Rikki (British singer)

Rikki
Birth name	Richard Winters Peebles
Born	1956 (age 68–69)
Origin	Glasgow, Scotland
Genres	Pop, hi-NRG
Occupations	Singer songwriter
Years active	1980s–present
Labels	CBS 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.

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"