| Background: | solo_singer |
| Ricardo da Force | |
| Birth Name: | Jervis Ricardo Alfonso Lyte |
| Alias: | Mutch Love, Ricardo Lyte, Ricky Rick[1] |
| Birth Date: | 30 April 1967 |
| Years Active: | 1990–2000 |
| Past Member Of: | The KLF, N-Trance |
| Occupation: | Singer, rapper, DJ |
Jervis Ricardo Alfonso Lyte[2] (30 April 1967 – 8 March 2013), known professionally as Ricardo da Force, was an English vocalist, rapper, and DJ, most notable for contributing vocals to house and dance music tracks of The KLF and N-Trance. He got his stage name from a track he rapped by the band X-10-CIV called "The Force" along with Shola Phillips.
Later in his life, he was resident DJ at 'The Apartment' in Dubai.[3]
Lyte died on 8 March 2013 while in Barbados.[4]
| Artist | Song | Year | Role / Peak position | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manic MC's | "The Beat" | 1990 | |||
| Adamski | "The Space Jungle" | 1990 | Credited performer / UK #7 | [5] [6] | |
| X-10-CIV | "The Force" | 1991 | Credited | Rapper | |
| The KLF | "3 a.m. Eternal" | 1991 | Credited performer / UK #1 | ||
| The KLF | "Last Train to Trancentral" | 1991 | Credited performer / UK #2 | ||
| The KLF | "Justified & Ancient" | 1991 | Credited performer / UK #2 | ||
| Vibes Alive | "The Spoken Word" | 1991 | Co-writer | ||
| (solo) | "Let the House Goes On" | 1991 | [7] | ||
| Adamski | "Back to Front" | 1992 | |||
| Fire Island | "Fire Island" | 1992 | UK #66 | ||
| Vitamino | "What I've Got" | 1992 | |||
| Dr Baker | "Global Kaos" | 1992 | |||
| (solo) | "Set Ya Free" | 1992 | |||
| Inside Heaven | "Sex Is the Answer" | 1993 | |||
| International Foot Language | "Life on Loop" | 1993 | [8] | ||
| Clubzone | "Hands Up" | 1994 | |||
| Clubzone | "Passion of the Night" | 1995 | |||
| N-Trance | "Electronic Pleasure" | 1995 | |||
| N-Trance | "Stayin' Alive" | 1995 | Rapping / UK #2 | ||
| Trancylvania (featuring Ricky) | "Colour of Love" | 1995 | NOR #6 | ||
| Greed | "Pump Up the Volume" | 1995 | UK #51 | ||
| (solo) | "Why?" | 1996 | UK #58 | ||
| Ramp | "Rock the Discotek" | 1996 | |||
| N-Trance (featuring Rod Stewart) | "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" | 1997 | |||
| N-Trance | "D.I.S.C.O." | 1997 | |||
| N-Trance | "Paradise City" | 1998 | |||
| N-Trance | "Broken Dreams" | 1998 | |||
| England Supporters Band | "The Great Escape 2000" | 2000 | Rapping | [9] | |
| Atomic Kitten | "I Want Your Love" | 2000 | Initial copies contained a sample of the KLF's "Justified & Ancient" | ||