Ricardo Autobahn
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Ricardo Autobahn (born John Matthews) is an English producer, songwriter and musician. He is a member of the bands Spray and the Cuban Boys, who are most famous for their UK Christmas hit "Cognoscenti Vs. Intelligentsia" (The Hampster Dance Song). He was also Rikki in the duo Rikki & Daz (along with Daz Sampson), and was a member of the kids band the Barndance Boys. With Sampson he co-wrote and produced the UK's 2006 Eurovision entry "Teenage Life", and the European hit "The Woah Song" by DJ Daz.
Rikki & Daz scored a UK top 20 hit with their version of the song "Rhinestone Cowboy", involving Glen Campbell who re-recorded his vocal and appeared in the video. The Barndance Boys, infamous for their papier mache heads, had a top 40 hit in 2003 with "Yippie-I-Oh". Ricardo Autobahn also remixed Becky's dance single, "Less Than Three".
