• • • • Aqua Music Website Billy Ocean (born Leslie Sebastian Charles; 21 January 1950) is a -born English recording artist who had a string of international pop 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. In 1985, Ocean won the for for his worldwide hit, ', and in 1987 was nominated for the for Best British Male Artist. In 2002, the, London, awarded Ocean an of music.

Billy Ocean (born Leslie Sebastian Charles; 21 January 1950) is a Trinidadian-born English recording artist who had a string of R&B international pop hits in the. Raspberries Fresh Rar. Billy Ocean's albums: Listen to albums by Billy Ocean on Myspace, Stream Free Online Music by Billy Ocean.

In 2010, Ocean was presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the. On 29 July 2011, Ocean became a Companion of the, presented to him. Generic Visual Perception Processor Gvpp Pdf.

He is a member of the. Contents • • • • • • • • • • • Biography [ ] Early life and stardom [ ] Ocean was born as Leslie Sebastian Charles in,, to Hainsley Charles, a musician and his wife Violet. He moved to,, England, with his family at the age of ten. He was exposed to music at an early age, as his father was a musician. During his teenage years, he sang regularly in London while also working as a tailor in London's.

He was discovered by his first manager, John Morphew, who recorded a single at in London with a full orchestra. However, the ballad singing style of Les was going out of fashion and Morphew was unable to get any major label to release it. It remains unreleased. Les's father — who had countersigned the management contract as Les was underage — asked Morphew to release him from contract, which he did without penalty. In 1969 he joined a local band 'The Shades of Midnight' playing in the area of London. He recorded his first single, 'Nashville Rain' backed with 'Sun In The Morning', in 1971 for as Les Charles and for two years fronted a studio band called Scorched Earth, with whom he released 'On The Run' backed with 'Let's Put Our Emotions in Motion' in 1974. Kalmar Reach Stacker Manual.