Aggro Santos
Aggro Santos | |
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| Birth name | Yuri Santos |
| Born |
12 October 1989 São Paulo, Brazil |
| Origin | Balham, London, England |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Labels |
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Yuri "Aggro" Santos (born 12 October 1989) is a Brazilian-born British rapper.
Early life
Santos was born on 12 October 1989. He studied at Salesian College in Battersea, London, and went on to study at the BRIT School.
Career
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.
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! and was voted off the show on day 19, finishing in fifth place overall. 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".
Legal issues
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.
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak | |
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UK |
UK R&B |
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| AggroSantos.com |
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- | 24 |
Mixtapes
- Aggro Culture (2009)
- The Rhythm N Flow (2010)
- The Stamina (2010)
Singles
As main artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
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UK |
EUR |
IRE |
LTV |
POL |
SCO |
US Dance |
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| "Free Yard" | 2006 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | non-album singles | |||||
| "Culo!" | 2009 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Rhythm 'N' Flow" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "Candy" (featuring Kimberly Wyatt) |
2010 | 5 | 20 | 14 | 20 | 5 | 4 | — | UK: Silver | AggroSantos.com | ||||
| "Saint or Sinner" | 19 | — | — | — | — | 27 | — | |||||||
| "Like U Like" (featuring Kimberley Walsh) |
2011 | 8 | — | 13 | — | — | 7 | — | ||||||
| "So Sexy" | 2012 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | non-album singles | |||||
| "Love Like This" | 2013 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Selfie, Selfie, Selfie" | 2014 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Red Lips" (featuring Andreea Bănică) |
2015 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | ||||||
| "Bomba" | 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | ||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
As featured artist
| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
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"Monkey See Monkey Do" (Girls featuring Aggro Santos) |
2013 | non-album singles |
| "Party Vybz" (DJ Assassin featuring Aggro Santos and Blacfyah) |
2017 |
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
| Title | Year | Director(s) |
|---|---|---|
| "Candy" | 2010 | Emil Nava |
| "Saint or Sinner" | Orson Nava | |
| "Like U Like" | Lennox Brothers |