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Burna Boy

Nigerian singer and songwriter (born 1991)
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Summary

Burna Boy was born on July 2, 1991[1], in Port Harcourt[2]. He has worked as a singer[3], songwriter[4], musician[5], and record producer[6]. He ranks in the top 0.6% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,112 views/month, #6,034 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Mother: Bose Ogulu[8]
  • Country of citizenship: Nigeria[9]
  • Notable work: African Giant[10]
  • Award received: Nigeria Entertainment Awards[11], Soundcity MVP Awards Festival[12], BET Awards[13], The Headies[14], Edison Music Awards[15], MOBO Awards[16], Grammy Awards[17], BET Awards 2021[18], NME Awards[19], MTV Europe Music Award for Best African Act[20]
  • Religion or worldview: Christianity[21], Islam[22]
  • Sex or gender: male[23]
  • Genre: Afrobeat[24], dancehall[25], reggae[26], hip-hop[27], rhythm and blues[28]
  • Record label: Atlantic Records[29], Warner Music Group[30]
  • Discography: Burna Boy discography[31]
  • Commons category: Burna Boy[32]
  • Family name: Ogulu[33]
  • Given name: Damini[34]
  • Pseudonym: Burna Boy[35]
  • Official website: https://www.onaspaceship.com/[36]
  • Instrument: voice[37]
  • Eye color: brown[38]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[39], Nigerian Pidgin[40], Yoruba[41]
  • Birth name: Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu[42]
  • Hair color: black hair[43]
  • Start of work period: 2010[44]

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

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  • Type: Person[45]

  • Country: NG[46]

  • Began / founded: 1991-07-02[47]

  • Genre(s): afrobeats, dancehall, reggae[48]

  • Community tags: afro fusion, afrobeats, dancehall, english, reggae[49]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 78a19169-ac75-4868-b504-7e2e073118e0[50]

Why It Matters

Burna Boy has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51] He is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]

FAQs

Where was Burna Boy born?

Burna Boy's place of birth was Port Harcourt[2].

Who were Burna Boy's parents?

Burna Boy's mother was Bose Ogulu[8].

What did Burna Boy do for work?

Burna Boy worked as a singer[3], songwriter[4], musician[5], and record producer[6].

What awards did Burna Boy receive?

Honors received include Nigeria Entertainment Awards[11], Soundcity MVP Awards Festival[12], BET Awards[13], and The Headies[14].

Related Entities

Atlantic Records Nigeria Oxford Brookes University Warner Music Group

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  11. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [21] ↑ . legit.ng. legit.ng. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [22] ↑ . thenationonlineng.net. Retrieved . thenationonlineng.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  26. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [32] ↑ . allmusic.com. allmusic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [1] ↑ . legit.ng. legit.ng. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [39] ↑ . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  39. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [45] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [46] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [47] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [48] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [49] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [50] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [51] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [52] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Awflaedtpworld · 2026-10-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  3. 19w ago · Waldyrious · 2026-06-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Birth name → {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu'}
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  4. 20w ago · ~2026-31305-40 · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  5. 21w ago · Horcrux · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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