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1.1  Albums  





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Rikki
Birth nameRichard Winters Peebles
Born1956 (age 67–68)
OriginGlasgow, Scotland
GenresPop, hi-NRG
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • Years active1980s–present
    LabelsCBS Records, OK Records

    Richard Winters Peebles (born 1956), known professionally as Rikki, is a Scottish singer, songwriter and producer who is known for having 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 .[2] It failed to reach the UK Singles Chart.[3][4]

    Discography[edit]

    Albums[edit]

    Year Album title Chart positions
    UK
    1987 Only the Light

    Singles[edit]

    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[edit]

    1. ^ "Eurovision 1987 United Kingdom - Rikki - Only the light". YouTube. Archived from the original on 9 May 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  • ^ Barclay, Simon (2010) The Eurovision Song Contest: Lugano 1956 - Oslo 2010, lulu.com, ISBN 978-1-4457-8415-1, p. 84
  • ^ Walker-Arnot, Elliot (23 May 2015). "Britain's best and worst Eurovision entries". RadioTimes.com. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  • ^ Fulton, Rick (17 December 2012). "Comedian Karen Dunbar Is Serious About Eurovision Aim". Daily Record.
  • ^ "The UK's highest charting Eurovision stars revealed!". Official Charts. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  • External links[edit]

    Preceded by

    Ryder
    with "Runner in the Night"

    United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest
    1987
    Succeeded by

    Scott Fitzgerald
    with "Go"


    Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rikki_(British_singer)&oldid=1198137443"

    Categories: 
    Singers from Glasgow
    Scottish male songwriters
    Scottish pop singers
    British hi-NRG musicians
    CBS Records artists
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    Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 1987
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