Richard Jonckheere

Richard Jonckheere
Jonckheere performing in 2017
Background information
Also known asRichard 23
Richard JK
Born (1963-01-20) 20 January 1963 (age 61)
Brussels, Belgium[1]
Genres
OccupationMusician
Instruments
  • Keyboards
  • percussion
  • vocals
Years active1983–present
Member of

Richard Jonckheere (born 20 January 1963[2]), better known by his stage names Richard 23 and Richard JK, is a Belgian musician. He is a member of Front 242 (which he joined in 1983)[3] and was a founding member of Revolting Cocks[4] (which he left in 1986, and later rejoined in 2016). He released the EP Free Tyson Free! with Jean-Pierre Everaerts and Marc Desmare, using the moniker Holy Gang,[5] and two 12-inch singles in 1999/2000 as LaTchak (a collaboration with Everaerts).

Politics

In 2007, Jonckheere ran as a candidate in the Belgian general elections on behalf of the Ecolo party.[6] In the district of Brussels-Halle-Vilvoorde, he finished fifteenth, with 1,936 (or 2.03%) of the votes.[7]

References

  1. ^ Birthplace from "BRAVO Kalender 1992," page 27 (OCLC 312016376)
  2. ^ Birthdate from "Anniversaires des chanteurs et chanteuses nés en janvier". Archived from the original on 25 April 2007. Retrieved 17 April 2007. and "Front 242 : Infos, paroles, photos". Archived from the original on 8 June 2007. Retrieved 18 July 2007.. Retrieved on 18 July 2007.
  3. ^ Reed, S. Alexander (2013). Assimilate: A Critical History of Industrial Music. Oxford University Press. p. 162. ISBN 9780199832583.
  4. ^ Reed 2013, p. 237.
  5. ^ Reed 2013, p. 221.
  6. ^ Bruxelles, liste pour la Chambre : 8ème effectif Archived 6 May 2007 at the Wayback Machine, Ecolo.be. Retrieved on 18 July 2007.
  7. ^ Circonscription de Bruxelles-Hal-Vilvorde, Belgium.be. Retrieved on 18 July 2007.


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