Aggro Santos
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Aggro Santos
- Genres: Electronica
Biography
Influenced by music from both South London and South America, Brazilian-born rapper Aggro Santos combines Latin rhythms, old-skool dance, and U.K. grime to produce an eclectic but chart-friendly sound. Born Yuri Santos in São Paolo in 1988, Aggro moved to Balham, London with his family at the age of five. Inspired by Santana's Supernatural album, he taught himself how to play guitar and wrote his first rap record at age 13. A year later, he gained a two-year scholarship at the prestigious Brits School, where he was classmates with Adele and Katy B. After leaving, he began recording music in his bedroom, and sent one of his songs, "Free Yard," to Channel AKA, and it soon became their most requested track. Without a label, he toured across the U.K. in under-18 clubs; released his first mixtape, Aggro Culture; and collaborated on tunes with N-Dubz, Ironik, and Giggs. After a brief stint working at Sky TV, Santos was discovered by former So Solid Crew manager Albert Samuel. The pair turned down a deal with Warner Bros., claiming the label was "faceless," before signing to Gary Barlow's Future Records. His first single, "Candy," which featured Pussycat Dolls' Kimberly Wyatt on vocals, reached number five, while the follow-up, "Saint or Sinner," peaked at number 19. Santos also supported Britain's Got Talent winners Diversity on their U.K. tour and was nominated for Best Newcomer at the 2010 Urban Music Awards. His debut album, Aggro Santos.com, was scheduled for release at the beginning of 2011. ~ Jon O'Brien, RoviWikipedia on Answers.com:
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| Aggro Santos | |
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| Birth name | Yuri Santos |
| Born | 12 October 1988 |
| Origin | São Paulo, Brazil |
| Genres | UK garage, hip hop, dance |
| Occupations | Rapper, songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Website | aggrosantos.com |
Yuri "Aggro" Santos (born 12 October 1988 in São Paulo, Brazil) is a Brazilian-born English rapper from Balham, London.[1]
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Background
Santos was born in São Paulo and raised in London. He decided to become a musician after buying the Carlos Santana album Supernatural when he was eight.
Career
Santos was discovered by Albert Samuel, the manager of So Solid Crew, and signed a management contract with ASM Damage Ltd. Having built an underground following, his material was shown to Take That's Gary Barlow and he was signed to Barlow's label Future Records in 2010.
Santos released his debut single "Candy", which features Kimberly Wyatt, was released on 2 May 2010 and was certified silver by the BPI. His second single "Saint or Sinner" was released on 22 August 2010 and his third, "Like U Like", (featuring Kimberly Walsh), was released on 14 January 2011. "Like U Like" marked the first solo record by Girls Aloud member Walsh, becoming the fourth member to release solo material away from the group. Santos's debut album AggroSantos.com was released on 31 January 2011, but it only earned a peak of #155.
I'm a Celebrity: Get Me Out of Here!
In 2010, Santos appeared as a minor celebrity in the tenth series of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! and was voted off the show on day 19, finishing in sixth place overal.
Urban Music Awards
In 2010, Santos was nominated for an award at the Urban Music Awards.[2]
Personal life
Rape charges
On 9 September 2011, it was reported that Santos had been charged with two counts of rape. The first rape had allegedly taken place on 25 or 26 September 2010. The second attack allegedly took place on 7 May 2011 in Chichester, West Sussex. Santos and another man, 21-year-old Tyrelle Ritchie, were both charged with one count of rape on the same date in Chichester at Chichester Magistrates' Court on 19 September 2011.
Both were given continued bail and ordered to re-appear at Chichester Crown Court on January 5 2012.[3]; at this hearing both were ordered to appear for trial on the 13th August and until then, the pair have been allowed out on conditional bail.[4]
Discography
Studio albums
AggroSantos.com (2011)
Mixtapes
| Year | Album |
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| 2009 | Aggro Culture
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| 2010 | The Rhythm N Flow Mixtape
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The Stamina Mixtape
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Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |
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| UK [5] |
IRE [6] |
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| "Candy" (featuring Kimberly Wyatt) |
2010 | 5 | 14 | UK: Silver[7] | AggroSantos.com |
| "Saint or Sinner" | 19 | — | |||
| "Like U Like" (featuring Kimberley Walsh) |
2011 | 8 | 13 | ||
Music videos
| Title | Year | Director(s) |
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| "Candy" (featuring Kimberly Wyatt) |
2010 | Emil Nava[8] |
| "Saint or Sinner" | Orson Nava[9] | |
| "Like U Like" (featuring Kimberley Walsh) |
Lennox Brothers[10] |
References
- ^ http://www.balhampeople.co.uk/local-people/doubted-Aggro-Santos-Balham-Read-post-jungle/story-10379296-detail/story.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter
- ^ "The Urban Music Awards 2010 annonunces UK nominees". Urban Music Awards. 2010-01-06. http://wwsiiw.urbanmusicawards.net//uk_news.php?id=121&start=0&limit=10. Retrieved 2010-06-15.
- ^ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2039141/Aggro-Santos-appears-court-charged-raping-women.html#ixzz1d0t3vjd
- ^ MTV
- ^ "Aggro Santos - Top 75 releases". The Official Charts Company. http://www.theofficialcharts.com/artist/_/aggro%20santos/. Retrieved 2010-11-28.
- ^ "Aggro Santos discography". Irish Recorded Music Association. Hung Medien. http://irish-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Aggro+Santos. Retrieved 2009-04-21.
- ^ "BPI > Certified Awards Search". British Phonographic Industry. http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx. Retrieved 2010-07-11.
- ^ "MC Aggro’s Candy (feat. Kimberly Wyatt) by Emil Nava". Promonews.tv. 2010-04-13. Archived from the original on 15 October 2010. http://www.promonews.tv/2010/04/13/mc-aggro%E2%80%99s-candy-feat-kimberly-wyatt-by-emil-nava/. Retrieved 2010-10-18.
- ^ "Aggro Santos’ Saint Or Sinner by Orson Nava". Promonews.tv. 2010-08-17. http://www.promonews.tv/2010/08/17/aggro-santos%E2%80%99-saint-or-sinner-by-orson-nava/. Retrieved 2010-10-18.
- ^ "Aggro Santos’ Like U Like featuring Kimberley Walsh by Lennox Brothers". Promonews.tv. http://www.promonews.tv/2010/12/03/aggro-santos%E2%80%99-like-u-like-featuring-kimberley-walsh-by-lennox-brothers/. Retrieved 2010-12-15.
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