Ray Cokes
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Ray Cokes | |
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 Ray Cokes, Poperinge, Belgium, 2011 | |
| Born | Raymond Christopher Cokes 24 February 1958 |
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| Years active | 1978–present |
Raymond Christopher Cokes (born 24 February 1958) is an English television presenter.
Career
Early life
Cokes' father was an officer in the
When
MTV's Most Wanted
Between 1992 and 1995, Cokes hosted MTV Europe's live television series
After a two-month sabbatical, MTV decided to spend money on a big once-a-week spectacular called X Ray Vision. Instead of coming from the studio, it used the first floor of the MTV building in Camden Lock.
After several weeks, the show went on location to Hamburg. It was billed to feature punk band Die Toten Hosen playing live on screen; however, a local journalist wrote that the band would be there in person. A large number of their fans turned up and were disappointed to discover the false advertising. They vented their anger by throwing glass bottles and beer at a confused Cokes and camera crew, who were unaware of what had been written in the press. For the safety of his crew, Cokes decided to end the show early. MTV used him as a scapegoat, and a week later the show went out for a final time, bringing Cokes' time at MTV to an end, after nine years.
Not long after, MTV Europe broke up into localised versions, and in 1994 Cokes released a single titled "Simply Sexy!",[2] under the name Ray Cokes & the Sex Gods, featuring Al Agami, the song's title referring to one of the catchphrases frequently used in Most Wanted.
After MTV
While working with Will MacDonald on
Cokes also presented series 2 of
His subsequent work includes presenting En Direct de from 2005 to 2009, broadcast on the French television station France 4.[3]
Cokes also worked as the
In late 2008 he moved to Berlin and in 2009 to Antwerp, Belgium, declaring that he would like to permanently settle there.[4]
During the summer of 2009, Cokes and Jean Blaute co-hosted Tournée Générale, a 10-part exploration of
In September 2011, Cokes hosted the Sunday afternoon show Cokes calling on Classic 21, one of the radio stations of the Belgian RTBF.[6]
From 2012 to 2014, he was one of the three judges in the first Belgium's Got Talent.
In February 2014, he hosted the Swedish Grammy awards.
In October 2014, he released his autobiography, My Most Wanted Life - On-Screen, Off-Screen and In-Between, available in German and English editions.
Cokes has been put into Minecraft as a splash text reading: "Bring me Ray Cokes" because Notch, the game's developer, used to watch Cokes when he was a kid.[7]
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Cokes whilst living in Spain hosted an Instagram live show several nights a week.
In March 2024 Cokes started a weekly saturday night live radio show in Germany at
References
- ^ "Ray+Cokes". Everything2. Retrieved 17 November 2009.
- ^ "Ray Cokes & Sex Gods, The – Simply Sexy!". Discogs. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
- ^ "En Direct de - France 4" (in French). France4. Archived from the original on 14 February 2008. Retrieved 15 March 2008.
- ^ Claeys, Jan (2 June 2010). "Cokes wil Belg worden" [Cokes wants to become Belgian]. De Standaard (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 August 2016.
- ^ Canvas Tournée Générale Archived 10 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Classic 21 Cokes Calling
- ^ reddit.com
- ^ RayDio Cokes Show zum Nachhören
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