In an interview with Myf Warhurst on ABC Radio Melbourne , Ocean stated that the story of him having taken his stage name from the local " Ocean Estate " , Stepney in London 's East End , where he was living at the time , was in fact not correct . According to the interview , the name was derived from a local football team that was in his home town in Trinidad and Tobago , who called themselves " Oceans 11 " . In 1976 , he recorded his first album , '' Billy Ocean '' , with its first single release , " Love Really Hurts Without You " , charting at No. 2 in the UK Singles Chart and No. 22 in the US '' Billboard '' Hot 100 . He enjoyed club success from the songs " Are You Ready " and " Stay The Night " from the album '' City Limit '' — both of which were later covered by La Toya Jackson . More successes ensued , including " L.O.D. ( Love on Delivery ) " . He also wrote and composed songs for other artists . In 1981 , he scored the US R&B chart with " Nights ( Feel Like Getting Down ) . " Ocean 's period of greatest success began with the releases , during 1984 , of the album '' Suddenly '' and its main single , " Caribbean Queen ( No More Love on the Run ) " . The song 's title and lyrics were changed for different regions , such that the song is also known as " African Queen " or " European Queen " . The song won Ocean the Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance at the 1985 Grammy Awards and was also nominated for Best R&B Song , losing to " I Feel for You " by Prince ( songwriter ) . Ocean was later presented his award by Shalamar group member Jeffrey Daniel on '' 620 Soul Train '' , a UK incarnation of the American music dance show '' Soul Train '' . The album 's title track also became a success , peaking at No. 4 in both the US and the UK and the song " Loverboy " , while also being a No. 2 US success in 1985 was also featured in the first scene of the popular UK BBC One TV series '' Casualty '' , in 1986 . Ocean appeared at Live Aid in 1985 , singing " Caribbean Queen " and " Loverboy " , from JFK Stadium in Philadelphia
1985 Grammy Awards
27th Annual Grammy Awards
Billy Ocean