Matthew Santos is an American rock and folk singer-songwriter, musician and painter. [1] He is best known for his collaboration with Chicago native Lupe Fiasco on the single "Superstar." He signed to Lupe Fiasco's 1st & 15th Entertainment record label, a subsidiary of Atlantic Records.

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Biography

Early years

Matthew Santos was born on December 28, 1982 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. His mother is from Denmark and his father is of Filipino and Spanish descent. ^[2]

He graduated from Southwest High School in Minneapolis. ^[3] He moved to Chicago in 2001 to study music composition at Columbia College Chicago. ^[4]

Music career

Santos released his album Matters of the Bittersweet in November 2007 under indie-label Candy-Rat Records. Following the release of Matters of the Bittersweet , he developed a following surrounding his video performances on YouTube. ^{[5] [6]} His five-piece band includes Aviva Jaye (vocals, keyboard), Robert Tucker (drums) Graham Burris (bass) and Matthew Nelson (keyboard). ^{[7] [8]}

In 2006, Santos was featured on Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor album on the song "American Terrorist." ^[9] Santos was featured on three additional tracks on Lupe Fiasco's The Cool , released in December 2007; "Superstar", "Streets On Fire", and "Fighters." ^[10] Santos joined Fiasco on his world tour in 2008, including appearances on MTV's TRL and Spring Break, Jimmy Kimmel Live, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, The Late Show with Craig Ferguson and a debut talk show performance on David Letterman's first live show after the 2007 Writer's Guild of America Strike. ^{[11] [12]}

In 2007, Santos opened the mtvU Woodie Awards with Lupe Fiasco and performed at the 2008 mtv's Video Music Awards. ^[13] In addition, Santos performed at Glastonbury Festival, Bonnaroo Festival, the Las Vegas Vegoose Music Festival, Lollapalooza Chicago, South by Southwest, Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, Summerfest, and Chicago's Around the Coyote Arts Festival.

Discography

Albums

As a Crow Flies

As a Crow Flies is Santos' first solo EP, released in 2006.

#	Title
1	My Remedy
2	Fill My Cup
3	Shadows In a Shoebox
4	O' Montreal
5	Masquerade
6	Unnamable

Matters of the Bittersweet

Matters of the Bittersweet is Santos' first solo album, released in November 2007 on Candy Rat Records.

#	Title
1	Shadows in a Shoebox
2	Uncertainties
3	Humming Bird
4	Love Sick Fool
5	Waiting for the Day
6	Daughter of the Sun
7	My Remedy
8	Old Man Winter
9	Unnamable
10	Drop a Coin
11	Lady Luna
12	Matters of the Bittersweet

Singles

Featured singles

Year	Song	Chart positions [14]					Album
		U.S. Hot 100	U.S. Pop 100	U.S. R&B	UK	UK R&B
2007	"Superstar" (Lupe Fiasco featuring Matthew Santos)	10	13	19	4	1	Lupe Fiasco's the Cool
2009	"Shining Down" (Lupe Fiasco featuring Matthew Santos)	93					Lasers

Guest appearances

Year	Song	Artist(s)	Album
2006	"American Terrorist"	Lupe Fiasco	Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor
2007	"Superstar"		Lupe Fiasco's The Cool
	"Fighters"
	"Streets On Fire"
2009	"Shining Down"	Lupe Fiasco	Lasers

References

1. Matthew Santos' MySpace page. Accessed January 2, 2008.
2. Spanglish Magazine interview. Accessed March 25, 2008.
3. Star Tribune interview (December 20, 2007). Accessed January 8, 2008.
4. MetroMix and The RedEye interview Accessed February 15, 2008.
5. Billboard Magazine interview (January 2, 2008). Accessed January 5, 2008.
6. Singersroom article (November 28, 2007) Accessed January 9, 2008.
7. Staten Island Advance interview) Accessed January 31, 2008.
8. Chicago Flame interview) Accessed March 3, 2008.
9. Lansing Lowdown interview (December 5, 2007). Accessed January 8, 2008.
10. Washington Times interview (January 25, 2008). Accessed January 25, 2008,
11. Pitchfork Forkcast: Matthew Santos on David Letterman (January 3, 2007). Accessed January 9, 2008.
12. Columbia Chronicle interview (January 30, 2008). Accessed January 30, 2008.
13. The Michigan Daily interview (December 7, 2007). Accessed January 8, 2008.
14. Artist Chart History ''Billboard''. Accessed March 7, 2008.