Only the Light

"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]

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

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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
4. "The UK's highest charting Eurovision stars revealed!". Retrieved 2015-05-10.
5. "The UK's highest charting Eurovision stars revealed!". Retrieved 2015-05-10.

Preceded by "Runner in the Night" by Ryder

United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1987

Succeeded by "Go" by Scott Fitzgerald