Leslie Sebastian Charles, known professionally as Billy Ocean, is a Trinidadian-born British singer and songwriter. Between 1976 and 1988, he had a series of hit songs in the UK and internationally.
Ocean performing at the State Theatre in Sydney, Australia, 2012
Ocean performing in New York City, 1988
Ocean performing in Cambridge, England, 2014
Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run)
"Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run)", initially released as "European Queen (No More Love on the Run)", is a 1984 song by Trinidadian-British singer Billy Ocean. Co-written and produced by Keith Diamond, it climbed to number one on both the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and the Billboard Black Singles chart, and number six on the UK Singles Chart. The song won Ocean the 1985 Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance, making him the first British artist to win in that category.
1984 UK vinyl rerelease picture sleeve (also released that year as "European Queen (No More Love on the Run)"