Billy Ocean announced for Burghley House performance

One of the UK's top performing artists, who has sold over 30 million records in his lifetime, is set to perform at Burghley House next year.

Billy Ocean has collected a pile of Gold and Platinum records across the world and hit the number one spot on pop charts including the US, Australia, Germany, Holland, and the UK.

Now fans of the singer will get to watch him perform live at Burghley House on Saturday, June 8, 2019.

Billy, who has achieved extraordinary success as both an artist and a songwriter, was born in Trinidad.

He settled in London’s East End when just seven years old.

The calypso crazy kid soon got turned on to soul singers like Otis Redding and Sam Cooke, as well as pop groups like The Beatles and The Rolling Stones and would go to enjoy worldwide success.

But with a young family at home, Billy decided to take a break to spend some time with them until 2007, with the kids all grown up, he took tot he stage again.

With his daughter Cherie on backing vocals, he held live performances in the UK and Europe, US, Canada, and the Caribbean.

The tour was a great success and culminated in his getting the bug once more for writing and recording.

In 2008 saw Billy got back in the studio for the first time in 15 years, recording his brand new album ‘Because I Love You’ - which was released in 2009.

In 2016 he announced a double CD 'Here You Are: The Best Of Billy Ocean', featuring new tracks and along with a selection of his greatest hits.

Earlybird tickets to the Burghley House performance are on sale here.