Billy Ocean
British singer
My song, Suddenly.
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Crazy by Patsy Cline.
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Patricia Hodge
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One of my favourite songs is Being Alive, from Company by Stephen Sondheim, but it would hardly be appropriate.
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Flashlight by Parliament.
John Bishop
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If I Can Dream, by Elvis Presley.
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View profile →More exercise. Maybe I should join a gym, but I’ve never been to one.
I just wanted to work in music. I didn’t want a real job.
I’d like people to say, “Well, he was a bit odd, he was a bit funny.”
I’m always happy. Ask Simon Cowell: he says if I had a tail, I’d wag it.
America – there are too many Americans.
I have a Maserati. I love pop art and I collect Warhol, Hirst and Hockney.
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