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United Kingdom "Only the Light"
Eurovision Song Contest 1987 entry
Country
Artist(s)
Richard Peebles
As
Language
English
Composer(s)
Richard Peebles
Lyricist(s)
Richard Peebles
Conductor
Finals performance
Final result
13th
Final points
47
Entry chronology
◄ "Runner in the Night" (1986)
"Go" (1988) ►

"Only the Light" is a song sung and written by Rikki (Richard Peebles) who performed the song at the Eurovision Song Contest 1987, representing the United Kingdom.[1] It featured backing performance vocals from Catherine "Katie" Budd who had won Opportunity Knocks in 1977.[2][3] The song placed at No. 96 on the UK Singles Chart.[4]

Charts

Chart (1987) Peak
position
UK Singles Official Charts Company[5] 96

References

  1. ^ "Eurovision 1987 United Kingdom - Rikki - Only the light". YouTube. Retrieved April 12, 2016.[dead YouTube link]
  2. ^ "Katie Budd | Six on Stage - Who's who at the Eurovision Song Contest". sixonstage.com. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Eurovision 1987 United Kingdom: Rikki - "Only The Light"". Eurovisionworld. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  4. ^ "The UK's highest charting Eurovision stars revealed!". Official Charts. Retrieved 2015-05-10.
  5. ^ "The UK's highest charting Eurovision stars revealed!". Official Charts. Retrieved 2015-05-10.
Preceded by United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest
1987 		Succeeded by