Bio

Alex dos Santos Araújo (Santoz) is a singer, songwriter and beatmaker, born in Rio de Janeiro and raised in the neighborhood of Pavuna suburb of the north. The artist has Influences ranging from the samba de raiz to the black American music. Former member of the extinct Posse Reagir rap group that was formed by Jovem Cerebral and Vinicius Terra. the singer has several contributions with artists of the national rap, among these, there are participations in the songs Império do Rapper (Bob X) part integral of the Mixtape Launched on 05/13/2015 titled IMPÉRIO BXD, O voo da coruja (Dino T-Rex). Santoz - EP / VOL. 1, 2 and 3 was released in the year 2015 and goes through various styles of black music, such as R & B, Funk, Soul and its ramifications, without leaving aside the influence of Brazilian music. The same has partnerships and collaborations of some composers, among these are: Juh de Paula, Patricia Costa, Fernanda Andrade, Thauan el Pavuna, Glaucia Amorim and Bob X. The production of the album is signed by itself, as well as a good part of the compositions of the EP. In the year 2016 the artist released the work titled Santoz Studio Session Vol. 1, the same with direction of Léo Almeida, and is the live record of the studio performance of the singer accompanied by his band. In this project the artist performs some songs that are part of his EP, as well as the re-reading of the song Zé do caroço by the late Leci Brandão.