Burna Boy - Damini Ogulu

Damini Ogulu Biography / Profile

Damini Ogulu, popularly known as Burna boy was born on the 2nd of July, 1991 to Mr & Mrs Ogulu in a teaching hospital in the oil-rich area of Mbiama, Ahoada West LGA, Port-Harcourt, the capital of Rivers state, which equally doubles as his place of origin. He is a Nigerian songwriter, singer and dancer, with his music genre as a fusion of Afrobeats, reggae and RnB.

Damini Ogulu Age

Damini Ogulu is 33 years old.

Damini Ogulu Early Life

He grew up in Port Harcourt where he was born and later relocated to Lagos state. He had his primary education in Montessori International School and his secondary education in Corona High School, Agbara, Lagos state. He eventually moved on to attending University in London, UK. Burna boy's passion for music was inspired by his grandfather, Benson Idons who used to be Fela Anikulapo Kuti's manager. His twin brother named Jesse, is also in the music industry.

Damini Ogulu Career

He came to limelight following the release of his song, 'Abeg Abeg abeg', before his hit single, ‘Like to Party’ in May, 2012. He has released many other songs after this and some of his well-known tracks include, ‘Tonight’, ‘Yawa dey’ and ‘Run my race’. He has received many nominations and won some awards during the course of his music career.

Damini Ogulu Personal Life

He has been involved in different scandals since his rise to fame. Recently, there have been media reports that he is currently being investigated for conspiracy in the robbery of his fellow Port-harcourt born singer, Abiye Jumbo aka Mr 2kay. However, despite every scandal he’s been involved in, it is impossible to ignore his boundless talent as he is a challenging personality in the music industry.

Damini Ogulu Awards

He won the Best New Act of the Year at the Nigeria Entertainment Awards in 2013.
In 2013, he won Best Pop for the song ‘Like to Party’ at the South South Music Awards. Also, he won the Best New Act award at the MTV Africa Music Awards.
He won the Best Album of the Year award for his album titled, ‘L.I.F.E- Leaving an Impact for Eternity’ at the Nigeria Entertainment Awards in 2015.