Jesse Campbell (singer)

Jesse Campbell is an American R&B singer. He was a member of Team Christina in the second season of the American television talent show The Voice.

Campbell was born in nearby Maywood, Illinois. In 1970. Campbell released an album on Capitol Records entitled Never Let You Go, which reached No. 53 on the Billboard R&B Albums chart. The album spawned two charting singles, "When U Cry I Cry" and "Baby, Baby, Baby". He also recorded the song "Where Is the Love" for the soundtrack to the film Dead Presidents.

Campbell was dropped from the label soon after, but continued singing, performing gospel music.

In 2012, he became a contestant on season two of the American television program The Voice, where he auditioned singing Leon Russell's "A Song for You". All four judges (Adam Levine, Cee Lo Green, Christina Aguilera and Blake Shelton) hit the "I Want You" button for him, within 25 seconds of the song. He chose to be part of the team of Christina Aguilera.

In the Battle round, he was put against Anthony Evans, another R&B/gospel singer. In a duet, they sang the Alicia Keys song "If I Ain't Got You", in what was described as the best contested match-up for the night, with Campbell carrying the day to move to the live rounds.

Christina Aguilera decided to eliminate Campbell during the live quarterfinals, saying that she was looking for singers with the most versatility and potential for growth. In response, Campbell said during an appearance on the Today Show the following morning, "I'm not mad or disappointed, I'm just thankful for the experience so far."

Albums

• 1995: Never Let You Go (Capitol Records)
• 2006: Hymns From the Heart, Vol. 1 (Hiz Records)
• 2009: Sessions

Singles