Royal & the Serpent | |
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 Royal & the Serpent performing in 2021 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Ryan Jillian Santiago [1] |
| Born | May 25, 1994 |
| Origin | New Jersey, U.S. |
| Genres | pop-punk [4] |
| Occupation(s) |
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| Years active | 2017–present |
| Labels | Atlantic |
| Website | royalandtheserpent |
Ryan Jillian Santiago (born May 25, 1994), known professionally as Royal & the Serpent, is an American singer and songwriter.
A New Jersey native, Ryan Santiago was born on May 25, 1994. [3] She was raised both Catholic and Jewish. [5] Santiago took up competitive dance as a child, until she "shattered both [her] heel plates" after jumping off a stage while performing when she was 14 years old. [6] [7] She subsequently delved into musical theater. [6] In her teenage years, Santiago learned how to play the guitar and began writing songs. [6] She attended her first concert on the Oops!... I Did It Again Tour at the age of six. [8]
At the age of 18, Santiago moved to Los Angeles, where she attended art school and worked as a bartender in a restaurant. [6] [9] [10] [11] She has credited encouragement from a co-worker, who later became her first manager, for motivating her to pursue a professional career as a musician. [6] [9] [10]
In 2017, Santiago independently released "Temperance", her debut single under the stage name Royal & the Serpent. [6] On her moniker, she has explained that "'Royal & the Serpent' translates to 'Me + My Ego'". [12] In 2018, she released her second single, "Together", [13] and was featured on the song "Wicked" by music producer Tommee Profitt. [3] By the end of 2019, she had signed with Atlantic Records. [6] [7]
"Overwhelmed", Royal & the Serpent's first single on Atlantic, was released in June 2020, [14] [15] and her debut EP get a grip was released in October. [16] That year, she joined English singer Yungblud's Weird Time of Life virtual tour as a supporting act. [17] Royal & the Serpent's second EP Searching for Nirvana was released in June 2021. [18]
In January 2022, Santiago was featured as a guest vocalist on "pity party" by Stand Atlantic. Her third EP, IF I DIED WOULD ANYONE CARE, was released on January 28, 2022. [19] Later that year she performed as a supporting act for Demi Lovato on her Holy Fvck Tour as well as grandson on his Death of a Tour tour. [20] [21]
In 2023, Santiago performed as a supporting act for Fall Out Boy on their So Much (for) Stardust tour. [22] Instead of releasing a full album, she plans to release a dual-single every month from May 2023 through the end of the year. [23] [24] [25] While on tour, she released a limited-edition compilation album featuring songs from her previous EPs IF I DIED WOULD ANYONE CARE and Happiness Is An Inside Job. [26] [27]
| Title | Details |
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| HOW TO GROW A RAT [28] [27] |
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| get a grip [29] |
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| searching for nirvana [30] |
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| IF I DIED WOULD ANYONE CARE [31] |
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| Happiness is an Inside Job [32] |
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| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |
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| US Alt. [33] | US Rock [34] | ||||
| "Temperance" [35] | 2017 | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| "Together" [13] | 2018 | — | — | ||
| "Weddings & Funerals" [36] | 2019 | — | — | ||
| "Salvador Dali" [37] (with Marky Style) | — | — | |||
| "Idk" [38] (with Marky Style) | — | — | |||
| "Underneath the Mask" [39] | — | — | |||
| "MMXX" [40] | 2020 | — | — | ||
| "overwhelmed" [41] | 6 | 20 | get a grip & searching for nirvana | ||
| "Bad Kids" [44] (featuring Yoshi Flower) | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| "i can't get high" [45] | 2021 | — | — | searching for nirvana | |
| "fuck u" [46] | — | — | |||
| "GO F*CK URSELF" [47] | — | — | Non-album singles | ||
| "CHIPS" [48] (featuring American Teeth) | — | — | |||
| "IM NOT SORRY" [49] | — | — | IF I DIED WOULD ANYONE CARE | ||
| "LUCID DREAMS" [50] (with Beauty School Dropout) | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| "FUCKBOI REJECTS" [51] | 2022 | — | — | IF I DIED WOULD ANYONE CARE | |
| "Happier in Hell" [52] | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| "IM FINE" [53] | — | — | Happiness is an Inside Job | ||
| "Death of Me" [54] | — | — | |||
| "Love Abuser (Save Me)" [55] | — | — | |||
| "Happiness 4 Dummies" [56] | — | — | |||
| "ASTROTURF" [57] | 2023 | — | — | RAT TRAP I : the blueprint | |
| "ONE NATION UNDERDOGS" [57] | — | — | |||
| "JUNKIE" [58] | — | — | RAT TRAP 2: the burn | ||
| "SLUG" [58] | — | — | |||
| "Utopia" [59] | — | — | RAT TRAP 3: the band-aid | ||
| "Sweet Tooth" [59] | — | — | |||
| "u ruined frank ocean 4 me" [60] | — | — | RAT TRAP 4: the burden | ||
| "separation anxiety" [60] | — | — | |||
| "oops" [60] | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart. | |||||
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
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| US Dance [61] | |||
| "Wicked" [62] ( Tommee Profitt featuring Royal & the Serpent) | 2018 | — | Cinematic Songs (Vol. 4) |
| "Nectarines" [63] (MELVV featuring Royal & the Serpent) | 2020 | — | Non-album singles |
| "Wild" [64] (J.Pollock featuring Royal & the Serpent) | — | Woman | |
| "Eat Spit!" [65] (Slush Puppy featuring Royal & the Serpent) | 2021 | — | Non-album singles |
| "Sound the Alarm" [66] (The Knocks featuring Rivers Cuomo and Royal & the Serpent) | 29 | ||
| "abcdefu" [67] (Gayle featuring Royal & the Serpent) | — | ||
| "Starphucker" [68] Beauty School Dropout featuring Royal & the Serpent | — | Boys Do Cry | |
| "Talk" [69] Louis the Child featuring Royal & the Serpent | 2022 | — | To Believe |
| "pity party" [70] (Stand Atlantic featuring Royal & the Serpent) | — | F.E.A.R. | |
| "Bitch" [71] ( GG Magree featuring Royal & the Serpent) | — | Dichotomy | |
| "Eat Me" [72] (Demi Lovato featuring Royal & the Serpent) | — | Holy Fvck | |
| "Be Happy" [73] (Sleeping with Sirens featuring Royal & the Serpent) | — | Complete Collapse | |
| "SOS" [74] (Mod Sun featuring Royal & the Serpent) | 2023 | — | God Save the Teen |
| "Punkstar" [75] (Jutes featuring Royal & the Serpent) | — | Ladybug | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||
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