Ali Campbell

Ali Campbell is recognized as the co-founder and lead singer of the British reggae band UB40, an artist with a career spanning decades who continues to tour. After co-founding the iconic British reggae band UB40 in 1978, Ali Campbell swiftly established himself as a distinctive vocalist and a global music icon. With Campbell as lead singer, UB40 achieved unparalleled success, selling over 70 million records worldwide and embarking on extensive global tours for three decades with its original lineup. Their prolific career yielded 24 studio albums and charted over 40 Top 40 UK singles, including four number one worldwide hits such as ‘Red Red Wine’ and ‘Can’t Help Falling in Love.’ This period of monumental achievement was further recognized with an Ivor Novello Award for International Achievement in 2003 and a Grammy Award nomination for Best Reggae Album in 2007.

Under the moniker ‘Ali Campbell – The Legendary Voice Of UB40 – Reunited With Astro & Mickey,’ they released the album ‘Silhouette’ in 2014, which peaked at number 18 on the UK Albums Chart. The group continued to tour extensively and record, releasing ‘Unplugged + Greatest Hits’ in 2016, reaching number 17, followed by the critically acclaimed ‘A Real Labour of Love’ in 2018, which impressively climbed to number two on the UK Albums Chart and secured the number one spot on the Billboard Reggae Albums chart. Following Mickey Virtue’s departure in late 2018 and Astro’s passing in 2021, Campbell has continued to perform and record as ‘UB40 featuring Ali Campbell.’ His latest work under this banner is the album ‘Unprecedented,’ released in 2022, which reached number eight on the UK Albums Chart. Ali Campbell remains an active touring artist, continuing to captivate audiences worldwide with his distinctive vocal style and enduring reggae sound.