held in June each year since 2001, with the exception of 2020 owing to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia, ...

in 2008, and his programming began with the June 2009 festival. The 2011 Cabaret Festival was his last as Artistic Director.

Personal life

Campbell is the son of

Cold Chisel Cold Chisel are an Australian pub rock band, which formed in Adelaide in 1973 by mainstay members Ian Moss on guitar and vocals, Steve Prestwich on drums and Don Walker on piano and keyboards. They were soon joined by Jimmy Barnes (at the ...

frontman and singer

. He was raised by his maternal grandmother and believed, until he was about ten years old, that his grandmother was his mother and his actual mother was his sister. After he reunited with his father Jimmy Barnes the two performed together on numerous occasions, including on an episode of ''

'' and at '' Carols by Candlelight''. Both father and son have recorded duets for each other's studio albums. Campbell married British producer Lisa Hewitt in 2008 and they have three children together.

Discography

Studio albums

Original Cast albums

Compilation albums

DVDs

Singles

Notes

Other appearances

Awards and nominations

ARIA Music Awards

The

ARIA Music Awards The Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards (commonly known informally as ARIA Music Awards, ARIA Awards, or simply the ARIAs) is an annual series of awards nights celebrating the Australian music industry, put on by the Austr ...

is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of

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. They commenced in 1987. ! , - ,

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, ''Shout! The Legend Of The Wild One'' , Best Original Cast or Show Album , , rowspan="2" , ARIA Award previous winners. , - ,

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, ''Dream Lover'' (Australian Cast Recording featuring David Campbell) , Best Original Soundtrack, Cast or Show Album , , -

Helpmann Awards

The

Helpmann Awards The Helpmann Awards are accolades for live entertainment and performing arts in Australia, presented by industry group Live Live Performance Australia (LPA) since 2001. The annual awards recognise achievements in the disciplines of musical t ...

is an awards show, celebrating live entertainment and performing arts in Australia, presented by industry group Live Live Performance Australia (LPA) since 2001. ! , - ,

, David Campbell in ''Shout! The Legend of the Wild One'' ,

Helpmann Award for Best Male Actor in a Musical The Helpmann Award for Best Male Actor in a Musical is a musical award, presented by Live Performance Australia (LPA) at the annual Helpmann Awards since 2001. This is a list of winners and nominations for the Helpmann Award for Best Male Acto ...

, , , - , rowspan="2" ,

2006 File:2006 Events Collage V1.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2006 Winter Olympics open in Turin; Twitter is founded and launched by Jack Dorsey; The Nintendo Wii is released; Montenegro 2006 Montenegrin independence referendum, votes to declare ...

, David Campbell in ''Sunset Boulevard'' , rowspan="2" , Helpmann Award for Best Male Actor in a Musical , , , - , David Campbell in ''The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee'' , , - , rowspan="2" ,

2007 File:2007 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Steve Jobs unveils Apple's first iPhone; TAM Airlines Flight 3054 overruns a runway and crashes into a gas station, killing almost 200 people; Former Pakistani Prime Minister of Pakistan, Pr ...

, David Campbell in ''Wild With Style'' ,

Helpmann Award for Best Performance in an Australian Contemporary Concert The Helpmann Award for Best Performance in an Australian Contemporary Concert was an award, presented by Live Performance Australia (LPA) at the annual Helpmann Awards from 2005-2008. In the following list winners are listed first and marked in ...

, , rowspan="2" , , - , David Campbell , Best Australian Contemporary Concert , , - ,

2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; ...

, David Campbell in ''The Swing Sessions 2'' , Best Performance in an Australian Contemporary Concert , , , - ,

2015 File:2015 Events Collage new.png, From top left, clockwise: Civil service in remembrance of November 2015 Paris attacks; Germanwings Flight 9525 was purposely crashed into the French Alps; the rubble of residences in Kathmandu following the Apri ...

, ''David Campbell Sings John Bucchino'' , Helpmann Award for Best Cabaret Performer , , , - , rowspan="2" ,

2018 File:2018 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony in PyeongChang, South Korea; Protests erupt following the Assassination of Jamal Khashoggi; March for Our Lives protests take place across the United ...

, David Campbell in ''Dream Lover'' , Best Male Actor in a Musical , , rowspan="2" , , - , David Campbell in ''Assassins'' , Best Male Actor in a Musical , , -

References

External links

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David Campbell Official Myspace

The Australian David Campbell Information Page
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