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Aggro Santos

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Aggro Santos
Birth nameYuri Santos
Born (1989-10-12) 12 October 1989 (age 31)
São Paulo, Brazil
OriginBalham, London, England
Genres
Occupation(s)Rapper
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2006–present
Labels
Associated actsKimberley Walsh
Websiteaggrosantos.com

Yuri "Aggro" Santos (born 12 October 1989) is a Brazilian rapper who lives in Balham, London.[1]

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.[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.

I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!

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]

2013–2014: FOD Records

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".

Personal life

Santos studied at Salesian College in Battersea, and went on to study at the BRIT School.

On 9 September 2011, it was reported that Santos had been accused of rape by a fan who returned with the rapper to his hotel room following two gigs. 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 to appear in court on the same date at Chichester Magistrates' Court on 19 September 2011.

On 3 May 2013, a jury of 8 women and 4 men, found Santos not guilty of both accusations unanimously, and acquitted him in under 2 hours of deliberation.[6] He has since called for rape suspects to remain anonymous until found guilty, as he felt the trial had "tarnished" his reputation for a short while, even though he was innocent.[7]

Discography

Studio albums

Mixtapes

  • Aggro Culture (2009)
  • The Rhythm N Flow (2010)
  • The Stamina (2010)

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name.
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
UK
[8] 		IRE
[9] 		DCS
[10]
"Candy"
(featuring Kimberly Wyatt) 		2010 5 14 — UK: Silver[11] AggroSantos.com
"Saint or Sinner" 19 — —
"Like U Like"
(featuring Kimberley Walsh) 		2011 8 13 —
"Ai Se Eu Te Pego" 2012 — — — Non-album singles
"Love Like This" 2013 — — —
"Selfie Selfie Selfie" 2014 — — —
"Red Lips" 2015[12] — — 13
"Bomba" 2017[12] — — 18

Music videos

List of music videos
Title Year Director(s)
"Candy"
(featuring Kimberly Wyatt) 		2010 Emil Nava[13]
"Saint or Sinner" Orson Nava[14]
"Like U Like"
(featuring Kimberley Walsh) 		Lennox Brothers[15]

References

  1. ^ If you ever doubted Aggro Santos was from Balham ... Read his post jungle interview here | Balham People Archived 20 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "The Urban Music Awards 2010 annonunces UK nominees". Urban Music Awards. 6 January 2010. Retrieved 15 June 2010.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ Mirror.co.uk (10 November 2010). "I'm a Celebrity: Aggro Santos profile". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  4. ^ Tanswell, Adam (3 December 2010). "Aggro Santos ('I'm A Celebrity')". Digital Spy. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "Aggro Santos trial: Rapper cleared of raping girls". BBC News. 3 May 2013.
  7. ^ "Aggro Santos Urges Rape Suspect Anonymity". Archived from the original on 8 June 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
  8. ^ "Aggro Santos – Top 75 releases". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 November 2010.
  9. ^ "Aggro Santos discography". Irish Recorded Music Association. Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 April 2009.
  10. ^ "Aggro Santos Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
  11. ^ "Award – bpi".
  12. ^ Jump up to: a b "Aggro Santos on Apple Music". iTunes Store. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
  13. ^ "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.
  14. ^ "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.
  15. ^ "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.

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