Colin Campsie

Colin Campsie (born 1957) is a British born singer and songwriter.

A former member of 1980s pop bands The Quick and Giant Steps. Campsie was also closely involved with, but was not a member of, the pop band Go West. The Quick had their first success with a top ten hit in Australia with the track "Hip, Shake, Jerk". The Quick then had U.S. #1 dance chart hits with, "Zulu" and "The Rhythm of the Jungle". The Quick changed their name to Giant Steps and scored a Billboard Top Ten hit with the song "Another Lover". Campsie co-wrote and produced the U.S. dance hit "Baby Doll" for the girl group Girls Can't Help It.

Lately, Campsie has turned his talents to songwriting, including the Chantelle Houghton song "I Want It Right Now" (originally slated for Kylie Minogue) via the spoof group Kandy Floss. He has also written tracks for Natalie Imbruglia including "Don't You Think?" and "Wishing I Was There" (a U.S. Billboard top ten hit) on Imbruglia's debut album Left of the Middle. Campsie co-wrote the Top 10 hit "I Quit" by Hepburn. He has also co-written the track, "Ouch That Hurt!" with Phil Thornalley and Mads Hauge for US singer-songwriter Warren Avis' debut, Lucky Seven.^{[citation needed]} Campsie also co–wrote the U.K. Top Ten hit "Cry Me Out" for Pixie Lott and rewrote the lyrics of the hymn "I Vow to Thee My Country" for The Chelsea Pensioners album, the song now titled "For King and Country". Other artists covering his songs include, Chaka Khan, Mel C, Jennifer Paige, Lulu, BoA and Beverley Craven (co–write, see below).

Personal life

After meeting backstage at a Tears for Fears concert, Campsie married singer Beverley Craven, and the couple have three daughters: Mollie, Brenna and Constance (Connie). Their daughter Mollie appeared in the game show Take Me Out on 11 February 2012 in which she won a date with farmer Olly. Campsie and Craven owned the top and bottom flats in a three–storey house in London. When the person in the middle moved out, they bought the flat and converted the building back into one house. The family now lives in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire. On her website on 24 December 2010, Beverley announced that "Colin and I have decided to go our separate ways after 20 years together".^{[citation needed]}