| 词条 | Rikrok |
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| name = Rikrok | image = Ricardo RikRok Ducent.jpg | caption = Rikrok performing with Shaggy in December 2007. | image_size = | background = solo_singer | birth_name = Ricardo George Ducent | alias = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1972|6|17|df=y}} | birth_place = London, England | death_date = | origin = | instrument = | genre = {{hlist|Reggae|reggae fusion}} | occupation = Singer | years_active = 1995–present | label = | associated_acts = {{hlist|Shaggy|Rayvon}} | website = }} Ricardo George Ducent (born 17 June 1972), known by his stage name Rikrok, is an English-born Jamaican vocalist. He is most famous for his appearance on the music video of Shaggy's 2000 single "It Wasn't Me". Life and careerRikrok 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|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 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|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. 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. DiscographyAlbums
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References1. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Addicted-Rikrok/dp/B001KWQ4UW/ref=sr_1_1?s=dmusic&ie=UTF8&sr=1-1&keywords=rikrok |title=Addicted: Rikrok: MP3 Downloads |publisher=Amazon.com |date= |accessdate=2014-06-26}} 2. ^{{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}} External links
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