SINGER

Burna Boy

1991 - Today

Photo of Burna Boy

Icon of person Burna Boy

Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu (born 2 July 1991), known professionally as Burna Boy, is a Nigerian rapper, songwriter, and record producer. He gained recognition in 2012 after releasing "Like to Party", the lead single from his debut studio album L.I.F.E (2013). In 2017, Burna Boy signed a record deal with Atlantic Records and its parent company Warner Music Group. His third studio album Outside, which became his major label debut, was released in 2018. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2024). Burna Boy is the 3,011th most popular singer (up from 3,398th in 2024), the 124th most popular biography from Nigeria (up from 147th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Nigerian Singer.

Memorability Metrics

Loading...

Page views of Burna Boy by language

Loading...

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Burna Boy ranks 3,011 out of 4,381Before him are Yuko Nakazawa, Lil Tecca, Erna Siikavirta, Aloe Blacc, Juicy J, and Natalia Lafourcade. After him are Fish Leong, Rossa, Jessica Folcker, Benson Boone, Ana Soklič, and Akeboshi.

Most Popular Singers in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1991, Burna Boy ranks 280Before him are Stine Bredal Oftedal, Nicolò Melli, Chingiz Mustafayev, Ariana DeBose, Faouzi Ghoulam, and Mohammed Ahmed. After him are Diego Demme, Brankica Mihajlović, Shunya Kamiya, Ihor Kostenko, Fabián Balbuena, and Gai Assulin.

Others Born in 1991

Go to all Rankings

In Nigeria

Among people born in Nigeria, Burna Boy ranks 124 out of 309Before him are Tobi Amusan (1997), Amina Lawal (1973), Elderson Echiéjilé (1988), Simon Yates (null), Emmanuel Dennis (1997), and Ayila Yussuf (1984). After him are Benedict Iroha (1969), Wilson Oruma (1976), Mudashiru Lawal (1954), Glory Alozie (1977), Thompson Oliha (1968), and Asisat Oshoala (1994).

Among SINGERS In Nigeria

Among singers born in Nigeria, Burna Boy ranks 2Before him are Sade (1959). After him are Nneka (1980), Wizkid (1990), Rema (2000), Eddy Wata (1976), Yemi Alade (1989), Tems (1995), D'banj (1980), Simi (1988), and CKay (1995).