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one of campbell 's promotional photos . quincy al b. sure ! , babyface , david foster , jones whitney houston , luther vandross , prince , narada michael walden , 1988 -- present waxahachie , texas , united states qwest/warner -lrb- 2014-present -rrb- bros. -lrb- 1988-1999 -rrb- , spectra music group tevin campbell solo_singer 12 november 1976 los angeles , california r jack swing , urban , jazz , gospel , adult & contemporary b , pop , soul , new vocals , piano tevin campbell
 tevin jermod campbell singer-songwriter , actor , producer
tevin campbell

tevin jermod campbell -lrb- born november 12 , 1976 -rrb- is an american singer , songwriter and actor .
born in waxahachie , texas ; he displayed a passion for singing at a very early age , performing gospel in his local church .
following an audition for a famous jazz musician in 1988 , campbell was signed to warner bros. .
records .
in 1991 , campbell collaborated with legendary music impresario quincy jones and released his platinum-selling debut album , `` t.e.v.i.n. '' .
the album included his highest-charting single to date , `` tell me what you want me to do '' , peaking at # 6 on the `` billboard '' hot 100 chart .
his double-platinum selling second album , `` i 'm ready '' , released in 1993 , included two of campbell 's most popular songs , `` can we talk '' which peaked at # 9 on the billboard hot 100 , and the album 's title track `` i 'm ready '' , which also peaked at # 9 on the billboard hot 100 chart .
in 1996 , campbell released his third album , `` back to the world '' , which was not as commercially or critically successful as his first two releases .
his self-titled fourth album , `` tevin campbell '' , was released in 1999 , but , performed poorly on billboard 's album charts .
apart from music , campbell commenced an acting career , appearing in prince 's sequel to `` purple rain '' called `` graffiti bridge '' .
he also made guest appearances on `` the fresh prince of bel-air '' and `` moesha '' television programs , voiced the character named powerline in disney 's animated `` a goofy movie '' film and was cast as seaweed in the broadway musical `` hairspray '' in 2005 .
throughout his career , campbell has earned 5 grammy award nominations , selling an estimated 3 million album copies worldwide -lrb- primarily from his first two albums -rrb- .
