The year 2023 started “giantly” for the singer Leo Santana. the artist reached the first place in the Spotify Brazil, Deezer Brazil AND Apple Music Brazilwith music Dangerous areain addition to positions no. 11-in Global Spotify and #1 inside Portugal. The track accumulates more than 1.6 million reels on Instagram AND 906,000 creations on TikTok and it was the hit carnival this year.
the success of Dangerous area it was so much Leo Santana he was the first male artist to get more than three million streams of a solo song in a single day Spotify Brazil. Additionally, the single has won major awards since Carnivalas the Bahia Folia Trophypromoted by TV Bahiathe awards of carnival music AND Best Singerguaranteed by band revelryfrom the television band.
Throughout its trajectory, Leo Santana count big hits and successful collaborations with big names in music such as Anitta, Wesley Safadao, Ludmilla, Ivete SangaloFurthermore businesses international with Karol Gon the topic of America’s Cup, Vibra Continentin 2019, and the Brazil opening of the tour In concertfrom the star J Balvinin October 2022, among many others.
Facts about the singer:
● In 2009, he wrote the smash hit “Rebolation,” which broke out in 2010 and landed it in the Guinness Book of World Records, after an event with around 100,000 people simultaneously dancing to the hit’s choreography;
● Léo Santana is 2 meters tall;
● Before starting his music career, the artist sold chicken on the beach and was a “BABLER” in his hometown;
● His first stage name was Léo Silva, later changed to LéoSantana;
● The singer’s first instrument was an old cavaquinho given to him by his mother, Marinalva Santana;
● Leo Santana’s favorite dishes are pasta and seafood;
● “Empina e treme” was almost left out of their EP, but after seeing the public reaction to singing it at their concerts, they decided to include it in the release;
● At 2 meters tall, the singer wears size 46;
● Leo already sang the song “Vibra
Continente”, specially created for the occasion;
● Leo has already been unexpectedly bitten in the chest by a fan who broke through the security barriers at the exit of a grand prize, where he won some Carnival prizes such as: best singer and best Carnival song;
● Leo didn’t foresee the success of “Zona de danger”, the bet for the carnival was, in fact, another song: “Non go via”;
● Besides being a singer, Leo performed very well as host of the “TVZ de Verão” program on Multishow;
● In 2021, Leo fulfilled the biggest dream of his life: to become a father;
● Leo is addicted to shoe and jewelry collecting. The singer owns around 300 pairs of sneakers and also has a collection of eyewear;
● Leo participated in dance competitions. His trump card was imitating the idol Xanddy;
● It was his personal measures that earned him the nickname of Gigante (or GG), given by fans;
● Leo has “I love my fans” tattooed on his body;
● Leo’s idols are Ne-Yo, Usher and Michael Jackson, he also got excited as a fan when he found Ne-Yo in a hotel;
● Leo was the first Brazilian male singer to have more than 2 million streams in less than 24 hours, in a solo song;
● The singer is a versatile artist who explores different musical styles and rhythms; Leo is very familiar, all the time he has free, everything he does and thinks in life is for their benefit, he is the youngest and only man of 3 children;
● Leo is Taurus and extremely anxious, as well as being grateful and loyal to many of his team who have accompanied him since the beginning of his professional career, at Parangole;
● The singer values his origins and still today most of his friends are from childhood and adolescence;
● Every year, during Christmas, Leo gives his community of origin a free show in the square inaugurated in honor of the singer;
● Vain, Leo loves fashion and is always perfumed and fragrant. His unique style is called “LS Style”
● Leo has performed numerous international tours, in Europe and in the United States;
● By plane, Leo only travels near the emergency exit; from the country and was born from the song “Santinha”, which had the lyrics sung badly in a live CD recording and shortly after became the name of one of the biggest DVDs of the singer’s career;
● When the dancer and choreographer Edilene Alves came up with the choreography of “Zona de Perigo”, Leo didn’t like it at first. But he continued to dance, which was an absolute success;
Source: Terra
Earl Johnson is a music writer at Gossipify, known for his in-depth analysis and unique perspective on the industry. A graduate of USC with a degree in Music, he brings years of experience and passion to his writing. He covers the latest releases and trends, always on the lookout for the next big thing in music.
