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Burna Boy

Nigerian rapper, singer-songwriter, and record producer

Since 1991

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Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu (born 2 July 1991), known professionally as Burna Boy, is a Nigerian singer, songwriter, and record producer. He gained recognition 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 a record deal with Atlantic Records and its parent company Warner Music Group. His third studio album Outside, which became his major label debut, was released in 2018.

In 2019, Burna Boy won Best International Act at the BET Awards and was named an Apple Music Up Next artist. That same year, he released his fourth studio album, African Giant, which 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. In 2020, Burna Boy won African Artist of the Year at the Ghana Music Awards, and released his fifth studio album Twice as Tall, which won Best World Music Album at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards. He won Best International Act at the 2021 BET Awards for the third time.

Burna Boy's sixth studio album Love, Damini, which was released in July 2022, became the highest debut Nigerian album on the Billboard 200 chart. It also became the highest-charting African album in France, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. In October 2022, Burna Boy was awarded the Member of the Order of the Federal Republic plaque for his achievements in music. In 2023, Rolling Stone ranked him number 197 on its list of the 200 greatest singers of all time. Burna Boy won his fourth Best International Act at the 2023 BET Awards. His song "Last Last" won Afrobeats Single of the Year and Song of the Year at The Headies 2023. Burna Boy became the first African artist to have two albums earned over 1 billion streams on Spotify. In May 2026, Burna Boy collaborated with singer Shakira for the 2026 World Cup song "Dai Dai", which achieved international success, reaching the number-one positions in over thirty countries.

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Burna Boy, parfois surnommé Odugwu, de son vrai nom Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu, né le 2 juillet 1991 à Port-Harcourt, est un chanteur et compositeur nigérian. Il est devenu célèbre en 2012 après avoir sorti Like to Party, le single principal de son premier album studio LIFE (2013). Ses albums et singles s'enchaînent ensuite. En 2017, Burna Boy a signé avec Bad Habit / Atlantic Records aux États-Unis et Warner Music Group au niveau international. Son troisième album studio Outside (2018) a marqué ses débuts sur un grand label. En 2019, il a remporté le prix du meilleur artiste international aux BET Awards 2019. Son quatrième album studio, African Giant, est sorti en juillet 2019, le cinquième, Twice as Tall, en 2020. Il sort son sixième album, Love Damini, en juillet 2022. Son septième album, I Told Them… sort en 2023. En 2025, il devient le premier artiste africain non francophone à remplir seul le Stade de France. Le 11 juillet 2025, il publie son huitième album studio, No Sign of Weakness.

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