Draft:Ricky Jamaraz

Ricky Jamaraz
Ricky Jamaraz
Birth name	Thomas Ison
Born	October 5, 2007 (age 17)
Genres	rock, indie rock, electronica
Years active	Early 2020s - present
Website	www.rickyjamaraz.com

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Instructions · What links here · Ricky Jamaraz (talk: + · bio) · (log) · Copyvios report · reFill · Citation Bot · (Search: Google, Wikipedia) · Submitted 50 days ago by The August Crisis (talk: D · +) · Last edited 28 days ago by 90.209.5.122

Submission declined on 13 December 2024 by BuySomeApples (talk).

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Declined by BuySomeApples 4 months ago. Last edited by 90.209.5.122 28 days ago. Reviewer: Inform author.

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Submission declined on 2 November 2024 by Theroadislong (talk).

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Submission declined on 19 August 2024 by DoubleGrazing (talk).

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Declined by DoubleGrazing 8 months ago.

Submission declined on 6 August 2024 by Theroadislong (talk).

This submission's references do not show that the subject qualifies for a Wikipedia article—that is, they do not show significant coverage (not just passing mentions) about the subject in published, reliable, secondary sources that are independent of the subject (see the guidelines on the notability of people). Before any resubmission, additional references meeting these criteria should be added (see technical help and learn about mistakes to avoid when addressing this issue). If no additional references exist, the subject is not suitable for Wikipedia.

Declined by Theroadislong 8 months ago.

Comment: Fails WP:NMUSICIAN and no independent sources? Theroadislong (talk) 22:01, 2 November 2024 (UTC)

Comment: Genius, Soundcloud and Bandcamp are unacceptable sources Spiderone^{(Talk to Spider)} 10:26, 20 October 2024 (UTC)

Comment: Personally, I wouldn't include those track listings, this is meant to be an article about the person, not about the albums. By all means list the albums (with years of release), but no more, IMO. DoubleGrazing (talk) 16:17, 19 August 2024 (UTC)

Comment: The sources aren't enough to satisfy WP:GNG, and I don't see how this could meet WP:MUSICBIO either.
Twitter and TikTok aren't reliable sources. DoubleGrazing (talk) 16:16, 19 August 2024 (UTC)

Thomas Ison (b. 5th October, 2007), known as Ricky Jamaraz, is a musician from Nottingham. He began his musical career by learning guitar during lockdown, at the age of twelve. Since then, he has released seven albums. Ricky's 2022 song 'Read Between the Lines' was featured on an episode of BBC Music Introducing in August 2022,^[1] and he was also featured in a second episode where he performed 'Microwave' and 'Infatuated' live to the BBC.

History

2021

On the 20th of July 2021, Ricky released an album known as Any Day Now on to Soundcloud. He re-released the album onto other streaming platforms such as Spotify, under the name Tunes From Deep Within.

2022

2023

On the 10th of February 2023, Ricky released the first single to his fourth album, Microwave. The single brought him quite a bit of traction as the song became popular on TikTok, and as of January 2025 remains his only song with over a million listens on Spotify. Eight days later, Ricky played Microwave and 2022 song Infatuated live to the BBC.^[2] Ricky released three more singles for this album before eventually releasing it in August of 2023. A fortnight after, he released a secret album - Honestly? - before releasing his third and final album of the year in December. Ricky also released the single Fuck Yr Metaphors!!, a cover of We Fell in Love in October by girl in red, and a Halloween EP. By the end of 2023, his music had been streamed 5.4 million times from 166 countries.^[3]

2024

In November 2023, Ricky started experimenting with 4-track recorders and decided to release his seventh official album by making the songs only with cassette recorders. He published his 7th album - Return To Zero - on his 17th birthday.

2025

After a 3 month delay, the deluxe version of Return To Zero was released on the 1st of February.

Discography

Albums

Name	Year	Singles
Tunes from Deep Within	2021
Dw, I'm All Good!	2022
You Me Us Them	2022	Supercrush Field Song Arrogant Cds
Worst Album Ever	2023	Microwave Castle (You're So Lilac) I Have A Mild Addiction To Fairy Lights That Will Not Be Addressed Starry Eyes
Honestly?
Dec. 13th 1998
Return To Zero	2024	Adam's Apple Making Movies Meals Torture
Return To Zero (Deluxe Edition)	2025	Adam's Apple Making Movies Meals Torture

EPs

2am Jams (2022)
2am Jams - Extras Init (2022)
Jamoween (2023)

Singles

User Interface (2022)
I Hate You All (2022)
Fallen King (2022)
Please, Don't Bring Me Down (2022)
Boys Don't Cry (2022) Boys Don't Cry is a cover of The Cure song of the same name.
Christmas '22 (2022)
We Fell In Love In October (2023) We Fell In Love In October is a cover of the girl in red song of the same name.
Fuck Yr Metaphors!! (2023), featuring songs 'Digital Camera (A Word For The End)' and 'Regular Disorder'
New Year's Eve 2023 (2024)

References

^ "BBC Music - BBC Music Introducing, East Midlands, Dainty, genzcheerleader, Ricky Jamaraz".
^ "BBC Music - BBC Music Introducing, East Midlands, Rheo Uno, Lacey, Ricky Jamaraz, Ricky Jamaraz - Microwave / Infatuated". 18 February 2023.
^ Cockrell, Gemma (19 January 2024). "DIY Musician Ricky Jamaraz Tells Us How He Transported His Music From his Bedroom to 166 Countries". LeftLion. Retrieved 12 March 2025.

[1] "BBC Music - BBC Music Introducing, East Midlands, Dainty, genzcheerleader, Ricky Jamaraz".

[2] "BBC Music - BBC Music Introducing, East Midlands, Rheo Uno, Lacey, Ricky Jamaraz, Ricky Jamaraz - Microwave / Infatuated". 18 February 2023.

[LeftLion-3] Cockrell, Gemma (19 January 2024). "DIY Musician Ricky Jamaraz Tells Us How He Transported His Music From his Bedroom to 166 Countries". LeftLion. Retrieved 12 March 2025.

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