about RICKI-LEE

RICKI-LEE is a multi-platinum selling ARIA nominated singer/songwriter and since being discovered on Australian Idol in 2004 – she has become a household name and is one of Australia’s most loved popstars! With a string of hits to her name, the powerhouse vocalist from the Gold Coast has sold well over 1 million records globally and amassed over 100 million streams of her music. She has consistently topped the charts for over 20 years, with her latest album hitting #1 on the ARIA Australian Album Chart, 4x #1’s on the ARIA Dance Chart & UK Club Chart, 3x ARIA Top 10 Albums, 8x ARIA Top 10 Singles, 15x ARIA Top 40 singles, and a Top 10 single on Japan’s Billboard Hot 100 Chart – and earning an impressive 6x Gold, 5x Platinum and 4x Double Platinum certifications as well as a nomination for the prestigious ARIA Award for Song Of The Year. 

For an artist who has always defiantly steered her career, it's no surprise she's now in the rare position of owning her own music. Adding businesswoman to her impressive resume – Ricki-Lee says “This is the first time I am putting an album out through my own record label and owning my masters. It’s a real statement, and I’m excited to put into practice all the things I have learned over the years. The music industry is ever-changing, and we are in a world where artists now have the opportunity to access and utilise distribution tools that were never readily available to them in the past. Artists are the ones who are celebrated for their success and blamed for their failures, not their record labels - so why not be the one in the driver’s seat and be the one calling the shots?” In 2023, Ricki-Lee released the title track of her album ‘On My Own’ – a powerful and anthemic single that hit #1, the infectious earworm ‘Ghost’ also hit #1. The feel-good hit singles ‘Point Of No Return’ and ‘I Was Made For Loving You’ dominated the airwaves – and the album ‘On My Own’ became Ricki-Lee’s highest charting and most successful album she has released when it hit #1 on the ARIA Australian Album Chart.

 A testament to her ambition and work ethic – Ricki-Lee released a #1 Album at the same time as hosting her #1 National drive radio show (Ricki-Lee, Tim & Joel on Nova) and one of the biggest prime time TV shows in the country (Australian Idol) and playing sold out shows on tour around the country. Something no one else has ever done - proving she is one of the hardest working people in entertainment and why she has had such an enduring and illustrious career.

As a songwriter, Ricki-Lee has worked with some of the world’s most renowned songwriters and songs she has written have been used in films and tv shows all round the world, including her global hit ‘Can’t Touch It’, which featured in the Sex & The City 2 Movie. Her song ‘All We Need Is Love’ was also featured in the ‘Alvin & The Chipmunks: Road Chip’ movie, and she even featured in a TV commercial for in the US alongside LeBron James for AT&T – for which she also recorded a version of the classic ‘Put A Little Love In Your Heart’. 

With a loyal and adoring fan base, over the past 21 years Ricki-Lee has played her own sold-out tours across Australia and Japan – and has performed in arenas, stadiums and on tv to over a billion people around the world at some of the biggest sporting and entertainment events. Including performing for King Charles and Queen Camilla at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games Opening & Closing Ceremonies, as well as the Formula 1 Grand Prix, Melbourne Cup, the AFL Grand Final, NRL Grand Final, Australian Open, and the ARIA Awards. She has also shared the stage and toured with some of the biggest artists in the world including Jason Derulo, The Backstreet Boys, Take That and Sophie Ellis Bextor and Ronan Keating.

With a career spanning over 20 years, Ricki-Lee is one of Australia’s finest success stories and has proven herself to be a formidable force in the Australian entertainment industry.