Ricardo da Force


Jervis Ricardo Alfonso Lyte, known professionally as Ricardo da Force, was an English male 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.
Lyte died on 8 March 2013 while in Barbados.

Discography

BandSongYearRole / Peak pos.Ref
Manic MC's"The Beat"1990
Adamski"The Space Jungle"1990credited performer / UK #7
X-10-CIV"The Force"1991Rapper
The KLF"3 a.m. Eternal"1991credited performer / UK #1
The KLF"Last Train to Trancentral"1991credited performer / UK #2
The KLF"Justified & Ancient"1991credited performer / UK #2
Vibes Alive"The Spoken Word"1991co-writer
"Let The House Goes On"1991
Adamski"Back To Front"1992
Fire Island"Fire Island"1992
Vitamino"What I've Got"1992
Dr Baker"Global Kaos"1992
"Set Ya Free"1992
Inside Heaven"Sex Is The Answer"1993
International Foot Language"Life On Loop"1993
Club zone"Hands Up"1994
Clubzone"Passion of the Night"1995
N-Trance"Electronic Pleasure"1995
N-Trance"Stayin' Alive"1995rapping / UK #2
Trancylvania "Colour of Love"1995NOR #6
Greed"Pump Up the Volume"1995UK #51
"Why?"1996UK #58
Ramp"Rock The Discotek"1996
N-Trance "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"2000rapping
Atomic Kitten"I Want Your Love"2000Initial copies contained a sample of The KLF's "Justified & Ancient".