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Billy Ocean (born Leslie Sebastian Charles; 21 January 1950) is a Trinidadian-English recording artist who had a string of R&B international pop hits in the 1970s and 1980s. He was the most popular British R&B singer-songwriter of the early to mid-1980s. After scoring his first four UK Top 20 successes, seven years passed before he accumulated a series of transatlantic successes, including three US number ones. His 1985 hit “When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going” reached number one in the UK and number two in the US. In 1985, Ocean won the Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance for his worldwide hit, "Caribbean Queen", and in 1987 was nominated for the Brit Award for Best British Male Artist. His 1988 hit "Get Outta My Dreams, Get into My Car" reached number one in the US and number three in the UK.
In 2002, the University of Westminster, London, awarded Ocean an honorary doctorate of music. In 2010, Ocean was presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the MOBO Awards. On 29 July 2011, Ocean became a Companion of the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts, presented to him by Paul McCartney. He is a member of the Rastafari movement.
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Albums
I Sleep Much Better (In Someone Else's Bed) Single
Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car Single
Mystery Lady Single
On The Run (The Battle Is Over) Single
Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run) Single
Loverboy Single
Suddenly
City Limit
American Hearts Single
Red Light / Sweet Memories Single
Billy Ocean
Popular Songs
- African Queen
- Caribbean Disco
- Here You Are
- Time and the River
- Having a Party
- These Foolish Things
- It Was a Very Good Year
- A Change Is Gonna Come
- You Send Me
- No Woman, No Cry
- Cry Me a River
- Everything's So Different Without You
- On Your Knees
- I'll Be There for You
- Can We Go 'round Again
- Stand Up Stand Up
- Time to Move On
- Everyday Sunshine
- Rose
- The World Wants to Dance
- Pressure
- Pick Up the Pieces
- Upside Down
- Somebody
- Mind Games
- Tryin' to Get Through to You
- I Can't Stop
- Inner Feelings
- Smile
- Was It You