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Silentó

サイレント　/　さいれんと

American songwriter

January 22, 1998 (age 28)　・　Conyers, Georgia, United States

Georgia
songwriter

My Take

I keep coming back to how strange it is to peak at seventeen. Silentó's "Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)" wasn't just a hit; it was a piece of global muscle memory, a dance every kid on every playground knew by heart. That kind of cultural saturation is rare, and almost impossible to follow. What interests me is the weight of it: one song that defined a moment so completely it threatened to define the whole person. Whatever came after, that Georgia teenager managed to make the entire world move in unison for a season. I respect the sheer reach of that, even if the spotlight proved a heavy thing to carry.

Overview

Richard Lamar Hawk (born January 23, 1998), known professionally as Silentó (), is an American former rapper. Raised in Atlanta, Georgia, Hawk is best known for his 2015 debut single "Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)", which peaked at number three on the US Billboard Hot 100 when he was 17 years old.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Silentó
Name (Japanese): サイレント
Reading: さいれんと
Born: January 22, 1998 (age 28)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Aquarius / Tiger
Origin: Conyers, Georgia, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: songwriter

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Redan High School
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Official sitehttps://silentoworld.com/
Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/silento/
Xhttps://x.com/TheRealSilento
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B5%E3%82%A4%E3%83%AC%E3%83%B3%E3%83%88%20(%E3%83%A9%E3%83%83%E3%83%91%E3%83%BC)

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