BurnaBoy Biography

Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu (born 2 July 1991)[citation needed], known professionally as Burna Boy is  a Nigerian singer, songwriter,[1] rapper, and dancer. he's one of the most important and most successful African artists.

He rose to prominence in 2012 after releasing "Like to Party", the lead single from his debut studio album L.I.F.E (2013). In 2017, Burna Boy signed with Bad Habit/Atlantic Records within the us and Warner Music Group internationally. His third studio album Outside marked his major-label debut.[5] In 2019, he won Best International Act at the 2019 BET Awards, and was announced as an Apple Music Up Next artist. His fourth studio album African Giant was released in July 2019; it won Album of the Year at the 2019 All Africa Music Awards and was nominated for Best World Music Album at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards.[6][7] He was awarded the African Artist of the year at the 2020 VGMA's. In 2020, his album Twice as Tall was nominated for an equivalent category at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards, making him the primary Nigerian with back-to-back nominations at the Grammys.[8] In 2021, he won the award for Best World Music Album at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards.