Billy Ocean to announce shock retirement from music?
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Sad news for Ocean fans. Speculation had been rife that the English singer best known for hit songs like Get Outta My Dreams, Get into My Car, Suddenly or Caribbean Queen, is about to announce his retirement from music, at age 75, with immediate effect.
UPDATE 21/02/2025 : This story seems to be false. (read more)
Being a singer isn't fun anymore
“As we get older, there are phases of life that we enter into, and being a singer-songwriter just isn't fun anymore,” he might have said, says a source who remained anonymous. Other reports hinted that he may branch out into other creative fields he is better at (and more interested in), though they didn't provide any details.
#ThankYouBilly
For a little while on Thursday evening, #ThankYouBilly was a trending hashtag on Twitter. As many fans reminisce and look back on all the unforgettable memories, some may wonder what about now made him make the decision.
“Billy Ocean was unlike any other singer we’ve ever seen! #ThankYouBilly”
— @universalObserver, 20 Feb 2025
“Didn't Billy Ocean retire about 3 years ago?”
— @samy2love, 20 Feb 2025
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