Shortly after Nico Wellenbrink’s birth on January 7, 1993, in Germany, his musically talented parents emigrated to Palma, Spain, where his name change to Nico Santos origins from. Spending his childhood exploring music, he started sharing covers on YouTube.

In 2015, he was the voice for the official sound track of the German movie Fack Ju Göthe 2 which ranked as the #2 movie of the year. Around the same time, he worked with OMI, known for the #1 remixed version of “Cheerleader” by Felix Jaehn, to create the song “Promised Land.”

Creating “Home” with Topic was the first time that Nico Santos gained a lot of attention for his voice and work personally. His following solo-track “Rooftop” added onto his previous success and stayed strong in the charts of Germany, Austria and Switzerland – where most of his fans are based. This lead to the release of the artist’s first album, Streets of Gold, in 2018.

So far, Nico Santos has created music in a variety of genres alongside some of the most popular German artists like Lena, Mark Foster, Helene Fischer, Sido or Capital Bra & Samra.

Due to his rise in popularity, he was also rewarded with a special role on the TV-show The Voice of Germany and had the honor to be part of the German ESC Jury in 2019.