Torquil Campbell (born 1972) is the lead singer and songwriter for the Montreal-based indie rock band Stars. He also records and performs with Broken Social Scene. In addition to singing, he also plays the melodica and trumpet. He is also a member of the band Memphis, and released the album Cold Hands, Warm Heart in January 2011 under the alias Dead Child Star.

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  • Torquil Campbell (born 1972) is the lead singer and songwriter for the Montreal-based indie rock band Stars. He also records and performs with Broken Social Scene. In addition to singing, he also plays the melodica and trumpet. He is also a member of the band Memphis, and released the album Cold Hands, Warm Heart in January 2011 under the alias Dead Child Star. The son of actors Douglas Campbell and Moira Wylie, Torquil Campbell was born in Sheffield, England and came to Canada in childhood with his family. He attended and graduated from Jarvis Collegiate Institute in Toronto. Being the son of two Shakespearean actors, he has also worked as an actor all his life, appearing on stage throughout North America, playing roles as diverse as Gary, the teenage prostitute in the original New York production of the controversial play Shopping and Fucking starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, and the title role in Shakespeare's Henry V. He has directed theatre, including a production of Romeo and Juliet for The Hamptons Shakespeare Festival. Campbell has also had numerous acting roles in Canadian television series and TV movies, including the role of Bill Badger in the animated series, Rupert, Pray for Me, Paul Henderson, and guest appearances in Sex and the City and Law & Order. He has also appeared in the feature films The Bay of Love and Sorrows and The Golden Seal. He is married to actress Moya O'Connell who gave birth to their first child in 2009. Torquil is also involved in a solo project, called Dead Child Star, with songs available via myspace. com. It was created in March, 2008. The first album from Dead Child Star came out in early 2011, titled "Cold Hands, Warm Heart". Torquil's father recorded the famous intro of the song Your Ex-Lover is Dead on the Stars album, Set Yourself on Fire. The exact words of the intro are: "When there is nothing left to burn, you have to set yourself on fire."
  • Torquil Campbell (nascido em 1972) é o vocalista e compositor da banda canadense de indie rock, Stars. Ele ainda gravou e se apresentou com o Broken Social Scene. Além de cantar, ele toca uma escaleta e trompete. Ele ainda é membro da banda Memphis, e lançou o álbm Cold Hands, Warm Heart em Janeiro de 2011 sob o apelido de Dead Child Star. Filho dos atores Douglas Campbell e Moira Wylie, Torquil Campbell nasceu em Sheffield, Inglaterra e veio para o Canadá quando criança com sua família. Ele se graduou no Jarvis Collegiate Institute em Toronto. Sendo filho de dois atores Shakespearianos, ele ainda trabalhou como ator em toda sua vida, aparecendo em palcos pela América do Norte, fazendo diversos papéis como Gary, o adolescente prostituto da original produção nova-iorquina Shopping and Fucking estrelando Philip Seymour Hoffman, e o título do papel em Shakespeare, Henrique V. Ele dirigiu peças de teatro, incluindo a produção de Romeu e Julieta para o Hamptons Shakespeare Festival. Campbell ainda fez inúmeros papéis na televisão canadense, séries e filmes, como Bill Badger no seriado Rupert, Pray for Me, Paul Henderson, e convidado especial em Sex and the City e Law & Order. Ele ainda fez parte do filme The Bay of Love and Sorrows e The Golden Seal. Ele é casado com a atriz Moya O'Connell com que teve seu primeiro filho em 2009. Torquil é envolvido em um projeto solo, chamado Dead Child Star, com músicas disponíveis via Myspace. Isso foi criado em Março de 2008. O primeiro álbum de Dead Child Star veio no começo de 2011, chamado de "Cold Hands, Warm Heart". O pai de Torquil gravou a intro da música Your Ex-Lover is Dead no álbum da banda Stars, Set Yourself on Fire. As palavras exatas da intro são: "When there is nothing left to burn, you have to set yourself on fire" (quando não há mais nada a queimar, você terá que se colocar no fogo).
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  • Torq Campbell performing live in Milwaukee during The Five Ghosts tour.
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  • Torquil Campbell (born 1972) is the lead singer and songwriter for the Montreal-based indie rock band Stars. He also records and performs with Broken Social Scene. In addition to singing, he also plays the melodica and trumpet. He is also a member of the band Memphis, and released the album Cold Hands, Warm Heart in January 2011 under the alias Dead Child Star.
  • Torquil Campbell (nascido em 1972) é o vocalista e compositor da banda canadense de indie rock, Stars. Ele ainda gravou e se apresentou com o Broken Social Scene. Além de cantar, ele toca uma escaleta e trompete. Ele ainda é membro da banda Memphis, e lançou o álbm Cold Hands, Warm Heart em Janeiro de 2011 sob o apelido de Dead Child Star. Filho dos atores Douglas Campbell e Moira Wylie, Torquil Campbell nasceu em Sheffield, Inglaterra e veio para o Canadá quando criança com sua família.
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