He is known better as Ricardo “Ricky” Bell was born on September 18th, 1967. He also is known the nick name Slick. He is a famous American singer and is known for his many wonderful music albums. Additionally, he also is the founding member of the highly popular and famous R&B/pop Group New Edition.
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He also has many other credentials to his credit and was the lead singer of the famous group Bell Biv DeVoe. Ricky also has been successful as far as his solo performances are concerned. His album Ricardo Campana released in the year 2000 was a big hit. Hence it would be pertinent to know more about his biography and also understand about his achievements and various phrases in life.
Early Life
Bell was born in Roxbury, Boston and had a big family of eleven children. He was the youngest member of the family. He spent his early childhood in Orchard Park Projects. His talent for singing and music was discovered early in the day. Hence, this famous singer was able to start his career on the right note with the help of Ralph Tresvant who was his close friend.
He started his first experience in music with the group called Ricky and Ralph. This group further expanded and included various big names like Bobby Brown, Ronnnie DeVoe and others. Thus, the foundation was laid for this wonderful association that lasted for 30 long years. The group got a jolt of sorts when Bobby Brown left and Johnny Gill joined the group. This happened during the mid-1980s.
Personal Life
It would also be pertinent to mention that Ricky Bell is married but nothing much is known beyond that fact. As far as his personal life is concerned, there are reasons to believe that he is married to an actress Amy Correa but other details are not known. This is because Ricky Bell perhaps wants to keep all information about his marriage and other details away from the intrusive eyes of others. They also have no children as of now.
Net Worth
The net worth of Ricky Bill is around $15 million and it is set to go up considering the fact that he is quite popular and perhaps has a few more years of music left in him.
Career
The list of Bell’s discography perhaps will best explain his career and therefore, it would be interesting to have a closer look at it. His debut album was by the name Candy Girl which was released in the year 1983. Since then, his new edition has seen him come out with six albums and the last one was One Love in the year 2004. He also has four other albums with Bell Biv DeVoe. These include Poison released in 1990 followed by other famous ones including the last one by the name Three Stripes released in 2017. As most of Ricky’s supporters would be aware his solo album by the name Ricardo Campana released in 2000 was a huge hit and catapulted him to further heights as a performing artist.
Last Modified: Mar 7, 2020
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