Lobo | |
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Birth name | Imrich Laurence Lobo |
Born | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 2 June 1955
Genres | Pop, Calypso |
Occupation(s) | Singer |
Years active | 1980– |
Labels | Mercury Records |
Imrich Lobo (born 2 June 1955), better known by his stage name Lobo, is a Dutch singer.
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]
Year | Song [5] | UK [6] | RoI [7] | NL [8] | CH [9] | DE [10] | AT [11] | BE (V) [12] |
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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. |
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