# Ricky Rich

Ricky Haydari Akdogan, better known as Ricky Rich, is an Aramean/Syriac Swedish rapper. He is considered part of a rising number of successful hip-hop artists coming from Sweden, having initially released his first songs in 2017 and gaining momentum shortly thereafter. He lives in Västerås.

## Early life

Rich was first introduced to music at the age of 8, when his father began teaching him songs in Turkish even though he didn't speak the language himself. He had previously dreamed of becoming a football player, although due to a condition known as primary ciliary dyskinesia, Rich had malfunctions with his lung capacity and was unable to pursue sports as a career. Rich first came into contact with rap music at age 14, when he began recording freestyle music with friends.

## Career

Ricky Rich collaborated with Aram Mafia (stylized as ARAM Mafia) and made up of producers Peter Mrad and Marcus Turan, resulting in a great number of charting hits and songs in 2018 and 2019. Most notable was the single "Habibi" that became an international hit for the formation Ricky Rich & ARAM Mafia charting in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, as well as Sweden, and playing heavily on many other Scandinavian and European radio stations. On 12 April 2019, Ricky Rich and ARAM Mafia released the album Shhh on the label Spinnup containing many joint hits, notably the title song "Shhh" and the single "Richba". The 7-track EP peaked at number 3 on the Swedish Albums Chart and spent 21 weeks on the chart.
Ricky Rich followed up with his own 6-track solo EP Highs and Lows released on Warner Music Sweden, which peaked in its first week of release at number 7 on the Swedish Albums Chart. The album stayed for a total of 7 weeks in the chart.
In 2021, Rich released the music video for "Habibi". Shot in Berlin, the video follows Rich and his girlfriend exploring the city by day, driving in a car by night, and relaxing at a luxury apartment in between.

## Discography
### Studio albums

| Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Year | SWE |
| Rico Suave | 2022 | 10 |

### EPs

| Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Year | SWE |
| Pudiyavna | 2020 | 7 |
| Crib Sessions Pt. 1 | 2020 | — |

### Singles

| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Title | Year | SWE | AUT | LBN Air. | GER | SWI | Album |
| "Förbjuden frukt" (with Nineb Youk and Jeano featuring Kids of Revolution) | 2018 | 34 | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Bli bättre" (with Kids of Revolution) | 2019 | 21 | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Million" (with Ardian Bujupi and Kids of Revolution) | 2019 | 42 | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Portugal" | 2019 | 67 | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Mirakel" (with Kids of Revolution) | 2020 | 42 | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Bless Me" | 2020 | 27 | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Ma chérie" | 2020 | 29 | — | — | — | — | Highs & Lows |
| "Highs & Lows" | 2020 | 37 | — | — | — | — | Highs & Lows |
| "2vs2" (with Blizzy [sv]) | 2020 | 38 | — | — | — | — | Phoenix Pt. 2 |
| "Ice" | 2021 | 10 | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Habibi" (with Dardan and Zuna) | 2021 | — | 52 | — | 29 | 46 | Non-album singles |
| "Ah Anne" (with DnoteOnDaBeat and Sinan) | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Guitar" (with Blizzy) | 2021 | 52 | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Falling Bird" | 2021 | 71 | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Dybala" (remix) (with K27 [sv] and Jireel) | 2021 | 49 | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Who" | 2021 | 47 | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Say Oui" (with Gims) | 2021 | 22 | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Better Day" (with Jireel, Jelassi [sv], Mona Masrour and A36) | 2021 | 66 | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Young 22" | 2022 | 37 | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Qué Te" | 2022 | 78 | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Barcelona" | 2022 | 66 | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "All I Need" (featuring Franglish) | 2022 | 87 | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Ratata" | 2023 | 48 | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Banana" (with Dani M) | 2023 | 52 | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Bad Girl" (with Nineb Youk) | 2023 | 88 | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Holy Father" | 2023 | 96 | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Chicano" (with Blizzy) | 2024 | 24 | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Ya Zina (Guapa)" | 2024 | 74 | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Mi Amor" (with Nassif Zeytoun) | 2025 | — | — | 20 | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Någon kommer älska dig igen" (with Molly Hammar) | 2025 | 48 | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |

### Featured singles

| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Title | Year | SWE | Album |
| "Ryser" (Lani Mo featuring Ricky Rich) | 2017 | 63 | Låt oss leva |
| "Para" (remix) (Lani Mo featuring Ricky Rich, Thrife, Dree Low, Blizzy and Nathan K) | 2018 | 53 | Non-album singles |
| "Ku je ti" (Dystinct featuring Ricky Rich and Dafina Zeqiri) | 2023 | 54 | Non-album singles |

### Other charting songs

| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Title | Year | SWE | Album |
| "Delli" (featuring Adel [sv]) | 2020 | 40 | Highs & Lows |
| "Panama" | 2020 | — | Highs & Lows |
| "Mosades" (with Nineb Youk) | 2021 | 63 | Life Is Hard |
| "Sin City" (with Dree Low) | 2021 | 65 | Priceless |
| "F4L" | 2022 | — | Rico Suave |

## Discography: Ricky Rich & ARAM Mafia
### EPs

(Credited jointly as Ricky Rich & ARAM Mafia)
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certification |
| Title | Year | SWE | Certification |
| Shhh | 2020 | 3 | |

### Singles and other charting songs

(All songs credited jointly as Ricky Rich & ARAM Mafia)
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Album / EP |
| Title | Year | SWE | AUT | GER | SWI | Album / EP |
| "Habibi" | 2017 | 29 | 33 | 29 | 24 | Non-album single |
| "Min diamant" | 2018 | 19 | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "Vinner" | 2018 | 35 | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "Instaprofil" | 2018 | 30 | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "Abonnenten (Hey Babe)" | 2019 | 25 | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "Shhh" | 2019 | 47 | — | — | — | Shhh |
| "Rika" | 2019 | 19 | — | — | — | Shhh |
| "Bonita" | 2019 | 64 | — | — | — | Shhh |
| "Bäst" | 2019 | 57 | — | — | — | Shhh |