Silentó

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Silentó
Birth name Ricky Lamar Hawk
Born (1998-01-22) January 22, 1998 (age 26)
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Genres Hip hop/Pop
Occupation(s) Singer
Years active 2015 (2015)–present
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 rapper.[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 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.[4]

Discography

Singles

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 18 19 50 11 56 41 19 TBA
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Featured singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart
positions		 Certifications Album
US US
Dance
[20]		 AUS
[6]		 NZ
[11]		 DEN
[21]
"Dessert"
(Dawin featuring Silentó)		 2015 68 5 7 6 17 Dessert EP
"Lightning in a Bottle"[24]
(Sunny featuring Silentó)		 — — — — — Non-album single
"—" 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 Himself
Soul Train Music Awards Best Dance Performance Won [25]
2016 Billboard Music Awards Top New Artist Silento Nominated

References

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  3. ↑ Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae) (audio) on YouTube
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  21. ↑ http://danishcharts.com/search.asp?search=dawin&cat=s
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