Stronger
The Riky Rick Foundation
TBWA\Hunt\Lascaris
The Challenge
When Riky succumbed to his battle with mental illness and took his own life, the world didn’t just lose a massive musical talent, but a person whose words uplifted everyone around him.
TBWA\Hunt\Lascaris set out to find a way to launch the Riky Rick foundation so that Riky’s legacy could live on and he could continue inspiring others and providing a voice for those suffering from mental illness.
The Solution
The entire song was manufactured using AI, with the help of Re-speecher, older songs, and interviews to clone Riky’s voice. Once the audio was secured, Riky’s family provided guidance to make sure that the track sounded just as it would had Riky recorded it himself.
The Results
59mm
Overall reach in the first two weeks
39%
Decrease in negative sentiment around mental illness
90mm
Rand in free radio play
12mm
Rand in earned PR