Richie Campbell (singer)

Richie Campbell at the Ruhr Reggae Summer in 2014.

Richie Campbell (born 1986) is the artistic name for the portuguese Reggae / Dancehall singer Ricardo Ventura da Costa^[1]

Richie Campbell at the Ruhr Reggae Summer in 2014

Early career

He started in the band Stepacide in 2010 and he was a part of the project No Joke Sound System. He eventually left both of the projects in 2010 so he could focus on his solo career. In 2010 he debuted his first album My path, available for free download and he released an EP in the 6th Optimus Discos series, run by Henrique Amaro.

He became famous with the album "Focused", of which the track "That's How We Roll" stood out and was nominated to the 2013 Golden Globes

In 2012 he began the Tour Focused. His last tour concerts were in Porto and Lisbon, where he recorded Live at Campo Pequeno, which was released in 2014, in Cd and DVD.

On the 4th May 2015, he released, without a previous announcement, his album "In the 876", which reached the ITunes top of sales in only 2 hours. This album was recorded in Kingston and Lisbon. Its name is a reference to the Jamaican phone indicative.

911 Band

911 Band, Ruhr Reggae Summer 2014

Richie Campbell works and sings live with his band called The 911 Band, which was considered as the best "backing band" reggae in Portugal, and is consisted by elements of bands as One Sun Tribe, Kussondulola, (One Love Family), etc.

Discography

Albums

• My Path (CD, 2010)
• Focused (CD, 2012)
• Live at Campo Pequeno (CD+DVD, 2014)
• In the 876 (2015)^[2]

EPs

• Richie Campbell (2010)

Singles

• "Talk Sweet", "Society", "Inna Jamaica" featuring Mellow Mood, "Sacrifice My Life", "Whoa", "More than Air", "It Takes a Revolucion" featuring Anthony B, "Think About Life", "Hate on Me Now", "I'm Going", "Gonna Leave You", "Angel Is by My Side" featuring Turbulence, "Good for Me", "Chill", "Get with You", "Missing You", "Love Story", "What a Day", "Love Me So", "All About You", "Piece of Bread", "Don't Panic", "Please", "Nah Run Again"
• "Everytime I Cry" (2010)
• "Blame It on Me" (2011)
• "That's How We Roll" (2012)
• "Love Is an Addiction" featuring Ikaya (2012)
• "Focused" featuring Dengaz (2012)
• "Man Don't Cry" (2014)
• "420" (2014)
• "Best Friend" (2015)
• "Do You No Wrong" (2016)

External links

• Richie Campbell at Discogs

References

1. "Novos Talentos". alma-lusa.blogs.sapo.pt. Retrieved May 6, 2015.
2. "Richie Campbell lança disco surpresa e conquista o top de vendas". sol.pt. Retrieved May 6, 2015.