Imrich Lobo (born 2 June 1955), better known by his stage name Lobo, is a Dutch singer.
Lobo | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Imrich Laurence Lobo |
| Born | 2 June 1955 Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Genres | Pop, Calypso |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Years active | 1980– |
| Labels | Mercury Records |
Career
editAfter 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
editStudio albums
edit- If I Say (1980)
- The Caribbean Disco Show (1981)
- Soca Calypso! (1982)
Singles
edit| Year | Song[5] | UK [6] |
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
edit- ^ "Lobo – The Caribbean Disco Show". discogs. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ "Lobo (NL) - Caribbean Disco Show". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart on 9/8/1981 9 August 1981 - 15 August 1981". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- ^ "Artist Lobo [NL]". Second Hand Songs. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ "Lobo". discogs. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ "The Caribbean Disco Show". Official Charts. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ "Irish Charts". Irish Charts. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- ^ "Lobo [NL]". Dutch Charts. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ "Lobo [NL] – Caribbean Disco Show". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ "Lobo (NL)". Offiizielle Deutsche Charts. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ "Lobo (NL) - Caribbean Disco Show". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ "Lobo (NL) - Caribbean Disco Show". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 25 January 2024.