Silentó

Silentó
Birth name	Ricky Lamar Hawk
Born	January 22, 1998 (age 18) Atlanta, Georgia , United States
Genres	Hip hop/Pop
Occupation(s)	Singer
Years active	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	RIAA: 5x Platinum[15] ARIA: 2× Platinum[16] BPI: Silver[17] MC: Platinum[18] RMNZ: Gold[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	RMNZ: Gold [22] ARIA: Platinum[23]	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]

References

1. 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. Hung, Steffen. "Discography Silentó". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
7. "Silento – Chart history: Billboard Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media.
8. Hung, Steffen. "Discography Silentó". Danish Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
9. Hung, Steffen. "Discographie Silentó". French Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
10. Hung, Steffen. "Discographie Silentó" (Enter "Silentó" into the "Suchen" box). German Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
11. Hung, Steffen. "Discography Silentó". New Zealand Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
12. Hung, Steffen. "Discography Silentó". Swedish Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
13. Hung, Steffen. "Discographie Silentó" (select "Charts" tab). Swiss Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
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. "Dawin - Chart history (Hot Dance/Electronic Songs)". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
21. http://danishcharts.com/search.asp?search=dawin&cat=s
22. "New Zealand single certifications". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
23. Ryan, Gavin (November 14, 2015). "ARIA Singles: Adele 'Hello' Spends Third Week at No 1". Noise11. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
24. "Lightning in a Bottle (feat. Silentó) - Single". iTunes. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
25. "Winners". BET.com. Retrieved 2016-04-25.