years_active alias article_title background birth_date origin name occupation
1987 -- present rikki richard peebles
 solo_singer 1956 glasgow , scotland richard peebles musician , songwriter , cab driver
richard peebles

richard peebles -lrb- born 1956 -rrb- , working under the stage name rikki , is a glaswegian singer who won the bbc 's `` a song for europe '' contest in 1987 with his own composition , `` only the light '' .
although he had been writing and performing with the group marmalade , at the time he was picked to represent the uk , he was a mini-cab driver in glasgow .
at the eurovision song contest in brussels the song fared poorly and was placed 13th out of the 22 entries .
this was the worst result for a uk entry in the history of the contest , outstripping the 11th place achieved by co-co which had held the record to this point .
it would n't be until 2000 that any british song fared worse , when nicki french placed 16th .
there was further disappointment for rikki when his single of `` only the light '' failed to reach the uk singles chart top 75 .
this is one of only three occasions this has happened .
but he did release an album , similarly titled , in 1987 , which also failed .
he has not released any material since .
