Biography
Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu, is a Nigerian singer, songwriter
and a recording producer professionally known by
his stage name burna boy, he gained recognition
into the Nigerian music scene in 2012 after
the release of is hit song like to party.
Profile
Full name Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu
Occupation Singer, songwriter
Stage name Burnaboy
Gender Male
Genre Afrobeats, reggae, afropop
Net worth $25,000,000
Record labels Spaceship, atlantic records, warner music australia
Nationality Nigerian
Date of birth 2 July 1991
Early Life
Damini ogulu was born on the 2nd, july, 1991, in Port Harcourt, he hails from the Niger Dalta, burna boy mother is a yoruba woman by name Bose Ogulu, while his father Samuel Ogulu, he have a brother called Nissi Ogulu a mechanical engineer, he also have a sister by name Romani Ogulu a scientist and a designer, his mother danced for Fela Kuti, a former Kalakula queen, his grandfather Benson Idonijie was once a band manager of Fela Kuti.
Education
Damini Ebunolowa ogulu come from a wealth family so he have the opportunity to test a quality education, he went to a private school in Port Harcourt for his primary school education, while his secondary school was in Agbara , ogun state. Corona secondary school, he got admission into united kingdom in university of sussex.
Career
The superstar music career was inspired by Fela kuti, Bob Marley and King Suny Ade, before he had a record deal with Aristokrat records he had already dropped two mixtape “Burn Notice, and “Burn Identity, on 12th Aug 2013 he dropped the debut album “L.I.F.E, “Like to party, as the lead song and some other track like “Yawa dey, “Run my race, all produced by “Leriq, still under the Aristokrat label, this album gained he noticed into the Nigerian music scene, in february 2015 Spaceship entertainment was discovered by burna boy he was once in partnership with a record label called Aristokrat before he found his own record label, he dropped his second debut album titled “On A Spaceship, in November 2015. followed by an Ep redemption in September 2016.
Discography
Last last
For my hand
It’s plenty
Dangote
Alone
Common person
Gbona
On the low
Bank on it
Killin dem yaba bulukuanybody
23
Way too bivanilla
Pree me
Comma
No fit vex
Level up
On 26th january 2018, burna boy came back into music scene with the release of his third album tittled “Outside , the album contains a top hits like “Rock Your Body, “Sekkle down, “koni baje, “Ye, “Heaven’s gate. this album help he gain recognition into the international music scene, still the album won album of the year awards in Nigerian music scene.
Burna boy the Port Harcourt boy is considered world wild as African giant the superstar have come a long way, he release his fourth album on 26th july 2019, “African Giant, on the album contains songs like “killin’ dem, “Dangote, “Anybody, “On the low, “Gbona and so many others, all the track in this album is a hit song, in 2020 the album was nominated for the best world music album category at the 62nd annual Grammy awards . but he lost the award to “Angelique kidjo, burna boy was among the afrobeat singer that was invited by Beyonce’s to work with on her album in 2019, on the project “The Lion King, the gift. heja ara e, was his own record on the album.
Awards
Soundcity MVP festival awards
Bet awards
The headies awards
Mtv europe music awards
South south music awards
Nigerian entertainment awards
Ghana music awards
Grammy awards
MOBo awards
Net Worth
The superstar have gone so far in his music career and he has started living a luxurious lifestyle, with his award, song, performance and so many nominations, brands, his name African giant all this gave he the opportunity to be come successful, his net worth US$20million to US$ 25 million.
Social Media
Instagram @Burnaboygram
TwitterBurnaboy
Facebook burnaboy
