Only the Light

"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) ►

"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

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

v t e United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest
National selection (former; contestants)
Participation	1957 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 ~~2020~~ 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Artists	Andy Abraham Olly Alexander The Allisons Michael Ball Bardo Belle and the Devotions Black Lace Blue Patricia Bredin Brotherhood of Man Bucks Fizz Pearl Carr and Teddy Johnson Ronnie Carroll Co-Co Josh Dubovie Electro Velvet Emma Jade Ewen Scott Fitzgerald James Fox Nicki French Jessica Garlick Gina G Mary Hopkin Engelbert Humperdinck Imaani Samantha Janus Javine Jemini Joe and Jake Bryan Johnson Lucie Jones Katrina and the Waves Kathy Kirby Lindsay Live Report Love City Groove Lulu Kenneth McKellar Molly Matt Monro Mike Moran Mae Muller The New Seekers James Newman Olivia Newton-John Lynsey de Paul Precious Prima Donna Michael Rice Cliff Richard Rikki Clodagh Rodgers Frances Ruffelle Ryder Sam Ryder Daz Sampson Scooch The Shadows Sandie Shaw Sonia SuRie Sweet Dreams Bonnie Tyler Vikki
Songs	"All" "Are You Sure?" "The Bad Old Days" "Beg, Steal or Borrow" "Believe in Me" "Better the Devil You Know" "Bigger than Us" "Boom Bang-a-Bang" "Children of the Universe" "Come Back" "Congratulations" "Cry Baby" "Dizzy" "Don't Play That Song Again" "Embers" "Even If" "Flying the Flag (For You)" "Give a Little Love Back to the World" "Go" "Hold On to Our Love" "I Belong" "I Can" "I Love the Little Things" "I Wrote a Song" "I'm Never Giving Up" "It's My Time" "Jack in the Box" "Knock, Knock Who's There?" "Let Me Be the One" "Long Live Love" "Looking High, High, High" "Love City Groove" "Love Enough for Two" "Love Games" "Love Is..." "Love Shine a Light" "Love Will Set You Free" "Making Your Mind Up" "A Man Without Love" "Mary Ann" "A Message to Your Heart" ~~"My Last Breath"~~ "Never Give Up on You" "No Dream Impossible" "One Step Further" "One Step Out of Time" "Only the Light" "Ooh Aah... Just a Little Bit" "Power to All Our Friends" "Puppet on a String" "Ring-A-Ding Girl" "Rock Bottom" "Runner in the Night" "Save Your Kisses for Me" "Say It Again" "Say Wonderful Things" "Sing, Little Birdie" "Space Man" "Still in Love with You" "Storm" "Teenage Life" "That Sounds Good to Me" "Touch My Fire" "We Will Be Free (Lonely Symphony)" "Where Are You?" "Why Do I Always Get It Wrong" "You're Not Alone"
Note: Entries scored out signify where the United Kingdom did not compete. Italics indicate an entry in a future contest. See also: UK Eurovision discography

v t e Eurovision Song Contest 1987
Countries	Austria Belgium Cyprus Denmark Finland France Germany Greece Iceland Ireland Israel Italy Luxembourg Netherlands Norway Portugal Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey United Kingdom Yugoslavia
Artists	Alexia Bang Datner and Kushnir Lotta Engberg Kate Gulbrandsen Halla Margrét Anne-Cathrine Herdorf and Bandjo Patricia Kraus Johnny Logan Gary Lux Marcha Christine Minier Nevada Novi fosili Plastic Bertrand Carol Rich Rikki Vicky Rosti and Boulevard Liliane Saint-Pierre Seyyal Taner and Lokomotif Umberto Tozzi and Raf Wind
Songs	"Amour, amour" "Aspro mavro" "Boogaloo" "Gente di mare" "Hægt og hljótt" "Hold Me Now" "Ja sam za ples" "Lass die Sonne in dein Herz" "En lille melodi" "Mitt liv" "Moitié, moitié" "Les Mots d'amour n'ont pas de dimanche" "Neste barco à vela" "No estás solo" "Nur noch Gefühl" "Only the Light" "Rechtop in de wind" "Şarkım Sevgi Üstüne" "Sata salamaa" "Shir Habatlanim" "Soldiers of Love" "Stop"

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