Tracyanne Campbell
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Tracyanne Campbell | |
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 Campbell performing with Camera Obscura at Electric Picnic 2007 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 18 May 1974 |
| Origin | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Genres | Indie pop |
| Occupation | Musician |
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| Years active | 1996–present |
| Label | Merge |
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Tracyanne Campbell (born 18 May 1974) is a Scottish singer and musician who is the lead vocalist of the Glasgow-based indie pop band Camera Obscura.
Born in Glasgow, Campbell founded Camera Obscura alongside John Henderson and Gavin Dunbar in 1996. The band released Biggest Bluest Hi Fi (2001), Underachievers Please Try Harder (2003), Let's Get Out of This Country (2006), My Maudlin Career (2009), Desire Lines (2013), and Look to the East, Look to the West (2024).
They have worked beside Tucker Martine, Stuart Murdoch and Peter Bjorn and John.
Campbell dated Murdoch, the lead vocalist of the band Belle and Sebastian, for three years in the 2000s.[1]
After bandmate and friend Carey Lander died in 2015, Campbell wrote Lander's obituary for the Guardian.[2]
Campbell has also worked on the project Tracyanne & Danny alongside English musician Danny Coughlan. In May 2018 they released their self-titled studio album on Merge Records.[3]
