Ricky Rich
Ricky Akdogan, better known as Ricky Rich, is a Swedish rapper with Assyrian/Syriac background.[1] He lives in Västerås.[2]
Ricky Rich collaborated with Aram Mafia (stylized as ARAM Mafia)[3] and made up of producers Peter Mrad and Marcus Turan, resulting in a great number of charting hits and songs in 2018 and 2019. Most notable was the single "Habibi" that became an international hit for the formation Ricky Rich & ARAM Mafia charting in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, as well as Sweden, and playing heavily on many other Scandinavian and European radio stations. On 12 April 2019, Ricky Rich and ARAM Mafia released the album Shhh on the label Spinnup containing many joint hits, notably the title song "Shhh" and the single "Richba". The 7-track EP peaked at number 3 on the Swedish Albums Chart and spent 21 weeks on the chart.
Ricky Rich followed up with his own 6-track solo EP Highs and Lows released on Warner Music Sweden,[4] which peaked in its first week of release at number 7 on the Swedish Albums Chart. The album stayed for a total of 7 weeks in the chart.
Discography[]
EPs[]
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| SWE [5] | ||
| Highs & Lows | 2020 | 7 |
| Crib Sessions Pt. 1[6] | — |
Singles[]
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWE [5] |
AUT [7] |
GER [8] |
SWI [9] | |||
| "Förbjuden frukt" (with Nineb Youk and Jeano featuring Kids of Revolution) |
2018 | 34 [10] |
— | — | — | non-album single |
| "Bli bättre" (with Kids of Revolution) |
2019 | 21 [11] |
— | — | — | |
| "Million" (with Ardian Bujupi and Kids of Revolution) |
42 [12] |
— | — | — | ||
| "Portugal" | 67 | — | — | — | ||
| "Mirakel" (with Kids of Revolution) |
2020 | 42 [13] |
— | — | — | |
| "Bless Me" | 27 | — | — | — | ||
| "Ma chérie" | 29 | — | — | — | Highs & Lows | |
| "Highs & Lows" | 37 | — | — | — | ||
| "2vs2" (with ) |
38 [14] |
— | — | — | Phoenix Pt. 2 | |
| "Ice" | 2021 | 10 | — | — | — | non-album single |
| "Habibi" (with Dardan and Zuna) |
— | 52 | 29 | 46 | ||
| "Ah Anne" (with DnoteOnDaBeat and Sinan) |
—[A] | — | — | — | ||
| "Guitar"[16] (with ) |
52 [17] |
— | — | — | ||
| "Falling Bird"[18] | 71 [19] |
— | — | — | ||
| "Dybala" (remix)[20] (with and Jireel) |
49 [21] |
— | — | — | ||
| "Who"[22] | 47 [23] |
— | — | — | ||
| "Say Oui" (with Gims) |
22 [24] |
— | — | — | ||
| "Better Day"[25] (with Jireel, , Mona Masrour and ) |
66 [26] |
— | — | — | ||
Featured singles[]
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| SWE [5] | |||
| "Ryser" ( featuring Ricky Rich) |
2017 | 63 | Låt oss leva |
| "Para" (remix) (Lani Mo featuring Ricky Rich, Thrife, Dree Low, Blizzy and Nathan K) |
2018 | 53 [27] |
non-album single |
Other charting songs[]
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| SWE [5] | |||
| "Delli" (featuring ) |
2020 | 40 | Highs & Lows |
| "Panama" | —[B] | ||
| "Mosades" (with Nineb Youk) |
2021 | 63 [29] |
Life Is Hard |
| "Sin City" (with Dree Low) |
65 [30] |
Priceless |
Discography: Ricky Rich & ARAM Mafia[]
EPs[]
(Credited jointly as Ricky Rich & ARAM Mafia)
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| SWE [5] | |||
| Shhh | 2020 | 3 |
Singles and other charting songs[]
(All songs credited jointly as Ricky Rich & ARAM Mafia)
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album / EP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWE [5] |
AUT [7] |
GER [8] |
SUI [9] | |||
| "Habibi" | 2017 | 29 | 33 | 29 | 24 | non-album single |
| "Min diamant" | 2018 | 19 | — | — | — | non-album single |
| "Vinner" | 35 | — | — | — | non-album single | |
| "Instaprofil" | 30 | — | — | — | non-album single | |
| "Abonnenten (Hey Babe)" | 2019 | 25 | — | — | — | non-album single |
| "Shhh" | 47 | — | — | — | Shhh | |
| "Rika" | 19 | — | — | — | ||
| "Bonita" | 64 | — | — | — | ||
| "Bäst" | 57 | — | — | — | ||
Notes[]
References[]
- ^ Radio, Sveriges. "Ricky Rich: "Det var bara att rycka upp sig och göra nåt annat med sitt liv"". Sveriges Radio. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
- ^ ""Man skulle kunna göra några serier och filmer om mitt liv" – Intervju med Ricky Rich". gaffa.se. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
- ^ Swedishcharts.com: ARAM Mafia discography
- ^ Genius.com: Ricky Rich - Highs & Lows
- ^ a b c d e f "Discography Ricky Rich". Swedish Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
- ^ "Ricky Rich bjuder på intim mini-spelning i nya projektet CRIB SESSIONS PT.1" (Press release) (in Swedish). Warner Music Sweden. Mynewsdesk. 29 October 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
- ^ a b "Discography Ricky Rich". Austrian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
- ^ a b "Discographie von Ricky Rich" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
- ^ a b "Discography Ricky Rich". Swiss Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
- ^ "Discography Nineb Youk, Jeano & Ricky Rich feat. Kids Of Revolution". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
- ^ "Discography Ricky Rich x Kids Of Revolution". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
- ^ "Discography Ardian Bujupi, Ricky Rich & Kids Of Revolution". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
- ^ "Discography Ricky Rich & Kids Of Revolution". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
- ^ "Discography Blizzy & Ricky Rich". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
- ^ "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 13" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ^ "Guitar - Single by Ricky Rich & Blizzy on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ^ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 15". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
- ^ "Falling Bird - Single by Ricky Rich on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- ^ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 21". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
- ^ "Dybala (Remix) - Single by Jireel, K27, & Ricky Rich on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 26" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- ^ "WHO - Single by Ricky Rich on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- ^ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 27". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- ^ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 41". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
- ^ "Better Day (feat. Jireel, Jelassi, Ricky Rich, Mona Masrour, A36) – Single by Jireel, Ricky Rich, & A36 on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- ^ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 49" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
- ^ "Discography Lani Mo feat. Ricky Rich, Thrife, Dree Low, Blizzy & Nathan K". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ^ "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 42, 2020" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
- ^ "Discography Nineb Youk & Ricky Rich". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
- ^ "Discography Dree Low & Ricky Rich". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
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