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Burna Boy
MFR
Burna Boy performing in Ghana in 2014
Burna Boy performing in Ghana in 2014
Background information
Birth nameDamini Ebunoluwa Ogulu
Born(1991-07-02)2 July 1991(age 33)
Port Harcourt,Rivers State,Nigeria
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • record producer
Years active2010–present
LabelsAtlantic
Websitewww.onaspaceship

Damini Ebunoluwa OguluMFR[3](born 2 July 1991),[1]who is known professionally asBurna Boy,is a Nigerian singer, songwriter and record producer.[4][2][5]He rose to stardom in 2012 after releasing "Like to Party", the lead single from his debut studio albumL.I.F.E(2013). In 2017, Burna Boy signed withAtlantic Recordsin the United States (and its parent companyWarner Music Groupinternationally) to release his third studio album,Outside(2018).[6]

In 2019, he won Best International Act at theBET Awards,and was named anApple Music Up Nextartist. He also released his fourth studio album,African Giant,which went on to win Album of the Year at theAll Africa Music Awardsand was nominated forBest World Music Albumat the62nd Annual Grammy Awards.[7][8]He was awarded African Artist of the Year at the 2020Ghana Music Awards.Burna Boy released his fifth studio album,Twice as Tall,in August 2020. It won Best World Music Album at the63rd Annual Grammy Awards.[9][10]He again won Best International Act at the2021 BET Awards.

Burna Boy's sixth studio albumLove, Daminiwas released in 2022 and became the highest debut of a Nigerian album on theBillboard200chart. It also became the highest-charting African album in France, the Netherlands and the UK.[11]In October, Burna Boy was awarded theMember of the Order of the Federal Republicplaque for his achievements in music.[3]In 2023,Rolling Stoneranked him number 197 on its list of the 200 greatest singers of all time.[12]Burna Boy won his fourth Best International Act at theBET Awardsin 2023.[13]He wonThe HeadiesAfrobeats Single of the Year category and also the Song of the Year for "Last Last".[14]

Life and career

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Early life and education

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Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu was born on July 2, 1991, inPort Harcourt,Rivers State, Nigeria.[15]His motherBose Oguluworked as a language translator, and his father Samuel Ogulu managed a welding company. His maternal grandfatherBenson Idonijeonce managedFela Kuti.[16][17]His mother later became his manager.[18]Ogulu grew up in Southern Nigeria and began making his own beats usingFL Studio.[16][19]He attended Corona Secondary School in Agbara,Ogun State,and relocated to London, England, to further his studies.[16][20]He studied media technology at theUniversity of Sussexfrom 2008 to 2009,[21]and also studied media communications and culture atOxford Brookes Universityfrom 2009 to 2010.[22]Burna Boy returned to Port Harcourt and took up a year-long internship atRhythm 93.7 FM.[22]He launched his music career after returning toLagos.[22][23]

2012–2015:L.I.F.EandOn a Spaceship

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Burna Boy performing at the Nativeland concert in Lagos, 2016

Burna Boy's debut studio album,L.I.F.E,was released on 12 August 2013, serving as the follow-up to his second mixtapeBurn Identity(2011). The album sold 40,000 copies on the day of its release.Aristokrat Recordslater sold its marketing rights to Uba Pacific for ₦10 million.[24]The album's release was preceded by five singles: "Like to Party", "Tonight", "Always Love You", "Run My Race", and "Yawa Dey".L.I.F.Ewas produced entirely byLeriqand features guest appearances from2face Idibia,M.I Abaga,Timaya,Olamide,Reminisce,andWizkid,among others.[25]Nigeria Entertainment Todayranked the album 10th on its list of the 12th Best Albums of 2013.[26]The album's music was inspired byFela Kuti,King Sunny Ade,andBob Marley.It received generally positive reviews from music critics, who applauded its production. It was nominated for Best Album of the Year at the2014 Nigeria Entertainment Awards.In August 2013,L.I.F.Epeaked at number seven on theBillboardReggae Albums chart.[27]

In 2014, Burna Boy split from Aristokrat Records;[28]eight months later, he founded the record labelSpaceship Entertainment,in February, 2015.[29]Burna Boy's second studio album,On a Spaceship,was released on 25 November 2015.[30]His 7-track debut extended play,Redemption,was released in September 2016. Its lead single, "Pree Me" debuted onNoisey.[31][32]

2018–2019:OutsideandAfrican Giant

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On 19 January 2018, Burna Boy was featured on AmericanrockbandFall Out Boy's song "Sunshine Riptide", a track from their seventh studio albumMania.[33]He released his third studio album,Outside,exactly a week later, on 26 January, 2018. Described by the singer as a mixtape,Outsideconsists mostly ofafrobeats,dancehall,reggae,androad rap.It features guest appearances from English musiciansJ Hus,Lily Allen,andMabel.Outsidewas supported by six singles: "Rock Your Body", "Streets of Africa", "Koni Baje", "Sekkle Down", "Heaven's Gate" and "Ye".Its production was handled by Leriq, Baba Stiltz, Jae 5, Juls, Chopstix,Steel Banglez,Fred Gibson,Phantom, and FTSE. The album received positive critical acclaim and was ranked by Pulse Nigeria andNigerian Entertainment Todayas the best Nigerian album of 2018.[34][35]It won Album of the Year at the 2018Nigeria Entertainment Awards.[36]On February 2018,Outsidedebuted at number three on theBillboardReggae Albums chart.[37]A single from the album, "Ye", ended up atop most Nigerian publications year-end list as the biggest song of 2018.[38][39]

On 7 October 2018, Burna Boy performed before a sold-out crowd at London'sO2 Academy Brixton.[40]A day prior to the show, he held a pop-up event at Red by Little Farm and sold limited boxes of his Space Puffs cereal, as well as custom notepads, lighters, and graphic tee-shirts.[41]On October 9, 2018, he was announced as one ofSpotify's new Afro Hub takeover artists.[42]The announcement coincided with him being named YouTube's Artist on the Rise for three months.[43]

On 3 January 2019, Burna Boy was announced alongsideMr Eazias one of the artists performing at the 2019Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.[44]He won four awards at theSoundcity MVP Awards Festival,including African Artiste of the Year, Listener's Choice, and Best Male MVP.[45]On 21 March 2019, Burna Boy released a 4-track collaborative EP with Los Angeles-basedelectronicduoDJDS,titledSteel & Copper.[46]The EP blends Burna Boy's upbeat melodies with DJDS' slinkytrapbeats.[47][48]Steel & Coppercombines elements ofdancehallandreggaemusic withAfropopandtrap.[47][48]

On 24 June 2019, Burna Boy won Best International Act at the2019 BET Awards.[49]In July 2019, he was announced as anApple Music Up Nextartist.[50]His inclusion in the program was accompanied by aBeats 1interview withJulie Adenugaand a short documentary.[51]He recorded "Ja Ara E" (Yoruba:"wise up" or "use your head" ) forBeyoncé'sThe Lion King: The Giftand was the only guest artist with their own track on the soundtrack album.[52][53]

Burna Boy's fourth studio album,African Giant,was released on 26 July 2019. It was supported by six singles: "Gbona", "On the Low", Killin Dem "," Dangote "," Anybody "and" Pull Up ". He began recording the album in 2018 and toldBillboardthat it was his most personal project yet.[54]He first revealed plans to release it in April 2019 and held a private listening session in Los Angeles.[55]Photos and videos from the listening session were shared on social media.African Giantwas initially announced as a 16-track album.[55]To promote the album, Burna Boy headlined the African Giant Returns tour, the second leg of his African Giant tour.[56]Burna Boy recorded "My Money, My Baby", a track that appeared onQueen & Slim's soundtrack album.[57]Described as an "Afrobeat-tinged track", "My Money, My Baby" contains a sample ofFela Kuti's 1972 song "Shakara".[57]On 22 November 2019, Burna Boy was featured alongside English singer-songwriterEd Sheeranon British rapperStormzy's single, "Own It",the fourth single from his second studio album,Heavy Is the Head.[58]In November 2019, he became the first Afrobeat artist to sell out theSSE Arenaand was given a special plaque to mark his achievement.[59]

2020–2022:Twice as TallandLove, Damini

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In April 2020, Burna Boy performed in theOne World: Together at Homespecial.[60]On 19 June 2020, he was featured on the remix of South African producerMaster KG'sviralsong "Jerusalema".[61]Burna Boy used his signature afrobeat's style on the song[62]and also partly sings in theisiZululanguage.[61]On 30 July 2020, Burna Boy was featured on British singerSam Smith's single, "My Oasis",the lead single from their third studio album,Love Goes.[63]His fifth studio album,Twice as Tall,was released on 14 August 2020. It was executive produced byDiddyand his mother,Bose Ogulu.[64][65]The album became his highest-charting project, debuting at number one on the Billboard World Albums Chart. On 24 November 2020,Twice as Tallwas nominated for Best Global Album at the63rd Annual Grammy Awards.It was the second consecutive year that Burna Boy received a nomination in this category.[66]He won anEdison Awardin the World Album category forAfrican Giant,and won Best International Act at theMOBO Awardson December 9, shaking off competition fromDrake,Megan Thee Stallion,Lil BabyandRoddy Ricch.[67]At the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards held on 15 March 2021, he won the Grammy award for Best Global Music album. Burna Boy's song "Destiny" was included in the playlist at theinaugurationofJoe Biden.[68]He won Best International Act at the 2021 BET Awards, becoming the first African artist to win the award three consecutive times.[69]

On 19 March 2021, Burna Boy was featured on Canadian singerJustin Bieber's song "Loved by You", a track from his sixth studio album,Justice.[70]On 17 September 2021, he was featured on American singer-songwriterJon Bellion's single "I Feel It", which marked the first musical collaboration between the two, but the latter co-wrote "Loved by You" with Justin Bieber.[71]On 4 June 2022, Burna Boy performed at the Belgravia Sports Stadium inHarare,Zimbabwe,where he allegedly refused money to wear aZANU-PFscarf as an endorsement of the Mnangagwa administration.[72]

In 2022, he was named the "Best Solo Act in the World" byNME.[73]

Burna Boy released his sixth studio album,Love, Damini,on July 8, 2022. Its release was preceded by the singles "Kilometre" and "Last Last".[74]

Burna Boy held his first concert inJamaicaon 18 December 2022, at the Jamaica National Stadium.[75]

2023–present:I Told Them…

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In April 2023, Burna Boy released a song titledMera NafeaturingSidhu Moose Wala,In which he gave tribute to Sidhu. Mera Na charted on various international charts including Billboard Global 200, Canada Hot 100, and New Zealand Hot Singles chart.[76]In June, he released the single "Sittin On Top Of The World",which heavily samples American singerBrandy's 1998 hit single "Top of the World".[77][78][79][80]

On 10 June 2023, Burna Boy became the first artist from Africa to perform at theUEFA Champions League FinalKick Off Show byPepsi.The singer took the stage at theAtatürk Olympic StadiuminIstanbul,Turkey,in front of more than 71,412 supporters and an audience of over 700 million people.[81][82]In July, he became the first African artist to headline and sell out a stadium show in the United States, headlining atCiti FieldinNew York.[83]He was named byBillboardas the top Afrobeat artist of the year 2023.[84]At the2023 Billboard Music Awards,Burna was awarded the inaugural best Afrobeats award becoming the first African artist to win aBBMAas lead artist alongsideRemawho won best afrobeat song that night.[85]In November he was nominated for four Grammy awards, making him the most nominated Nigerian artist in Grammy history with ten total career nominations and the first Nigerian to have nominations in five consecutive years, from 2019 to 2023.[86]He was named as 2023 most streamed Sub-saharan African artists globally on Spotify, making it his second year in a row.[87]While congratulating African artists for their Grammy nominations,The Recording Academydescribed Burna Boy as the biggest artist in Africa.[88]The Nationnamed him the entertainer of the year for having an unrivaled and outstanding year.[89]

"Sittin' on Top of the World" received a nomination forBest Melodic Rap Performanceat the66th Annual Grammy Awards.[90]Burna Boy performed the song at the ceremony on 4 February 2024, alongsideBrandyand21 Savage.[91][92][93]

Personal life

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Burna Boy dated British rapperStefflon Donfrom 2018[94]to 2022.[95]

Artistry

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Burna Boy's music is primarily a mixture ofAfrobeats,hip hop,reggae,andR&B.[96]His music, which he refers to as "Afro-fusion", is a combination ofAfrobeat,dancehall,hip-hop, pop, R&B, and reggae.[52][97][98]August Brown of theLos Angeles Timesdescribes Burna Boy's sound as "savvy and modern but undistracted by obvious crossover moves".[99] Kittitian dancehall artistByron Messiadescribed him as an incredibly talented lyricist who does not write down lyrics or waste time in the studio to create a song.[100]In an interview withThe Punch,Burna Boy shared how he gets inspiration: "I get into the booth and lay down the melody and the music just comes to me. honestly, I can't really explain it—the inspiration and ideas just flow through me spiritually when I'm in the studio."[101]He has earned local acclaim from fans and critics for the lyrical content of his songs, which stand out in the Afrobeats landscape, where songs are usually optimised for danceability at the expense of penmanship. He has also discussed political topics in his music, such as on theAfrican Gianttrack "Collateral Damage".[102]Nigerian singerOmah Layclaimed Burna Boy is the best songwriter he has ever seen and an inspiration when it comes to the art of writing.[103]

He is known for his vocal texture, as well as his baritone voice, singing in a blend of English, Yoruba,IgboandNigerian Pidgin.[104]

Rolling Stonelisted Burna Boy among the 200 greatest singers of all time.[105]

Legacy

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Burna Boy's success has led some to opine that he has cultivated a profile of a leading figure in Afrobeats.[106]Talent manager Kim Moore toldCNNthat "Burna Boy's (Grammy) win will inspire other African artistes to create projects that appeal to global audiences. "[107]BBCradio presenterDarren Josephdescribed him as "an icon among a generation".[108]

"Burna Boy has not diluted his African heritage to reach his global audience, Instead he has placed an unmistakably African stamp on music drawn from all around Africa. A voice that exemplifies the West African cultural virtue of coolness, poise and control."

Jon Pareles,The New York Times[109]

Rolling Stonedescribed him as a Nigerian cultural giant, who has become the ambassador of Afrobeats as a global movement, that can feel equally at home by climbing the European charts and maintaining a subtle emotional connection with past African genres like highlife. "[110]Lloyd BradleyofThe Guardianopined thatTwice As Tallpositions African music in the 21st century by using contemporary sounds for traditional melodies and rhythms.[111]In 2021,Pitchforknamed him one of the most important artists of their first 25 years.[112]

BOF named him as one of the people shaping the global fashion industry 2023.[113]Lawrence Burney ofVulturehas argued that Burna Boy's stylistic presentation and convincing interpretation of hip hop and dancehall won him more credibility and commercial success in the U.S. than his Naija contemporaries such asDavidoandWizkidreceived. "[114]African artistAngélique Kidjodedicated her Grammy win to Burna Boy, for changing the global perception of Africa and its music.[115]Aniefiok Ekpoudom ofThe Guardiansaid "Burna Boy is on a mission to remind Africans everywhere about their roots in the continent, and Afrobeats is his tool".[116]

Controversies

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On 8 June 2022, Burna Boy's armed security escorts allegedly shot and wounded two people at a nightclub in Lagos. According to the wife of one of the victims, the incident began after she declined Burna Boy's invitation to join him in the VIP section.[117][118]Five security guards affiliated with Burna Boy were arrested and charged with attempted murder.[119]The victim later accused the singer and his family of trying to silence her family withhush money.[120]As of 20 June 2022, CCTV footage of the shooting had not been released by the club.[121]On 1 January 2023, during the Lagos leg of his Love, Damini tour, a visibly upset Burna Boy denied the nightclub shooting rumour and rumours about his mother being a former backup dancer for Afrobeat pioneerFela Kuti.[122][74]

Activism

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Burna Boy’s guiding philosophy isPan-Africanism,as he firmly believes in rebuilding bridges with the African Diaspora, believing Africa as the Mother Continent and birthplace of humankind.[123]He has been a vocal advocate for social justice across the world,[124]Burna Boy's music is not just entertainment, it is a call to action as he uses his platform to speak truth to power and shine a light on issues affecting people in Nigeria and around the world.[125]In his fourth studio albumAfrican Giant,he probes Nigeria’s turbulent history by breaking down the narratives that have surrounded it since it gained independence.[126]Songs like “Another Story” condemn the negative impact of the Royal Niger Company in imposing colonial rule on Nigeria, “Collateral Damage” criticises the cowardice of Nigerians in not confronting their oppressors while “Wetin Man Go Do” laments the suffering of the masses.[127]BBCradio presenterDJ Targetsaid, "He represents change, and speaks out against injustice while representing young Africa and making worldwide hits.[128]

Following the2019 Johannesburg riotsin South Africa that targeted Africans living in the country, he vowed not to visit South Africa again if the government did not take necessary action to address the issue.[129]In 2020, he set up a relief fund for victims of #EndSARS anti-police brutality protests.[130]Estelle Uba ofThe Republicsaid Burna Boy’s powerful lyrics force not just Nigerians, but citizens from countries with a past of colonial subjugation in the Global SouthAfrica,Asia,andSouth Americato reckon with, and confront the reality of the neo-colonialism in their countries.[131]Through his single 20-10-20, released in solidarity to the2020 Lekki shooting,he gave an active voice against the alleged shooting of #EndSARS protesters, bad governance, corruption, and police brutality in Nigeria.[132][133]

Awards and nominations

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Main article:List of awards and nominations received by Burna Boy

Discography

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Main article:Burna Boy discography

See also

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