Drake

Acting

Born 1986-10-24 Toronto, Ontario, Canada 76 credits Grammy Awards 4 Brit Award for International Male Solo Artist 2 American Music Award for Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist 2 Echo Pop Award for the Hit of the Year 1 American Music Award for Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Song 1

Awards

Won 4 Grammy Awards

Grammy Awards 4 won · 1 nominated

2019 Best Rap Song Won God's Plan
2017 Best Rap Song Won Hotline Bling
2017 Best Melodic Rap Performance Won Hotline Bling
2013 Best Rap Album Won Take Care
2011 Best New Artist Nominated

Brit Award for International Male Solo Artist 2 won

2019 International Male Solo Artist Won
2017 International Male Solo Artist Won

American Music Award for Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist 2 won

2017 Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist Won
2016 Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist Won

Echo Pop Award for the Hit of the Year 1 won

2017 the Hit of the Year Won

American Music Award for Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Song 1 won

2016 Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Song Won Hotline Bling

Award data from Wikidata (CC0). Coverage may be incomplete.

Read biography

Aubrey Drake Graham (born October 24, 1986), known professionally as Drake, is a Canadian rapper, singer, songwriter, and actor. An influential figure in contemporary popular music, Drake has been credited with popularizing singing and R&B sensibilities in hip hop artists. Gaining recognition by starring as Jimmy Brooks in the CTV teen drama series Degrassi: The Next Generation (2001–08), he pursued a recording career in 2006, releasing his debut mixtape Room for Improvement in February of that year. He followed up with the mixtapes Comeback Season (2007) and So Far Gone (2009) before signing with Young Money Entertainment. Known for frequent accompanying releases to his albums, Drake achieved critical and commercial success with the mixtapes If You're Reading This It's Too Late (2015) and More Life (2017). As an entrepreneur, Drake founded the OVO Sound record label with longtime collaborator 40 in 2012. In 2013, Drake became the "global ambassador" of the Toronto Raptors, joining their executive committee and later obtaining naming rights to their practice facility OVO Athletic Centre. Among the world's best-selling music artists, with over 170 million records sold, Drake is ranked as the highest-certified digital singles artist in the United States by the RIAA. He has won five Grammy Awards, six American Music Awards, a record 34 Billboard Music Awards, two Brit Awards, and three Juno Awards. Drake has achieved 13 number-one hits on the Billboard Hot 100 (14 counting "Sicko Mode") and holds further Hot 100 records, including the most top 10 singles (76), and the most charted songs (321), From 2018 to 2023, he held the record for the most simultaneously charted songs in one week (27), the most Hot 100 debuts in one week (22); and held the most continuous time on the Hot 100 (431 weeks). He additionally has the most number-one singles on the R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay, Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, Hot Rap Songs, and Rhythmic Airplay charts.