Billy Ocean

Billy Ocean MBE (born Leslie Sebastian Charles; 21 January 1950)^[1][2] is a singer, songwriter, record producer, recording artist and musician. He was born in Fyzabad, Trinidad to Grenadan parents. He has many hit singles. Most were put out in the 1980s.

Billy Ocean MBE
In January 2012
Background information
Birth name	Leslie Sebastian Charles
Born	(1950-01-21) 21 January 1950 (age 75) Fyzabad, Trinidad
Origin	Romford, London, England
Genres	R&B, funk, soul
Occupation(s)	Singer, songwriter
Instruments	Vocals, steel drums, guitar
Years active	1972–present
Labels	GTO, Epic, Jive, Aqua Music
Website	www.billyocean.co.uk

On 20 October 2010, Ocean was presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the MOBO Awards in London.^[3]

On 29 July 2011, Ocean became a Companion of the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts. His title was presented by Sir Paul McCartney.

In 2012, Ocean made a cameo in the British comedy film Keith Lemon: The Film as Lemon's father. In January 2016, Ocean appeared on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon to perform some of his hits as part of a promo tour for his new album. Ocean toured the UK during March and April 2017.

Ocean recorded a new studio album in mid-2019 at Eve Studios in Stockport, working again with producer Barry Eastmond as co-writer. The album One World was to be released on 17 April 2020.^[4] After a delay, it was later released on 4 September 2020.^[5]

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions										Certifications
		UK [6]	AUS [7]	CAN [8]	FIN [9]	GER [10]	NLD [11]	NZ [12]	SWE [13]	SWI [14]	US [15]
Billy Ocean	Released: 1976 Label: GTO	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
City Limit	Released: 1980 Label: GTO	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nights (Feel Like Getting Down)	Released: 1981 Label: GTO / Epic	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	152
Inner Feelings	Released: 1982 Label: Epic	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Suddenly	Released: 12 September 1984 Label: Jive	9	13	14	10	43	23	35	—	—	9	UK: Gold[16] CAN: 3× Platinum[17] US: 2× Platinum[18]
Love Zone	Released: 1986 Label: Jive	2	8	3	10	33	7	8	7	16	6	UK: Gold[16] CAN: 2× Platinum[17] US: 2× Platinum[18]
Tear Down These Walls	Released: January 1988 Label: Jive	3	13	8	24	17	18	7	14	10	18	UK: Gold[16] CAN: Platinum[17] US: Platinum[18]
Time to Move On	Released: March 1993 Label: Jive	—	—	—	—	—	81	—	—	—	—
Because I Love You	Released: 2 February 2009 Label: Aqua Music	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes the album failed to chart or was not released in that country