Silentó
Silentó | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Richard Lamar Hawk |
| Born | January 22, 1998 Atlanta, Georgia, United States |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Occupation | Rapper |
| Years active | 2015–present |
| Labels | Capitol |
Richard Lamar "Silentó" Hawk (born January 22, 1998) is an American hip hop recording artist.[1] He is best known for his debut single "Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)", which reached the top-five on the Billboard Hot 100.
Career
Silentó's debut single "Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)", made with Bolo Da Producer, was released on his YouTube channel on June 25, 2015.[2] Over the course of one week, it gained over 2.5 million views. In April 2015, Silentó was signed to Capitol Records, who released the track as a single with an accompanying music video. It peaked at number three on the US Billboard Hot 100. In June 2015, Silentó performed at the BET Awards, alongside the cast of the show Black-ish.[3] Silentó was made famous mostly because of the use of his song [Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)] in videos by people on Vine and other YouTube videos.
Discography
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [4] |
AUS [5] |
CAN [6] |
DEN [7] |
FRA [8] |
GER [9] |
NZ [10] |
SWE [11] |
SWI [12] |
UK [13] | ||||
| "Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)" | 2015 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 50 | 11 | 56 | 41 | 19 | TBA | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
Featured singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
Certifications | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Dance [19] |
AUS [5] |
NZ [10] | |||||||||||
| "Dessert" (Dawin featuring Silentó) |
2015 | 14 | 7 | 6 |
|
Non-album single | |||||||
| "Lightning in a Bottle"[21] (Sunny featuring Silentó) |
— | — | — | ||||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Teen Choice Awards | R&B/Hip-Hop Song | "Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)" | Nominated |
| MTV Video Music Awards | Song of the Summer |
References
- ^ "Silentó - Biography". Billboard. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
- ^ Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae) (audio) on YouTube
- ^ "The kids from Black-ish had the best time at the BET Awards". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
- ^ "Silento – Chart history: The Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media.
- ^ a b Hung, Steffen. "Discography Silentó". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
- ^ "Silento – Chart history: Billboard Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media.
- ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discography Silentó". Danish Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
- ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discographie Silentó". French Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
- ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discographie Silentó" (Enter "Silentó" into the "Suchen" box). German Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
- ^ a b Hung, Steffen. "Discography Silentó". New Zealand Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
- ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discography Silentó". Swedish Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
- ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discographie Silentó" (select "Charts" tab). Swiss Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
- ^ "Silentó". Officialcharts.com/. Official Charts Company.
- ^ "American certifications – Silento". Recording Industry Association of America.
- ^ "ARIA Australian Top 50 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. August 24, 2015. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
- ^ "Certified Awards" (enter "Silento" into the "Keywords" box, then select "Search"). British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
- ^ "Gold/Platinum". Music Canada. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
- ^ "New Zealand single certifications". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved August 7, 2015.[dead link]
- ^ "Dawin - Chart history (Hot Dance/Electronic Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "New Zealand single certifications". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved August 28, 2015.[dead link]
- ^ "Lightning in a Bottle (feat. Silentó) - Single". iTunes. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
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