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Aggro Santos

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{{short description|Brazilian-British rapper (born 1989)}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Aggro Santos

| birth_name = Yuri Santos

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1989|10|12}}
São Paulo, Brazil

| origin = Balham, London, England

| instrument = Vocals

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| occupation = Rapper

| years_active = 2006–present

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Yuri "Aggro" Santos (born 12 October 1989) is a British rapper.[http://www.balhampeople.co.uk/local-people/doubted-Aggro-Santos-Balham-Read-post-jungle/story-10379296-detail/story.html "If you ever doubted Aggro Santos was from Balham ... Read his post jungle interview here"], Balham People, 14 December 2010. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101220143038/http://www.balhampeople.co.uk/local-people/doubted-Aggro-Santos-Balham-Read-post-jungle/story-10379296-detail/story.html |date=20 December 2010 }}

Early life

Yuri 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.{{cite web|url=http://wwsiiw.urbanmusicawards.net//uk_news.php?id=121&start=0&limit=10|title=The Urban Music Awards 2010 annonunces UK nominees|date=6 January 2010|publisher=Urban Music Awards|access-date=15 June 2010}}{{Dead link|date=September 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

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!{{Cite web|last=Mirror.co.uk|date=2010-11-10|title=I'm a Celebrity: Aggro Santos profile|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/im-a-celebrity-aggro-santos-profile-261529|access-date=2021-02-20|website=Daily Mirror|language=en}}{{Cite web|last=Tanswell|first=Adam|date=2010-12-03|title=Aggro Santos ('I'm A Celebrity')|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/a291245/aggro-santos-im-a-celebrity/|access-date=2021-02-20|website=Digital Spy|language=en-GB}} and was voted off the show on day 19, finishing in fifth place overall.{{Cite web|last=McLennan|first=Patrick|date=2010-12-02|title=Aggro Santos booted off I'm A Celeb {{!}} News {{!}} Im A Celebrity|url=https://www.whatsontv.co.uk/im-a-celebrity/aggro-santos-booted-off-im-a-celeb-235968/|access-date=2021-02-20|website=What's on TV|language=en}} 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.{{cite news| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-22402276 | work=BBC News | title=Aggro Santos trial: Rapper cleared of raping girls | date=3 May 2013}}{{Cite news |url=https://www.itv.com/news/2013-05-13/aggro-santos-call-for-anonymity-after-rape-acquittal |title=Aggro Santos' call for anonymity after rape acquittal |date=13 May 2013 |publisher=ITV News |accessdate=27 November 2023}}{{cite news |url=https://news.sky.com/story/aggro-santos-cleared-of-rape-charges-10446792 |title=Aggro Santos Cleared Of Rape Charges |date=3 May 2013 |publisher=Sky News |accessdate=27 November 2023}}

Discography

=Studio albums=

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|+ List of albums, with selected chart positions and certifications

! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:10em;" | Title

! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;" | Album details

! scope="col" colspan="2" | Peak

scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| UK
{{cite web|url=http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/110212cluk.txt|access-date=20 April 2023|website=zobbel.de|title=Chart Log UK: New entries update|date=12 February 2011}}

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| UK
R&B
{{cite web|url=http://www.theofficialcharts.com/r-and-b-albums-chart/ |title=R&B Albums Top 40 - 5th November 2011 |publisher=Official Charts |accessdate=2011-11-03 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110101153102/http://www.theofficialcharts.com/r-and-b-albums-chart/ |archivedate=2011-01-01 }}

scope="row"| AggroSantos.com

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| 155 || 24

=Mixtapes=

  • Aggro Culture (2009)
  • The Rhythm N Flow (2010)
  • The Stamina (2010){{cite web|url=https://werk.re/2010/10/05/aggro-santos-to-give-away-stamina-mixtape/|title=Aggro Santos To Give Away Stamina Mixtape|publisher=Werk|access-date=28 March 2019}}

=Singles=

==As main artist==

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|+ List of singles, with selected chart positions

! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:10em;" | Title

! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Year

! scope="col" colspan="7" | Peak chart positions

! rowspan="2"| Certifications

! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Album

scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| UK
{{cite web|url=http://www.theofficialcharts.com/artist/_/aggro%20santos/|title=Aggro Santos – Top 75 releases|access-date=28 November 2010|publisher=The Official Charts Company}}

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| EUR
{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/#/charts/european-hot-100?begin=21&order=position | title=European Hot 100 Week of May 22, 2010 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=2010-05-16}}

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| IRE
{{cite web|url=http://irish-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Aggro+Santos|title=Aggro Santos discography|access-date=21 April 2009|work=Irish Recorded Music Association|publisher=Hung Medien}}

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| LTV
{{cite web|url=http://www.europeanhitradio.com/topi|title=EHR top 40|website=Europeanhitradio.com|access-date=22 August 2012}}

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| POL
{{Cite web|url=http://zpav.pl/rankingi/listy/nielsen/top5.php|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110809070917/http://zpav.pl/rankingi/listy/nielsen/top5.php|url-status=dead|title=ZPAV Top5 Poland Airplay 12.06. - 18.06.2010|archive-date=9 August 2011|access-date=17 March 2022}}

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | SCO

  • "Candy": {{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-singles-chart/20100509/41/|title=Scottish Singles Chart - 09 May 2010 - 15 May 2010|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=2023-03-03}}
  • "Saint or Sinner": {{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-singles-chart/20100829/41/|title=Scottish Singles Chart - 29 August 2010 - 04 September 2010|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=2023-03-03}}
  • "Like U Like": {{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-singles-chart/20110123/41/|title=Scottish Singles Chart - 23 January 2011 - 29 January 2011|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=2023-03-03}}

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| Dance Club Songs
{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/aggro-santos/chart-history/dsi/ |title=Aggro Santos Chart History |magazine=Billboard |access-date=28 March 2019}}

scope="row"| "Free Yard"{{cite web|url=https://m.extra.globo.com/tv-e-lazer/sucesso-leva-rapper-brasileiro-aggro-santos-para-mesma-gravadora-do-u2-47126.html|title=Sucesso leva o rapper brasileiro Aggro Santos para a mesma gravadora do U2|publisher=Extra|access-date=28 March 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/track/01syP0NqEqKFSEWYEoBdeO|title=Free Yard|publisher=Spotify|access-date=28 March 2019}}

| 2006

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| rowspan=3 {{N/A|{{nowrap|non-album singles}}}}

scope="row"| "Culo!"{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/pt_BR/release/2987714-Aggro-Santos-Culo|title=Culo!|publisher=iTunes Store |access-date=28 March 2019}}

|rowspan=2| 2009

| — || — || — || — || — || — || —

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scope="row"| "Rhythm 'N' Flow"{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/pt_BR/release/14210966-Aggro-Santos-Rhythm-N-Flow|title=Rhythm 'N' Flow|publisher=iTunes Store |access-date=28 March 2019}}

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scope="row"| "Candy"
{{small|(featuring Kimberly Wyatt)}}

| rowspan="2"|2010

| 5 || 20 || 14 || 20 || 5 || 4 || —

|UK: Silver{{cite web|url=https://www.bpi.co.uk/award/8633-2336-1|title=Award – bpi}}

| rowspan="3"| AggroSantos.com

scope="row"| "Saint or Sinner"

| 19 || — || — || — || — || 27 || —

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scope="row"| "Like U Like"
{{small|{{nowrap|(featuring Kimberley Walsh)}}}}

| 2011

| 8 || — || 13 || — || — || 7 || —

scope="row"| "So Sexy"{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/br/album/so-sexy-remixes-ep/554373089|title=So Sexy|publisher=iTunes Store |access-date=28 March 2019}}

|2012

| — || — || — || — || — || — || —

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| rowspan=5 {{N/A|{{nowrap|non-album singles}}}}

scope="row"| "Love Like This"{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/br/album/love-like-this-single/700866800|title=Love Like This|publisher=iTunes Store |access-date=28 March 2019}}

|2013

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scope="row"| "Selfie, Selfie, Selfie"{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/br/album/selfie-selfie-selfie-single/862353178|title=Selfie, Selfie, Selfie|publisher=iTunes Store |access-date=28 March 2019}}

|2014

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scope="row"| "Red Lips"{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/br/album/red-lips-feat-andreea-banica-single/1021315556|title=Aggro Santos on Apple Music |publisher=iTunes Store |access-date=28 March 2019}}
{{small|(featuring Andreea Bănică)}}

|2015

| — || — || — || — || — || — || 13

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scope="row"| "Bomba"{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/br/album/bomba-single/1355232552|title=Bomba|publisher=iTunes Store |access-date=28 March 2019}}

|2017

| — || — || — || — || — || — || 18

|

colspan="15" style="text-align:center; font-size:8pt;"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

==As featured artist==

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! scope="col" style="width:10em;" | Title

! scope="col"| Year

! scope="col"| Album

scope="row"| {{nowrap|"Monkey See Monkey Do"{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/br/music-video/monkey-see-monkey-do/690613206|title=Monkey See Monkey Do|publisher=iTunes Store |access-date=28 March 2019}}}}
{{small|(Girls featuring Aggro Santos)}}

|2013

| rowspan=2 {{N/A|{{nowrap|non-album singles}}}}

scope="row"| "Party Vybz"{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/br/album/party-vybz-feat-aggro-santos-blacfyah-single/1237512409|title=Party Vybz|publisher=iTunes Store |access-date=28 March 2019}}
{{small|(DJ Assassin featuring Aggro Santos and Blacfyah)}}

|2017

=Other appearances=

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! scope="col" style="width:14em;" | Title

! scope="col" | Year

! scope="col" | Other artist(s)

! scope="col" | Album

scope="row"| "Step the Levels Up"

| 2009

| Kozzie

| Straight of the Book

scope="row"| "Bem ou Mal 0.2"

| 2010

| NX Zero

| Projeto Paralelo

=Music videos=

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|+ List of music videos

! scope="col" style="width:10em;" | Title

! scope="col" | Year

! scope="col" | Director(s)

scope="row"|"Candy"

| rowspan="3" | 2010

|Emil Nava{{cite web|url=http://www.promonews.tv/2010/04/13/mc-aggro%E2%80%99s-candy-feat-kimberly-wyatt-by-emil-nava/|title=MC Aggro's Candy (feat. Kimberly Wyatt) by Emil Nava|publisher=Promonews.tv|date=13 April 2010|access-date=18 October 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100420064359/http://www.promonews.tv/2010/04/13/mc-aggro%E2%80%99s-candy-feat-kimberly-wyatt-by-emil-nava/|archive-date=20 April 2010|url-status=dead}}

scope="row"| "Saint or Sinner"

|Orson Nava{{cite web|url=http://www.promonews.tv/2010/08/17/aggro-santos%E2%80%99-saint-or-sinner-by-orson-nava/|title=Aggro Santos' Saint Or Sinner by Orson Nava|publisher=Promonews.tv|date=17 August 2010|access-date=18 October 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100820102057/http://www.promonews.tv/2010/08/17/aggro-santos%E2%80%99-saint-or-sinner-by-orson-nava/|archive-date=20 August 2010|url-status=dead}}

scope="row"|"Like U Like"

|Lennox Brothers{{cite web|url=http://www.promonews.tv/2010/12/03/aggro-santos%E2%80%99-like-u-like-featuring-kimberley-walsh-by-lennox-brothers/|title=Aggro Santos' Like U Like featuring Kimberley Walsh by Lennox Brothers|publisher=Promonews.tv|access-date=15 December 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110221193305/http://www.promonews.tv/2010/12/03/aggro-santos%E2%80%99-like-u-like-featuring-kimberley-walsh-by-lennox-brothers/|archive-date=21 February 2011|url-status=dead}}

References

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External links

  • {{Official website|http://aggrosantos.com}}

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