Torquil Campbell
Torquil Campbell | |
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Campbell performing with Stars in 2025 | |
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| Also known as | Dead Child Star |
| Born | March 17, 1972 Sheffield, England |
| Origin | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Genres | Indie rock |
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Torquil Campbell (born March 17, 1972) is the co-lead singer and a songwriter for the Montreal-based indie rock band Stars. In addition to singing, he also plays the melodica, trumpet, synthesizer, and tambourine. Campbell is also an actor and playwright, most recently co-creating and starring in the play True Crime, produced by Crow's Theatre in Toronto.
He is a co-host of Soft Revolution, a podcast about the intersection of art, culture, and politics, along with Toronto-based actor Ali Momen. Previously, Campbell was the co-host of The Basement Revue Podcast, along with musician Jason Collett and poet Damian Rogers, as well as a regular contributor to the CBC radio program Q.