Santan Dave Biography: Full Name, Age, Parents, Hometown, Girlfriend, Net-Worth, Career, Awards, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter
Santan Dave born David Orobosa Omoregie is a talented rapper, songwriter, record producer and actor. He was born on the 5th of June, 1998 in Brixton an area in South London, England. Let’s delve into his biography below. Santan Dave Full Name He was born David Orobosa Omoregie but he goes by the stage name…
Santan Dave born David Orobosa Omoregie is a talented rapper, songwriter, record producer and actor.
He was born on the 5th of June, 1998 in Brixton an area in South London, England.
Let’s delve into his biography below.
Santan Dave Full Name
He was born David Orobosa Omoregie but he goes by the stage name Santan Dave or simply Dave.
Santan Dave Age
He was born on the 5th of June, 1998 in Brixton an area in South London, England. He is 22 years old as of the year 2020.
Santan Dave Hometown
He originally hails from Nigeria in West Africa but he was born in Brixton South London, England.
Santan Dave Early Life and Education
He is the youngest of three boys born to his parents. His father is a pastor and his mother a nurse. He was raised in the streets of Streatham.
Dave’s brother Christopher is in jail, having been condemned to life imprisonment with a minimumum of 18 years for his involvement in the March 2010 gang murder of 15-year-old Sofyen Belamouadden at London Victoria station.
His other brother Benjamin, was imprisoned for fours on the charge of conspiracy to fraud.
Dave attended the St Marks Academy, a Church of England school in Mitcham. He then moved to the Richmond upon Thames College in Twickenham where he studied Law, Philosophy and Ethics. He also studied sound engineering and politics.
Santan Dave Career
Dave showed up on Black Box, a YouTube channel for free-form rap, in May 2015. He played out his first SB.TV “Warm Up Session” with Jamal Edwards in November 2015.
His debut freestyle on Charlie Sloth’s “Fire in the Booth”, a free-form section on BBC Radio 1Xtra, was in March 2016.
He released his debut EP “Six Paths” in the year 2016, after the release of a number of successful singles including the grime song “Thiago Silva” with AJ Tracey.
Dave performed at the Bestival in August 2016, performing alongside AJ Tracey on the song “Thiago Silva”. He did the performance as part of the Red Bull Music Academy UK tour in October 2016.
In October 2016, Drake premiered a remix single of Dave’s song “Wanna Know” featuring himself on OVO Sound Radio
Dave released his second EP “Game Over” in the year 2017.
He released “Funky Friday”, featuring Fredo, which became his first number-one hit on the UK Singles Chart and his first platinum certified release in the year 2018.
On 18 February 2020, Dave performed “Black” at the 2020 Brit Awards. At the ceremony, his album “Psychodrama” won the Album of the Year award.
Dave’s debut album Psychodrama which was released in the year 2019 was met with widespread critical acclaim and it debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart, having the biggest first week streams for a UK rap album.
It went on to win the Mercury Prize, and Album of the Year at the 2020 Brit Awards. He made his acting debut in the third season of the Netflix series Top Boy, which was released in September 2019.
Santan Dave Latest Songs
He has released quite a number of songs notably; Professor X, God’s Eye, Despacio, Location, Streetham, Black, Psycho, Leslie,Disaster, Drama, Environment, Funky Friday, Hangman, No Words, Purple Heart, Game Over, Question Time among many others.
Santan Dave Instagram, Facebook and Twitter
He goes by the handle @santandave on Instagram, @Santandave1 on Twitter and Dave on Facebook.
Check out the official video of his hit single “Funky Friday” featuring Fredo.