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Burna Boy

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Also known as Oluwa Burna, African Giant, Burnaboy

Nigerian singer and songwriter (born 1991)

Film & TV

Acting · Port Harcourt, Nigeria

Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu MFR, known professionally as Burna Boy, is a Nigerian singer, songwriter, and record producer. He gained recognition in 2012 after releasing "Like to Party", the lead single from his debut studio album L.I.F.E.

Known for

  • Le Gala des Pièces Jaunes 2025 : Le concert événement — Self - Guest2025
  • Tapis Rouge Gala Des Pièces Rouge2025
  • Apple Music Live: Burna Boy — Self2023
  • Voices Rising: The Music of Wakanda Forever — Self - Musician2023
  • Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 4 — Self2022
  • Ed Sheeran: Full Circle2022
  • The Jennifer Hudson Show — Self - Guest2022
  • Nations United: Urgent Solutions for Urgent Times — Self2020
  • One World: Together at Home — Self2020
  • Beyoncé Presents: Making The Gift — Self2019

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Country
Nigeria
Active from
1991

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
829,071
Total plays
24,367,520

Tags

rapnigeriaHip-Hopnigerianafrobeats

Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu (born 2 July 1991), known professionally as Burna Boy, is a Nigerian singer and songwriter. He rose to prominence in 2012 after releasing the lead single "Like to Party" from his debut studio album, L.I.F.E (2013). In 2017, Burna Boy signed with Bad Habit/Atlantic Records in the United States and Warner Music Group internationally. His third studio album Outside (2018) marked his major-label debut. In 2019, he won Best International Act at the 2019 BET Awards <a href="htt

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Key facts

Born
Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu , ( 1991-07-02 ) 2 July 1991 (age 34) , Port Harcourt , Rivers State, Nigeria
Other names
African Giant ODG Big 7
Citizenship
Nigerian
Occupations
Singer songwriter record producer
Years active
2010–present
Title
Founder of Spaceship Records
Mother
Bose Ogulu
Relatives
Nissi Ogulu (sister) Ronami Ogulu (sister) Benson Idonije (grandfather)
Awards
Full list
Origin
Lagos , Nigeria
Genres
Afrobeats reggae dancehall pop
Instruments
Vocals keyboards
Works
Burna Boy discography
Labels
Atlantic Spaceship
Website
onaspaceship .com

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Encyclopedic overview

Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu (born 2 July 1991), known professionally as Burna Boy, is a Nigerian singer, songwriter, and record producer. 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 became his major label debut, was released in 2018.

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. 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. He won Best International Act at the 2021 BET Awards for the third time.

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