Tevin Campbell

Infobox musical artist 2
Name = Tevin Campbell


Img_capt = Hairspray Broadway - New York, NY in 2006
Background = solo_singer
Alias = T.C., Tevvy Tev
Birth_name = Tevin Jermod Campbell
Born = birth date and age|1976|11|12
Origin = Dallas, Texas, U.S.A.
Genre = Dance-pop R&B New Jack Swing Urban
Occupation = Singer-songwriter Actor
Years_active = 1989–present
Label = Qwest/Warner Bros.
URL =

Tevin Jermod Campbell (born November 12, 1976) is a five-time Grammy-nominated American R&B singer-songwriter. Campbell scored a string of R&B chart hits as a teenager in the early to mid-1990s. Like Usher and Marques Houston, Campbell transitioned from child singer to adult R&B crooner, and is a recognizable figure in the New Jack Swing genre of music.

Music career

Born in Dallas, Texas, Campbell was introduced to the R&B by Quincy Jones in August 1989. Campbell's debut single was "Tomorrow (A Better You Better Me)" which reached number 1 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip hop Singles chart in June 1990. [cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=367&cfgn=Singles&cfn=Hot+R%26amp%3BB%2FHip-Hop+Songs&ci=3009399&cdi=6475210&cid=06%2F16%2F1990|title=Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs: Tomorrow (A Better You, Better Me)|publisher=billboard.com|accessdate=2008-07-27] It was the lead single from Quincy Jones' critically acclaimed ensemble LP "Back on the Block" which won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 1991. [cite news|url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D0CE0DA153EF931A15751C0A967958260|title=This Year's Grammys|date=1991-02-22|publisher="New York Times"|accessdate=2008-07-27] After working with Jones and writers and producers including Siedah Garrett [cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:k9fuxq95ldae~T2|title="Back on the Block" credits|publisher=allmusic.com|accessdate=2008-07-27] , Campbell worked with producers Narada Michael Walden, Al B. Sure, Babyface, and others to record additional music. [cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:hifpxqw5ldje~T2|title="T.E.V.I.N." credits|publisher=allmusic.com|accessdate=2008-07-27]

Campbell's first solo hit was "Round and Round", which charted at #3 on R&B charts in November 1991 [cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=367&cfgn=Singles&cfn=Hot+R%26amp%3BB%2FHip-Hop+Songs&ci=3009868&cdi=6499909&cid=11%2F17%2F1990|title=Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs: "Round and Round"|publisher=billboard.com|accessdate=2008-07-27] and #13 on the Billboard Hot 100 in April 1991 was produced by Prince and was featured in Prince's film "Graffiti Bridge". [cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=350&cfgn=Singles&cfn=Hot+100+Airplay&ci=3010413&cdi=6528253&cid=04%2F20%2F1991|title=Hot 100 Airplay: "Round and Round"|publisher=billboard.com|accessdate=2008-07-27] Campbell followed the success of his first two singles by releasing his debut album, "T.E.V.I.N.", in November 1991 which featured the R&B hit singles and Campbell's only #1 Adult Contemporary hit: "Tell Me What You Want Me To Do" followed by:, "Alone With You", and "Goodbye". His second album, "I'm Ready" released October 1993, yielded the #1 R&B hit and #9 pop single "Can We Talk" in December 1993, "I'm Ready"cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?JSESSIONID=zhbNLMyLFspQgLGbPyFwbBHRhWhdfpdB4LZVvB7Jtj162LDN0fVH!1143420706|title=Tevin Campbell: Billboard Chart History|publisher=billboard.com|accessdate=2008-07-27] , "Always in My Heart" which charted at #3 on the R&B chart. [cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=378&cfgn=Singles&cfn=Rhythmic+Top+40&ci=3018688&cdi=6885123&cid=11%2F12%2F1994|title=Rhythmic Top 40: "Always in My Heart"|publisher=billboard.com|accessdate=2008-07-27] He also scored a Top 30 hit with "Don't Say Goodbye Girl" on the R&B charts. In September 1994, Campbell also scored an R&B hit with the single "U Will Know" as part of the R&B supergroup Black Men United, a group that also included singer Usher. [cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=365&cfgn=Singles&cfn=Hot+R%26amp%3BB%2FHip-Hop+Recurrents&ci=3020771&cdi=6963540&cid=07%2F29%2F1995|title=Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Recurrents: "U Will Know"|publisher=billboard.com|accessdate=2008-07-27] The year 1996 saw the release of his third album, "Back to the World" (#11 R&B). The title track was a success (hitting the R&B Top 20), but additional singles failed to make an impact on the chart. His early 1999 self-titled album was found Campbell venturing into the neo-soul venue. The project was rushed, and as a result charted below the R&B Top 30, with only one single charting, a Top 30 song called "Another Way".

Acting career

After his appearance in the 1990 film "Graffiti Bridge", Campbell made a guest appearance the following year on "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air", playing fictional teen idol, "Little T", a celebrity crush and date of Ashley's first season in the episode "Just Infatuation". In 1995, Campbell voiced the character Powerline in Disney's "A Goofy Movie", singing the songs "Stand Out" and "I 2 I".

In 1999, Campbell made another guest appearance on the hit show "Moesha" along side Brandy Norwood. In the episode, "Rite Stuff", he just played a student involved in the ball.

Campbell is currently playing the role of Seaweed J. Stubbs in the Broadway musical "Hairspray". He has been with the cast since December 2005. [cite web|url=http://www.broadway.com/Gen/Buzz_Story.aspx?ci=522385|title=R&B Singer Tevin Campbell Joins the Cast of B'way's Hairspray|last=David|first=Cara Joy|date=2005-12-06|publisher=broadway.com|accessdate=2008-07-27]

Discography

Albums

*1991: "T.E.V.I.N." The Billboard 200 #38, Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums #5 (Platinum)
*1993: "I'm Ready" The Billboard 200 #18, Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums #3 (Double Platinum)
*1996: "Back to the World" The Billboard 200 #19, Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums #11 (Gold)
*1999: "Tevin Campbell" The Billboard 200 #88, Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums #31 (Gold)

Internet Albums

*2008: " 2008, Never Before Heard " - buy on iTunes or Amazon [cite web|url=http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001B38FE8/ref=sr_1_album_48?ie=UTF8&child=B001B38F2K&qid=1221700842&sr=1-48|title=Amazon: "2008, Never Before Heard"|publisher=amazon.com|accessdate=2008-07-27]

Compilations

*2001: "The Best of Tevin Campbell"

ingles

Awards and nominations

References

External links

*imdb name|0004796|Tevin Campbell
*ibdb|id=412361
*tv.com person|id=17579|name=Tevin Campbell
* [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:h9foxqq5ld0e Tevin Campbell] at Allmusic
* [http://www.discogs.com/artist/Tevin+Campbell Tevin Campbell] at Discogs

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ALTERNATIVE NAMES= Campbell, Tevin Jermod
SHORT DESCRIPTION= Singer-songwriter, Actor
DATE OF BIRTH= November 12, 1976
PLACE OF BIRTH= Dallas, Texas, U.S.A.
DATE OF DEATH=
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