Billy Ocean
| Nesans |
Fyzabad |
|---|---|
| Nasyonalite | anglè |
| Peyi nesans | Trinidad ak Tobago |
Leslie Sebastian Charles, rele Billy Ocean, ki fèt 21 janvye 1950 nan Fyzabad (Trinidad ak Tobago), se yon chantè R&B anglè.
Biyografi
[modifye | modifye kòd]Pami pi gwo siksè li yo genyen "Caribbean Queen" (1984) ak "When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going" (1986), ki te sou mizik fim Jewel of the Nile la. Li te kontribye tou nan mizik fim License to Drive an 1988 la, avèk chante "Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car."
Yo te itilize gwo siksè li "Stay the Night" kòm yon echantiyon pou chante siksè Lady a "Easy Love," ki te yon siksè nan ete 2000 an.
Li kontinye ap fè pèfòmans an dirèk, sitou an Ewòp.
Pou rekonèt siksè ak enfliyans li, Billy Ocean te resevwa anpil prim. An 2002, Inivèsite Westminster te ba li yon doktora onorè nan mizik. An 2010, li te resevwa yon Pri pou Tout Vi li nan MOBO Awards yo. An 2011, li te vin yon Konpayon nan Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts.
Zèv li yo
[modifye | modifye kòd]Diskografi
[modifye | modifye kòd]- 1976 : Billy Ocean
- 1979 : Limit
- 1980 : Are you ready
- 1981 : Nights
- 1982 : Inner Feelings
- 1984 : Suddenly
- 1986 : Love Zone
- 1988 : Tear down these walls
- 1989 : Billy Ocean Greatest hits
- 1993 : Time To Move On
- 2004 : The Ultimate Collection
- 2002 : Emotions In Motion
- 2009 : Because I Love You
- 2009 : Live
- 2010 : The Best Of Billy Ocean
- 2013 : Here You Are