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Burna Boy
Background information
Birth nameDamini Ogulu
Born (1991-07-02) 2 July 1991 (age 33)
Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria
GenresAfro-fusion
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Instrument(s)vocals
Years active2010–present
Labels
Websiteonaspaceship.com

Damini Ogulu (born 2 July 1991), known professionally as Burna Boy, is a Nigerian Afro-fusion singer and songwriter.[1][2] He rose to prominence in 2012 after releasing the lead single "Like to Party" from his debut studio album, L.I.F.E (2013).

Career

2012–2015: L.I.F.E and On a Spaceship

Aristokrat Records released Burna Boy's debut studio album L.I.F.E on August 12, 2013. It serves as the follow-up to his second mixtape, Burn Identity (2011). L.I.F.E sold 40,000 copies on the first day of its release. Aristokrat Records later sold the album's marketing rights to Uba Pacific for ₦10 million.[3] The release of the album was preceded by five singles: "Like to Party", "Tonight", "Always Love You", "Run My Race" and "Yawa Dey".

Produced entirely by Leriq, L.I.F.E features guest appearances from 2face Idibia, M.I, Timaya, Olamide, Reminisce and Wizkid.[4] Nigeria Entertainment Today ranked the album 10th on their list of the 12th best albums of 2013.[5] The music of L.I.F.E draws heavily from the music of Fela Kuti, King Sunny Ade and Bob Marley. The album received generally positive reviews from music critics, who applauded its versatile production. It was nominated for Best Album of the Year at the 2014 Nigeria Entertainment Awards. In August 2013, L.I.F.E peaked at number 7 on the Billboard Reggae Albums chart.[6]

In 2014, Burna Boy split from Aristokrat records.[7] In 2015, he created his own record label called Spaceship Entertainment.

He released his second album On a Spaceship on 25 November 2015.[8] In September 2016, he released the 7-track EP Redemption, with the lead single "Pree Me" debuting on Noisey.[9][10]

2018–present: Outside and African Giant

In January 2018, Burna Boy was featured on "Sunshine Riptide", a track from Fall Out Boy's Grammy-nominated seventh studio album, MANIA (2018).[11] He released his third studio album Outside on January 26, 2018. Described as a mixtape by the singer, Outside consists mostly of Afrobeats, dancehall, reggae and road rap. It features guest vocals from English musicians J Hus, Lily Allen and Mabel. Outside was 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 critical acclaim and was ranked by Pulse Nigeria and Nigerian Entertainment Today as the best Nigerian album of 2018.[12][13] It won Album of the Year at the 2018 Nigeria Entertainment Awards.[14] In February 2018, Outside debuted at number 3 on the Billboard Reggae Albums chart.[15] The album's biggest single "Ye" ended up atop most Nigerian publications year-end list as the biggest song of 2018.[16][17] Burna Boy himself ended the year as Nigeria's biggest artist of 2018.[18]

On 7 October 2018, Burna Boy performed before a sold-out crowd at London's O2 Academy Brixton.[19] 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.[20] On 9 October 2018, Burna Boy was announced as one of Spotify's New Afro Hub Takeover Artist.[21] The announcement coincided with him being named YouTube's Artist on the Rise for 3 months.[22]

On 3 January 2019, he was announced alongside Mr Eazi, as one of the artists performing at the 2019 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.[23] He won four awards at the Soundcity MVP Awards Festival, including African Artiste of the Year, Listener's Choice and Best Male MVP.[24]

On 21 March 2019, Burna Boy released a 4-track collaborative EP with Los Angeles-based electronic duo DJDS, titled Steel & Copper.[25]

In April 2019, Pulse Nigeria reported that Burna Boy will release African Giant, a 16-track album. Burna Boy held a private listening session for the album and shared photos from the event on social media.[26]

Discography

Albums

  • L.I.F.E (2013)
  • On a Spaceship (2015)
  • Outside (2018)
  • African Giant (TBA)

Mixtapes

  • Burn Notice (2011)
  • Burn Identity (2011)

EPs

  • Redemption (2016)
  • Steel & Copper (with DJDS) (2019)

Selected singles

Year Title Album
2011 "Shobeedo (Freestyle)" Non-album single
2012 "Like to Party" L.I.F.E
"Tonight"
2013 "Run My Race"
"Yawa Dey"
"Celebrate" Non-album single
"Won Da Mo" (featuring D'banj)
2014 "Rockstar"
"Don Gorgon"
"Check and Balance"
2015 "The Realest" On a Spaceship
"Rizzla"
2016 "Pree Me"[27] Redemption
"Mandem Anthem" Non-album single
2018 "Heaven's Gate" (featuring Lily Allen)[28] Outside
"Sekkle Down" (featuring J Hus)
"Devil in California"[29]
"Ye"
"On the Low"[30] Non-album single
"Gbona"[31]
"Killin Dem" (featuring Zlatan)[32]
2019 "Dangote"[33]
"Anybody"[34]
Year Artist Title Album
2013 Wande Coal "Amorawa"[35] Non-album singles
2014 DJ Spinall "Gba Gbe E"
2016 Skales "Temper" (Remix)[36]
2017 Airboy "Ayepo" (Remix)[37]
Skales "Gbefun One Time" The Never Say Never Guy
2018 Four of Diamonds "Name On It" TBA
Fall Out Boy ”Sunshine Riptide” Mania
Lily Allen "Your Choice"[38] No Shame
DJ Spinall "Serious" Iyanu
Larry Gaaga "Baba Nla" (also featuring 2Baba and D'banj)[39] Non-album single
Major Lazer "All My Life"[40] Africa Is the Future
Show Dem Camp "Legend"[41] Palm Wine Music 2
Peruzzi "Champion Lover" Heartwork
2019 Dave "Location" Psychodrama

Selected videography

Year Title Director Ref
2015 "P.A.I.D" Sesan [42]
2016 "Pree Me" Meji Alabi [43]
2017 "Deja Vu" Clarence Peters
"Hallelujah" Mat Max
2018 "Heaven's Gate"/"Sekkle Down"
"Ye" Clarence Peters [44]
"Gbona"
"On the Low" Meji Alabi
2019 "Killin Dem" Prodigeezy [45]
"Dangote" Clarence Peters [46]

Awards and nominations

Year Event Prize Recipient Result Ref
2013 Nigeria Entertainment Awards Best New Act of the Year Himself Won [47]
The Headies Next Rated Nominated [48]
South South Music Awards Best Pop "Like to Party" Won
2014 MTV Africa Music Awards Best New Act Himself Won [49]
The Headies Best R&B Single "Don Gorgon" Nominated [50]
Best R&B/Pop Album L.I.F.E Nominated
Hip Hop World Revelation of the Year Nominated
Album of the Year Nominated
Nigeria Entertainment Awards Best Album of the Year Won [51]
2015 Best Pop Artist of the Year Himself Nominated [52]
2019 Soundcity MVP Awards Festival Listener's Choice "Ye" Won [53]
Song of the Year Won
Best Male MVP Himself Won
African Artiste of the Year Won

See also

References

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  4. ^ Iwar, Sute (23 August 2013). "Burna Boy's Album Debut 'L.I.F.E'". Okayafrica.com. OkayAfrica. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  5. ^ Alonge, Osagie (29 December 2013). "12 best albums of 2013 – The definitive list from Nigerian Entertainment Today". thenet.ng. Nigerian Entertainment Today. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
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  10. ^ "Burna Boy drops 7-track EP 'Redemption'". Nigerian Entertainment Today. 23 September 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  11. ^ Orubo, Daniel (19 January 2018). "Listen To Burna Boy Kill It On Fall Out Boy's 'Sunshine Riptide'". Konbini Nigeria. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  12. ^ Ehis Ohunyon (12 December 2018). "Pulse List 2018: Top 10 Nigerian albums". Pulse Nigeria. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
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  21. ^ Urenna Ukiwe (9 October 2018). "Burna Boy Has Been Listed As One Of Spotify's New Afro Hub Takeover Artist". Guardian Life. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
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  53. ^ "Full list of winners at the 2019 SOUNDCITY MVP awardsÂ". Premium Times Nigeria. 6 January 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
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