Silentó

Silentó
Birth name Ricky Lamar Hawk
Born (1998-01-22) January 22, 1998
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Genres Hip hop, pop
Occupation(s) Rapper, singer, songwriter, entrepreneur, composer, engineer, producer, actor
Years active 2015 (2015)–present
Labels Capitol
Website www.capitolrecords.com/artist/silento/

Ricky Lamar Hawk[1] (born January 22, 1998),[1] better known by his stage name Silentó, is an American producer, rapper, songwriter, and actor.[2] He is best known for his debut single "Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)", which reached number 3 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.[3] Over the course of one week, it gained over 2.5 million views. In April 2015, Silentó was signed to Capitol Records, who release 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.[4]

Discography

As lead artist

List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
[5]		 AUS
[6]		 CAN
[7]		 DEN
[8]		 FRA
[9]		 GER
[10]		 NZ
[11]		 SWE
[12]		 SWI
[13]		 UK
[14]
"Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)" 2015 3 9 15 16 19 50 11 52 41 19 TBA
"Get Em"[20] 2016 — — — — — — — — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart
positions		 Certifications Album
US US
Dance
[21]		 AUS
[6]		 NZ
[11]		 DEN
[22]
"Dessert"
(Dawin featuring Silentó)		 2015 68 5 7 6 17 Dessert EP
"Lightning in a Bottle"[25]
(Sunny featuring Silentó)		 — — — — — Non-album single
"Girl in the Mirror"[26]
(Sophia Grace featuring Silentó)		 2016 — — — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Guest appearances

List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name
Title Year Other artist(s) Album
"Volcano" 2015 The Vamps Wake Up

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result ref
2015 Teen Choice Awards Rap/Hip-Hop Track "Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)" Nominated
MTV Video Music Award Song of the Summer
Soul Train Music Awards Best Dance Performance Won [27]
2016 Billboard Music Awards Top New Artist Silento Nominated
2016 BET Awards YoungStar Award Nominated

References

  1. 1 2 Kellman, Andy. "Silentó Biography". AllMusic.com. Retrieved March 2, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Silentó - Biography". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
  3. ↑ Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae) (audio) on YouTube
  4. ↑ "The kids from Black-ish had the best time at the BET Awards". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Silento – Chart history: The Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media.
  6. 1 2 "Discography Silentó". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  7. ↑ "Silento – Chart history: Billboard Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media.
  8. ↑ "Discography Silentó". Danish Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  9. ↑ "Discographie Silentó". French Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  10. ↑ "Discographie Silentó" (Enter "Silentó" into the "Suchen" box). German Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  11. 1 2 "Discography Silentó". New Zealand Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  12. ↑ "Discography Silentó". Swedish Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  13. ↑ "Discographie Silentó" (select "Charts" tab). Swiss Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  14. ↑ "Silentó". Official Charts Company.
  15. ↑ "American certifications – Silento". Recording Industry Association of America.
  16. ↑ "CHART WATCH #352 - auspOp". auspOp. January 23, 2016. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
  17. ↑ "Certified Awards" (enter "Silento" into the "Keywords" box, then select "Search"). British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
  18. ↑ "Gold/Platinum". Music Canada. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
  19. ↑ "New Zealand single certifications". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
  20. ↑ "Get Em - Single". iTunes. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
  21. ↑ "Dawin - Chart history (Hot Dance/Electronic Songs)". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
  22. ↑ http://danishcharts.com/search.asp?search=dawin&cat=s
  23. ↑ "New Zealand single certifications". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
  24. ↑ Ryan, Gavin (November 14, 2015). "ARIA Singles: Adele 'Hello' Spends Third Week at No 1". Noise11. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
  25. ↑ "Lightning in a Bottle (feat. Silentó) - Single". iTunes. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
  26. ↑ "Girl in the Mirror (feat. Silento) - Single". iTunes. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
  27. ↑ "Winners". BET.com. Retrieved 2016-04-25.
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