Shane Schuller was born in London, England, on 17 June 1994, to parents of Jamaican and German ancestry.[1] At the age of 14, he moved to Athens, Greece, and became a naturalized citizen, holding dual citizenship with the United Kingdom and Greece. He is married with two children.[citation needed]
On 11 March 2014, Riskykidd, alongside Freaky Fortune, participated in the Greek national final for the Eurovision Song Contest 2014. After performing second in Eurosong 2014, "Rise Up" topped the 29% of the jury vote and 45% of the televote, 37% of available votes, winning the right to represent Greece in Copenhagen, Denmark.[2]
On 20 January 2014, at Copenhagen City Hall, the semi-final allocation draw assigned Greece to perform in the second semifinal. They performed 13th in the second semi-final on 8 May 2014. At the end of the broadcast, Freaky Fortune and Riskykidd were revealed as one of the 10 qualifiers, earning Greece a spot in the grand final. "Rise Up" received 74 points, placing 7th in the second semi-final. The international juries ranked the song 9th with 52 points, while the international televote ranked it 5th, giving 91 points.[3]
On 10 May 2014, "Rise Up" was placed 10th in the grand final running order. During the voting sequence, "Rise Up" received a total of 35 points from all, placing 20th out of 26 songs.[4] The song ranked 14th in the public televote and 19th with the international juries.[5][6][7]
Awards
In 2013, Riskykidd was nominated for Video of the Year, Viral Song of the Year, Best Duet/Collaboration, and Best Dance Video at the MAD Video Music Awards for "All the Time." He won the awards for Best Duet/Collaboration and Best Dance Video alongside Playmen, Elena Paparizou, and Courtney.[8]
He was again nominated for Best Duet/Collaboration at the MAD VMAs in 2017 alongside Demy on the "This is Love" music video. Riskykidd has performed at the awards show on several occasions.[9]
Music releases
Riskykidd released his first studio album, I'm Risky, in 2016 with 314, a pop/dance digital record label and a member of the Antenna Group. After the COVID-19 pandemic, he began releasing music independently. In 2021, Riskykidd released I'm Risky II through Melody Gang, a joint venture with Gio Melody and his current label.[citation needed]