David Campbell - Biography

Swing superstar

There is little doubt that David Campbell is one of Australia's hottest entertainers and he can now add mentoring to his credentials, guiding Jolene Anderson to become the winner of It Takes Two last year.

Comparable to Frank Sinatra as a classic all-round entertainer, David’s talent and diversity leads him as one of Australia’s most popular personalities.

The proof is in his top musical honours at the 2006 Helpmann Awards as Best Male Actor in a Musical for his performance in Sunset Boulevard. Add to that his smash Platinum album The Swing Sessions and you know you have a seasoned performer imparting their wisdom on It Takes Two.

David has enjoyed an extensive career in musical theatre, which has been recognised by a host of awards. After years on the New York stage, David returned to Australia in 1999 to take the lead of Johnny O'Keefe in the record breaking rock’n'roll musical Shout!

In 2005, David co-hosted Australia's Top 20 Countdown on VH1 as well as Sydney’s No 1 night radio show, the Arse About Countdown on Nova 96.9 FM. He also joined a star-studded cast for a turn on the country’s leading TV program Dancing with the Stars.

In 2006, David returned with The Swing Sessions and took the nation by storm with what he does best: singing sultry swing songs he was born to sing with a full orchestra backing him. The Swing Sessions was recorded mostly live, in an old-school style, featuring all the classics.

The album was produced by It Takes Two’s very own musical director Chong Lim, and together with a full orchestra, David and Chong locked themselves away in a studio in Melbourne and recorded The Swing Sessions mostly live, in an old-school style, featuring all the classics.

“What I tried to do with this record was to pay tribute to my heroes, ultimate showmen like Bobby Darin, Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jnr and Tony Bennett, men that made me the singer that I am.”

David teamed up with Chong again in 2007 and released Swing 2. The album has surpassed the success of the previous album and is now double platinum. He will start his biggest national tour immediately following It Takes Two.

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