Aggro Santos

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Aggro Santos
Birth nameYuri Santos
Born (1989-10-12) 12 October 1989 (age 34)
São Paulo, Brazil
Origin Balham, London, England
Genres
Occupation(s)Rapper
Instrument(s)Vocals
Years active2006–present
Labels

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

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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
TitleAlbum detailsPeak
UK
[9] 		UK
R&B
[10]
AggroSantos.com -24

Mixtapes

Singles

As main artist

List of singles, with selected chart positions
TitleYearPeak 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)		2010520142054— UK: Silver [23] AggroSantos.com
"Saint or Sinner"19————27—
"Like U Like"
(featuring Kimberley Walsh)		20118—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.
TitleYearAlbum
"Monkey See Monkey Do" [29]
(Girls featuring Aggro Santos)		2013non-album singles
"Party Vybz" [30]
(DJ Assassin featuring Aggro Santos and Blacfyah)		2017

Other appearances

TitleYearOther artist(s)Album
"Step the Levels Up"2009KozzieStraight of the Book
"Bem ou Mal 0.2"2010 NX Zero Projeto Paralelo

Music videos

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

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