Richard Jonckheere
Jonckheere performing in 2017
Background information
Also known asRichard23
Richard JK
Born (1963-01-20) 20 January 1963
Brussels, Belgium[1]
Genres
Occupation(s)Musician
Instrument(s)
  • Keyboards
  • percussion
  • vocals
Years active1983–present
Member of

Richard Jonckheere (born 20 January 1963[2]), better known by his stage names Richard23 and Richard JK, is a Belgian musician. He has been 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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