Yuri "Aggro" Santos (born 12 October 1989) is a British rapper.
''Balham People'', 14 December 2010.
Early life
Yuri Santos was born on 12 October 1989. He studied at
Salesian College in
Battersea
Battersea is a large district in southwest London, part of the London Borough of Wandsworth, England. It is centred southwest of Charing Cross and also extends along the south bank of the Thames Tideway. It includes the Battersea Park.
Hist ...
, London, and went on to study at the
BRIT School
BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology is a British performing and creative arts school located in Selhurst, Croydon, England, with a mandate to provide education and vocational training for the performing arts, music, music technology, ...
.
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
Future Records was a music imprint, based in London, England. It was founded in 2009. The label was closed in 2012.
History
In 2009, it was announced that Gary Barlow had been given his own music label, Future, by Universal as a reward for ma ...
in 2010, and released his second mixtape, ''Rhythm N Flow''. In 2010, he was nominated for an award at the
Urban Music Awards
The Urban Music Awards (UMA) are a hip-hop, R&B, dance, and soul music awards ceremony that was launched in the UK by Jordan Kensington in 2003 and is now held in multiple countries.
The US version of the award ceremony, the Urban Music Awar ...
.
Santos released his debut single "
Candy
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", which features
Kimberly Wyatt
Kimberly Kaye Wyatt (born February 4, 1982) is an American singer, dancer, actress, and television personality. She was a member of the girl group and dance ensemble the Pussycat Dolls (2003–2010, 2019–2021) and the pop duo Her Majesty & th ...
, 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
"Like U Like" is a song by British recording artist Aggro Santos featuring Girls Aloud member Kimberley Walsh. The song was written by Steve Mac, Wayne Hector, and Aggro Santos and produced by Mac for his first album, '' AggroSantos.com'' (2011) ...
", (featuring
Kimberley Walsh
Kimberley Jane Scott ( Walsh; born 20 November 1981) is an English singer, dancer, television presenter and actress. She rose to fame in late 2002 when she auditioned for the reality series ''Popstars: The Rivals'' on ITV (TV network), ITV. Th ...
), 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!'' and was voted off the show on day 19, finishing in fifth place overall. 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.
Discography
Studio albums
Mixtapes
* ''Aggro Culture'' (2009)
* ''The Rhythm N Flow'' (2010)
* ''The Stamina'' (2010)
Singles
As main artist
As featured artist
Other appearances
Music videos
References
External links
*
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1988 births
Living people
Brazilian emigrants to England
21st-century Brazilian male singers
21st-century Brazilian singers
Brazilian male rappers
People acquitted of rape
People educated at the BRIT School
People from Balham
Rappers from the London Borough of Wandsworth
Rappers from São Paulo
Singers from São Paulo