Rikki (British singer)

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Rikki
Birth nameRichard Winters Peebles
Born1956 (age 64–65)
OriginGlasgow, Scotland
GenresPop, hi-NRG
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter
Years active1980s–present
LabelsCBS Records, OK Records

Richard Winters Peebles (born 1956), who performs under the name Rikki, is a Scottish singer who has written songs for the band, Middle of the Road.[1]

Peebles's song "Only the Light" won the BBC's A Song for Europe contest in 1987 going on to be the UK entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1987 where it placed 13th out of 22 entries, making it the lowest ranked UK entry in the competition until 2000.[2] The song failed to reach the UK Top 75 singles chart and a subsequent album of the same name also failed to chart. Articles in RadioTimes and the DailyRecord called it one of the worst UK performances in the history of the contest.[3][4]

Discography[]

Albums[]

Year Album title Chart positions
UK
1987 Only the Light —

Singles[]

Year Single Peak chart positions Album
UK[5]
1987 "Only the Light" 96 Only the Light
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released.

References[]

  1. ^ "Eurovision 1987 United Kingdom - Rikki - Only the light". YouTube. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  2. ^ Barclay, Simon (2010) The Eurovision Song Contest: Lugano 1956 - Oslo 2010, lulu.com, ISBN 978-1-4457-8415-1, p. 84
  3. ^ Walker-Arnot, Elliot (23 May 2015). "Britain's best and worst Eurovision entries". RadioTimes.com. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  4. ^ Fulton, Rick (17 December 2012). "Comedian Karen Dunbar Is Serious About Eurovision Aim". Daily Record.
  5. ^ "The UK's highest charting Eurovision stars revealed!". Retrieved 10 May 2015.

External links[]

  • Rikki discography at Discogs
Preceded by
Ryder
with "Runner in the Night" 		United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest
1987 		Succeeded by
Scott Fitzgerald
with "Go"
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