UB40 Featuring Ali Campbell
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80s pop band that’s sold over 60 million records worldwide and toured the globe
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Best known for hits including Red Red Wine and I Can't Help Falling In Love
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Ali Campbell has one of the UK's most distinctive and recognisable voices
Ali Campbell has one of the UK's most distinctive and recognisable voices. As lead singer and founder of the world-renowned group UB40, Ali Campbell has sold over 60 million records worldwide, toured across the globe, notched up four number No. 1 world-wide singles, over 40 Top 40 UK singles, released 24 studio albums and received an Ivor Novello Award for International Achievement.
A whole generation has grown up listening to Ali's infectious vocals on classics like One in Ten, Red Red Wine, Don't Break My Heart and I Can't Help Falling In Love.
In October 2007, Ali released a solo album, Running Free, featuring many guest artists including, amongst others, Smokey Robinson, Mick Hucknall and Sly and Robbie the album was a success and went top 10 in the UK charts and attained gold status.
In January 2008, Ali announced his departure from UB40, after 28 years with the band, due to management and business disputes. Following Ali's departure, Mickey Virtue, the keyboard player from UB40, also resigned for the same reasons and is part of Ali's new band.
Since then, Ali and the band have toured across the world in countries ranging from Australia to Europe and Africa to the UK.
In June 2009, Ali released his latest album Flying High, which once again achieved success, hitting the top 20 in the UK charts and receiving the best critical reviews of his career to date.
Ali continues to thrill audiences world wide, performing the classic hits, he is so well known for, like Red Red Wine and Kingston Town, together with some new songs from his latest solo albums.
Whether as part of UB40 in the past, or currently today, in his solo career, Ali has always stayed true to his love of reggae and its ongoing capacity for innovation, the music that first inspired him and continues to do so, to this day.
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The biggest black recording star Britain has ever produced
Iconic global music star of the 1980s
Solo artist and former lead singer for new romantics band Spandau Ballet
One of the most iconic and popular soul bands of the 1980s
Multi-award winning soulful singer songwriter