Darius Campbell's Chart

Scottish singer, songwriter, musician, actor, and film producer, and an ambassador for The Prince's Trust, helping underprivileged youth. Under the name Darius, he recorded two studio albums, Dive In (2002) and Live Twice (2004), with both reaching top 40 in the UK Albums Chart. His debut single, "Colourblind", reached No. 1 in the UK Singles Chart in 2002. His next singles, "Rushes" and "Incredible (What I Meant to Say)", reached top ten in UK in 2002 and 2003, respectively. Campbell performed the role of Billy Flynn in the West End production of Chicago in two runs of the musical. He played the lead role of Sky Masterson in the Olivier Award-winning Guys and Dolls, and the originating role of Rhett Butler in Sir Trevor Nunn's theatrical adaptation of Gone with the Wind. In 2010 he trained with tenor Rolando Villazón, won the ITV competition Popstar to Operastar and performed a duet with Villazón on The Impossible Dream. The UK's biggest operatic production was the occasion of his operatic début, at The O2 arena with the Royal Philharmonic, in Carmen. At age 29, he assumed the lead role of Escamillo, Carmen's lover. Also in 2010, he starred in The History of the Big Bands tour, a show which takes the audience on a musical journey through the Big Band and Swing era. Campbell married Canadian actress Natasha Henstridge in a secret ceremony in February 2011. They filed for divorce in July 2013. The divorce was finalised in February 2018. It was announced in a statement from his family on 16 August 2022 that Campbell was found unresponsive on 11 August 2022 in his apartment in Rochester, Minnesota and was pronounced dead later that day, eight days before his 42nd birthday. His family reported there were no suspicious circumstances or signs of intent surrounding his death.