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Hello, Superstar1982, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions.

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Hello! Thank you kindly for you informative response. I am indeed quite new to the editorial process of wikipedia, and this is the one and only edit I feel I have any domain in, as the topic is of my human. I can understand how this may pose as a conflict of interest, but my intentions are only to provide more current representation of my more recent achievements and milestones, correct some factual errors from the older version of the article, while generally updating the article to 2022. I would be more than grateful if an editor such as yourself would be kind enough to proofread any of the contributions made, as I assure you I maintained a neutral and factual account of my more recent achievements within my career. I'd be more than happy to provide any proof or reference to any questions regarding the content of my contributions to this page. Thank you again! -Matthew Superstar1982 (talk) 04:14, 26 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Hi, thanks for confirming your conflict of interest. Have you read the links above about dealing with a conflict of interest? Please don't edit the page directly, but propose changes on the article's Talk page. Tacyarg (talk) 04:36, 26 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I'd like to propose the following changes:
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Two time Grammy nominated Matthew Santos aka MA/SA
Matthew Santos aka "MA/SA"
singer/songwriter/composer
(1982-12-28) December 28, 1982 (age 41)
Origin: Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
Genre: {{Pop | RnB | Soul | Folk music }}
Occupation: Singer-songwriter/Composer/Producer
Instruments: Vocals/guitar/piano
Years active: 2006–present
Labels: {{ 1st & 15th | Atlantic | CandyRat | Currently Indie }}
Associated acts =
|website = matthewsantos.com
}}
Two-time Grammy nominated Matthew Santos aka MA/SA is an American Pop Folk and RnB singer-songwriter, composer and producer. His music was recently placed in Netflix's, First Kill (TV series), the BET show Games People Play (song "In My Breath"), Showtime's The Chi (song "Bucket List"), the feature film Berlin, I Love You (song "Don't Look Back"), Fox's Lego Masters (song "Building Bridges"), with music composed for indie films "Kasama", Uprooted, "Bodega De Edgar", "LA Women Rising", "Alzheimers", "Forced Perspective", and "Wild Heart". His music was used in a series of two radio ads for American Family Insurance. MA/SA is best known for his Grammy nominated collaboration with Chicago rapper Lupe Fiasco on the single "Superstar". He was signed to Lupe Fiasco's 1st & 15th Entertainment record label, a subsidiary of Atlantic Records, and CandyRat Records.
==Biography==
===Early years===
Matthew Santos was born on December 28, 1982, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. His mother is of Welsh and Scandinavian decent, and his father is of Filipino descent.[1]
He graduated from Southwest High School in Minneapolis.[2] He moved to Chicago in 2001 to study music composition at Columbia College Chicago.[3]
===Music career===
Santos released his album Matters of the Bittersweet in November 2007, under indie label Candyrat Records. Following the release of the album, he developed a following surrounding his video performances on YouTube.[4][5]
His five-piece band includes Aviva Jaye (vocals, keyboard), Robert Tucker (drums), Graham Burris (bass), and Matthew Nelson (keyboard).[6][7]
In 2006, Santos was featured on Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor album on the song "American Terrorist."[8] Santos was featured on three additional tracks on Lupe Fiasco's The Cool, released in December 2007; "Superstar", "Streets On Fire", and "Fighters".[8][9] Santos joined Fiasco on his world tour in 2008, including appearances on MTV's Total Request Live and Spring Break, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson and a debut talk show performance on David Letterman's first live show after the 2007 Writer's Guild of America Strike.[10][11]
In 2007, Santos opened the mtvU Woodie Awards with Lupe Fiasco and performed at the 2008 mtv's Video Music Awards.[12] In addition, Santos performed at Glastonbury Festival, Bonnaroo Festival, the Las Vegas Vegoose Music Festival, Lollapalooza Chicago, South by Southwest, Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, Summerfest, and Chicago's Around the Coyote Arts Festival.
In 2009, Santos was featured on the single "Chaconne" by Twin Cities hip hop artist Dessa, a member of Doomtree, from her album A Badly Broken Code. That summer, he was featured in Chicago magazine as one of the city's top singles.[13]
In 2010, Santos released the album This Burning Ship of Fools.[14]
In 2012, Santos released the album Quickly Disappearing.
In 2015, Santos released the album Into the Further.
In 2015, MONAKR released the EP Calling Out.
In 2020, Santos released the single Back to Earth under MA/SA, followed by the single Sand in my Pocket, and the Billie Eilish cover Everything I Wanted.
In 2021, Santos released the EP Shook under MA/SA, followed by the single TRY under MA/SA.
In 2022, Santos released the EP MMXXII under MA/SA, followed by single "Give My Life For You".
==Discography==
===Albums===
  • As a Crow Flies EP (2006)
  • Matters of the Bittersweet (2007, CandyRat Records)
  • This Burning Ship of Fools (2010, Love Sick Fool Records)
  • Quickly Disappearing (2012, CandyRat Records)
  • Into the Further (2015, CandyRat Records)
===Singles===
====Featured singles====
Year Song Chart positions[15] Certifications Album
U.S. Hot 100 U.S. Pop 100 U.S. R&B UK UK R&B
2007 "Superstar" (Lupe Fiasco featuring Matthew Santos) 10 13 19 4 1 Lupe Fiasco's the Cool
2009 "Shining Down" (Lupe Fiasco featuring Matthew Santos) 93 — — — — Lasers
===Guest appearances===
Year Song Artist(s) Album
2006 "American Terrorist" Lupe Fiasco Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor
2007 "Superstar" Lupe Fiasco's The Cool
"Fighters"
"Streets On Fire"
2009 "Shining Down" Lasers
2010 "The Chaconne" Dessa A Badly Broken Code

References

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  1. ^ Spanglish Magazine interview. Accessed March 25, 2008. Archived May 17, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Star Tribune interview (December 20, 2007). Accessed January 8, 2008.
  3. ^ MetroMix and The RedEye interview Archived May 23, 2009, at the Wayback Machine Accessed February 15, 2008.
  4. ^ Billboard Magazine interview (January 2, 2008). Accessed January 5, 2008. Archived September 17, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Singersroom article (November 28, 2007) Archived February 2, 2013, at archive.today Accessed January 9, 2008.
  6. ^ Staten Island Advance interview Accessed January 31, 2008.
  7. ^ Chicago Flame interview Archived July 8, 2011, at the Wayback Machine Accessed March 3, 2008.
  8. ^ a b Lansing Lowdown interview (December 5, 2007) Archived January 19, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Accessed January 8, 2008.
  9. ^ Washington Times interview (January 25, 2008). Accessed January 25, 2008,
  10. ^ Pitchfork Forkcast: Matthew Santos on David Letterman (January 3, 2007) Archived January 6, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Accessed January 9, 2008.
  11. ^ Columbia Chronicle interview (January 30, 2008) Archived July 8, 2011, at archive.today. Accessed January 30, 2008.
  12. ^ The Michigan Daily interview (December 7, 2007) Archived January 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Accessed January 8, 2008.
  13. ^ Chicago magazine's top singles: Matthew Santos (June 2009). Accessed June 12, 2009.
  14. ^ On Matthew Santos and his new record “This Burning Ship of Fools” (March 2009). Accessed March 29, 2010.
  15. ^ Artist Chart History Billboard. Accessed March 7, 2008.
  16. ^ "American certifications – Lupe Fiasco – Superstar". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
  17. ^ "British certifications – Matthew Santos". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved February 26, 2022. Type Matthew Santos in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
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Category:1982 births
Category:American folk singers
Category:American rock singers
Category:Singers from Chicago
Category:Living people
Category:Musicians from Minneapolis
Category:Atlantic Records artists
Category:American musicians of Filipino descent
Category:American people of Spanish descent
Category:American people of Danish descent
Category:Singers from Minnesota
Category:21st-century American singers
Category:21st-century American male singers Superstar1982 (talk) 23:14, 30 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]
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