Lobo (Dutch singer)
Dutch singer (1955–2025)
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Imrich Laurence Lobo (2 June 1955 – 19 January 2025), better known by his stage name Lobo, was a Dutch singer.
2 June 1955
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| Background information | |
| Born | Imrich Laurence Lobo 2 June 1955 |
| Died | 19 January 2025 (aged 69) |
| Genres | |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Years active | 1980–2025 |
| Label | Mercury Records |
Life and career
After the success of Stars on 45, many artists 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) chart.[2] The single also made the top ten in the UK singles chart, being one of seven 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]
Lobo died on 19 January 2025, at the age of 69.[5]
Discography
Studio albums
- If I Say (1980)
- The Caribbean Disco Show (1981)
- Soca Calypso! (1982)
Singles
| Year | Title[6] | UK [7] |
RoI[8] | NL[9] | CH[10] | DE[11] | AT[12] | BE (V)[13] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | ||||||||