Aggro Santos
| Aggro Santos | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Yuri Santos |
| Born |
12 October 1989 São Paulo, Brazil |
| Origin | Balham, London, England |
| Genres | UK garage, hip hop, dance |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper, songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Website | aggrosantos.com |
Yuri "Aggro" Santos (born 12 October 1989) is a Brazilian rapper who lives in Balham, London.
Santos was discovered by UK underground TV channel ChannelAka (then known as Channel U), after his underground anthem 'Free Yard' soared to #1 on the TV station for 17 weeks in 2006. Having built an underground following, his material was shown to Take That's Gary Barlow and he was signed to Barlow's label Future Records in 2010, an independent imprint of Universal Records before releasing his second mix-tape, "Rhythm N Flow" in 2010 where he collaborated with Ironik, Giggs and North London’s Marvell.
Santos released his debut single "Candy", which features Kimberly Wyatt, was released on 2 May 2010 and was certified silver by the BPI. His second single "Saint or Sinner" was released on 22 August 2010 and his third, "Like U Like", (featuring Kimberly Walsh), was released on 14 January 2011. "Like U Like" marked the first solo record by Girls Aloud member Walsh, becoming the fourth member to release solo material away from the group. Santos's debut album AggroSantos.com was released on 31 January 2011, but despite having 3 top ten singles on the album it didn't do as well.
In 2010, Santos participated in the tenth series of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! and was voted off the show on day 19, finishing in fifth place overall. Santos was very popular on the show and came across polite and well mannered. He won over the hearts of the British public with his sweet and charming character, which is an attitude not often expected from a Rapper.
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