Burna Boy Biography, Age, Girfriend, Songs, Awards, Net Worth, and Career

Burna Boy is one of the most well-known musicians in Nigeria and has gained a lot of fans thanks to his popular songs. After his 2012 song “Like to Party” was released, Burna Boy became a household name.

The song later served as the lead single for his 2013 debut studio album, L.I.F.E., which helped him gain even more notoriety worldwide.

Burna’s other song, “Ye,” was a worldwide hit played by Skrillex, DJ Snake, and Mustard on American radio stations. More than 187 million people have watched the song’s official music video on YouTube.

He attracted the interest of numerous record labels very rapidly and ultimately got deals with Warner Music Group internationally and Bad Habit/Atlantic Records in the United States.

Along with these well-known hip-hop artists, Burna has also worked with Y.G., Fall Out Boy, Future, Diplo, Skrillex, Jorja Smith, and Beyonce. The musician is active on social media, with tens of millions of followers, including Burna on Instagram alone.

Biography

Name	Burna Boy
Net Worth	$20 Million
Age	31
Annual Salary	$1.5 Million
Profession	Singer-Songwriter
Gender	Male
Zodiac Sign	Cancer

Early Life

Burna Boy was (born July 2, 1991), in Garden City, Port Harcourt, Nigeria to parents Samuel Ogulu and Bose Ogulu. He received his primary education at the Montessori International School. As a child, he was surrounded by music because both of his parents played music at home.

Every Sunday, his dad would play Vinyl Records and Super Cat and Ninja Man while his mother played Anita Barker. Naughty By Nature was introduced to him by his uncle. A musician from Nigeria named Fela Kuti was overseen by his grandfather, Benson Idonije. Burna also introduced him to several rock singers, bands, and musicians.

Burna and his mother were extremely close, and his mom became his manager later. When he was 10 years old, the girl he linked to gave him a Joe CD for his birthday, which got him into R&B. When Burna was younger, he was in love with European football before he started taking music seriously.

He held down the fort. Burna turned to music after giving up on his dream of playing football, while initially, he intended to be a rapper. DMX, Busta Rhymes, and Big Pun were among his earliest rap influences.

Burna started producing beats using Fruity Loops 3 when he was 10 years old after receiving a copy of the application from a classmate. He also began performing freestyle for his schoolmates, who supported him in his decision to pursue a career in music.

Growing up, he was also a massive gamer and got everything from PS1 and SEGA to Super Nintendo. For secondary school, Burna went to Corona, Agbara, but everything changed when he moved to the UK.
He continued to study in the UK, but that’s when he found his true love for music. In the UK, he was enrolled in school but quickly dropped out and moved back to Nigeria from London after two years. This was in December of 2010, and that’s also when he began to pursue his dream in music.

Career

He started making music and was more interested in American music based on his early influences. But Burna began to listen to Reggae, Afro Beat, and Dancehall and found a blend that he now refers to as Afrofusion. Burna Boy got signed in 2010 to a record label that was starting up called Aristokrat Records.

He started releasing tracks with his new sound that found him some local buzz. In June 2012, Burna’s song “Like To Party” started gaining real talk in Lagos and made waves in the local music scene. LeriQ produced the song. Before that, he was making music for himself.

Breakthrough Moment

Burna Boy kept the music and growing his fan base, dropping his debut studio album, “L.I.F.E.” The album opened many doors for him and received rave reviews, and it sold 50,000 copies in its first week.

Moreover, the album included 20 tracks, and some of the hit singles are Like to Party, Tonight, Always Love You, Run My Race, and Yawa Dey. For the project, the featuring appearances came from artists like Wizkid, 2face Idibia, M.I, Timaya, Olamide, and Reminisce.

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Burna Boy kept releasing music with his 2015 second album, “On a Spaceship.” But after that, he parted ways with his record company and a longtime musical partner, LeriQ.

2016 saw the singer release a 7-track EP titled “Redemption” and start working with some of the biggest names in music, including Lilly Allen and Fall Out Boy. In 2017, Burna’s third album, “Outside,” was released, and he kept progressing.

Achievements and Awards

Before all of the features, Buna was a massive star, and he has set to play Wembley Stadium, which holds 12,500 people. His collaboration with UK artist Dave on the song “Location” peaked at 6 on the UK charts. And shortly afterward, Burna won Best International Act at the Bet Awards.

And for the new The Lion King: The Gift soundtrack, Burna got a call from Beyonce.

His fourth album, “African Giant,” ironically featured some of the biggest acts in America, like YG, Jeremih, Future, and Jorja Smith.

His album quickly became successful and won Album of the Year at the 2019 All Africa Music Awards. He received the Grammy Award nomination in the Best World Music Album category at the 62nd Annual Awards. Burna won the award for the African Artist of the year at the 2020 VGMA’s.

In August 2020, his fifth album, “Twice as Tall,” was released and earned a Grammy Award nomination for the African Artiste of the year at the 63rd Annual Awards. The nomination also led him to become the first Nigerian artist with back-to-back Grammys nominations.

The following year, Burna’s fifth album won the Grammy Award in the Best World Music Album category at the 63rd Annual Awards. Burna Boy became the first African artist to headline in April 2022 after selling out a show at Madison Square Garden.

Cars

The Grammy award winner Burna Boy bought his 2019 “Rolls Royce Dawn” to celebrate that year. The Dawn is a two-door, four-seat luxury convertible that can be purchased in red for $420,000.

Burna purchased a 2013 “Ferrari 458 Italia” for himself in black with a red interior because he desires more speed. This car has 562 horsepower and can go from 0 to 60 mph in just 3.1 seconds. He paid roughly $285,000 on this one.

He recently paid $450,000 for a 2022 “Lamborghini Urus Novatec Edition” purple with a white interior. Burna Boy currently has a garage that can hold two automobiles and is valued at $1 million.

• Rolls Royce Dawn                                          $420 thousand
• Ferrari 458 Italia                                           $285 thousand
• Lamborghini Urus Novatec Edition     $450 thousand

 

Burna Boy Net Worth

Burna Boy is of the richest and most influential singers in the Nigerian music industry, with an estimated net worth of $20 million dollars. Being a member of the Nigerian music scene has brought the artist some good fortune. His enthusiasm provides the majority of his money.

He earns a lot of money as a singer from the sale of albums, live performances, millions of streams of hit singles, and fruitful collaborations. He is the top choice for marketers because he is one of the biggest celebrities in the nation. Burna was appointed as Chipper Cash’s newest brand ambassador.

Furthermore, he is the brand ambassador of Nigerian Breweries, Globacom, and Martell Cognac. Some of Burna’s highlighted work is a song “Location” (Featuring Dave), “On the Low,” and “Ye.”

He is best known for bringing his African style to the music and already has a cult fan base. Burna Boy’s net worth of approximately $18 million, and his annual income is roughly $1.5 million. The singer has a YouTube channel where he has accumulated over 2.5 million subscribers.

Key Facts:

• Burna Boys became a prominent singer in the music world after releasing his breakthrough single Like to Party.
• His birth name is Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu he later adopted the stage name of Burna Boy.
• In 2017 Burna caught the attention of several popular labels and made a record deal with Warner Music Records, Bad Habit, and Atlantic Records.
• He is heavily influenced my his mother, a professional singer and later began working as Bura’s manager.
• His dad worked as a welding firm’s manager.
• Growing up he used to spend most of his time creating music on FruityLoops.
• Burna started his music career with the release of his first 20-track album L.I.F.E which includes the hit single Like to Party. 
• He has worked with several popular artists including Wizkid, 2face Idibia, M.I, Timaya, Reminisce, and Olamide, among others.
• In 2015 Burna Boy launched his own record label called Spaceship Entertainment which was formed by him shortly after the release of his debut album.
• His music is a mixture of various genres such as R&B, American rap, afrobeat, dancehall riddims, and reggae.
• Burna enjoys playing guitar.

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