Billy Ocean

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Billy Ocean is a Trinidadian-British R&B and pop singer best known for 1980s hits like "Caribbean Queen" and "When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
recording artist
songwriter
activeYearsStart 1970
awardReceived Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance NERFINISHED
Lifetime Achievement Award at the MOBO Awards
birthName Leslie Sebastian Charles NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Trinidad and Tobago NERFINISHED
United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1950-01-21
ethnicGroup Afro-Trinidadian
familyName Charles NERFINISHED
genre R&B
pop music
soul music
givenName Leslie NERFINISHED
hasGenrePeriod 1980s mainstream pop
hasHitSingleInCountry Australia NERFINISHED
Canada NERFINISHED
United Kingdom NERFINISHED
United States NERFINISHED
influencedBy American soul music
instrument vocals
languageOfWorkOrName English
name Billy Ocean NERFINISHED
nationality British
Trinidadian
notableAlbum City Limit NERFINISHED
Love Zone NERFINISHED
Suddenly NERFINISHED
Tear Down These Walls NERFINISHED
notableFor 1980s R&B and pop hits
notableWork Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run) NERFINISHED
Get Outta My Dreams, Get into My Car NERFINISHED
Love Really Hurts Without You NERFINISHED
Loverboy NERFINISHED
Suddenly NERFINISHED
There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry) NERFINISHED
When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going NERFINISHED
occupation musician
singer
songwriter
partOf 1980s pop music scene
placeOfBirth Fyzabad, Trinidad and Tobago NERFINISHED
residence London, England
subjectOf music video for "Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run)"
music video for "When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going"
voiceType baritone

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