Riccardo Marcuzzo (born 4 February 1992), better known as Riki is an Italian singer and songwriter who rose to fame after finishing as runner-up on the sixteen season of the Italian talent show Amici di Maria De Filippi.
Marcuzzo is born in Segrate, but since his childhood he lives in Pessano con Bornago, in the province of Milan. From the young age he approached the acting, taking part in several courses, but later he understood that it was not the way for him; For this reason he decided to approach to the music and at seventeen he started taking the first singing lessons. In 2016, he took part in the sixteen season of the Italian talent show Amici di Maria De Filippi, he finished as runner-up behind dancer Andreas Muller. During his participation of the Amici di Maria De Filippi he signed with label Sony Music Italy.
On 5 May 2017 he released the lead single from his debut EP of the same name, Perdo le parole peaked at 11 on the Italian FIMI Singles Chart. The EP was later released on 19 May 2017 and debuted atop on the Italian Albums Chart. After two weeks on the chart it was certified Gold.