Burna Boy
Burna Boy is a Nigerian singer and songwriter whose Afro-fusion brings Afrobeats, reggae, dancehall, hip-hop and R&B into songs rooted in his own story.
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- Full name
- Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu
- Born
- July 2, 1991 · Port Harcourt, Nigeria
- Work
- Singer and songwriter
- Breakout
- “Like to Party” (2012)
- Sound
- Afro-fusion
- First Grammy
- Twice As Tall · Best Global Music Album, 2021
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How it started.
Growing up in Nigeria, Burna Boy learned to make beats after a school friend gave him Fruity Loops software. His father’s reggae and dancehall records and his grandfather’s connection to Fela Kuti helped shape the sounds he would bring together as Afro-fusion.
The first spark.
“Like to Party” became his first hit in 2012, with its laid-back video helping listeners find him on YouTube. His debut album L.I.F.E followed in 2013. By 2018, “Ye” was bringing his music to a wider audience.
Albums fans return to.
African Giant arrived in 2019, followed by Twice As Tall in 2020, which earned his first Grammy. Love, Damini followed in 2022 with “Last Last” and the Ed Sheeran collaboration “For My Hand.” In 2023, I Told Them... became his first UK No. 1 album and the first by an international Afrobeats artist.
Still exploring.
On 2025’s No Sign of Weakness, Burna Boy worked with Mick Jagger, Shaboozey, Stromae and Travis Scott, moving between rock, country, house and lovers rock. In 2026, he joined Shakira on “Dai Dai,” the official FIFA World Cup song.
Creditschronological, newest first
Studio albums
- 2025No Sign of WeaknessLead artist
- 2023I Told Them...Lead artist
- 2022Love, DaminiLead artist
- 2020Twice As TallLead artist
- 2019African GiantLead artist
Collaborations
- 2026Dai DaiWith Shakira · Official FIFA World Cup song
- 2025wgftFeatured artist on Gunna’s song
- 2022For My HandLead artist featuring Ed Sheeran
Awards
Quotes
I want you to feel like it’s a rollercoaster ride.Burna Boy, Apple Music
Introducing Love, Damini in his own album notes in 2022.
Trivia
- His grandfather, Benson Idonije, was Fela Kuti’s first manager.
- A school friend’s copy of Fruity Loops helped him start making his own music.
- He says his father’s record collection introduced him to reggae and dancehall.
- Ladysmith Black Mambazo appear on both the opening and closing tracks of Love, Damini.
- Naomi Campbell suggested the collaboration with Mick Jagger that became “Empty Chairs.”
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