Burna Boy

Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu (born 2 July 1991), better known by his stage name Burna Boy, is a Nigerian dancehall/reggae singer and songwriter. He was born in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. He performed afro-fusion, afrobeats. He plays the vocals. He started his musical career in 2010. He is signed to Spaceship, Bad Habit, Atlantic Records, and Warner Music Group.

Burna Boy
Background information
Birth name	Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu
Born	(1991-07-02) 2 July 1991 (age 34) Port Harcourt, Nigeria
Genres	Afro-fusion reggae dancehall
Occupation(s)	Singer songwriter
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	2010-present
Labels	Spaceship Bad Habit Atlantic Warner
Website	onaspaceship.com

Early life

Damini Ogulu was born in Port Harcourt, Nigeria.^[1] His father managed a welding company and his mother worked as a translator. His grandfather Benson Idonije once managed Fela Kuti.^[2] His mother Bose Ogulu would later become his manager.^[3] Ogulu grew up in southern Nigeria and began making his own beats using FruityLoops.^[4] He attended Corona Secondary School in Agbara and relocated to London to further his studies.^[5]He later studied Media Technology at the University of Sussex, followed by Media Communications and Culture at Oxford Brookes University.^[6] Burna Boy began dating British rapper Stefflon Don in 2018. In 2022, it was announced that they had split.