Everything about David Campbell Australian Musician totally explained
David Campbell (born
August 6,
1973 in
South Australia) is an Australian singer and stage performer. He has performed and recorded many different genres of music from rock to classics. He is the son of
Jimmy Barnes. He is engaged to British actress Lisa Hewitt, whom it's alleged he'll marry in late 2008.
Early career
Campbell first won roles in major performances in the early to mid 1990s at the Stables theatre in
Sydney. He then received a nomination for a
MO Award for Best Musical Theatre Performer for his role in the revival of
Alex Hardings' "
Only Heaven Knows". He has also performed in cabaret in New York, and appeared in the
Cameron Mackintosh tribute show
Hey Mr. Producer in London.
Campbell took the major starring role in the musical "
Shout!", the story of 'The Wild One' Australian rocker
Johnny O'Keefe. He has also had starring roles in productions of
Les Misérables (as Marius),
Saturday Night,
Babes in Arms, and
Sunset Boulevard. For the latter, he won the 2006 Helpmann Award for Best Actor in a Musical.
in 2000 he did the singing voice for the character Joseph in Dreamworks' animated film .
Recent recording career
In 2006, Campbell released
The Swing Sessions, an album covering 13 classic swing tracks such as "
Mack the Knife", "
Call Me Irresponsible", "
Mr Bojangles", and "
Can't Take My Eyes Off You". The album was produced by
Chong Lim. He has also announced during a television appearance that another Swing Sessions album is being worked on, due for release 3 November 2007, also produced by Lim.
Campbell won the 2007
Helpmann Award for Best Performance in an Australian Contemporary Concert for his
Wild With Style shows.
Television career
In 2007 Campbell appeared on the celebrity singing competition
It Takes Two as a professional performer. His celebrity partner was
Jolene Anderson, an actress on Australian drama
All Saints. They covered styles such as pop, rock, motown/soul, number one hits, disco and 80s. The pair received several scores of 10 and received perfect 10s from all four judges on one occasion. Anderson and Campbell won on
July 10 2007.
Campbell's father is Australian singer
Jimmy Barnes, but he was raised by his grandmother, often talking fondly of her and attributing his love of swing music to her influence (this he often refers to during his live concerts). Campbell performed with his father on an episode of
Dancing With The Stars. He also competed in the third season of the show, where he was partnered with current World Salsa Champion Luda Kroitor. They finished in fifth position.
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