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]
Rikki | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Richard Winters Peebles |
| Born | 1956 (age 67–68) |
| Origin | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Genres | Pop, hi-NRG |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 1980s–present |
| Labels | CBS Records, OK Records |
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
editAlbums
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- ^ "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.