BURNA BOY

Burna Boy is a Nigerian afro-fusion and dancehall singer and songwriter, and was born Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu on July 2, 1991 in Port Harcourt, Nigeria.

Burna Boy begun his music career making his own beats at the age of ten while at school in Lagos State, and then relocated to London to further his studies, moving back to Lagos at the age of 20. Burna Boy was heavily inspired by his grandad, who had managed African music legend Fela Kuti, and whose music Burna samples and references in his own.

Releasing his first studio album, L.I.F.E, in 2013, Burna Boy built his name internationally with guest spots on songs by Fall Out Boy, J Hus, Lily Allen, Jorja Smith and in 2019 hit the UK Official Singles Chart Number 1 spot thanks to a feature collaboration with Stormzy and Ed Sheeran on the song Own It.

While his album Love, Damini managed to peak at Number 2 on the Official Albums Chart in the summer of 2022, a little over a year later in September 2023 he went all the way; Burna Boy became the first international Afrobeats artist ever to score a UK Number 1 album, a landmark moment for the genre. Image: Nicholas Gerardin