Who Is Burna Boy ?
| Full Name: | Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu |
| Stage Name: | Burna Boy |
| Date of Birth: | 2nd July 1991 |
| Place of Birth: | Port Harcourt, Rivers state |
| Nationality: | Nigerian |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Relationship: | Yes (with Stefflon Don) |
| Career: | Singer, songwriter, Rapper, and Dancer |
| Career Status: | Active from 2011 till date |
| Net Worth: | $17 Million |
| Publisher: | Highlifemusic |
Burna Boy whose birth name is Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu was born on the 2nd of July 1991 to Mr. Samuel Ogulu (manager of a welding company in Port Harcourt) and Mrs. Bose Ogulu (a translator). He is the first son of the family. Interestingly, his grandfather, Benson Idonije was once the manager of Fela Kuti, who happens to be Burna Boy’s role model and inspirator to venture into music. His mother, Bose Ogulu was also a dancer for Fela Kuti and eventually became his manager.
Ogulu was raised in Port Harcourt, Rivers in the southern part of Nigeria, although he hails originally from Mbiama, Ahoada West LGA in Rivers state. His educational background includes Corona Secondary School where he had his secondary education in Agbara.
Burna Boy Relationship
Another interesting news outside of Burna Boy Net Worth is his relationship status. Of course, we know that he is single and hot, and he is yet to get married. But he is not alone because he is in a high-profile relationship with Stefflon Don (28-year-old), an English rapper, singer and songwriter. The duo has been seeing each other since early 2019.
However, the two love birds met in Ghana in 2018 when Stefflon Don attended a musical show after missing her flight. She watched Burna Boy perform and they met thereafter and their love story began.
Nonetheless, Burna boy used to be in a relationship with Jo Pearl, a British lady, and the relationship is believed to have lasted for two years.
Burna Boy Houses And Cars
Burna Boy is a top Nigerian artist and he is climbing the ladder to rank among the richest artist in securing the 7th spot. Burna Boy Net Worth is estimated to be $17 Million according to Forbes 2023. This means he can live a luxurious lifestyle that befits a top-ranking musician.
As such, this led us to investigate into his lifestyle, to find out some of the things he spends his money on. We noted that he has a fleet of expensive and luxurious vehicles just like every other successful music artists.
Burna Boy has in his garage different car collection, several expensive and luxurious cars including Mercedes Benz G Wagon (worth N25 million), Lexus SC 430 (worth N18 million), Ford Edge Sport (worth N15 million), Bentley Continental GT (worth N200 million), 2013 Ferrari 485 Italia (worth N100 million), and a Rolls-Royce Dawn Convertible in (worth N125 million).
It is of no doubt that Burna Boy is a lover of cars going by the array of car collection in his garage.
Also, we know he has some houses even though not all are open to us for now. However, he has a house in the United States of America Burna in the highbrow area of Beverly Hills. While in Nigeria, he owns a mansion located in Lekki, one of the best settlement areas in Lagos state.
Did Burna Boy Have Any Award ?
Burna Boy Awards
Burna Boy is undoubtedly one of the successful music artists in Nigeria. He has been relentless and consistent since he began his professional music career in 2010. Interestingly, his hard work has not gone unnoticed having scooped home tons of awards including several nominations within Nigeria, Africa and the world.
Below is a highlight of some of the awards won by Burna Boy since the inception of his professional music career.
- 2013 – Best Pop by South South Music Awards
- 2013 – Best New Act of the Year by Nigeria Entertainment Awards
- 2014 – Nigeria Entertainment Awards “Best Album of the Year”
- 2015 – Nigeria Entertainment Awards “Best Pop Artist of the Year”
- 2019 – Listener’s Choice by Soundcity MVP Awards Festival
- 2019 – Song of the Year by Soundcity MVP Awards Festival
- 2019 – Best Male MVP by Soundcity MVP Awards Festival
- 2019 – African Artiste of the Year by Soundcity MVP Awards Festival
- 2019 – BET Awards “Best International Act”
- 2019 – Artiste of the Year by The Headies
- 2019 – The Headies “Song of the Year”
- 2019 – The Headies “Best Collaboration”
- 2019 – Best African Act by MTV Europe Music Awards
- 2019 – African Muzik Magazine Awards “Song of the Year”
- 2019 – Artist of the Year by African Muzik Magazine Awards
- 2019 – West African Male Artiste of the Year by All Africa Music Awards
- 2019 – All Africa Music Awards “Album of the Year”
- 2020 – Soundcity MVP Awards Festival “Song of the Year”
- 2020 – African Artiste of The Year by Soundcity MVP Awards Festival
- 2020 – Soundcity MVP Awards Festival “Best Male MVP”
- 2021 – Grammy Awards “Best Global Music Album” for Twice as Tall Album
Burna Boy Contacts And Social Media Platform
One of the joys of fans is to have access to connect with their favorite celebrity. It is a common phenomenon for fans to enjoy following their favorite celebrity knowing all that they need to know about them.
Burna Boy fans are not left out as they crave to connect with him either by having his contact or following him on social media. So, to help all of you out there who are Burna Boy’s fans, we have included his contact information as well as the social media platforms where he is present.
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEzDdNqNkT-7rSfSGSr1hWg
Twitter: https://twitter.com/burnaboy
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Officialburnaboy/
Contact Number: Not Available
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