Nico Santos (singer)

Nico Santos
Santos performing at an event hosted by Radio Pilatus in 2018
Santos performing at an event hosted by Radio Pilatus in 2018
Background information
Birth nameNico Wellenbrink
Born (1993-01-07) 7 January 1993 (age 29)
Bremen, Germany
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter
LabelsUniversal
Websitewww.nico-santos.de

Nico Wellenbrink (born 7 January 1993), better known as Nico Santos, is a German singer-songwriter. He collaborated with DJ Topic who featured him on vocals for the hit song "Home" in 2016. Santos has a number of solo hit singles, most notably "Rooftop" in 2017 from his debut solo album Streets of Gold. He has also authored and produced for a number of German artists including Bushido, Shindy and Mark Forster among others. He currently lives in Berlin.[citation needed]

Discography

Albums

Title Details Peak chart positions
GER
AUT
SWI
Streets of Gold 25 69 29
Nico Santos
  • Released: May 8, 2020
  • Label: Universal Music Group
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
3 5 2

Singles

Santos in 2016

As lead artist

Year Title Peak chart positions Album
GER
AUT
SWI
2017 "Rooftop" 5 2 5 Streets of Gold
2018 "Safe" 24 23 36
2019 "Unforgettable" 66 65
"Better"
(with Lena)
15 17 89 Nico Santos
"Play with Fire" 54 59 66
2020 "Like I Love You"
(with Topic)
24 32 54
"Running Back to You"
(with Martin Jensen and Alle Farben)
80 Non-album singles
2021 "Would I Lie to You" 31
2022 "In Your Arms (For an Angel)"
(with Topic, Robin Schulz and Paul Van Dyk)
36 61
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released.

As featured artist

Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications Album
GER
AUS
AUT
SWI
2015 "Holding On"
(Mr. Da-Nos featuring Nico Santos)
42 Non-album singles
2016 "Home"
(Topic featuring Nico Santos)
12 11 10
2020 "Fastlane"
(Jamule featuring Nico Santos)
9 17 29
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released.

Other charted songs

Year Title Peak chart positions Album
GER
AUT
SWI
2019 "Purple Rain"
(with Capital Bra and Samra)
50 Berlin lebt 2

Songwriting / Producing

Year Title Artist
2016 "Wir sind groß" Mark Forster
"Roli" Shindy
2017 "Achterbahn" Helene Fischer
"Papa" Bushido
"So schön kaputt" SDP
"Lost In You" Lena
"If I Wasn't Your Daughter"
"Hellrot" Prinz Pi, Bosse
2018 "Tausend Tattoos" Sido
2021 "Mañana" Álvaro Soler, Cali y El Dandee
"Vamos a marte" Helene Fischer, Luis Fonsi

Awards and nominations

Results

Year Award Nomination Work Result Ref.
2018 Radio Galaxy Awards Best Newcomer Himself Won
Audi Generation Awards Music Won
1LIVE Krone Awards Best Newcomer Nominated
Best Single Safe Nominated
2019 Better (with Lena) Nominated
Best Male Artist Himself Nominated
Bravo Otto Awards Musician National Nominated
2020 Bronze
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards Favourite Singer (for Switzerland, Germany, Austria) Nominated
Favourite Song (for Switzerland, Germany, Austria) Better (with Lena) Won
1LIVE Krone Awards Best Male Artist Himself Nominated
MTV Europe Music Awards Best German Act Nominated
2021 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards Favourite Singer (for Switzerland, Germany, Austria) Nominated
Favourite Team (for Switzerland, Germany, Austria) The Voice of Germany Won
Bravo Otto Awards Musician National Himself Pending
1LIVE Krone Awards Best Single Would I Lie To You Won

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