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Encyclopedia > David Campbell (Australian musician)

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 is the 218th day of the year (219th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the song by James Blunt, see 1973 (song). ... Capital Adelaide Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Marjorie Jackson-Nelson Premier Mike Rann (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 11  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $59,819 (5th)  - Product per capita  $38,838/person (7th) Population (End of September 2006)  - Population  1,558,200 (5th)  - Density  1. ... Jimmy Barnes is a popular Australian rock singer. ...

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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. For the band, see 1990s (band). ... This article is about the metropolitan area in Australia. ... Sir Cameron Mackintosh (born 17 October 1946) is a successful British theatrical producer. ...


David 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, Urinetown and Sunset Boulevard. For the latter, he won the 2006 Helpmann Award for Best Actor in a Musical. Shout! was a very popular and influential record by The Isley Brothers when it was released in 1959. ... Johnny OKeefe (born John Michael OKeefe, January 19, 1935; died October 6, 1978) was a famous Australian rock and roll singer whose career began in the 1950s and ended with his early death in the late 1970s. ... Les Misérables (pronunciation ), colloquially known as Les Mis, is a musical composed in 1980 by French composer Claude-Michel Schönberg on a libretto by Alain Boublil. ... Saturday Night can refer to: // Saturday Night, a 2005 single from Aaron Carter. ... Babes in Arms is a 1937 musical theater production which tells the story of a boy who puts on a show to avoid being sent to a work farm. ... Henry Millers Theatre 2003, Charles Shaughnessy. ... Sunset Boulevard is a musical with book and lyrics by Don Black and Christopher Hampton and music by Andrew Lloyd Webber. ...


in 2000 he did the singing voice for the character joseph in dreamworks' animated film- joseph king of dreams.


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 Mr Lim. For other uses, see Mack the Knife (disambiguation). ... Call Me Irresponsible is the seventh episode of Frasier. ... Mr. ... Cant Take My Eyes Off You, written by Bob Crewe and Bob Gaudio, was a 1967 single by Frankie Valli. ... Chong Lim is an Australian keyboardist, producer, and session musician. ...


David won the 2007 Helpmann Award for Best Performance in an Australian Contemporary Concert for his Wild With Style shows. The Helpmann Awards recognise distinguished artistic achievement and excellence in Australias live performing arts sectors. ...


Television career

In May 2007 David Campbell appeared on celebrity singing competition It Takes Two as a professional performer. His celebrity partner isJolene Anderson, an actress on Australian drama All Saints. They cover styles such as pop, rock, motown/soul, number one hits, disco and 80s. The pair have several times received scores of 10, and even received perfect 10s from all four judges. Jolene and David won on July 10th 2007, 2nd Place went to Anthony Callea & Jo Stanley. It Takes Two is the Australian version of UK series Just the Two of Us [1]. The show, which premiered on Sunday, May 28, 2006 at 6. ... Jolene Anderson (born 1980 in Kempsey, New South Wales) is an Australian actress. ... All Saints is a popular medical drama on Australian television. ... is the 191st day of the year (192nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... Anthony Cosmo Callea (born December 13, 1982 in Melbourne to Italian parents) is an ARIA Award winning Australian singer and was the runner-up in the 2004 season of Australian Idol. ... Joanne Jo Stanley (born July 6 1972 in Melbourne, Australia)[1] is an Australian television and radio personality. ...


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. Jimmy Barnes is a popular Australian rock singer. ... Dancing with the Stars is a multi Logie Award winning Australian light entertainment television series based on the British Strictly Come Dancing. ...


External links

  • Image:MusicBrainz_Artist_Icon.png David Campbell at MusicBrainz
  • It Takes Two official website
  • David Campbell Official Myspace
  • Official Website
  • The Australian David Campbell Information Page

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