Billy Ocean ( born Leslie Sebastian Charles ; 21 January 1950 ) is a Trinidadian-English recording artist who had a string of R&B international pop hits in the 1970s and 1980s . He was the most popular Trinidad – 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 . His 1985 hit " When the Going Gets Tough , the Tough Get Going " reached in the UK and in the US . In 1985 , Ocean won the Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance for his worldwide hit " Caribbean Queen ( No More Love on the Run ) " and in 1987 was nominated for the Brit Award for Best British Male Artist . His 1988 hit " Get Outta My Dreams , Get into My Car " reached in the US and in the UK . His 1986 hit " There 'll Be Sad Songs ( To Make You Cry ) " also reached No. 1 in the US . In 2002 , the University of Westminster , London , awarded Ocean an honorary doctorate of music . In 2010 , Ocean was presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the MOBO Awards . On 29 July 2011 , Ocean became a Companion of the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts , presented to him by Sir Paul McCartney . He is a member of the Rastafari movement
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Billy Ocean