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RICKY

REBEL

THEN:

n 1997, recording artist Ric ky
G. burst on the music sce ne
I as the lead vocalist of No
Authority who toured with 98
Degrees, Destiny’s Child, Aaron
Carter, Ashlee and Jes sica
Simpson among others. Rod-
ney Jerkins (Whitney Hous ton,
Jennifer Lopez, Britney Spears)
produced their first album, “Keep
On”, and Michael Jackson signed the
band to his own MJJ Music custom-
label at Sony. In 2000, they signed
with Madonna’s Maverick label to re-
lease their namesake album. The In addi tion, he appeared on episodes
album reached #18 on the Bill board of “American Dreams”, “Boston Public”,
Heatseekers Albums chart. Their “Audrina” (Vh1) and starred in Deb- In 2014, Ricky released “The Blue
signature hit, “Can I Get Your Num- bie Allen’s ballet, “Pepito’s Story”, Album” mixed by Claudio Cueni (JLo)
ber” peaked at #33 on the Billboard which opened at the Kennedy Cen ter with remixes by world-renowned DJs
Top 40 chart while “I’m Telling You in New York City. Hector Fonseca (Over 20 Billboard
This” appeared on “The Rugrats number-one hits for artists including
in Pa ris” soundtrack. The band NOW: Beyonce, Katy Perry, Rihanna), Ca-
then embar ked on tour with Brit- sey Alva (Erika Jayne) and Tommy
ney Spears. Following the break- Ricky G. became Ricky Rebel and Lo ve. His “Boys & Sometimes Girls” hit
up of No Authority, Ricky became embar ked on a solo career after from “The Blue Album” reached #28
the lead vocalist of Harlow from My Chemical Romance invited him on the Billboard Dance Club Songs
2004-2009 during which time he re- to co-star in their “NA NA NA” and “Sing” chart.
leased “Unstoppable” (2005), mixed videos. In 2012, he won the Artist
and engineered by Jay Baumgard- of the Year award at the RAWards In 2017, Ricky released “The New
ner at NRG Studios and produ ced and released his “Manipulator” album Alpha”, his follow-up album to “The
by Grammy-winning producer Ran dy featuring the hits “Geisha Dance”, “Get Blue Album” featuring his Billboard
Cantor (Ricky Martin). It On”, “You Need a Woman” and the Top 40 single “If You Were My Baby
tit le track. MTV’s “Good Vibes” also (Remixes)”, released on Audio4Play
Ricky also leant his voice to films featured music from the album. Records. The track includes remixes
including “Apollo 13” starring Tom In 2013, “Geisha Dance” spent ten from world-renowned DJs Tommie
Hanks, “Anywhere But Here” starring weeks on the Mediabase Chart, Sunshine (Godfather of EDM) and Hec-
Susan Sarandon and Natalie Port- the chart that powers “On Air with tor Fonseca.
man and the “Anastasia” soundtrack. Ryan Seacrest”.

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