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Aggro Santos
Birth nameYuri Santos
Born (1989-10-12) 12 October 1989 (age 35)
São Paulo, Brazil
OriginBalham, London, England
Genres
OccupationRapper
InstrumentVocals
Years active2006–present
Labels

Yuri "Aggro" Santos (born 12 October 1989) is a Brazilian-born British rapper.[1]

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.[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]

Discography

Studio albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Album details Peak
UK
[9] 		UK
R&B
[10]
AggroSantos.com 155 24

Mixtapes

  • Aggro Culture (2009)
  • The Rhythm N Flow (2010)
  • The Stamina (2010)[11]

Singles

As main artist

List of singles, with selected chart positions
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.
Title Year Album
"Monkey See Monkey Do"[29]
(Girls featuring Aggro Santos) 		2013 non-album singles
"Party Vybz"[30]
(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

List of music videos
Title Year Director(s)
"Candy" 2010 Emil Nava[31]
"Saint or Sinner" Orson Nava[32]
"Like U Like" Lennox Brothers[33]

References

  1. ^ "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
  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' call for anonymity after rape acquittal". ITV News. 13 May 2013. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  8. ^ "Aggro Santos Cleared Of Rape Charges". Sky News. 3 May 2013. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  9. ^ "Chart Log UK: New entries update". zobbel.de. 12 February 2011. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
  10. ^ "R&B Albums Top 40 - 5th November 2011". Official Charts. Archived from the original on 1 January 2011. Retrieved 3 November 2011.
  11. ^ "Aggro Santos To Give Away Stamina Mixtape". Werk. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
  12. ^ "Aggro Santos – Top 75 releases". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 November 2010.
  13. ^ "European Hot 100 Week of May 22, 2010". Billboard. Retrieved 16 May 2010.
  14. ^ "Aggro Santos discography". Irish Recorded Music Association. Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 April 2009.
  15. ^ "EHR top 40". Europeanhitradio.com. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
  16. ^ "ZPAV Top5 Poland Airplay 12.06. - 18.06.2010". Archived from the original on 9 August 2011. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  17. ^
  18. ^ "Aggro Santos Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
  19. ^ "Sucesso leva o rapper brasileiro Aggro Santos para a mesma gravadora do U2". Extra. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
  20. ^ "Free Yard". Spotify. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
  21. ^ "Culo!". iTunes Store. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
  22. ^ "Rhythm 'N' Flow". iTunes Store. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
  23. ^ "Award – bpi".
  24. ^ "So Sexy". iTunes Store. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
  25. ^ "Love Like This". iTunes Store. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
  26. ^ "Selfie, Selfie, Selfie". iTunes Store. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
  27. ^ "Aggro Santos on Apple Music". iTunes Store. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
  28. ^ "Bomba". iTunes Store. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
  29. ^ "Monkey See Monkey Do". iTunes Store. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
  30. ^ "Party Vybz". iTunes Store. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
  31. ^ "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.
  32. ^ "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.
  33. ^ "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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