{"id":45296,"date":"2019-01-23T11:57:56","date_gmt":"2019-01-23T11:57:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=45296"},"modified":"2019-01-23T11:57:56","modified_gmt":"2019-01-23T11:57:56","slug":"london-based-singer-rika-wanna-know-with-new-single","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2019\/01\/london-based-singer-rika-wanna-know-with-new-single\/","title":{"rendered":"London-Based Singer Rika &#8216;Wanna Know&#8217; With New Single"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Emerging into mainstream pop at the young age of 18 London-based singer Rika follows her 2018 release \u2018On My Way\u2019, with new single \u2018 Wanna Know\u2019.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><!-- Random Ad stuff --> <ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2076862002005673\" data-ad-slot=\"3107208401\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The half-Indian, half-Siberian singer, who has garnered critical acclaim with her previous release, establishes herself as the face of modern pop with the fresh, bouncy track as it leaves you dancing along, and reaching for the replay button over and over again.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Co-signed by BBC Radio 1 as their official Tune of the Weekend, the sleek offering showcases another side of Rika\u2019s repertoire of skills and cements the young talent\u2019s place as one to definitely watch in 2019.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Watch the official video for \u2018Wanna Know\u2019:<\/p>\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\">\n<div  style=\"display: block; 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