Burna Boy

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Burna Boy is a Nigerian singer, songwriter, and performer renowned internationally for his fusion of Afrobeats with reggae, dancehall, and pop.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
musician
performer
record producer
singer
songwriter
activeYearsStart 2010
alsoKnownAs African Giant
associatedAct Davido
Ed Sheeran
Jorja Smith
Justin Bieber
Lily Allen
Stormzy
Wizkid
awardReceived Grammy Award for Best Global Music Album
birthName Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu
countryOfBirth Nigeria
countryOfCitizenship Nigeria
dateOfBirth 1991-07-02
gender male
genre Afrobeats
Afrofusion
dancehall
hip hop
pop
reggae
hasInfluenceOn global recognition of Afrobeats
languageOfWorkOrName English
Nigerian Pidgin
nominatedFor Grammy Award for Album of the Year
Grammy Award for Best Global Music Performance
Grammy Award for Best World Music Album
notableAchievement first Nigerian artist to headline a stadium concert in the United Kingdom
one of the leading figures of contemporary Afrobeats
performed at major international festivals such as Coachella
notableAlbum African Giant
I Told Them...
L.I.F.E
Love, Damini
On a Spaceship
Outside
Twice as Tall
notableWork Anybody
City Boys
For My Hand
Gbona
Kilometre
Last Last
Like to Party
Location
On the Low
Sittin’ on Top of the World
Ye
occupation performer
record producer
singer
songwriter
placeOfBirth Port Harcourt
recordLabel Atlantic Records NERFINISHED
Spaceship Entertainment
Warner Music Group

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