Ricardo da Force

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.

Ricardo da Force
Birth name	Jervis Ricardo Alfonso Lyte
Also known as	Mutch Love, Ricardo Lyte, Ricky Rick[1]
Born	(1967-04-30)30 April 1967
Died	8 March 2013(2013-03-08) (aged 45)
Occupation(s)	Singer, rapper, DJ
Years active	1990–2000
Formerly of	The KLF, N-Trance

Later in his life, he was resident DJ at 'The Apartment' in Dubai.^[3]

Lyte died on 8 March 2013 while in Barbados.^[4]

Discography

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	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"