Nico Santos

Nico Wellenbrink (born 7 January 1993), better known as Nico Santos or occasionally as Santos or Santi, is a German singer-songwriter. In 2017, after having been featured on Topic's hit "Home", he released his breakthrough solo single "Rooftop", which reached the top five in German-speaking Europe, Poland and Slovakia, as well as number one in the Czech Republic. It also received several certifications, including triple gold by the German (BVMI) and quintuple platinum by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry Switzerland (IFPI SWI). Santos' debut studio album, Streets of Gold, was issued in October 2018 and yielded other moderately successful singles alongside "Rooftop", such as "Safe" (2018) and "Unforgettable" (2019).

In May 2020, Universal Music Group released his self-titled second record, which fared well commercially and featured three top 40 hits on the German singles chart—"Better" (2019), "Play with Fire" (2019) and "Like I Love You" (2020). While the former was a collaboration with Lena Meyer-Landrut and the latter with Topic, respectively, "Play with Fire" notably reached number 11 in the Czech Republic. Another top 10, "Would I Lie to You", followed in 2021 in the territory, the same year as Santos released the single "Leere Hände" ("Empty Hands") to great commercial success in German-speaking Europe under his last name only. Santos collaborated again with Topic in 2022 on "In Your Arms (For an Angel)", which was listed on Billboard Euro Digital Singles Sales and Hot Dance/Electronic Songs charts, among others.

Apart from his solo releases, Santos has co-written or produced songs for a number of German artists, including Bushido, Shindy, Helene Fischer and Mark Forster. His visibility was aided by his participation in the German international song competition Free European Song Contest 2020, which he won with the song "Like I Love You", as well as by his involvement as a coach on The Voice of Germany (2019–2021, 2025–present). Santos was the winning coach on the fifteenth season when his team member Anne Mosters won the season.

Discography Studio albums Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications Streets of Gold Released: 12 October 2018 Label: Universal Music Group Formats: Digital download, streaming 25 69 29: Platinum Released: 8 May 2020 Label: Universal Music Group Formats: Digital download, streaming 3 5 2 Ride Released: 26 May 2023 Label: Universal Music Group Formats: Digital download, streaming 2 42 37

Singles

As lead artist Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album GER SWI — "Weekend Lover" — — 30 4 — — — 16 — — "All You Need Is Love"(with Nicky Romero and Jonas Blue) 2023 — — — — — — — — — — "Number 1" — — — 2 — — — 1 — — "Where You Are" — — — — — — — 74 — — "Himmel leer"2024 26 — — — — — — — 81 — "Human Being" — — — 5 — — — 65 — — "Geschlossene Augen" 4 10 — — — — — — 12 — "Ray of Light" — — — 86 — — — 23 — — "Das Leben ruft"2025 24 — — — — — — — — — "Party Girls Don’t Cry" 68 — — — — — — — — — "Body" — — — 32 — — — 1 — — "Why Don't You Stay"2026 — — — — — — — 36 — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released.

As featured artist Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album GER AUT SWI "Fastlane"2020 9 — 17 — 29 "This City" (Remix) — — — — — "Die Sonne" 2023 1 — — — — Die Hoffnung klaut mir niemand "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released.

Other charted songs