Billy Ocean (GB)
From Siparia
Popularity
Billy Ocean has 4 upcoming shows in the Netherlands. The next one is on November 18, 2027 at de Doelen, Rotterdam. All 4 tour dates
About
Also known as: Billie Ocean, Les Charles, Leslie Charles, Leslie Sebastian Charles
Billy Ocean's mid 80s run is the stuff of pop legend: "Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run)" climbed to number one in the US ten weeks after barely scraping in at 85, and it won him the 1985 Grammy for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance. He followed it with "When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going", the Jewel of the Nile theme, which hit number one in the UK, then "There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)" and "Get Outta My Dreams, Get into My Car", both US chart toppers. The hits actually started back in 1976 with "Love Really Hurts Without You", which reached number two in the UK, and "Red Light Spells Danger" repeated that peak a year later. He played Live Aid in Philadelphia in 1985, performing "Caribbean Queen" and "Loverboy". Honours came later too: a Lifetime Achievement Award at the MOBO Awards in 2010 and an MBE in the 2020 New Year Honours.
