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Top 10 Interesting Facts about Burna Boy

Burna Boy, born Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu on July 2, 1991, is a Nigerian rapper. The Nigerian artist grew up in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. Samuel Ogulu founded a welding company, and his mother, Bose Ogulu, worked as a mediator.

Bose Ogulu, Burna Boy’s mother, is his current manager. Benson Idonije, Burna Boy’s grandfather, used to manage Fela Anklápó Kuti, the famed African music legend. The singer grew up in Nigeria’s southern region. To create his beat music, he mainly used Fruity Loops, an audio workstation.

1.Burna Boy is the very first Nigerian solo-artist to win a Grammy

Even though other Nigerians such as Femi Kuti, Sikiru Adepoju, and Babatunde Olatunji were nominated before Burna Boy, he is the first to be nominated at the Grammy Awards back to back in 2020 and 2021, where he won.

However, that’s just a taste of what’s to come. Burna Boy is the first Nigerian to win the Grammy Awards as a solo artist for his phenomenal album “Twice As Tall.” Although he is not the first to win the award, he is the first to do so in the class and ability in which he did.

2.Some of Burna Boy’s recent big achievements in the music industry

There’s no doubting that Burna Boy has been on a roll lately, and he does not appear to be slowing down anytime soon. He performed at the well known music festival Coachella, was named Best International Act at the 2019 BET Awards, and appears on Beyonce’s star-studded album The Lion King: The Gift.

3.His album ”L.I.F.E- Leaving an Impact for Eternity sold more than 500,000 copies in a day!

Burna Boy protesting in London. Photo by Ehimetalor Akhere Unuabona –Unsplash

In addition to the previous facts about the singer, it is also documented that his first album sold over 500,000 copies in a single day and that his grandfather collaborated closely with one of Africa’s most influential musicians, late Fela Anikulapo Kuti.

Burna Boy, who began making music at the age of ten, got a tattoo of late afrobeat legend Fela on his arm as a symbol of his devotion to the late singer.

4.Aside from being a rockstar, Burna Boy is a huge advocate for the EndSARS initiative

Burna Boy is an outspoken supporter of the EndSARS campaign. He has openly supported the movement via his different working networks, such as Twitter and Instagram. The mass revolution concentrates on the atrocities committed by Nigerian police officers. Many famous celebrities have joined the campaign and have been tirelessly working to address this growing social issue.

5.Burna Boy was born in 1991, which is the same year as Nigeria’s first Grammy Award winner

Babatunde Olatunji, the first Nigerian to win a Grammy Award, won it in 1991 for his contribution to an American percussionist and musicologist named Mickey Hart’s Planet Drum album, the same year Burna Boy was born, and it appears that his win likewise brought in the second winner by birth.

If some paranormal intent is completely safe, we would have noted that a Grammy Award winner was born, and his birth caused a nominee from the same country to win the awards. However, we’re not doing that, so it’s a marvelous matter of chance that the first Grammy Award winner from Nigeria received his plaque the same year the 2nd Nigerian to win a Grammy Award was brought to life.

6.The talented artist is famous all over the world

Burna Boy protesting in London. Photo by Ehimetalor Akhere Unuabona –Unsplash

Burna Boy’s capability to interact with a large group of individuals distinguishes him from the competition. Burna Boy’s music has been dubbed afro-fusion, as it combines elements of the popular Western genre known as afrobeats. His music encompassed a variety of genres, including but not limited to afrobeats, reggae, R&B, pop, and hip-hop.

Burna Boy also identified the significance of establishing a powerful, distinguishable sound that will be valued by people all over the world, both in Nigeria and elsewhere. He noticed that his songs could have an immense effect and reach people in every continent.

7.Burna has always taken an interest in music since he was a young boy

Once it gets to music, Burna was an early bird who caught the worm, sharpening his craft at the tender age of ten. The 28-year-old now has nearly two decades of experience in the music industry.

8.Talented runs in the family as his younger sister is a singer too

Numerous people may not have heard of Nissi Ogulu, however, she is Burna Boy’s younger sister and the last born of the Samuel Ogulu family, with Burna Boy being the eldest and two sisters closely behind him.

Jehova-Nissi Ogulu is a fashionable Afropop singer based in Nigeria and the United Kingdom. Now she’s not just a singer trying to get her foot in the door; she’s been on her act for a while and her works are great as well; she’s not as well-known as her brother, but she’s on her way there based on her present rate.

She recently released a new single titled “Move X2,” for which she created a very artistic video. Simply listening to this single or watching the video will confirm that music genuinely runs in the family and that this Burna Boy sibling is the next star to prosper on the horizon.

Ronami Ogulu, Burna Boy’s direct younger sister, is also a creative music director and part of Burna Boy’s music label.

9.Burna Boy is worth quite a sum of money through his music career

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Burna Boy’s net worth is believed to be around $20 million. This is mainly a result to his successful music career. He has many albums to his credit and has toured widely all over the globe. The Rivers State singer is an established and famous songwriter in Nigeria and around the world. Burna Boy has made a lot of money from his music and has created wonderful music.

10.His stage name ‘Burna Boy’ was inspired by a comic book

The name Burna Boy was inspired by the star’s desire to become a superhero. The comic book collector used to sketch his own characters and imagined himself as a superhero with a unique superhero title, so he chose Burna.