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] |
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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]
In 2024, Santiago contributed to the soundtrack of Arcane 's second season with the track "Wasteland", which was uploaded to YouTube under the Riot Games Music channel on the debut of the third and final act of the show. [28]
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| How to Grow a Rat [29] [27] |
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| Get a Grip [30] |
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| Searching for Nirvana [31] |
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| If I Died Would Anyone Care [32] |
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| Happiness Is an Inside Job [33] |
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| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |
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| US Alt. [34] | US Rock [35] | ||||
| "Temperance" [36] | 2017 | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| "Together" [13] | 2018 | — | — | ||
| "Weddings & Funerals" [37] | 2019 | — | — | ||
| "Salvador Dali" [38] (with Marky Style) | — | — | |||
| "IDK" [39] (with Marky Style) | — | — | |||
| "Underneath the Mask" [40] | — | — | |||
| "MMXX" [41] | 2020 | — | — | ||
| "Overwhelmed" [42] | 6 | 20 | Get a Grip & Searching for Nirvana | ||
| "Bad Kids" [45] (featuring Yoshi Flower) | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| "I Can't Get Gigh" [46] | 2021 | — | — | Searching for Nirvana | |
| "Fuck U" [47] | — | — | |||
| "Go F*ck Urself" [48] | — | — | Non-album singles | ||
| "Chips" [49] (featuring American Teeth) | — | — | |||
| "I'm Not Sorry" [50] | — | — | If I Died Would Anyone Care | ||
| "Lucid Dreams" [51] (with Beauty School Dropout) | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| "Fuckboi Rejects" [52] | 2022 | — | — | If I Died Would Anyone Care | |
| "Happier in Hell" [53] | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| "Im Fine" [54] | — | — | Happiness Is an Inside Job | ||
| "Death of Me" [55] | — | — | |||
| "Love Abuser (Save Me)" [56] | — | — | |||
| "Happiness 4 Dummies" [57] | — | — | |||
| "Astroturf" [58] | 2023 | — | — | Rat Trap I: The Blueprint | |
| "One Nation Underdogs" [58] | — | — | |||
| "Junkie" [59] | — | — | Rat Trap 2: The Burn | ||
| "Slug" [59] | — | — | |||
| "Utopia" [60] | — | — | Rat Trap 3: The Band-Aid | ||
| "Sweet Tooth" [60] | — | — | |||
| "U Ruined Frank Ocean 4 Me" [61] | — | — | Rat Trap 4: The Burden | ||
| "Separation Anxiety" [61] | — | — | |||
| "Oops" [61] | — | — | |||
| "American Spirit" [62] | 2024 | — | — | Rat Trap 5: The Beginning | |
| "Dog" [62] | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart. | |||||
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
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| US Dance [63] | |||
| "Wicked" [64] ( Tommee Profitt featuring Royal & the Serpent) | 2018 | — | Cinematic Songs (Vol. 4) |
| "Nectarines" [65] (MELVV featuring Royal & the Serpent) | 2020 | — | Non-album singles |
| "Wild" [66] (J.Pollock featuring Royal & the Serpent) | — | Woman | |
| "Eat Spit!" [67] (Slush Puppy featuring Royal & the Serpent) | 2021 | — | Non-album singles |
| "Sound the Alarm" [68] (The Knocks featuring Rivers Cuomo and Royal & the Serpent) | 29 | ||
| "ABCDEFU" [69] (Gayle featuring Royal & the Serpent) | — | ||
| "Starphucker" [70] Beauty School Dropout featuring Royal & the Serpent | — | Boys Do Cry | |
| "Talk" [71] Louis the Child featuring Royal & the Serpent | 2022 | — | To Believe |
| "pity party" [72] (Stand Atlantic featuring Royal & the Serpent) | — | F.E.A.R. | |
| "Bitch" [73] ( GG Magree featuring Royal & the Serpent) | — | Dichotomy | |
| "Eat Me" (Demi Lovato featuring Royal & the Serpent) | — | Holy Fvck | |
| "Be Happy" [74] (Sleeping with Sirens featuring Royal & the Serpent) | — | Complete Collapse | |
| "SOS" [75] (Mod Sun featuring Royal & the Serpent) | 2023 | — | God Save the Teen |
| "Punkstar" [76] (Jutes featuring Royal & the Serpent) | — | Ladybug | |
| "Kinda Smacks" [77] (GAYLE featuring Royal & the Serpent) | 2024 | — | Non-album singles |
| "Blame Brett" [78] (The Beaches featuring Royal & the Serpent) | — | ||
| "Inner Gold" [79] (Lindsey Stirling featuring Royal & the Serpent) | — | Duality | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
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| NZ Hot [80] | |||
| "Wasteland" | 2024 | 16 | Arcane League of Legends: Season 2 |
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