David Joseph Campbell (born 6 August 1973) is an Australian singer, actor, and TV personality. He is best known as the host of

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's breakfast TV program ''

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'' with Sylvia Jeffreys, and as a multi-platinum-selling recording artist. He is the son of singer

Jimmy Barnes James Dixon Barnes ( Swan; born 28 April 1956) is an Australian rock singer. His career, both as a solo performer and as the lead vocalist with the rock band Cold Chisel, has made him one of the most popular and best-selling Australian music a ...

.David Campbell duets with dad Jimmy Barnes, and marries
news.com.au, 30 November 2008.

Career

Theatre career

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. Campbell attracted attention in Sydney with his role in the hit Australian play ''Relative Merits''. 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. In 1997, Campbell travelled to New York and performed in the Tony Award-winning '' Love! Valor! Compassion!''. Campbell appeared in ''

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'' in the role of Marius. Campbell won the MO Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical and New York Backstage Bistro Award as Outstanding Vocalist of the Year. Campbell also performed in ''

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'', ''

Guys and Dolls ''Guys and Dolls'' is a musical theater, musical with music and lyrics by Frank Loesser and book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows. It is based on "The Idyll of Miss Sarah Brown" (1933) and "Blood Pressure", which are two short stories by Damon Run ...

''and in '' Hey, Mr. Producer!''. In 2000, he provided the singing voice for the character Joseph and doubled as the singing narrator for

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's direct-to-video film '' Joseph: King of Dreams'', and a notable song was You Know Better Than I. He appeared as Jimmy opposite

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in a demo workshop of ''

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''. In 2001, Campbell appeared in the Australian musical ''

Shout! The Legend of The Wild One ''Shout! The Legend of the Wild One'' is an Australian musical based on the life of Johnny O'Keefe. It premiered in Melbourne at the State Theatre in December 2000, followed by seasons in Sydney, Adelaide and Brisbane throughout 2001. As a jukeb ...

'', the story of rocker

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. Since 2001 he has made occasional stage appearances in Australia, in musicals such as ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. His performance in ''Sunset Boulevard'' earned Campbell the award for Best Male Actor in a Musical at the 6th Helpmann Awards. In 2016, Campbell played the title role in '' Dream Lover – The Bobby Darin Musical''. For ''Dream Lover'', Campbell received his second Helpmann Award for Best Male Actor in a Musical. The musical became the highest selling show of all time at

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Theatre awards/nominations

Recording career

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''.New jack swing
cairns.com.au, 2 April 2009. In 2008, David released ''

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'', 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

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playing piano. In the Australian and New Zealand version of Disney's 2016 animated film ''

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'', Campbell voices a Koala news anchor. In September 2016, played the title role in '' Dream Lover: The Bobby Darin Musical'' in Sydney. A cast recording was released in September 2016 by

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, featuring Campbell. It debuted at number 9 on the ARIA Charts. In 2018, Campbell released his first Christmas album,

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. 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.

Television and radio

Campbell was a contestant on the third season of ''

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''. 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 ''

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'', and co-hosted '' The Morning Show'' with

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occasionally when

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was away. Since 2011, Campbell has co-hosted ''

'' (formerly Mornings on the

. He currently hosts the show alongside Sylvia Jeffreys. Since 2013, Campbell has co-hosted Vision Australia's

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, broadcast live on Channel Nine on Christmas Eve each year. In January 2019, Campbell was appointed co-host of ''

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'' replacing Peter Stefanovic. He remained in the position until December 2019. It was announced that in 2020, Campbell would host ''

'' full time with Richard Wilkins replacing him on ''

''. In April 2020, Campbell hosted '' Music from the Home Front'', a music concert recorded from musicians homes and broadcast on network 9 during the

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. Campbell started on

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in May 2012. He is currently the host of weekend Afternoons (1pm – 4pm) on smoothfm 91.5 in Melbourne and smoothfm 95.3 in Sydney.

Adelaide Cabaret Festival

Campbell was appointed artistic director of the

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in 2008, and his programming began with the June 2009 festival. The 2011 Cabaret Festival was his last as artistic director. In 2020, he received the Adelaide Cabaret Festival Icon Award, which acknowledges pioneering and leading figures who have had a significant impact on the Australian Cabaret industry.

Personal life

Campbell is the son of

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frontman and singer

. 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. Since achieving his own success, he has performed with his father Jimmy Barnes on numerous occasions, including on an episode of ''

'' and at ''

''. Both father and son have recorded duets for each other's studio albums. He married Lisa Hewitt in 2008 and they have three children. Campbell was awarded a

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in 2019, for services to entertainment and the arts. He was appointed to the board of the

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in 2022.

Discography

Studio albums

Original Cast albums

Compilation albums

DVDs

Singles

Notes

Other appearances

Awards and nominations

ARIA Music Awards

The

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is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of

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. They commenced in 1987. ! , - ,

2001 The year's most prominent event was the September 11 attacks against the United States by al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror. The United States led a Participan ...

, ''Shout! The Legend of the Wild One'' , Best Original Cast or Show Album , , rowspan="2" , ARIA Award previous winners. , - ,

2017 2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly. Events January * January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ...

, ''Dream Lover'' (Australian Cast Recording featuring David Campbell) , Best Original Soundtrack, Cast or Show Album , , -

Helpmann Awards

The

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is an awards show, celebrating live entertainment and performing arts in Australia, presented by industry group Live Live Performance Australia (LPA) since 2001. ! , - ,

, David Campbell in ''Shout! The Legend of the Wild One'' , Best Male Actor in a Musical , , , - , rowspan="2" ,

2006 2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification. Events January * January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute. * January 12 – A stampede during t ...

, 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 2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year. Events January * January 1 **Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ...

, David Campbell in ''Wild With Style'' , Best Performance in an Australian Contemporary Concert , , rowspan="2" , , - , David Campbell , Best Australian Contemporary Concert , , - ,

2008 2008 was designated as: *International Year of Languages *International Year of Planet Earth *International Year of the Potato *International Year of Sanitation The Great Recession, a worldwide recession which began in 2007, continued throu ...

, David Campbell in ''The Swing Sessions 2'' , Best Performance in an Australian Contemporary Concert , , , - ,

2015 2015 was designated by the United Nations as: * International Year of Light * International Year of Soil __TOC__ Events January * January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes ...

, ''David Campbell Sings John Bucchino'' , Best Cabaret Performer , , , - , rowspan="2" ,

2018 Events January * January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency. * January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...

, David Campbell in ''Dream Lover'' , Best Male Actor in a Musical , , rowspan="2" , , - , David Campbell in ''Assassins'' , Best Male Actor in a Musical , , -

References

External links

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David Campbell Official Myspace

The Australian David Campbell Information Page
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