Singer · Grammy winner
Also known as: Damini Ogulu · Odogwu
Burna Boy (Damini Ogulu), the self-styled African Giant, won a Grammy, sold out US stadiums and performed at the 2026 World Cup final. Here is his life story, every album up to No Sign of Weakness, his records and his estimated net worth.
Read the full biography →Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu was born on 2 July 1991 in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
His 2012 single "Like to Party" was his breakthrough, followed by the debut album L.I.F.E (2013) and On a Spaceship (2015).
He signed with Atlantic Records in 2017.
Outside (2018) and African Giant (2019), with "Ye" and "Anybody", made him a global name.
Twice as Tall (2020) won the Grammy.
Love, Damini (2022), home to "Last Last", became the highest-debuting Nigerian album on the Billboard 200.
Burna Boy was the first African artist to headline and sell out a US stadium (Citi Field, New York, 2023) and the first Afrobeats artist to sell out London's Wembley Arena (2019).
In 2026 he performed "Dai Dai", the World Cup anthem with Shakira, at the halftime show of the FIFA World Cup final at MetLife Stadium.
Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu.
He was born in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
He has won one Grammy, Best Global Music Album for Twice as Tall, and has ten nominations in total.
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