Ellie Campbell

For the pseudonymous writer, see Ellie Campbell (author).

Ellie Campbell is a British singer. She released four singles and an album between 1999 and 2001. Initially winning a GMTV contest to find a new singer,^{[ citation needed ]} Campbell released her debut single "Sweet Lies" in March 1999, the single reached #42 in the UK Singles Chart. In August 1999, Ellie released her second single "So Many Ways", which became her biggest hit, reaching #26 in the charts. Her third and final European single, "Don't Want You Back", peaked at #50 in January 2001 in the UK. ^[1]

Campbell was sometimes compared to Britney Spears. ^[2] Her debut album, Ellie, was released in 2001. The album proved to be unsuccessful, it failed to chart in the UK, though it charted at #192 in Australia.^{[ citation needed ]}

A cover of Dee Dee Warwick's "You're No Good" was due to be the fourth single in the UK, but plans were shelved, ^[1] despite a music video being shot.^{[ citation needed ]} The single did get a release in the United States^{[ citation needed ]}, but failed to chart.

In Australia, "Don't Want You Back" was released as her debut single. It reached #44 in 2001, and was in the charts for five weeks. "You're No Good" was released later that year. In the Netherlands, her single "So Many Ways" stayed in the Dutch Top 100 for 5 weeks.

Discography

Albums

Title	Album details
Ellie	Released: 11 June 2001 Label: Jive (ZRA 9201362) Formats: CD

Singles

Year	Song	Chart peak positions
		UK [1]	AUS [3] [4]	NL
1999	"Sweet Lies"	42	–	–
	"So Many Ways"	26	–	84
2000	"Don't Want You Back"	50	44	–
2001	"You're No Good"	–	104	–

References

1. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 90. ISBN   1-904994-10-5.
2. "cafe80s: Ellie Campbell news". Archived from the original on 2007-08-19. Retrieved 2007-11-17.
3. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 48.
4. "Ellie Campbell ARIA chart history, received from ARIA in May 2024". ARIA. Retrieved 7 July 2024– via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.

External links

• Ellie Campbell on Myspace