David Joseph Campbell is an Australian singer, stage performer and television presenter. He is the son of singer Jimmy Barnes.
Theatre career
In 1997, Campbell travelled to New York to perform in cabaret.. Campbell appeared in Les Misérables, South Pacific, and 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.. Since 2001 he has made occasional stage appearances in Australia, in musicals such as Carousel, Sunset Boulevard, and Company. His performance in Sunset Boulevard earned Campbell the award for Best Male Actor in a Musical at the 6th Helpmann Awards. In 2016, Campbell appeared in '. A cast recording was released in September 2016 by Sony Music Australia, 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.
Recording career
Campbell released his debut album in 1996, Yesterday is Now. In 1997, his second album was released, Taking the Wheel. In 2006, Campbell released The Swing Sessions. In 2008, David released Good Lovin, 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, recorded in Australia in May 2014 featuring John Bucchino playing piano. 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. In April 2019, Campbell released Back in the Swing''.
Television
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 with Sylvia Jefferys on the Nine Network. In 2013, Campbell was announced as co-host of Vision Australia's Carols by Candlelight with Sonia Kruger. 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 will 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.
Radio career
Campbell started on smoothfm in May 2012. He is currently the host of weekend Afternoons on smoothfm 91.5 in Melbourne and smoothfm 95.3 in Sydney.
Campbell was appointed Artistic Director of the Adelaide Cabaret Festival in 2008, and his programming began with the June 2009 festival. The 2011 Cabaret Festival was his last as Artistic Director.
Personal life
David Campbell is the son of Australian 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 reuniting with his father Jimmy Barnes, the two performed together on numerous occasions, including on an episode of Dancing with the Stars 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.
