Ricardo da Force

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{{Infobox musical artist

| background = solo_singer

| name = Ricardo da Force

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| birth_name = Jervis Ricardo Alfonso Lyte

| alias = Mutch Love, Ricardo Lyte, Ricky Rick{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/artist/28953-Ricardo-Da-Force|title=Ricardo Da Force Discography at Discogs|year=2015|publisher=Discogs|accessdate=15 January 2015}}

| birth_date = {{birth date|1967|04|30|df=y}}

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| death_date = {{death date and age|2013|03|08|1967|04|30|df=y}}

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| genre =

| years_active = 1990–2000

| past_member_of = The KLF, N-Trance

| occupation = Singer, rapper, DJ

}}

Jervis Ricardo Alfonso Lyte{{cite web|url=https://mobile.ascap.com/aceclient/AceClient/#ace/writer/1576392/LYTE%20JERVIS%20RICARDO%20ALFONSO|title=Works written by: LYTE JERVIS RICARDO ALFONSO|work=ACE Title Search|publisher=ASCAP|accessdate=2015-01-15}} (30 April 1967 – 8 March 2013), known professionally as Ricardo da Force, was an English vocalist, rapper, and DJ, most notable for contributing vocals to house and dance music tracks of The KLF and N-Trance. He got his stage name from a track he rapped by the band X-10-CIV called "The Force" along with Shola Phillips.

Later in his life, he was resident DJ at 'The Apartment' in Dubai.{{cite web|author=James Wilkinson |url=https://www.timeoutdubai.com/nightlife/features/3162-ricardo-da-force

|title=Ricardo Da Force|publisher=TimeOut Dubai. |date= |access-date=2018-05-17}}

Lyte died on 8 March 2013 while in Barbados.{{cite web|author=Karine Sanche |url=http://www.eurokdj.com/search/eurodb.php?name=Ricardo_Da_Force |title=Ricardo Da Force biography, discography, recent releases, news - The Eurodance Encyclopædia |publisher=Eurokdj.com |date= |accessdate=2014-02-28}}