| David Campbell | |
| Birth Name: | David Joseph Campbell |
| Birth Date: | 6 August 1973 |
| Birth Place: | Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
| Origin: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Years Active: | 1993–present |
| Label: | Sony, Social Family Records |
| Website: | http://www.davidcampbell.com |
David Joseph Campbell (born 6 August 1973) is an Australian singer, actor, and TV personality. He is the son of singer Jimmy Barnes.[1]
He is best known as the host of Nine Network breakfast TV program Today Extra with Sylvia Jeffreys
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]
Campbell also performed in South Pacific, Guys and Dollsand in Hey, Mr. Producer!. In 2000, he provided the singing voice for the character Joseph in DreamWorks' animated film .
In 2001, Campbell appeared in the Australian musical Shout! The Legend of The Wild One, the story of rocker Johnny O'Keefe.[5] [6] Since 2001 he has made occasional stage appearances in Australia, in musicals such as Carousel,[7] Sunset Boulevard,[8] and Company.[9] His performance in Sunset Boulevard earned Campbell the award for Best Male Actor in a Musical at the 6th Helpmann Awards.[10]
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]
| Association | Year | Award | Work | Results | |
| Australia Day Honours | 1993 | Australia Day Award | Contribution to Youth Stars | ||
| Mo Awards[15] | 1997 | Male Musical Theatre of the Year | himself | ||
| Mo Awards | 2000 | Supporting Musical Theatre Performer | himself | ||
| New York Backstage Bistro Award | 1998 | Outstanding Vocalist of the Year | Les Misérables | ||
| Helpmann Awards | 2006 | Best Male Actor in a Musical | Sunset Boulevard | ||
| Helpmann Awards | 2016 | Best Male Actor in a Musical |
In 1997, Campbell released his debut album, Yesterday is Now. This was followed with his second album in the same year, Taking the Wheel.
In 2006, Campbell released The Swing Sessions.[16]
In 2008, David released Good Lovin',[16] 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.[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 June 2014, David released David Campbell Sings John Bucchino, recorded in Australia in May 2014 featuring John Bucchino playing piano.[20]
In the Australian and New Zealand version of Disney's 2016 animated film Zootopia, Campbell voices a Koala news anchor.
In September 2016, had a role in in Sydney.[21]
In April 2019, Campbell released Back in the Swing.
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.
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. Campbell appeared on Hey Hey It's Saturday, and co-hosted The Morning Show with Kylie Gillies occasionally when Larry Emdur was away.
Campbell is currently co-host of Today Extra (formerly Mornings with Sylvia Jeffreys on the Nine Network.
In 2011, Campbell performed at Carols in the Domain in Sydney.
In 2013, Campbell was announced as co-host of Vision Australia's Carols by Candlelight with Sonia Kruger.[22] [23]
In January 2019, Campbell was appointed co-host of Weekend Today replacing Peter Stefanovic. He remained in the position until December 2019. It was announced that in 2020, Campbell would host Today Extra full time with Richard Wilkins replacing him on Weekend Today.
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]
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]
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.
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.
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (thresholds) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [33] | ||||
| Yesterday is Now | — | |||
| Taking the Wheel |
| — | ||
| The Swing Sessions |
| 7 | ||
| The Swing Sessions 2 |
| 8 |
| |
| Good Lovin' |
| 10 |
| |
| On Broadway |
| 7 |
| |
| Let's Go |
| 23 | ||
| David Campbell Sings John Bucchino |
| 37 | ||
| Baby It's Christmas |
| 12 | ||
| Back in the Swing[38] |
| 10 | ||
| The Saturday Sessions[39] |
| 33 |
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (thresholds) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS | ||||
| Only Heaven Knows (Australian Cast recording featuring David Campbell) |
| |||
| Shout! The Legend of The Wild One (Australian Cast recording featuring David Campbell) |
| 19 |
| |
(Australian Cast recording featuring David Campbell) |
| 9 |
| Album title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| AUS | |||
| First and Foremost |
| — | |
| The Essential David Campbell |
| — |
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (thresholds) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [41] | ||||
| Good Lovin' Live |
| 1 |
| |
| Keep on Lovin |
| 15 | ||
| The Broadway Show |
| - |
| Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|
| AUS | |||
| "Hope" | 2003 | 8 | rowspan="3" |
| "When She's Gone" | 25 | ||
| "End of the World" | 2005 | 47 | |
| "Mack The Knife"[42] | 2006 | — | The Swing Sessions |
| "Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps"[43] | 2007 | — | The Swing Sessions 2 |
| "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" (with Jimmy Barnes) | 2008 | — | Good Lovin |
| "Tainted Love"[44] | 2011 | — | Let's Go |
| "Shout to the Top"[45] | 2012 | — | |
| "Come On Eileen"[46] | — | ||
| "What You Need"[47] | 2014 | — | David Campbell Sings John Bucchino |
| "Falling Slowly" (with Kate Ceberano)[48] | — | ||
| "Total Eclipse of the Heart" (live) (with Sylvia Jeffreys featuring The Australian Girls Choir)[49] | 2017 | — | |
| "I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)"[50] | 2019 | — | Back in the Swing |
| "Saltwater"[51] [52] | 2021 | — | The Saturday Sessions |
Notes
| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "This Is It" | 1995 | Only Heaven Knows |
| "Night-Time in the City" (with Anthony Cogin, Jason Langley, Garry Scale and Jacqy Phillips) | ||
| "Sydney You're Wonderful" | ||
| "Asking Me Questions" (with Jason Langley) | ||
| "Lucky for You" (with Anthony Cogin and Jacqy Phillips) | ||
| "Only Heaven Knows" | ||
| "I'm Martin Guerre" | 1998 | Hey, Mr. Producer! |
| "The Heat Is on in Saigon" (with Lea Salonga) | ||
| "Last Night of the World" (with Lea Salonga) | ||
| "Better Than I" | 2000 | Grateful: The Songs of John Bucchino |
| "Weir" | 2001 | The Andrew Denton Breakfast Show Musical Challenge 2: Even More Challenged! |
| "Working Class Man" | 2002 | Triple M Musical Challenge 3 – Third Time Lucky! |
| "I Will Be Right Here" (with Olivia Newton-John) | 2 | |
| "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" | 2003 | The Spirit of Christmas 2003 |
| "Run to Paradise" | 2004 | Thunderstruck (soundtrack) |
| "Wichita Lineman" (with Jimmy Barnes) | 2005 | Double Happiness (Jimmy Barnes album) |
| "Stand Up for Judas" | And They All Sang RosselSongs | |
| "Sailing" | 2006 | |
| "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" | The Spirit of Christmas 2006 | |
| "That's What Friends Are For" (with Jolene Anderson) | 2007 | The Spirit of Christmas 2007 |
| "The Greatest Act in History" (with Bert Labonte) | 2008 | The Black Balloon (soundtrack) |
| "Move It On Over" (with Adam Harvey) | 2009 | Both Sides Now |
| "Jingle Bell Rock" | Stars of Christmas | |
| "Love Somebody" (with Melinda Schneider) | 2010 | Melinda Does Doris |
| "Baby It's Cold Outside" (with Kate Ceberano) | Merry Christmas | |
| "You'll Never Walk Alone" | 2011 | Floodlight – Barnes Family Songs for Flood Relief |
| "Around the World" (with Jimmy Barnes and Mahalia Barnes) | ||
| "She's My Baby" | ||
| "Love Me Tender" (with Jimmy Barnes and Mahalia Barnes) | ||
| "Sun & Moon" (with Rachael Beck) | 2014 | This Girl |
| "Walk On" (with Jimmy Barnes) | 30:30 Hindsight (Jimmy Barnes album) | |
| "I Wan'na Be Like You" | We Love Disney | |
| "Mr Wardrove" (with The Wiggles) | 2015 | Rock & Roll Preschool |
| "Everyone's Waiting for the Man with the Bag" (with Jimmy Giggle) | Jimmy Giggle's Christmas Party | |
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. ! |-| 2001| Shout! The Legend of the Wild One| Best Original Cast or Show Album| |rowspan="2" | [53] |-| 2017| Dream Lover (Australian Cast Recording featuring David Campbell)| Best Original Soundtrack, Cast or Show Album| |-
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.[54]
! |-| 2001| David Campbell in Shout! The Legend of the Wild One| Best Male Actor in a Musical| ||-|rowspan="2" | 2006| David Campbell in Sunset Boulevard |rowspan="2" | Best Male Actor in a Musical| ||-| David Campbell in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee| |-|rowspan="2" | 2007| David Campbell in Wild With Style| Best Performance in an Australian Contemporary Concert| |rowspan="2" | [55] [56] |-| David Campbell| Best Australian Contemporary Concert| |-| 2008| David Campbell in The Swing Sessions 2| Best Performance in an Australian Contemporary Concert| | [57] |-| 2015| David Campbell Sings John Bucchino| Best Cabaret Performer| | [58] |-|rowspan="2" | 2018| David Campbell in Dream Lover| Best Male Actor in a Musical| |rowspan="2" | [59] |-| David Campbell in Assassins| Best Male Actor in a Musical| |-