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Biography
Use dmy dates|date=August 2010Inappropriate tone|date=December 2007Infobox musical artist| | name = RikRok| image = Ricardo RikRok Ducent.jpg| caption =| image_size = | background = solo_singer| birth_name = Ricardo George Ducent| alias =| birth_date = Birth date and age|1972|6|17|df=y| death_date =| origin = London , England | instrument =| genre = Reggae , Reggae fusion | occupation = Singing|Singer | years_active =| label =| associated_acts = Shaggy (artist)|Shaggy , Rayvon | website =| current_members =| past_members =| notable_instruments = Ricardo George Ducent (born 17 June 1972, London , England ) better known by his stage name Rikrok is an English people|English singing|singer . Rikrok is most famous for the single " It Wasn't Me " from Shaggy's Hot Shot (album)|Hot Shot album .
Life and career
Rikrok's 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 (person)|fan , especially of Gregory Isaacs , John Holt (singer)|John Holt and Dennis Brown . He had a big record collection and on Sundays he would play music all day at home".Citation needed|date=July 2010 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 songwriter|songwriting . "One day I was listening to Babyface (musician)|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 would come from it because it seemed like a completely unreachable dream being in the music business".Citation needed|date=July 2010 After completing high school , Rikrok enrolled in Jamaica's University of the West Indies , (UWI). In 1995 he became a backing singer for Patra (singer)|Patra . When that tour ended, he returned to UWI to complete his education. After a brief stint performing with the Jamaican Rhythm and blues|R& B /reggae human voice|vocal quartet , Lust, Rikrok was offered a songwriting deal by Shaggy (artist)|Shaggy ’s management|manager , Robert Livingston. He would write songs and create rhythms on his home computer, then send the demo (music)|demos to Livingston in New York.
Discography
Singles
2000: " It Wasn't Me " ( Shaggy (musician)|Shaggy featuring Rikrok) #1 US, #1 UK Singles Chart|UK
2004: "Your 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)
cite book | first= David | last= Roberts | year= 2006 | title= British Hit Singles & Albums | edition= 19th | publisher= Guinness World Records Limited | location= London | isbn= 1-904994-10-5 | page= 463
References
Reflist
External links
http://www.rikrokmusic.com RikRokMusic.com Official Site
UK best-selling singles (by year) 1990–2009 Persondata| NAME = Rikrok | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = | DATE OF BIRTH = 17 June 1972 | PLACE OF BIRTH = | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = Category:1972 births Category:Living people Category:Reggae fusion artists Category:English male singers Category:English record producers Category:University of the West Indies alumni
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