Billy Ocean

Billy Ocean is a British recording artist who had a string of R&B international pop hits in the 1970s and 1980s. In 1985, Ocean won the Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance for his worldwide hit, "Caribbean Queen".

In 1976, he recorded his first album, Billy Ocean, with its first single release, "Love Really Hurts Without You," charting at number 2 in the UK Singles Chart and number 22 in the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. Other successful songs were "Are You Ready" and "Stay The Night" from the album City Limit, followed by "L.O.D. (Love On Delivery)".

In 1984, the album Suddenly was released and its main single, "Caribbean Queen (No More Love On The Run)." The song won Ocean the Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance at the 1985 Grammy Awards. The song "Suddenly" peaked at #4 in both the US and the UK while the song "Loverboy", which peaked at #2 in 1985, was featured in the very first scene of the popular UK BBC One TV series, Casualty, in 1986.

His 1986 album Love Zone included the singles "When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going", the theme from the film The Jewel of the Nile and "There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)". Also included were the title track and "Love Is Forever".

Ocean's next album, Tear Down These Walls, was released in 1988 and featured the number one single, "Get Outta My Dreams, Get into My Car". The album was certified platinum and, in 1989, his Greatest Hits collection was released.

Time to Move On was released in 1993 followed by his 1997 compilation Love Is For Ever which went to #7 on the UK album chart.

In 2004, "Caribbean Queen" was re-released as a digital single for its 20th anniversary, reaching #25 on the Billboard digital singles chart. A remix of the single by will.i.am was released in 2005.

His last studio album, Because I Love You, was released in February 2009. In April 2010, an eighteen track compilation album, The Very Best of Billy Ocean, was released and debuted in the UK Albums Chart at number.

Ocean continues to tour and record in Europe.