Rikrok

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Rikrok
Rikrok performing with Shaggy in December 2007.
Background information
Birth name	Ricardo George Ducent
Born	(1972-06-17) 17 June 1972
Origin	London, England, UK
Genres	Reggae, reggae fusion
Occupations	Singer
Years active	1995–present
Associated acts	Shaggy, Rayvon

Ricardo George Ducent (born 17 June 1972), better known by his stage name Rikrok, is an English Jamaican singer, most famous for featuring on Shaggy's 2000 single "It Wasn't Me" .

Life and career

Rikrok was born in London on 17 June 1972. His parents migrated from Jamaica to England in the mid-1960s in search of greater economic opportunities. Regarding his Jamaican influences during childhood, Rikrok noted "[when I was growing up it was pretty much Jamaican people who came over... My father was a big reggae fan, especially of Gregory Isaacs, John Holt and Dennis Brown. He had a big record collection and on Sundays he would play music all day at home".^{[citation needed]}

Rikrok was eleven years old when he returned to Jamaica with his family. While attending Manchester High School in Mandeville, Jamaica, he discovered his singing talent and soon realized he had a flair for songwriting. "One day I was listening to Babyface's Tender Lover album and I remember thinking, I could probably be a songwriter", Rikrok says. "So I wrote a song, put it down, came back to it and tried it again. Then I started writing more and more songs. I wasn’t really good at it first; some of them were really corny, really stupid. But it was just a hobby and I never thought anything because it seemed like a completely unreachable dream being in the music business".^{[citation needed]}

After completing high school, Rikrok enrolled in Jamaica's University of the West Indies, (UWI). In 1995 he became a backing singer for Patra. When that tour ended, he returned to UWI to complete his education. After a brief stint performing with the Jamaican R&B/reggae vocal quartet, Lust, Rikrok was offered a songwriting deal by Shaggy’s manager, Robert Livingston. He would write songs and create rhythms on his home computer, then send the demos to Livingston in New York.

Discography

Albums

October 17, 2008: Addicted (C) 2008 Moba Entertainment ^[1]

Singles

2000: "It Wasn't Me" (Shaggy featuring Rikrok) #1 US, #1 UK
2004: "Her Eyes" (featuring Shaggy) #57 UK
2005: "Should I Tell Her"
2006: "Tell Me Why"
2006: "Forever"
2007: "My Love"
2007: "Bonafide Girl" (Shaggy featuring Rikrok)^[2]

References

↑ http://www.amazon.com/Addicted-Rikrok/dp/B001KWQ4UW/ref=sr_1_1?s=dmusic&ie=UTF8&sr=1-1&keywords=rikrok
↑ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 463. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.

External links

RikRokMusic.com Official Site

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1952–1969	1952: "Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart" – Vera Lynn 1953: "I Believe" – Frankie Laine 1954: "Secret Love" – Doris Day 1955: "Rose Marie" – Slim Whitman 1956: "I'll Be Home" – Pat Boone 1957: "Diana" – Paul Anka 1958: "Jailhouse Rock" – Elvis Presley 1959: "Living Doll" – Cliff Richard 1960: "It's Now or Never" – Elvis Presley 1961: "Wooden Heart" – Elvis Presley 1962: "I Remember You" – Frank Ifield 1963: "She Loves You" – The Beatles 1964: "Can't Buy Me Love" – The Beatles 1965: "Tears" – Ken Dodd 1966: "Green, Green Grass of Home" – Tom Jones 1967: "Release Me" – Engelbert Humperdinck 1968: "Hey Jude" – The Beatles 1969: "Sugar, Sugar" – The Archies

1970–1989	1970: "The Wonder of You" – Elvis Presley 1971: "My Sweet Lord" – George Harrison 1972: "Amazing Grace" – The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards Band 1973: "Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree" – Tony Orlando and Dawn 1974: "Tiger Feet" – Mud 1975: "Bye Bye Baby" – Bay City Rollers 1976: "Save Your Kisses for Me" – Brotherhood of Man 1977: "Mull of Kintyre" / "Girls' School" – Wings 1978: "Rivers of Babylon" / "Brown Girl in the Ring" – Boney M. 1979: "Bright Eyes" – Art Garfunkel 1980: "Don't Stand So Close to Me" – The Police 1981: "Don't You Want Me" – The Human League 1982: "Come On Eileen" – Dexys Midnight Runners 1983: "Karma Chameleon" – Culture Club 1984: "Do They Know It's Christmas?" – Band Aid 1985: "The Power of Love" – Jennifer Rush 1986: "Don't Leave Me This Way" – The Communards 1987: "Never Gonna Give You Up" – Rick Astley 1988: "Mistletoe and Wine" – Cliff Richard 1989: "Ride on Time" – Black Box

1990–2009	1990: "Unchained Melody" – The Righteous Brothers 1991: "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" – Bryan Adams 1992: "I Will Always Love You" – Whitney Houston 1993: "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)" – Meat Loaf 1994: "Love Is All Around" – Wet Wet Wet 1995: "Unchained Melody" – Robson & Jerome 1996: "Killing Me Softly" – Fugees 1997: "Something About the Way You Look Tonight" / "Candle in the Wind 1997" – Elton John 1998: "Believe" – Cher 1999: "...Baby One More Time" – Britney Spears 2000: "Can We Fix It?" – Bob the Builder 2001: "It Wasn't Me" – Shaggy featuring Rikrok 2002: "Anything Is Possible" / "Evergreen" – Will Young 2003: "Where Is the Love?" – The Black Eyed Peas 2004: "Do They Know It's Christmas?" – Band Aid 20 2005: "Is This the Way to Amarillo" – Tony Christie featuring Peter Kay 2006: "Crazy" – Gnarls Barkley 2007: "Bleeding Love" – Leona Lewis 2008: "Hallelujah" – Alexandra Burke 2009: "Poker Face" – Lady Gaga

2010–present	2010: "Love the Way You Lie" – Eminem featuring Rihanna 2011: "Someone Like You" – Adele 2012: "Somebody That I Used to Know" – Gotye featuring Kimbra 2013: "Blurred Lines" – Robin Thicke featuring T.I & Pharrell Williams

Persondata
Name	Rikrok
Alternative names
Short description	British singer
Date of birth	17 June 1972
Place of birth
Date of death
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