Early Life And Education
Born July 2nd 1991, Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu known by his stage name Burna Boy is a Nigerian singer, songwriter and music producer. He grew up in Southern Nigeria with his parents and siblings. For his secondary school education, he attended Corona Secondary School in Agbara, Ogun state. After his relocation to London, he studied media technology at the University of Sussex and Media Communications and Culture at Oxford Brookes University, after which he returned to Nigeria.
Burna Boy and his mom,who is also his manager.
Music Journey
Burna Boy’s music in his words is “Afro-fusion”, a blend of Afrobeat, Pop, R&B, Dancehall and Reggae. He kick-started his career in 2012 with the song “Like to Party” from his debut studio album L.I.F.E in 2013, other songs from the album include “Tonight”, “Always Love You”, “Run My Race” and “Yawa Dey”, the album also featured popular musicians. His second studio album SPACESHIP was released in November 2015 with its lead single “Pree Me”. His third album OUTSIDE was released in 2018, the album gathered for Burna Boy a lot of recognition,same year he performed at the London’s O2 Academy Brixton where he sold out. In 2019, Burna boy released his 4th studio album, AFRICAN GIANT, which gave him the nickname “African Giant”. Almost every song on the album was a hit, we have “Gbona”, “On the low”, “Killin Dem”, “Dangote” and “Anybody”.
On 14th August 2020, TWICE AS TALL his fifth album was released, the album was nominated for Best Global Act at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards. In 2022, came his sixth studio album LOVE, DAMINI.
In 2023,he has released a single “Sitting On Top Of The World”, performed at a sold out football stadium of 80000 sitting capacity and he is also a headliner at the 2023 UEFA Champions League final kickoff show in Istanbul, Turkey.
Burna Boy at his sold out football stadium of 80,000 capacity.
Awards and Nominations
Here’s a list of some of Burna Boy’s most notable awards and nominations:
Awards
- BET Awards: Best International Act (2020)
- MTV Europe Music Awards: Best African Act (2019)
- All Africa Music Awards: Album of the Year (2019), Best Male Artiste in Western Africa (2019), Song of the Year (2019)
- Soundcity MVP Awards: African Artiste of the Year (2019), Song of the Year (2019), Listeners’ Choice Award (2019)
- The Headies: Artiste of the Year (2019), Song of the Year (2019), Best Collabo (2019)
Nominations
- Grammy Awards: Best World Music Album (2019, 2020)
- MTV Europe Music Awards: Best African Act (2018, 2020)
- BET Awards: Best International Act (2019)
- MOBO Awards: Best African Act (2019)
- International Reggae and World Music Awards: Best African Dancehall Entertainer (2015)
- BET Awards: Best Male R&B/Pop Artist(2023)
- BET Awards: Video Director of the year(2023)
- BET Awards: Viewer’s Choice Award(2023)
- BET Awards: Best International Act(2023)
Not much is known about Burna boy’s private life, however his relationship with British rapper Steffle Don is well known because his song “Last Last” was associated with their breakup a while back.
Burna boy is one of the most successful Nigerian artist, his songs play a dual role of entertaining his listeners and as a form of activism and a dedication to social justice.
What’s your favourite song from Burna Boy?
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