BILLY OCEAN

Billy Ocean will bring his live show to Belfast in May 2017 following the release of his latest album, 'Here You Are: The Best of Billy Ocean'.

The new album is a personal collection of Billy’s interpretations of songs which helped the young Leslie Charles become the Billy Ocean we all know today, alongside a career spanning celebration of his biggest hits. The album includes a massive 31 hits and coincides with the 30th anniversary of ‘When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going’, which hit the number one spot for four consecutive weeks in the UK on its release in 1986.

The new package also includes a special 'Best Of' bonus disc, encompassing a collection of Billy Ocean’s biggest genre‑defining tracks such as ‘Red Light Means Danger’, the timeless ‘Carribbean Queen’, ‘When The Going Gets Tough’,‘Get Outta My Dreams’, ‘Love Really Hurts Without You’and the beautiful ‘Suddenly’.

Billy Ocean said “It just seemed to fit perfectly; the songs that made me into the singer I became, and where those songs took me to. Hence, ‘Here You Are’."

Billy Ocean is a Grammy award winner with worldwide sales of over 30 million. He hit the number one spot across three continents in the 70s and 80s, counting no fewer than six UK top 10 singles. ‘Caribbean Queen’ stormed to number one on both the US singles chart and US R&B chart, and is amongst Billy’s six US top 10 singles. With top 10 albums the world over, Billy has notched up an impressive three Platinum albums (including two which are certified 2x Platinum).