Aubrey Drake Graham, rapper, singer, songwriter, actor (born 24 October 1986 in Toronto, ON).
Drake lived primarily with his mother in the Weston Road area of Toronto. He worked as a child model in commercials and print catalogues, played minor hockey and acted in the Young People’s Theatre.
While on Degrassi, Drake landed small roles in other Canadian television series, such as Blue Murder (2001) and Soul Food (2002). His interest in pursuing a music career grew exponentially, from writing lyrics and recording in a makeshift studio in his basement to pulling all-nighters and barely making it on time to the set of the teen drama.
April 15, 2017 Performing at day 2 of the Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival in Indio, California in a Moncler O vest.
August 27, 2016 At his Summer Sixteen concert after-party at The Mansion Elan in Atlanta.
February 13, 2016 At the 2016 NBA All-Star Saturday Night at Air Canada Centre in Toronto.
Drake lives in Toronto, Ontario, in a 35,000-square-foot, $100 million estate nicknamed "The Embassy",which was built from the ground-up in 2017, and is seen in the video to his song "Toosie Slide".
Drake has a variety of tattoos, some of which are symbols associated with personal accomplishments, such as a jack-o-lantern, "October Lejonhjärta" (transl. October Lionheart), owls, and a controversial Abbey Road (1969) inspired depiction of himself and the Beatles.
Drake is a father to a son named Adonis, who was born on October 11, 2017, to French painter and former model Sophie Brussaux.
As of 2021, Drake has won four Grammy Awards from 47 nominations.He has also won a record 29 Billboard Music Awards. In 2017, he surpassed Adele's record for most wins at the Billboard Music Awards in one night, winning 13 awards from 22 nominations.
He was named Artist of the Decade at the 2021 Billboard Music Awards. Billboard editor Ernest Baker stated "Drake managed to rule hip-hop in 2014", adding "the best rapper in 2014 didn't need a new album or hit single to prove his dominance".
He also has the most number-one singles on the Hot Rap Songs, Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay. He is also the only artist to have two albums log 400 weeks each on the Billboard 200.