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Lobo (Dutch singer)

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Lobo
Birth nameImrich Laurence Lobo
Born (1955-06-02) 2 June 1955 (age 69)
Amsterdam, Netherlands
GenresPop, Calypso
OccupationSinger
Years active1980–
LabelsMercury Records

Imrich Lobo (born 2 June 1955), better known by his stage name Lobo, is a Dutch singer.

Career

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After the success of Stars On 45, many artistes jumped on the medley bandwagon, and Lobo's medley of calypso hits - entitled "Caribbean Disco Show"[1] - was a number 1 hit in the Netherlands for three weeks in July and August 1981, as well as topping the Belgian (Flemish) charts.[2] The single also made the top ten in the UK Singles Charts, being one of 7 medleys in the top 30 in mid-August.[3]

Lobo had two other smaller hits in the Netherlands, but remained a one-hit wonder elsewhere in Europe.

Apart from his music career, Lobo was a physics teacher at a Dutch school until retiring in 2021.[4]

Discography

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Studio albums

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  • If I Say (1980)
  • The Caribbean Disco Show (1981)
  • Soca Calypso! (1982)

Singles

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Year Song[5] UK
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RoI[7] NL[8] CH[9] DE[10] AT[11] BE (V)[12]
1981 "Caribbean Disco Show" 8 15 1 11 18 12 1
1981 "Lobo's Gospel Show" 19
1982 "Soca Calypso Party" 33
1982 "Acumbajeh"
1984 "Nights In Nairobi"
1985 "Does Anybody Care" [Lobo & The Pearls]
1986 "Nana Hey" [Lobo & The Pearls]
1996 "15 Jaar"
2003 "LCP"
2006 "Lobo's Caribbean Christmas Party"
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.


References

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  1. ^ "Lobo – The Caribbean Disco Show". discogs. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Lobo (NL) - Caribbean Disco Show". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Official Singles Chart on 9/8/1981 9 August 1981 - 15 August 1981". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Artist Lobo [NL]". Second Hand Songs. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Lobo". discogs. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  6. ^ "The Caribbean Disco Show". Official Charts. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  7. ^ "Irish Charts". Irish Charts. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  8. ^ "Lobo [NL]". Dutch Charts. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  9. ^ "Lobo [NL] – Caribbean Disco Show". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  10. ^ "Lobo (NL)". Offiizielle Deutsche Charts. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  11. ^ "Lobo (NL) - Caribbean Disco Show". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  12. ^ "Lobo (NL) - Caribbean Disco Show". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 25 January 2024.