Nico Wellenbrink (born 7 January 1993), professionally 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" (2015), 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 Bundesverband Musikindustrie (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'sEuro Digital Singles Sales and Hot Dance/Electronic Songs charts, among others.
For "Rooftop": "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). IFPI Czech Republic. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2022. Note: The song is ranked number 72 that week.
For "Unforgettable": "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). IFPI Czech Republic. Retrieved 21 September 2022. Note: Select 201927.
For "Better": "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). IFPI Czech Republic. Retrieved 21 September 2022. Note: Select 202008.
For "Play with Fire": "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). IFPI Czech Republic. Retrieved 21 September 2022. Note: Select 202034.
For "Like I Love You": "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). IFPI Czech Republic. Retrieved 21 September 2022. Note: Select 202029.
For "Would I Lie to You": "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). IFPI Czech Republic. Retrieved 21 September 2022. Note: Select 202208.
For "Weekend Lover": "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). IFPI Czech Republic. Retrieved 31 October 2022. Note: Select 202243.
For "Number 1": "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). IFPI Czech Republic. Retrieved 30 October 2023.