Isobel Campbell

Quick Facts

Full Name	Isobel Campbell
Occupation	Rock Singer
Date Of Birth	Apr 27, 1976(1976-04-27)
Age	48
Birthplace	Glasgow
Country	Scotland
Horoscope	Taurus

Isobel Campbell Biography

Isobel Campbell is one of the most popular and richest Rock Singer who was born on April 27, 1976 in Glasgow, Scotland. Former member of the indie rock band Belle and Sebastian who co-wrote their hit “Legal Man” and who plays cello, composes music, and has pursued a solo career.

She was influenced by Billie Holiday.

Belle & Sebastian was formed in 1996 by Stuart Murdoch and Stuart David; Campbell had met Murdoch at a New Year’s Eve party at age nineteen, and then participated in a recording session with Murdoch and David sponsored by Stow College’s Music Business Administration curriculum. They named themselves Belle & Sebastian after a children’s book of the same name. Murdoch was the lead singer on the first two albums, with Campbell playing cello, percussion and singing backing vocals. A classically trained cellist, Campbell also played keyboards. She also took lead vocals on a few songs from the band, and co-wrote their top-20 UK single “Legal Man”.

In 1999, Campbell released her first solo album, The Green Fields of Foreverland, on the same label as Belle & Sebastian, Jeepster Records, under the name The Gentle Waves. In 2002, she collaborated with Scottish jazz musician Bill Wells on Ghost of Yesterday, a collection of Billie Holiday songs released by Creeping Bent. In 2003, Campbell released Amorino, her first solo album under her own name. Bill Wells was featured here again, along with other jazz musicians.

She grew up in Glasgow, Scotland. She was once in a relationship with her bandmate Stuart Murdoch.

Isobel Campbell Net Worth

Isobel Campbell is one of the richest Rock Singer from Scotland. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Isobel Campbell 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She was in a band called The Gentle Waves.

She has collaborated with Queens of the Stone Age.

Isobel Campbell (born 27 April 1976) is a Scottish singer-songwriter, cellist and composer. Campbell rose to prominence at age nineteen as a member of the Scottish indie pop band Belle & Sebastian, but left the group to pursue a solo career, first as The Gentle Waves, and later under her own name. She later collaborated with singer Mark Lanegan on three albums.

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In 2007, the duo recorded a second album together, entitled Sunday at Devil Dirt, which was released on 5 May 2008. Three singles from the album were released: “Who Built the Road”(7”), “Come On Over (Turn Me On)” (7″) and “Keep me in mind sweetheart”(Cd, 12”). The five new tracks of the “Keep me in mind sweetheart” EP were later added as bonus tracks to Sunday at Devil Dirt.

Facts & Trivia

Isobel Ranked on the list of most popular Rock Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Scotland. Isobel Campbell celebrates birthday on April 27 of every year.

On Snow Patrol’s 1998 debut album Songs For Polarbears, Campbell provides vocals on the song ‘NYC’.

Is Isobel Campbell married?

Taking another left turn, Isobel moved from Glasgow to LA and embarked on a journey across America with her husband, studio engineer Chris Szczech , to make her next album.

When did Isobel Campbell leave Belle and Sebastian?

Isobel Campbell was once Belle and Sebastian’s magnetic cello-playing ingenue figure, but she left that band in 2002. And since her departure, her career has taken an unpredictable turn.

How did Isobel Campbell meet Mark Lanegan?

“He is a true music fan,” says Campbell, “and I honestly think that is why we hit it off in the first place.” They finally met in 2003 after she went to see Lanegan play a solo show in Glasgow.

Was Mark Lanegan and Isobel Campbell a couple?

According to Campbell, it all started a couple years back , when she was harmonizing in a local studio with her friend, former Vaselines/ Eugenius frontman Eugene Kelly. The cut proved difficult; the pair just couldn’t seem to nail it.

Why is it called an Arab Strap?

The inspiration for the album’s name came from the band Arab Strap , who are also from Scotland and briefly toured with Belle & Sebastian. An Arab strap is a sexual device for retaining an erection, a fact unknown to Stuart Murdoch at the time.