# Riki (singer)

Riccardo Marcuzzo (born 4 February 1992), better known as Riki, is an Italian singer and songwriter who rose to fame after finishing as runner-up on the sixteenth season of the Italian talent show Amici di Maria De Filippi.

## Early life and career

Marcuzzo was born in Segrate, but since childhood he lives in Pessano con Bornago, in the province of Milan. From a young age he took up an interest in acting, taking part in several courses, but later he realised that it was not the right path for him; For this reason he decided to approach music and at seventeen he started taking singing lessons. In 2016, he took part in the sixteenth season of the Italian talent show Amici di Maria De Filippi. He finished as runner-up behind dancer Andreas Muller. While participating on Amici di Maria De Filippi, he signed with the record label Sony Music Italy.
On 5 May 2017 he released the lead single from his debut EP of the same name, Perdo le parole. It peaked at no. 11 on the Italian FIMI Singles Chart. The EP was later released on 19 May 2017 and debuted atop the Italian Albums Chart. After two weeks on the chart it was certified Gold.
In September 2017 he released an interview in an Italian Magazine, TV Sorrisi e Canzoni, about his new album and his first tour. On 29 September 2017 he released "Se parlassero di noi", the lead single from his upcoming album "Mania", which was released on 20 October 2017.
He participated at the Sanremo Music Festival 2020 with the song "Lo sappiamo entrambi" ("We both know"), finishing last.

## Discography
### Albums

List of studio albums, with chart positions and certifications :
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
| Title | Album details | ITA | SWI | Certifications |
| Mania | Released: 20 October 2017 Label: Sony Music Italy Formats: CD, download, streaming | 1 | 44 | FIMI: 2× Platinum |
| Popclub | Released: 04 September 2020 Label: Sony Music Italy Formats: CD, download, streaming | 2 | | |

### EP

List of studio albums, with chart positions and certifications :
| Title | EP details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
| Title | EP details | ITA | SWI | Certifications |
| Perdo le parole | Released: 19 May 2017 Label: Sony Music Italy Formats: CD, download, streaming | 1 | 15 | FIMI: 3× Platinum |

### Singles

List of singles, with chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name :
| Single | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album or EP |
| Single | Year | ITA | ARG | Certifications | Album or EP |
| "Perdo le parole" | 2017 | 11 | — | FIMI: Platinum (2) | Perdo le parole |
| "Polaroid" | 2017 | 42 | — | FIMI: Platinum | Perdo le parole |
| "Balla con me" | 2017 | 98 | — | | Perdo le parole |
| "Se parlassero di noi" | 2017 | 4 | — | FIMI: Platinum | Mania |
| "Aspetterò lo stesso" | 2017 | — | — | | Mania |
| "Tremo (Dolce Vita)" | 2018 | 59 | — | | Mania |
| "Dolor de cabeza" (featuring CNCO) | 2018 | 43 | 90 | | Live & Summer Mania |
| "Resulta" (with Reik) | 2019 | — | — | | Non-album single |
| "Gossip" | 2019 | — | — | | Popclub |
| "Lo sappiamo entrambi" | 2020 | 47 | — | | Popclub |
| "Litighiamo" | 2020 | — | — | | Popclub |

#### As featured artist

| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
| Title | Year | ITA | Certifications | Album |
| "Sbagliato" (Lowlow featuring Riki) | 2018 | 19 | | TBA |

### Other charted songs

List of other charted songs, with chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name :
| Single | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album or EP |
| Single | Year | ITA | Certifications | Album or EP |
| "Sei mia" | 2016 | 28 | FIMI: Gold | Perdo le Parole |
| "Diverso" | 2017 | 78 | | Perdo le Parole |
| "Ti luccicano gli occhi" | 2017 | 94 | | Perdo le Parole |