Ryk
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Gehrden, West Germany
- Singer
- songwriter
- record producer
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| Birth name | Rick Jurthe |
| Born | 30 November 1989 Gehrden, West Germany |
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Rick Jurthe (born 30 November 1989), known mononymously as Ryk, is a German singer, songwriter and music producer.
Rick Jurthe was born in Gehrden, Lower Saxony. At the age of 5, Jurthe received their first piano lessons. Until they were 17, they studied classical training in the Russian school with pianist Vera Spindel, who came from Saint Petersburg. After graduating from Gymnasium in Bad Nenndorf, Jurthe studied composition and music production at the Hanover University of Music, Drama and Media, the Goldsmiths University of London and the Royal College of Music in Stockholm.[1] Since then they have worked as a songwriter, composer and music producer for various projects and artists in a wide variety of genres, including: the Cirque du Soleil and the Vienna Symphony.[2][3]