Billy Ocean, who had a stack of hits in the 80s, will tour Australia for the very first time.
Trinidad born Ocean had his first major hit in 1976 with ‘Love Really Hurts Without You’ but it was a decade later when he broke big-time.In the mid 80s, you could not turn on the radio and not hear Billy Ocean. ‘Caribbean Queen’ was a number one. ‘Suddenly’ was a huge ballad, ‘When The Going Gets Tough The Tough Gets Going’ came from the movie ‘Jewel of the Nile’. There was also ‘Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car’.
Billy Ocean was a major star in the mid 80s but he gave it all away and retired.
Ocean was a happy house-body for 15 years but in 2007 decided to give it another go. Last year he released ‘Because I Love You’, his first album in 15 years.
Billy Ocean dates are:
June 11, Sydney, Entertainment Centre
June 12, Melbourne, Palais Theatre
June 14, Gold Coast, Convention Centre
