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Dave
Birth nameDavid Santan
Also known as
  • Dave
  • Santan Dave
  • Dave Santan
  • Santander Dave
Born (1998-06-05) 5 June 1998 (age 26)
Genres
Years active2015–present
Websitetwitter.com/Santandave1

David Santan (born 5 June 1998), known simply as Dave or Santan Dave, is a British rapper, from Streatham, South London.[1][2][3]

Dave released the Six Paths EP and singles "Thiago Silva" and "JKYL+HYD" in 2016, and the Game Over EP in 2017. His collaborator and production partner is 169 Tyrell Paul.[4] He has also worked with Fraser T Smith and AJ Tracey, and Drake has released a remix of one of his tracks.

Biography

Dave is from Streatham, South London.[1][2]

Dave made his debut appearance on a small platform named Street Starz and later progressed toBlack Box, a YouTube channel for freestyle rap, in May 2015.[1] He performed his first SB.TV "Warm Up Session" with Jamal Edwards in November 2015.[5][6] His debut performance on Charlie Sloth's "Fire in the Booth", a freestyle segment on BBC Radio 1Xtra, was in March 2016.[7][8] Dave's festival debut was at Bestival in August 2016, performing alongside AJ Tracey on their track Thiago Silva on the Eskimo Dance stage.[6][9] He made a performance as part of the Red Bull Music Academy UK tour in October 2016.[6][10]

Dave's collaborator and production partner is Tyrell Paul, who uses the stage name 169.[4] Dave's influences are said to include Southern hip hop, grime, and hip hop. As well as rapping, he also plays piano.[1][6]

After releasing a range of non-album singles, Dave released his debut EP, Six Paths, on 30 September 2016. The extended play was produced by Dave, Fraser T Smith,[6] 169 (Tyrell Paul)[4] and entered at number 76 on the UK Albums Chart.

In October 2016, Drake premiered a remix to Dave's song "Wanna Know" on OVO Sound Radio, which also featured Drake and was released as a single.[3][11][12][13]

Throughout 2017, Dave released the non-album singles "Samantha" with J Hus, "Revenge", "100M's" and "Tequila". On 9 October 2017, Dave announced his second extended play, Game Over, alongside the announcement of its accompanying tour.[14] The EP was preceded by the politically-charged "Question Time". It was released on 3 November 2017 independently for streaming and digital download.[15]

Dave won his first MOBO Award for the Best Newcomer Act at the 2017 ceremony on the 29th November 2017.[16]

Discography

Extended plays

List of extended plays, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions
UK UK
R&B 		UK
IND 		UK
DL
Six Paths
  • Released: 30 September 2016
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: Digital download
 76 7 20 21
Game Over
  • Released: 3 November 2017
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: Digital download
 13
[17]		 2 1 3
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles

List of singles as a lead artist, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
UK
[18] 		UK
R&B
[19] 		UK
DL
[20] 		UK
IND
[21]
"Thiago Silva"[22]
(with AJ Tracey) 		2016 — — — — Non-album singles
"JKYL+HYD" — — — —
"Wanna Know (Remix)"
(featuring Drake) 		51 9 60 35
"Samantha"
(with J Hus) 		2017 63 7 87 5
"Revenge" — — — —
"100M's" — — — —
"Tequila" 86 — — —
"Question Time" — — — — Game Over
"My 19th Birthday" 55 — — —
"How I Met My Ex" 32 — — —
"No Words"
(featuring MoStack) 		18 5 78 1

References

  1. ^ a b c d Collins, Hattie (4 April 2016). "10 things you need to know about dave". i-D. Vice. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
  2. ^ a b Tarr, Matt (8 January 2016). "London Rapper Dave Gets Biographical on His Latest Impressive Track 'jkyl+hyd'". MTV (UK and Ireland). Retrieved 22 October 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Drake Previews New Project 'More Life' With Four Songs". Rolling Stone. 24 October 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  4. ^ a b c "Dave". Primary Talent International. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  5. ^ Windley, Dana. "Dave – Warm Up Session via SBTV". SB.TV. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
  6. ^ a b c d e Anderson, Sian (27 September 2016). "Dave is the south London MC you need to know about". Red Bull. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
  7. ^ Baiden, Kamilla (7 March 2016). "17 Year Old Dave Impresses in Debut 'Fire in the Booth'". MTV (UK and Ireland). Retrieved 22 October 2016.
  8. ^ "Fire from Dave". BBC. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
  9. ^ Anderson, Sian (10 September 2016). "Eskimo Dance take a trip to Bestival". Red Bull. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
  10. ^ "Red Bull Music Academy announce UK tour". The Skinny. 17 August 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
  11. ^ Carissimo, Justin (24 October 2016). "Drake announces 'More Life' project, shares four new songs on OVO Sound Radio". The Independent. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  12. ^ Morgan Britton, Luke (24 October 2016). "Stream three new Drake songs from 'More Life' project". NME. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  13. ^ Willis, Jay (24 October 2016). "Drake Just Dropped Four New Songs Off More Life as an Early Birthday Gift". GQ. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  14. ^ "Dave announces 'Game Over' EP and UK Tour". Link Up TV. 9 October 2017. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  15. ^ "Game Over by Dave on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  16. ^ "2017 WINNERS | MOBO Organisation". beta.mobo.com. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
  17. ^ https://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/chart/albums
  18. ^ "DAVE FT DRAKE | full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  19. ^ "Official R&B Singles Chart Top 40 (11 November 2016)". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  20. ^ "Official Singles Downloads Top 100 (4 November 2016)". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  21. ^ "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50 (4 November 2016)". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  22. ^ Amin, Tayyab (19 May 2016). "DaveAJ Tracey: "Thiago Silva"". Pitchfork (website). Retrieved 22 October 2016.
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