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Burna Boy

Burna Boy
MFR
Burna Boy in 2024
Born
Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu

(1991-07-02) July 2, 1991 (age 33)[1]
Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria.
Other namesAfrican Giant[2] ODG[3]
CitizenshipNigerian
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • record producer
Years active2010–present
Notable workDiscography
MotherBose Ogulu[4]
RelativesNissi Ogulu (Sister)
AwardsFull list
Musical career
OriginLagos, Nigeria
Genres
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • Keyboard
Labels
Websiteonaspaceship.com

Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu MFR[5] (born 2 July 1991),[1] known professionally as Burna Boy, is a Nigerian singer, songwriter, performer and record producer.[6][2][7] He gained recognition in 2012 after releasing "Like to Party", the lead single from his debut studio album L.I.F.E (2013). In 2017, Burna Boy signed a record deal with Atlantic Records and its parent company Warner Music Group. His third studio album Outside, which also serves as his major label debut, was released in 2018.[8]

In 2019, Burna Boy won Best International Act at the BET Awards and was named an Apple Music Up Next artist. That same year, he released his fourth studio album, African Giant, which won Album of the Year at the 2019 All Africa Music Awards and was nominated for Best World Music Album at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards.[9][10] In 2020, Burna Boy won African Artist of the Year at the Ghana Music Awards, and released his fifth studio album Twice as Tall, which won Best World Music Album at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards.[11][12] He won Best International Act at the 2021 BET Awards for the third time.

Burna Boy's sixth studio album Love, Damini, which was released in July 2022, became the highest debut Nigerian album on the Billboard 200 chart. It also became the highest-charting African album in France, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom.[13] In October 2022, Burna Boy was awarded the Member of the Order of the Federal Republic plaque for his achievements in music.[5] In 2023, Rolling Stone ranked him number 197 on its list of the 200 greatest singers of all time.[14] Burna Boy won his fourth Best International Act at the 2023 BET Awards.[15] His song "Last Last" won Afrobeats Single of the Year and Song of the Year at The Headies 2023.[16] Burna Boy became the first African artist to have two albums earned over 1 billion streams on Spotify.[17]

  1. ^ a b c d e Ibile, Fagbo (3 October 2021). "Burna Boy's Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "The 'African Giant' Challenging Musical Boundaries". The Atlantic. 26 July 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Burna Boy Keeps Proving He's the African Giant". Okay Africa. 30 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Mama Burna on early life, Fela Kuti and Burna Boy as a child". BBC. 6 October 2023.
  5. ^ a b Alake, Olumide (12 October 2022). "More wins: Burna Boy's dad receives MFR award on son's behalf, 2Baba bags MON". Legit.ng - Nigeria news. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  6. ^ "Africa's biggest music stars". CNN. 21 November 2019. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  7. ^ "Burna Boy leads Billboard top 15 Sub-Saharan Artists". m.guardian.ng. 6 June 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  8. ^ Duerden, Nick (19 July 2019). "How Burna Boy Became Nigeria's Surprise Success Story". Billboard. Archived from the original on 30 July 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  9. ^ "2Baba Burna Boy and Others Win at AFRIMA 2019". ChannelsTV. 24 November 2019. Archived from the original on 27 November 2019. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  10. ^ Durosomo, Damolo (20 November 2019). "Burna Boy, Angelique Kidjo, Trevor Noah & More Earn 2020 Grammy Nominations". OkayAfrica. Archived from the original on 21 November 2019. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  11. ^ "GRAMMY.com". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
  12. ^ "Grammys 2021: Burna Boy win at music awards". BBC News. 14 March 2021. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  13. ^ "5 Records Burna Boy Set with His Album 'Love Damini' Worldwide". 28 July 2022.
  14. ^ "The 200 Greatest Singers of All Time". Rolling Stone. 1 January 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  15. ^ "BET Awards 2023: Burna Boy Wins Best International Act". BET. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  16. ^ "Headies 2023: Burna Boy, Rema, Asake, win big in US [Full winners list]". Daily Trust. 4 September 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  17. ^ "Burna Boy makes Spotify history with record-breaking albums | Pulse Nigeria". www.pulse.ng. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
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