Yuri "Aggro" Santos (born 12 October 1989) is a British rapper."If you ever doubted Aggro Santos was from Balham ... Read his post jungle interview here", Balham People, 14 December 2010.
Early life Yuri 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.
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! 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 + List of albums, with selected chart positions and certifications Title Album details Peak UK UKR&B AggroSantos.com Released: 31 January 2011
Labels: Mercury Records 155 24
Mixtapes Aggro Culture (2009) The Rhythm N Flow (2010) The Stamina (2010)
Singles As main artist + List of singles, with selected chart positions Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album UK EUR IRE LTV POL SCO"Candy": "Saint or Sinner": "Like U Like": US "Free Yard" 2006 — — — — — — — rowspan=3 "Culo!" 2009 — — — — — — — "Rhythm 'N' Flow" — — — — — — — "Candy"2010 5 20 14 20 5 4 —UK: Silver AggroSantos.com "Saint or Sinner" 19 — — — — 27 — "Like U Like" 2011 8 — 13 — — 7 — "So Sexy"2012 — — — — — — — rowspan=5 "Love Like This"2013 — — — — — — — "Selfie, Selfie, Selfie"2014 — — — — — — — "Red Lips"2015 — — — — — — 13 "Bomba"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"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 + List of music videos Title Year Director(s)"Candy" 2010Emil Nava "Saint or Sinner"Orson Nava"Like U Like"Lennox Brothers
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