Richard Jonckheere | |
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Also known as | Richard23 Richard JK |
Born | Brussels, Belgium [1] | 20 January 1963
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Occupation(s) | Musician |
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Years active | 1983–present |
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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).
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]