# August Rigo
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = August Rigo
| birth_name = Dan August Rigo
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|08|06}}
| birth_place = [Toronto](/source/Toronto), Ontario, Canada
| origin =
| genre = {{hlist|[Pop](/source/Pop_music)| [R&B](/source/contemporary_R%26B)}}
| occupation = {{hlist|Songwriter|singer|record producer}}
| years_active = 2004–present
| publishers = Alpine Music, [Sony/ATV](/source/Sony%2FATV)
| website = {{URL|augustrigo.com}}
}}
'''Dan August Rigo''' (born August 6, 1986) is a Canadian songwriter, record producer and singer.[{{cite web|title=Rigo|url=https://www.sonyatv.com/search/index.php/search#search=adv&page=1&WRITERS_TX=rigo|work=Sony/ATV Music Publishing|accessdate=March 25, 2013}}]
==Early life==
Rigo was born on August 6, 1986, in [Toronto](/source/Toronto). He became passionate about music when he watched [Michael Jackson](/source/Michael_Jackson)'s performance of "[Billie Jean](/source/Billie_Jean)" on Motown's 25th Anniversary TV Show. He taught himself to play keyboards and guitar while in his teens.[{{cite web|url=http://www.bmi.com/news/entry/550315 |title=August Rigo: Perseverance Paying Off | MusicWorld® |publisher=BMI.com |date=January 21, 2011 |accessdate=2012-02-10}}]
==Music career==
He Co-wrote ''[U Smile](/source/U_Smile)'', "Stuck in the Moment" and "Kiss And Tell" for [Justin Bieber](/source/Justin_Bieber), ''[Solo](/source/Solo_(Iyaz_song))'' for [Iyaz](/source/Iyaz) and ''Outta this World'' for [JLS](/source/JLS). He is featured on [Cheryl Cole](/source/Cheryl_Cole)'s second album, [Messy Little Raindrops](/source/Messy_Little_Raindrops), on the song Better To Lie. He is the executive producer of [Musiq Soulchild](/source/Musiq_Soulchild)'s 2011 release of "musiqinthemagiq" and co-wrote "Anything", "SayIDo", "Silver & Gold", "WaitingStill" and "BackToWhere".[{{cite web|last=Kellman |first=Andy |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/musiqinthemagiq-r2172201 |title=Musiqinthemagiq – Musiq (Soulchild) |publisher=AllMusic |date=May 3, 2011 |accessdate=2012-02-10}}]
In 2010, August secured a publishing deal with [Sony/ATV](/source/Sony%2FATV)[{{cite web|url=http://www.bmi.com/photos/entry/548423 |title=August Rigo Joins BMI Family | Photos |publisher=BMI.com |date=June 14, 2010 |accessdate=2012-02-10}}] He is also signed with Island Def Jam Records.[{{cite web|url=http://evigshedentertainment.com/august-rigo-releases-single-here-trouble |title=August Rigo releases his first single "Here Comes Trouble" |publisher=Evigshedentertainment.com |date=September 30, 2011 |accessdate=2012-02-10 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20111011043129/http://evigshedentertainment.com/august-rigo-releases-single-here-trouble |archivedate=October 11, 2011 |df=mdy }}] He also released his promo mixtape "Too Big To Fail" online.[{{cite web|author=jschramm23 |url=http://www.goodmusicallday.com/2011/10/august-rigo-too-big-to-fail-mixtape/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120905223503/http://www.goodmusicallday.com/2011/10/august-rigo-too-big-to-fail-mixtape/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 5, 2012 |title=August Rigo – Too Big To Fail (Mixtape) |publisher=GoodMusicAllDay.com |date=October 13, 2011 |accessdate=2012-07-25 }}]
Rigo produced and featured on YouTube rapper D-Pryde's mixtapes "Once Again" (2012) and "Mars" (2011), as well as D-Pryde's first EP Canal&Richvale (2013)
On September 18, 2015, August Rigo released the Japanese version of his album "The Fall Out" on Manhattan Records in Japan.[{{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/jp/album/the-fall-out-japan-edition/1029826247|title = August Rigoの「The Fall Out (Japan Edition)」| website=[iTunes](/source/iTunes) }}] "The Fall Out" was released independently on Rigo's label "Summerchild Records" in Canada on November 6, 2015.[{{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/ca/album/the-fall-out/1054027817|title = The Fall Out by August Rigo| website=[iTunes](/source/iTunes) }}] The album was nominated for a Juno Award for Best R&B/Soul Recording.[{{Cite web|url=http://junoawards.ca/nomination/2016-rbsoul-recording-of-the-year-august-rigo/|title=27 | 2016 | R&B/Soul Recording of the Year | August Rigo |}}]
In 2024 Rigo composed music for the television series ''[Gangnam Project](/source/Gangnam_Project)''.[Daniel Nolan, "Making of 'Gangnam Project' in Hamilton was personal for Sarah Haasz: Mohawk College played the role of K-Pop school in South Korea". ''[Hamilton Spectator](/source/Hamilton_Spectator)'', March 8, 2024.]
==Discography==
===Singles written===
* 2010: "[Solo](/source/Solo_(Iyaz_song))" ([Iyaz](/source/Iyaz))
* 2010: "Change Positions" ([Pleasure P](/source/Pleasure_P))
* 2010: "Up & Running" (Jessica Jarrell)
* 2011: "Gotta Be You" ([One Direction](/source/One_Direction))
* 2011: "[Party All Night (Sleep All Day)](/source/Party_All_Night_(Sleep_All_Day))" ([Sean Kingston](/source/Sean_Kingston))
* 2011: "Anything" ([Musiq Soulchild](/source/Musiq_Soulchild))
* 2015: "Back To Sleep" ([Chris Brown](/source/Chris_Brown))
* 2017: "Back 2 U (AM 1:27)" ([NCT 127](/source/NCT_127))
* 2018: "1,2,3" ([NCT Dream](/source/NCT_Dream))
* 2019: "Betcha" ([Baekhyun](/source/Baekhyun))
* 2020: "Black Swan" ([BTS](/source/BTS_(band)))
* 2020: "On" ([BTS](/source/BTS_(band)))
* 2021: "Anticipation" (Leanne and Naara)
* 2022: "[Hot](/source/Hot_(Seventeen_song))" ([Seventeen](/source/Seventeen_(South_Korean_band)))
* 2022: "{{ill|Flying High (JKT48 single)|id|lt=Flying High|Flying High (singel JKT48)}}" ([JKT48](/source/JKT48))
* 2023: "[Super](/source/Super_(Seventeen_song))" (Seventeen)
* 2023: "I Want You" ([SB19](/source/SB19))
* 2023: "Real Life" (NCT 127)
* 2025: "Shooting for the Stars" (SB19)
===Songs written===
*2010
[Justin Bieber](/source/Justin_Bieber) – [My World 2.0](/source/My_World_2.0)
* 3. "Stuck in the Moment"
* 4. "[U Smile](/source/U_Smile)"
* 11. "Kiss and Tell" (iTunes bonus track)"
[Iyaz](/source/Iyaz) – [Replay](/source/Replay_(Iyaz_album))
** 2. "[Solo](/source/Solo_(Iyaz_song))"
[JLS](/source/JLS) – [Outta This World](/source/Outta_This_World)
* 3. "Outta This World"
* 5. "Work"
* 6. "I Know What She Like"
* 11. "Love at War"
[Girlicious](/source/Girlicious) – [Rebuilt](/source/Rebuilt_(album))
* 5. "Unlearn Me"
* 9. "[Over You](/source/Over_You_(Girlicious_song))
[Cheryl Cole](/source/Cheryl_Cole) – [Messy Little Raindrops](/source/Messy_Little_Raindrops)
* 9. "Better to Lie"
D-Pryde - "MARS"
* 13. '"Big Shot"
*2011
[Mindless Behavior](/source/Mindless_Behavior) – [Number 1 Girl](/source/Number_1_Girl)
* 3. "Future"
[Musiq Soulchild](/source/Musiq_Soulchild) – [MusiqInTheMagiq](/source/MusiqInTheMagiq)
* 1. "Anything"
* 3. "Sayido"
* 5. "Silver&Gold"
* 6. "WaitingStill"
* 7. "Backtowhere"
* 13. "Clumsylove" (iTunes bonus track)
*2014
[Jesse McCartney](/source/Jesse_McCartney) – [Have It All](/source/Have_It_All_(Jesse_McCartney_album))
* 3. "The Writer"
*2015
[Chris Brown](/source/Chris_Brown) – [Royalty](/source/Royalty_(Chris_Brown_album))
* 1. "Back To Sleep"
*2017
[Kehlani](/source/Kehlani) - [SweetSexySavage](/source/SweetSexySavage)
* 2. Keep On
*2017
[Chris Brown](/source/Chris_Brown) - [Heartbreak on a Full Moon](/source/Heartbreak_on_a_Full_Moon)
* 27. Tough Love
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