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Burna Boy
Background information
Birth nameDamini Ogulu
Born (1991-07-02) 2 July 1991 (age 33)
Lagos
OriginAhoada, Rivers State, Nigeria
GenresAfrobeat
Occupations
  • Singer-songwriter
  • performer
Instrumentvocals
Years active2010–present
LabelsAtlantic Records
Websiteonaspaceship.com

Damini Ogulu (born 2 July 1991),[1] better known by his stage name Burna Boy, is a Nigerian Afrofusion singer and songwriter. He is the grandson of Benson Idonije.

Life and music career

Burna Boy was born on 2 July 1991 to Mr. and Mrs. Ogulu. He grew up in South London, England, and later relocated to Rivers State, Port Harcourt. He attended Montessori International School, and later attended Corona, Agbara for his secondary school in Lagos.[1] In a 2013 interview with the net, Burna Boy said that he was looking at launching his own company at the start of 2014.[2]

On 31 May 2012, Burna Boy released a single titled "Like To Party" which saw his rise to prominence.[1][3] On 5 September 2012, the video for "Like to Party" was released. The music video, which was shot by Squareball Media services, ran for 4 minutes and 9 seconds.[4]

On 24 September 2012, Burna Boy released a single titled "Tonight"[5] On 31 December 2012, he released the video for the song.[6] In the music video, Burna Boy expresses his innate feelings.

In 2014, Burna Boy split from Aristokrat records. In 2015, Burna Boy created his own record label called “Spaceship_ent.” He released Outside in 2018.

On January 3rd, 2019, he was announced alongside Mr Eazi to be on the artist lineup in their debut outing on Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.[7]

Discography

Singles

Year Title Album
2018 "Gbona" Non-album singles
2018 "On The Low" Non-album singles
2014 "Don Gorgon" TBA
"Check & Balance"[8]
2013 "Run My Race" L.I.F.E: Leaving an Impact for Eternity
"Yawa Dey"
"Celebrate"
"Won Da Mo"
(featuring D'banj) 		TBA
2012 "Like to Party" L.I.F.E – Leaving an Impact for Eternity
"Tonight"
2011 "Shobeedo (Freestyle)" Non album single

Guest appearances

Year Artist Title Album
2018 Four of Diamonds ”Name On It” TBA

Videography

Year Title Director Ref
2015

2017

P.A.I.D

Deja vu

Sesan

Clarence Peters

[9]

[10]

Awards and nominations

Year Event Prize Recipient Result Ref
2013 Nigeria Entertainment Awards Best New Act of the Year Himself Won [11]
The Headies Next Rated Nominated [12]
South South Music Awards Best Pop "Like to Party" Won
2014 MTV Africa Music Awards Best New Act Himself Won [13]
The Headies Best R&B Single Don Gorgon Nominated [14][15]
Best R&B/Pop Album L.I.F.E - Leaving an Impact for Eternity Nominated
Hip Hop World Revelation of the Year Nominated
Album of the Year Nominated
Nigeria Entertainment Awards Best Album of the Year L.I.F.E - Leaving an Impact for Eternity Won .[16]
2015 Best Pop Artist of the Year Himself Nominated [17][18]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Burna Boy". NotjustOk. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
  2. ^ Osagie Alonge (2 December 2013). "NET Exclusive: Burna Boy banned from the UK, to leave record label soon". the net. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
  3. ^ Ovie O (31 May 2012). "Burna Boy – Like To Party". Notjustok. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
  4. ^ "Video: Burna Boy – Like to Party". tooxclusive. 9 January 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  5. ^ kas (24 September 2012). "Burna Boy – Tonight". tooXclusive. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
  6. ^ kombo (31 December 2012). "Burna Boy – Tonight [Download]". naijabambam. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
  7. ^ adekunle (3 January 2019). "Burna Boy, Mr Eazi to make Coachella debut". Vanguard News Nigeria. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  8. ^ Netzayet Itzea (17 September 2014). "Download Burna Boy's Check and Balance". Okayafrica. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
  9. ^ "Da L.E.S, Burna Boy, AKA Trio put on a 'luxury' display in 'P.A.I.D' video". Pulse.com.gh. David Mawuli. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
  10. ^ "DOWNLOAD VIDEO: Burna Boy – Deja Vu (Mp4)". Naijaloaded. 22 December 2017. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  11. ^ "2013 Nigeria Entertainment Awards: Full List of Winners & Scoop". Bellanaija.com. 2 September 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  12. ^ "FULL NOMINEES LIST OF THE HEADIES 2013". 5 December 2013. Archived from the original on 25 March 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  13. ^ Mtv Base (16 April 2014). "MTV NEWS 2014 MAMA NOMINEES REVEALED". Mtv Base. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  14. ^ "DOWNLOAD:The Headies 2014 | View Nominees List". notjustOk. 30 September 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  15. ^ "Headies 2014: Davido, Olamide, Patoranking, Mavins win big, Wizkid missing - Vanguard News". 15 December 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  16. ^ Abimboye, Micheal (31 May 2014). "Pop duo, Skuki, reject Nigerian Entertainment Awards nomination". Premium Times. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  17. ^ "Winners From The 2015 Nigerian Entertainment Awards". 360Nobs.com. 7 September 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  18. ^ "Full List Of Nominees For Nigerian Entertainment Awards 2015 | Nigerian Entertainment Today - Nigeria's Number 1 Entertainment Daily". 12 June 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2016.

18. "VIDEO: Burna Boy – On The Low". Hitupmp3.com. 17 November 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2018.

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