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All awards African Giant Burna Boy has won so far

All awards African Giant Burna Boy has won so far

Who is Burna Boy?

Ebunoluwa Damini Ogulu, popularly known professionally as Burna Boy, Born on the 2nd of July 1991, is a Nigerian songwriter and creative singer who hails from P.H. (Rivers state). Although he was raised basically in Ahoada, His parents relocated to Lagos state.
In 2012, The African Giant came into the limelight after he got signed into Aristokrat Records, releasing his first Debut titled ‘Like to Party,’ a lead single from his Debut Album released in 2013 titled ( L-I-F-E).

As a rapid and fast-rising singer, Burna Boy was able to achieve very vast accomplishments in just a decade. He has won a B.E.T. award three times as the International Best Act and was distinguished as the first afrobeat artist to have sold out the S.S.E. Arena ( Wembley Arena).

As One of Nigerian’s quick-rising stars, He was able to earn a spotlight to his direction by cutting a specialty for himself in the Afrobeats Industry. Burna Boy is a sub-record label belonging to him under the Warner Music group known as Spaceship Entertainment.

He was influenced by his parents, who particularly had a music-related background themselves (Benson Idonijie’s grandpa was a one-time band manager of Fela Kuti, A music critic, and a veteran radio broadcaster, while His mother was one of the female dancers of Fela Kuti, generally known as the Kalakuta queen). Burna Boy’s music is known for its unique beat and stands out continually. Going through the Afrobeat path, Burna Boy was influenced by the likes of Fela Kuti, Bob Marley, Sunny Ade, and others, to mention a few.

Their growth as a great force to affiliate with in the Afrobeat music industry has been able to earn him some major perks both locally and internationally in terms of sublime performance and major export of African music.

However, we’d be providing an accurate detail of All awards the African Giant Burna Boy has won so far;

How Many Awards Has Burna Boy Been Nominated For Majorly?

Burna Boy, in His music career so far, has been nominated for 47 awards in total (According to Wikipedia). However, he was able to win over 23 awards from over 40 awards he was nominated for. An excellent stunt pulls there!

In 2013, He was nominated for:

1. Event -The Headies/ Nominated For ( Next Rated & Best R&B Single) / song – “Like to Party.”

2. Event – South South Music Awards/ He Won the (South South Music Awards)/ For Himself.

3. Event – Nigeria Entertainment Awards/ He won the (Best New Act of the Year)/ For Himself.

4. Event – The Headies/ Nominated for (Next Rated, Best R&B Single)/ For (Like to Party).

In 2014, He was nominated for;

1. Event – The Headies / He Won the (Best R&B Single, Best R&B/ Pop Album, Hip Hop World Revelation of the Year, Album of the Year) / For L.I.F.E. Album.

2. Event – MTV Africa Music Awards/ Nominated for (Best New Act) / For (Himself).

3. Event – Nigeria Entertainment Awards/ Won the award for (Best Pop Artist of the Year, Album of the Year) / For (Himself & L.I.F.E. Album).

In 2015, He was nominated for;

1. Event – MTV Africa Music Awards/ Won the award for (Best Collaboration) / For (All Eyes on Me” (AKA featuring Burna Boy, Da L.E.S. and J.R.)

2. Event – Nigeria Entertainment Awards/ Won the award for (Best Pop Artist of the Year, Album of the Year)/ For (Himself & L.I.F.E. Album).

3. Event – All Africa Music Awards/ Won the award for (Best African Collaboration)/ For (“All Eyes on Me” (AKA featuring Burna Boy, Da L.E.S., and J.R.).

In 2018, He was nominated for the;

1. Event – Nigeria Entertainment Awards/ Won the (Album of the Year)/ For (Outside).

2. Event – African Musik Magazine Awards/ Won the (Best African DanceHall/Reggae Act) and was nominated for (Best Live Act)/ For (Himself).

3. Event – Soundcity M.V.P. Awards Festival/ Won (Listener’s Choice, Song of the Year, Best Male M.V.P., African Artiste of the Year) and was Nominated for (Viewer’s Choice)/ For the song (“Ye”) and (Himself).

4. Event – B.E.T. Awards/ Won (Best International Act)/ For (Himself).

5. Event – The Headies/ Won (Artiste of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best Collaboration) and were Nominated for (Viewer’s Choice, Best Recording of the Year, Best Pop Single, Album of the Year) / (“Ye,” Outside, “Killin’ Dem”(featuring Zlatan).

6. Event – MTV Europe Music Awards/ Best African Act/ For (Himself).

 

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