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

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. Archived from the original on 9 May 2014. 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!". Official Charts. Retrieved 10 May 2015.

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Preceded byRyderwith "Runner in the Night" United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1987 Succeeded byScott Fitzgeraldwith "Go"
United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest 1987
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