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Yuri "Aggro" Santos (born 12 October 1989) is a Brazilian-born British rapper.[1]
Santos was born on 12 October 1989. He studied at Salesian College in Battersea, London, and went on to study at the BRIT School.
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]
Studio albums
| 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
| 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. | ||||||||||||||
As featured artist
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
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