RIKKI LA ROUGE:BIOGRAPHY Rikki La Rouge's father and grandmother bought her her first Peavey mic and amp system in 1988. The first time that Rikki performed on stage was in 1992 as a part of a tap group routine to the song "Chattanooga Choo Choo" in a dance recital called "From His Hands". In 1993, after Rikki heard the music of Prince Rikki's dream of being in the music business began. First she started singing and writing her own songs. In the beginning under Prince's influence Rikki learned a lot about singing, writing songs and life. She started out as a "garage singer/songwriter", she used to go to a garage for hours and sing, come up with lyrics, rap and have a good time doing it. Alot of the music that she made captured the spirit of a jam band. Rikki La Rouge was in was the 2002 Interact Talent Show. She performed the Spanish Selena classic "Como La Flor." At the end she received a standing ovation that lasted for several minutes. In 2003 Rikki became a BMI songwriter. In the p