Ricardo Blijden (born 1981), better known by his stage name Ziggi Recado, i… Read Full Bio ↴Ricardo Blijden (born 1981), better known by his stage name Ziggi Recado, is a reggae singer of Antillean descent.
Growing up on the Caribbean island of St. Eustatius the young Ricardo Blijden was given the nickname Ziggi by his grandparents who raised him. In 1999, at the age of 18, Ziggi moved to Rotterdam to study. Through the influence of friends who were aspiring artists, Ziggi began experimenting with music around 2002-2004. This gradually grew into a hobby that he had a natural talent for.
In February 2006, Ziggi Recado's debut album "So Much Reasons" was released. With this album Ziggi gained national notoriety in The Netherlands and managed to capture several awards such as "Best Album", "Best Artist" and "Best Live Act". His track "Blaze it" also had a major impact internationally and peaked at the #1 position in the official German reggae charts for weeks.
In 2008 With the cooperation of VP/Greensleeves records Ziggi's 2nd studio album "In Transit" was released internationally. This album which included the hit songs "Need To Tell You This" and "Gonna leave you" received raving reviews throughout Europe and the rest of the world. Ziggi was now drawing attention on a global level.
In 2010 Ziggi continued to tour and also released his first EP exclusively on iTunes called "Same Difference/Introducing Ziggi Recado"
In 2011 Ziggi's self entitled album "Ziggi Recado" was released internationally. This album contained the hit song "Mary" and would be the first album on which Ziggi ventured into producing. This album solidified Ziggi's reputation as a great musician and songwriter.
In 2012, after a split with his label and management at the end of 2011, Ziggi released his first independent projects: 2 EP's entitled 'Liberation' and 'Liberation 2.0'. 'Liberation 2.0' was well received and contained the hit song 'Liberation'. After releasing numerous singles in 2013, Ziggi Recado's newest album 'Therapeutic' was released on May 20th 2014.
Growing up on the Caribbean island of St. Eustatius the young Ricardo Blijden was given the nickname Ziggi by his grandparents who raised him. In 1999, at the age of 18, Ziggi moved to Rotterdam to study. Through the influence of friends who were aspiring artists, Ziggi began experimenting with music around 2002-2004. This gradually grew into a hobby that he had a natural talent for.
In February 2006, Ziggi Recado's debut album "So Much Reasons" was released. With this album Ziggi gained national notoriety in The Netherlands and managed to capture several awards such as "Best Album", "Best Artist" and "Best Live Act". His track "Blaze it" also had a major impact internationally and peaked at the #1 position in the official German reggae charts for weeks.
In 2008 With the cooperation of VP/Greensleeves records Ziggi's 2nd studio album "In Transit" was released internationally. This album which included the hit songs "Need To Tell You This" and "Gonna leave you" received raving reviews throughout Europe and the rest of the world. Ziggi was now drawing attention on a global level.
In 2010 Ziggi continued to tour and also released his first EP exclusively on iTunes called "Same Difference/Introducing Ziggi Recado"
In 2011 Ziggi's self entitled album "Ziggi Recado" was released internationally. This album contained the hit song "Mary" and would be the first album on which Ziggi ventured into producing. This album solidified Ziggi's reputation as a great musician and songwriter.
In 2012, after a split with his label and management at the end of 2011, Ziggi released his first independent projects: 2 EP's entitled 'Liberation' and 'Liberation 2.0'. 'Liberation 2.0' was well received and contained the hit song 'Liberation'. After releasing numerous singles in 2013, Ziggi Recado's newest album 'Therapeutic' was released on May 20th 2014.
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Ziggi Recado Lyrics
We have lyrics for these tracks by Ziggi Recado:
Ganja Smoke In The Air kuk i rรถven samuel svensson รคr bรถg samuel har sjukt…
Get Out You should get out, Baby you should get out, Baby you shou…
Gonna Leave You Yes Iโฒm gonna leave you girl Can't take the pressure no…
I'm Blaak Yeah mon, there from the ancient of days, ya know There's…
Mary Mary Mary She takes me so far away Mary really makes my day…
Need To Tell You This Ooo.. Yeah.. I said, I've been missing you lady, Missing you…
YOU Ooo.. Yeah.. I said, I've been missing you lady, Missing you…
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@mariooliveira59
I MISS ZIGGI WHERE ARE U???? COME BACK XD LET ME CHILL WITH MORE OFF YOUR SONGSSSS
@michealdoor7035
I've been with you for over 10 years. You're extremely talented. My taste in music is very finite.
@dominiceiermann1300
2020 immernoch geil, ich wรผnsche euch einen Sonnigen warmen 1. Juni!
@CrAzyAsSiLeNt
Jus Lovely ! ๐
@sissofficialchannel
mad chun!!! nuff respect fi coming inna oasis fest!!! mad show!!!
@eddiekarlsson3881
How can this only have 24K views?!
@kaffrapper1
Dope riddim Meska! Big tune!
@nelsonemil7788
you get mi higher & higher..yeah!! :-) cool maann
@ndinohacker9298
This is a good track
@JugglerzTV
straight up!