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.[2] Campbell attracted attention in Sydney with his role in the hit Australian play Relative Merits.[2]
In 1995, Campbell starred in the revival of Alex Harding's musical, Only Heaven Knows, for which he was nominated for a MO Award for Best Musical Theatre Performer of the Year.[2]
In 1997, Campbell travelled to New York and performed in the Tony Award-winning Love! Valor! Compassion!.[2][3][4]
Campbell appeared in Les Misérables in the role of Marius[5] Campell won the MO Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical and New York Backstage Bistro Award as Outstanding Vocalist of the Year.[2]
In 2016, Campbell appeared in Dream Lover – The Bobby Darin Musical. A cast recording was released in September 2016 by Sony Music Australia, featuring Campbell. It debuted at number 9 on the ARIA Charts.[11][12][13] For Dream Lover, Campbell received his second Helpmann Award for Best Male Actor in a Musical.[14]
In 2008, David released Good Lovin',[16] an album of songs from the 1960s.[5] A live DVD of the accompanying Good Lovin' Live tour hit number one on the Australian DVD chart.[17]
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.[18]
On 18 November 2011, an album of early 1980s music called Let's Go was released in Australia.[19]
In September 2021, Campbell released 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 Dancing with the Stars. 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.
In April 2020, Campbell hosted Music from the Home Front, a music concert recorded from musicians homes and broadcast on network 9 during the COVID-19 pandemic.[24]
Campbell started on smoothfm in May 2012.[25] He is currently the host of weekend Afternoons (1pm – 4pm) on smoothfm 91.5 in Melbourne and smoothfm 95.3 in Sydney.[26]
Adelaide Cabaret Festival
Campbell was appointed artistic director of the Adelaide Cabaret Festival in 2008,[5] and his programming began with the June 2009 festival.[27][28] The 2011 Cabaret Festival was his last as artistic director.[29]
Personal life
Campbell is the son of Cold Chisel frontman and singer Jimmy Barnes. 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.[12][13]
After he reunited with his father Jimmy Barnes the two performed together on numerous occasions, including on an episode of Dancing with the Stars[5] and at Carols by Candlelight.[30] Both father and son have recorded duets for each other's studio albums.[31][32]
He is married to Lisa Hewitt and they have three children.
"Everyone's Waiting for the Man with the Bag" (with Jimmy Giggle)
Jimmy Giggle's Christmas Party
Awards and nominations
ARIA Music Awards
The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. They commenced in 1987.
Dream Lover (Australian Cast Recording featuring David Campbell)
Best Original Soundtrack, Cast or Show Album
Nominated
Helpmann Awards
The Helpmann Awards is an awards show, celebrating live entertainment and performing arts in Australia, presented by industry group Live Live Performance Australia (LPA) since 2001.[55]
^Sachwald, Henry (22 August 2004). "CAROUSEL has a new Billy Bigelow – David Campbell". Sachwald's World – Henry's Diary at Musicals Australia (musicalsaustralia.com). Archived from the original on 27 November 2004. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
^"Performers and ambassadors". Vision Australia's Carols by Candlelight. Vision Australia. Archived from the original on 17 December 2014. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
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