Aggro Santos Explained

Aggro Santos
Birth Name:	Yuri Santos
Birth Date:	1989 10, df=y São Paulo, Brazil
Origin:	Balham, London, England
Instrument:	Vocals
Occupation:	Rapper
Years Active:	2006–present

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

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".

Legal issues

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

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"

Album details	Peak
UK ^[9]	UK R&B ^[10]
AggroSantos.com	Released: 31 January 2011 Labels: Mercury Records	155	24

Mixtapes

• Aggro Culture (2009)
• The Rhythm N Flow (2010)
• The Stamina (2010)^[11]

Singles

As main artist

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2"

Year	Peak chart positions							Certifications	Album
UK ^[12]	EUR ^[13]	IRE ^[14]	LTV ^[15]	POL ^[16]	SCO ^[17]	US ^[18]
"Free Yard"^[19] ^[20]	2006	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		rowspan=3
"Culo	"^[21]	2009	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Rhythm 'N' Flow"^[22]	—		—	—	—	—	—	—
"Candy"	2010	5	20	14	20	5	4	—	UK Silver^[23]	AggroSantos.com
"Saint or Sinner"		19	—	—	—	—	27	—
"Like U Like"	2011	8	—	13	—	—	7	—
"So Sexy"^[24]	2012	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		rowspan=5
"Love Like This"^[25]	2013	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Selfie, Selfie, Selfie"^[26]	2014	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Red Lips"^[27]	2015	—	—	—	—	—	—	13
"Bomba"^[28]	2017	—	—	—	—	—	—	18
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

As featured artist

Title	Year	Album
	2013	rowspan=2
"Party Vybz"^[29]	2017

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

Title! scope="col"

Year	Director(s)
"Candy"	2010	Emil Nava^[30]
"Saint or Sinner"		Orson Nava^[31]
"Like U Like"		Lennox Brothers^[32]

Notes and References

1. http://www.balhampeople.co.uk/local-people/doubted-Aggro-Santos-Balham-Read-post-jungle/story-10379296-detail/story.html "If you ever doubted Aggro Santos was from Balham ... Read his post jungle interview here"
2. Web site: The Urban Music Awards 2010 annonunces UK nominees. 6 January 2010. Urban Music Awards. 15 June 2010.
3. Web site: Mirror.co.uk. 2010-11-10. I'm a Celebrity: Aggro Santos profile. 2021-02-20. Daily Mirror. en.
4. Web site: Tanswell. Adam. 2010-12-03. Aggro Santos ('I'm A Celebrity'). 2021-02-20. Digital Spy. en-GB.
5. Web site: McLennan. Patrick. 2010-12-02. Aggro Santos booted off I'm A Celeb News Im A Celebrity. 2021-02-20. What's on TV. en.
6. News: Aggro Santos trial: Rapper cleared of raping girls . BBC News . 3 May 2013.
7. News: Aggro Santos' call for anonymity after rape acquittal . 13 May 2013 . ITV News . 27 November 2023.
8. News: Aggro Santos Cleared Of Rape Charges . 3 May 2013 . Sky News . 27 November 2023.
9. Web site: Chart Log UK: New entries update. 20 April 2023. zobbel.de. 12 February 2011.
10. Web site: R&B Albums Top 40 - 5th November 2011 . Official Charts . 2011-11-03 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110101153102/http://www.theofficialcharts.com/r-and-b-albums-chart/ . 2011-01-01 .
11. Web site: Aggro Santos To Give Away Stamina Mixtape. Werk. 28 March 2019.
12. Web site: Aggro Santos – Top 75 releases. 28 November 2010. The Official Charts Company.
13. European Hot 100 Week of May 22, 2010 . . 2010-05-16.
14. Web site: Aggro Santos discography. 21 April 2009. Irish Recorded Music Association. Hung Medien.
15. Web site: EHR top 40. Europeanhitradio.com. 22 August 2012.
16. Web site: ZPAV Top5 Poland Airplay 12.06. - 18.06.2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20110809070917/http://zpav.pl/rankingi/listy/nielsen/top5.php. dead. 9 August 2011. 17 March 2022.
17. • "Candy": Web site: Scottish Singles Chart - 09 May 2010 - 15 May 2010. Official Charts Company. 2023-03-03.
    • "Saint or Sinner": Web site: Scottish Singles Chart - 29 August 2010 - 04 September 2010. Official Charts Company. 2023-03-03.
    • "Like U Like": Web site: Scottish Singles Chart - 23 January 2011 - 29 January 2011. Official Charts Company. 2023-03-03.
18. Aggro Santos Chart History . Billboard . 28 March 2019.
19. Web site: Sucesso leva o rapper brasileiro Aggro Santos para a mesma gravadora do U2. Extra. 28 March 2019.
20. Web site: Free Yard. Spotify. 28 March 2019.
21. Web site: Culo!. iTunes Store . 28 March 2019.
22. Web site: Rhythm 'N' Flow. iTunes Store . 28 March 2019.
23. Web site: Award – bpi.
24. Web site: So Sexy. iTunes Store . 28 March 2019.
25. Web site: Love Like This. iTunes Store . 28 March 2019.
26. Web site: Selfie, Selfie, Selfie. iTunes Store . 28 March 2019.
27. Web site: Aggro Santos on Apple Music . iTunes Store . 28 March 2019.
28. Web site: Bomba. iTunes Store . 28 March 2019.
29. Web site: Party Vybz. iTunes Store . 28 March 2019.
30. Web site: MC Aggro's Candy (feat. Kimberly Wyatt) by Emil Nava. Promonews.tv. 13 April 2010. 18 October 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100420064359/http://www.promonews.tv/2010/04/13/mc-aggro%E2%80%99s-candy-feat-kimberly-wyatt-by-emil-nava/. 20 April 2010. dead.
31. Web site: Aggro Santos' Saint Or Sinner by Orson Nava. Promonews.tv. 17 August 2010. 18 October 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100820102057/http://www.promonews.tv/2010/08/17/aggro-santos%E2%80%99-saint-or-sinner-by-orson-nava/. 20 August 2010. dead.
32. Web site: Aggro Santos' Like U Like featuring Kimberley Walsh by Lennox Brothers. Promonews.tv. 15 December 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20110221193305/http://www.promonews.tv/2010/12/03/aggro-santos%E2%80%99-like-u-like-featuring-kimberley-walsh-by-lennox-brothers/. 21 February 2011. dead.