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Aggro Santos
Brazilian-British rapper (born 1989)
Yuri "Aggro" Santos (born 12 October 1989) is a Brazilian-born British rapper.[1]
Santos was born on 12 October 1989. He studied at Salesian College in Battersea, London, and went on to study at the BRIT School.
Santos was discovered by ChannelAka, a music channel, after his song "Free Yard" was featured on the network. He was then signed to Future Records in 2010, and released his second mixtape, Rhythm N Flow. In 2010, he was nominated for an award at the Urban Music Awards.[2]
Santos released his debut single "Candy", which features Kimberly Wyatt, on 2 May 2010, which was later certified silver by the BPI. His second single, "Saint or Sinner", was released on 22 August 2010 and his third, "Like U Like", (featuring Kimberley Walsh), was released on 14 January 2011. Santos's debut album, titled AggroSantos.com was released on 31 January 2011. In 2010, Santos participated in the tenth series of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here![3][4] and was voted off the show on day 19, finishing in fifth place overall.[5] In 2013, Santos signed to FOD Records. In 2014, he began writing for upcoming music. On 23 March 2014, he released the video for "Selfie Selfie Selfie".
At a trial held at Chichester Crown Court in 2013, Santos was found not guilty of two charges of rape in incidents dated to 2010 and 2011.[6][7][8]
Studio albums
Title | Album details | Peak | |
---|---|---|---|
UK [9] |
UK R&B [10] | ||
AggroSantos.com |
|
- | 24 |
Mixtapes
- Aggro Culture (2009)
- The Rhythm N Flow (2010)
- The Stamina (2010)[11]
Singles
As main artist
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UK [12] |
EUR [13] |
IRE [14] |
LTV [15] |
POL [16] |
SCO [17] |
US Dance [18] | ||||||||
"Free Yard"[19][20] | 2006 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | non-album singles | |||||
"Culo!"[21] | 2009 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
"Rhythm 'N' Flow"[22] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
"Candy" (featuring Kimberly Wyatt) |
2010 | 5 | 20 | 14 | 20 | 5 | 4 | — | UK: Silver[23] | AggroSantos.com | ||||
"Saint or Sinner" | 19 | — | — | — | — | 27 | — | |||||||
"Like U Like" (featuring Kimberley Walsh) |
2011 | 8 | — | 13 | — | — | 7 | — | ||||||
"So Sexy"[24] | 2012 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | non-album singles | |||||
"Love Like This"[25] | 2013 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
"Selfie, Selfie, Selfie"[26] | 2014 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
"Red Lips"[27] (featuring Andreea Bănică) |
2015 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | ||||||
"Bomba"[28] | 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | ||||||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
As featured artist
Other appearances
Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Album |
---|---|---|---|
"Step the Levels Up" | 2009 | Kozzie | Straight of the Book |
"Bem ou Mal 0.2" | 2010 | NX Zero | Projeto Paralelo |
Music videos
- "If you ever doubted Aggro Santos was from Balham ... Read his post jungle interview here", Balham People, 14 December 2010. Archived 20 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- "The Urban Music Awards 2010 annonunces UK nominees". Urban Music Awards. 6 January 2010. Retrieved 15 June 2010.[permanent dead link]
- Mirror.co.uk (10 November 2010). "I'm a Celebrity: Aggro Santos profile". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- Tanswell, Adam (3 December 2010). "Aggro Santos ('I'm A Celebrity')". Digital Spy. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- McLennan, Patrick (2 December 2010). "Aggro Santos booted off I'm A Celeb | News | Im A Celebrity". What's on TV. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- "Aggro Santos trial: Rapper cleared of raping girls". BBC News. 3 May 2013.
- "Aggro Santos' call for anonymity after rape acquittal". ITV News. 13 May 2013. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
- "Aggro Santos Cleared Of Rape Charges". Sky News. 3 May 2013. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
- "Chart Log UK: New entries update". zobbel.de. 12 February 2011. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
- "R&B Albums Top 40 - 5th November 2011". Official Charts. Archived from the original on 1 January 2011. Retrieved 3 November 2011.
- "Aggro Santos To Give Away Stamina Mixtape". Werk. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
- "Aggro Santos – Top 75 releases". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 November 2010.
- "European Hot 100 Week of May 22, 2010". Billboard. Retrieved 16 May 2010.
- "Aggro Santos discography". Irish Recorded Music Association. Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 April 2009.
- "EHR top 40". Europeanhitradio.com. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
- "ZPAV Top5 Poland Airplay 12.06. - 18.06.2010". Archived from the original on 9 August 2011. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
- "Candy": "Scottish Singles Chart - 09 May 2010 - 15 May 2010". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
- "Saint or Sinner": "Scottish Singles Chart - 29 August 2010 - 04 September 2010". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
- "Like U Like": "Scottish Singles Chart - 23 January 2011 - 29 January 2011". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
- "Aggro Santos Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
- "Sucesso leva o rapper brasileiro Aggro Santos para a mesma gravadora do U2". Extra. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
- "Free Yard". Spotify. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
- "Rhythm 'N' Flow". iTunes Store. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
- "Love Like This". iTunes Store. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
- "Selfie, Selfie, Selfie". iTunes Store. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
- "Aggro Santos on Apple Music". iTunes Store. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
- "Monkey See Monkey Do". iTunes Store. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
- "Party Vybz". iTunes Store. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
- "MC Aggro's Candy (feat. Kimberly Wyatt) by Emil Nava". Promonews.tv. 13 April 2010. Archived from the original on 20 April 2010. Retrieved 18 October 2010.
- "Aggro Santos' Saint Or Sinner by Orson Nava". Promonews.tv. 17 August 2010. Archived from the original on 20 August 2010. Retrieved 18 October 2010.
- "Aggro Santos' Like U Like featuring Kimberley Walsh by Lennox Brothers". Promonews.tv. Archived from the original on 21 February 2011. Retrieved 15 December 2010.