Riki

Italy's Riccardo Marcuzzo, known professionally as Riki, performs as a pop vocalist whose initial public exposure arrived through his participation in the sixteenth season of the talent series Amici di Maria De Filippi. His first full-length project, the 2017 album Mania, earned double-platinum status, while his second album, Popclub, reached the top of the domestic charts upon release in 2020.

Riki entered the world in Milan during 1992. Early on he developed a passion for stage performance, initially gravitating toward acting until he redirected his energies toward singing as a teenager. After placing second to dancer Andreas Muller in the 2016 edition of Canale 5's Amici di Maria De Filippi, he secured a contract with Sony Italy. That same year he issued the EP Perdo le Parole, which climbed high on the Italian albums chart; months later the complete album Mania followed and achieved double-platinum certification thanks to the blockbuster single "Se parlassero di noi." Two standalone tracks, "Gossip" and "Resulta" featuring Reik, appeared in 2019. The next year Riki delivered his second album, Popclub, which ascended to the number-two position inside Italy.